Best 3D Rendering Software

Products Buyer's Guide
9.6
appleseed
★★★★★

appleseed

appleseed is a modern renderer designed to produce photorealistic images, animations and visual effects.

Review for Appleseed and quick answers for justice - Administrator in Civic & Social Organization

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9.6
Iray
★★★★★

Iray

NVIDIA IRAY is physically based rendering technology that generates photorealistic imagery by simulating the physical behavior of light and materials.

NVIDIA Iray rendering software that generates photorealistic images - Edwin P.

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9.6
LuxRender
★★★★★

LuxRender

LuxRender simulates the flow of light according to physical equations that produced realistic images of photographic quality.

A blender friendly external render, and a solution for Mac users - Francesco S.

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8.6
Radiance
★★★★★

Radiance

Radiance is intended to aid lighting designers and architects by predicting the light levels and appearance of a space prior to construction.

Daylighting calculations - Consultant in Architecture & Planning

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7.6
Clarisse iFX
★★★★★

Clarisse iFX

Clarisse iFX is a 2D/3D animation software which is the fusion of an animation package, a compositing software and a 3d rendering engine.

An innovative application that could be integrated into any study workflow - User in Design

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10.0
Massive Prime
★★★★★

Massive Prime

Academy Award winning Massive Prime™ is the complete solution for authoring, directing and rendering custom autonomous agents for animation and visual effects

Impressive application to generate animations of multitudes and objects of intuitive way using AI - Victor Hugo L.

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10.0
Shapespark
★★★★★

Shapespark

Shapepark enables to turn architectural 3D models into realistic and interactive online walkthroughs. The walkthroughs can be easily shared via links and opened directly in desktop or mobile web browsers. 3D walkthrough could also be enriched with interactive features like hotspots, material and color pickers, web content, and more.

Fun to create real-time solutions - Tim B.

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Languages supported: English

9.2
WebGL
★★★★★

WebGL

WebGL is a cross platform, web standard for low level 3D graphics that brings plugin-free 3d to the web, implemented into the browser.

WebGL - the best way to do 3D - Jakub P.

Ease of use
6.5
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8.6
Ease of Setup
0.0
9.0
KeyShot
★★★★★

KeyShot

KeyShot is the fastest and easiest to use 3D rendering software available. In just a few steps you can create amazing visuals straight from your 3D models.

Quick ,easy, efficient. must have product for all who work in design and engineering fields - User in Automotive

Ease of use
9.1
Support
8.8
Ease of Setup
0.0

Languages supported: Czech, German, English, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Chinese (Simplified)

9.4
Verge3D
★★★★★

Verge3D

Verge3D is a real-time renderer and a toolkit which allows for creating rich interactive experiences running on websites. Verge3D also offers an integration module for Blender, a well-known open source 3D modelling and animation suite.

The single most important event in my work as a 3D artist. - Gerome G.

Ease of use
8.5
Support
9.5
Ease of Setup
0.0

Languages supported: English

8.4
Artlantis
★★★★★

Artlantis

Artlantis is a 3D rendering application developed for architects and designers, ideal for quickly and easily creating high resolution renderings and animations.

An easy to use tool with great rendering performance. - Denise A.

Ease of use
8.3
Support
8.2
Ease of Setup
8.0
8.6
Maya
★★★★★

Maya

Bring your imagination to life with MayaВ® 3D animation, modeling, simulation, and rendering software. Maya helps artists tell their story with one fast, creative toolset.

Best 3D rendering tool. - Barnett'TГіw B.

Ease of use
6.6
Support
8.0
Ease of Setup
7.3
9.4
Corona Renderer
★★★★★

Corona Renderer

Corona Renderer is an integrated solution for selected 3D applications. It's both biased and unbiased renderer that's capable of outputting photorealistic visuals.

Corona Render Review - User in Design

Ease of use
8.8
Support
9.5
Ease of Setup
8.5
8.8
Animation Master
★★★★★

Animation Master

Whether you're looking to create whole three diВ­menВ­sional worlds or have a two diВ­menВ­sional project in mind, Hash Animation:Master is the 3D softВ­ware you need to design and render amazing imagery and animation... from the comfort of your kitchen table!

Easy to use, great performance - User in Higher Education

Ease of use
8.9
Support
8.6
Ease of Setup
8.2
7.4
Cheetah 3D
★★★★★

Cheetah 3D

Cheetah3D is a powerful and easy to learn 3D modeling, rendering and animation application which was developed from the ground up for Mac OS X.

Best way to start - Reyes P.

Ease of use
8.1
Support
7.3
Ease of Setup
7.6
9.2
Cinema 4D
★★★★★

Cinema 4D

Cinema 4D Studio is the very best that MAXON has to offer for professional 3D artists. If you want to create advanced 3D graphics but need a helping hand to ensure you create jaw-dropping graphics quickly and easily, then this is the choice for you.

Cinema 4D - As Simple or As Complex As You Need - Rob M.

Ease of use
8.5
Support
9.4
Ease of Setup
9.2

Languages supported: English

9.6
iClone
★★★★★

iClone

iClone is an instant 3D visualization and digital storytelling with unique real-time animation engine that accelerate your production speed by rendering everything you see instantly, without the wait.

Super helpful for everyday use - User in Graphic Design

Ease of use
9.2
Support
9.6
Ease of Setup
0.0

Languages supported: English

8.2
OctaneRender
★★★★★

OctaneRender

OctaneRender uses the graphics card in your computer to render photo-realistic images super fast.

The powerful render engine of the future - Howard W.

Ease of use
8.0
Support
8.1
Ease of Setup
0.0
9.2
Toolbag
★★★★★

Toolbag

Toolbag allows 3D artists a powerful and efficient workflow, while delivering exemplary rendering quality to every stage of the 3D art production pipeline.

Rendering is Easy - User in Arts and Crafts

Ease of use
8.8
Support
9.3
Ease of Setup
0.0

Languages supported: English

8.6
SolidWorks Visualize Boost
★★★★★

SolidWorks Visualize Boost

SOLIDWORKS Visualize Boost is an add-on product to SOLIDWORKS Visualize Professional that greatly increases render speeds and productivity by allowing it to send jobs to other machine(s), freeing up your computing resources for Visualize, CAD, or other demanding applications

Click here for Nice Video rendering options - sachin c.

Ease of use
8.0
Support
8.8
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8.6
8.6
Twinmotion
★★★★★

Twinmotion

Twinmotion is a real-time visualization software changing the way architects and designers interact with their models.

Twinmotion a great software for architectural renderings - User in Architecture & Planning

Ease of use
7.9
Support
8.7
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7.3
8.2
Redshift
★★★★★

Redshift

Redshift is a GPU-accelerated renderer offering the ultimate in flexibility and control at incredible speeds.

Best Data warehousing solution ever - User in Consumer Goods

Ease of use
8.7
Support
8.0
Ease of Setup
0.0
9.0
RenderDotC
★★★★★

RenderDotC

RenderDotC, is a photorealistic renderer* designed to meet the demands of special effects for film.

Good Photorealistic Renderer for All the Platforms - Isuru S.

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9.0
LumenRT
★★★★★

LumenRT

LumenRT offers combination of tools to rapidly create photographic images and ultra-high definition videos of your projects.

LumenRT 3D Visualization for Everyone - User in Design

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9.0
3DEXCITE
★★★★★

3DEXCITE

3DEXCITE software, solutions, and CGI services provide high-end 3D visualizations in real-time for high-impact storytelling across all media channels.

Great product, would definitely recommend - User in Arts and Crafts

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9.0
NOX
★★★★★

NOX

NOX is a free stand-alone, physically-accurate state-of-an-art renderer.

NOX - Colleen O.

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9.0
EQUINOX-3D
★★★★★

EQUINOX-3D

3D modeling, animation, photorealistic rendering, photorealistic VR content creation, CAD/CAM, 3D printing, laser-cutting and much more!

Great but not too great - Agency in Design

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8.0
CentiLeo
★★★★★

CentiLeo

CentiLeo is a photorealistic interactive rendering of huge 3D content on a cheap personal computer, desktop or even laptop.

Centileo - Soufiane K.

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