3D Modeling Software head-to-head

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First tool #1 Blender · 9.3 #2 Houdini · 9.1 #3 Autodesk Maya · 9.0 #4 Cinema 4D · 8.9 #5 Autodesk 3ds Max · 8.8 #6 Autodesk Fusion · 8.7 #7 Rhino 3D · 8.7 #8 SketchUp · 8.6 #9 Onshape · 8.5 #10 FreeCAD · 8.4 #11 Solid Edge · 8.3 #12 Autodesk Inventor · 8.2 #13 Siemens NX · 8.1 #14 Creo · 8.0 #15 CATIA · 7.9 #16 ZBrush · 7.8 #17 Adobe Substance 3D Modeler · 7.7 #18 Shapr3D · 7.6 #19 Autodesk Alias · 7.5 #20 T-FLEX CAD · 7.4 #21 Fusion with PowerShape · 7.3 #22 3DCoat · 7.2 #23 Geomagic Freeform · 7.1 #24 Bforartists · 7.0 #25 Alibre Design · 6.9 #26 Ansys SpaceClaim · 6.8 #27 Reallusion Character Creator · 6.7 #28 Cobalt · 6.6 #29 Shade3D · 6.5 #30 Strata Design 3D CX 8 · 6.4 #31 MeshLab · 6.3 #32 Autodesk Mudbox · 6.2 #33 MakeHuman · 6.1 #34 Wings 3D · 6.0 #35 Daz 3D · 5.9 #36 SpeedTree · 5.8 #37 World Creator · 5.7 #38 Meshy · 5.6 #39 Tripo AI · 5.5 #40 SOLIDWORKS · 5.4 #41 ZW3D · 5.3 #42 Agisoft Metashape · 5.2 #43 Silo · 5.1 #44 form·Z · 5.0 #45 Spline · 4.9 #46 Marvelous Designer · 4.8 #47 Gravity Sketch · 4.7 #48 OpenSCAD · 4.6 #49 Nomad Sculpt · 4.5 #50 IRONCAD · 4.4 #51 uMake · 4.3 #52 Gaea · 4.2 #53 CLO 3D · 4.1 #54 3D Sculptor · 4.0 #55 Forger · 3.9 #56 Blockbench · 3.8 #57 Plasticity · 3.6 #58 AnimBox · 3.5 #59 Hash Animation:Master · 3.4 #60 Anim8or · 3.3 #61 PolyWorks|Modeler · 3.2 #62 Cheetah3D · 3.1 #63 QUICKSURFACE · 3.0 #64 Metasequoia · 3.0 #65 World Machine · 3.0 #66 Meshroom · 3.0 #67 Kaedim · 3.0 #68 SelfCAD · 3.0 #69 3DF Zephyr · 3.0 #70 Womp · 3.0 #71 CadQuery · 3.0 #72 Leopoly · 3.0 #73 EQUINOX-3D · 3.0 #74 Browzwear VStitcher · 3.0 #75 Hyper3D Rodin · 3.0 #76 DesignSpark Mechanical · 3.0 #77 KOMPAS-3D · 3.0 #78 Hexagon · 3.0 #79 BRL-CAD · 3.0 #80 3Design CAD · 3.0 #81 SimplerCAD · 3.0 #82 MeshInspector · 3.0 #83 build123d · 3.0 #84 CubbyCAD · 3.0 #85 SolveSpace · 3.0 #86 TerreSculptor · 3.0 #87 Alpha3D · 3.0 #88 3D AI Studio · 3.0 #89 NASSCAD · 3.0 #90 MegaCAD 3D · 3.0 #91 COLMAP · 3.0 #92 LightWave 3D · 3.0 #93 Cubit · 3.0 #94 Sloyd · 3.0 #95 ViaCAD · 3.0 #96 ImplicitCAD · 3.0 #97 Part3D · 3.0 #98 CADFaber · 3.0 #99 NIXARY · 3.0 #100 Sculptura · 3.0 #101 3D Slash · 3.0 #102 ThreeMesh · 3.0 #103 Crocotile 3D · 3.0 #104 MoI 3D (Moment of Inspiration) · 3.0 #105 Dust3D · 3.0 #106 Forma3D · 3.0 #107 MagicaVoxel · 3.0 #108 Hew · 3.0 #109 Tinkercad · 3.0 #110 JSCAD · 3.0 #111 RapCAD · 3.0 #112 Masterpiece X · 3.0 #113 AC3D · 3.0 #114 Voxel Max · 3.0 #115 Makers Empire 3D · 3.0 #116 Curvy 3D · 3.0 #117 Dune 3D · 3.0 #118 Asset Forge · 3.0 #119 BlocksCAD · 3.0 #120 Figuro · 3.0 #121 Antimony · 3.0 #122 Solid · 3.0 #123 Goxel · 3.0 #124 Shapeyard · 3.0 #125 NdotCAD · 3.0 #126 K-3D · 3.0 #127 Seamless3d · 3.0 #128 OpenCAD Studio · 3.0 #129 Clara.io · 3.0 #130 picoCAD 2 · 3.0 #131 mymesh · 3.0 #132 OpenFX · 3.0 #133 AutoQ3D CAD · 3.0 #134 Polygonal · 3.0 #135 Bryce 7 Pro · 3.0 #136 Low-Poly · 3.0 #137 VariCAD Viewer · 3.0 #138 Enzo · 3.0 #139 SharkCAD · 3.0 #140 MeshySmith · 3.0 #141 MilkShape 3D · 3.0 #142 Putty 3D · 3.0 #143 Gmsh · 3.0 #144 LeoCAD · 3.0 #145 Kanapy · 3.0 #146 ArcGIS Hub · 0.0 #147 Avidemux · 0.0 vs Second tool #1 Blender · 9.3 #2 Houdini · 9.1 #3 Autodesk Maya · 9.0 #4 Cinema 4D · 8.9 #5 Autodesk 3ds Max · 8.8 #6 Autodesk Fusion · 8.7 #7 Rhino 3D · 8.7 #8 SketchUp · 8.6 #9 Onshape · 8.5 #10 FreeCAD · 8.4 #11 Solid Edge · 8.3 #12 Autodesk Inventor · 8.2 #13 Siemens NX · 8.1 #14 Creo · 8.0 #15 CATIA · 7.9 #16 ZBrush · 7.8 #17 Adobe Substance 3D Modeler · 7.7 #18 Shapr3D · 7.6 #19 Autodesk Alias · 7.5 #20 T-FLEX CAD · 7.4 #21 Fusion with PowerShape · 7.3 #22 3DCoat · 7.2 #23 Geomagic Freeform · 7.1 #24 Bforartists · 7.0 #25 Alibre Design · 6.9 #26 Ansys SpaceClaim · 6.8 #27 Reallusion Character Creator · 6.7 #28 Cobalt · 6.6 #29 Shade3D · 6.5 #30 Strata Design 3D CX 8 · 6.4 #31 MeshLab · 6.3 #32 Autodesk Mudbox · 6.2 #33 MakeHuman · 6.1 #34 Wings 3D · 6.0 #35 Daz 3D · 5.9 #36 SpeedTree · 5.8 #37 World Creator · 5.7 #38 Meshy · 5.6 #39 Tripo AI · 5.5 #40 SOLIDWORKS · 5.4 #41 ZW3D · 5.3 #42 Agisoft Metashape · 5.2 #43 Silo · 5.1 #44 form·Z · 5.0 #45 Spline · 4.9 #46 Marvelous Designer · 4.8 #47 Gravity Sketch · 4.7 #48 OpenSCAD · 4.6 #49 Nomad Sculpt · 4.5 #50 IRONCAD · 4.4 #51 uMake · 4.3 #52 Gaea · 4.2 #53 CLO 3D · 4.1 #54 3D Sculptor · 4.0 #55 Forger · 3.9 #56 Blockbench · 3.8 #57 Plasticity · 3.6 #58 AnimBox · 3.5 #59 Hash Animation:Master · 3.4 #60 Anim8or · 3.3 #61 PolyWorks|Modeler · 3.2 #62 Cheetah3D · 3.1 #63 QUICKSURFACE · 3.0 #64 Metasequoia · 3.0 #65 World Machine · 3.0 #66 Meshroom · 3.0 #67 Kaedim · 3.0 #68 SelfCAD · 3.0 #69 3DF Zephyr · 3.0 #70 Womp · 3.0 #71 CadQuery · 3.0 #72 Leopoly · 3.0 #73 EQUINOX-3D · 3.0 #74 Browzwear VStitcher · 3.0 #75 Hyper3D Rodin · 3.0 #76 DesignSpark Mechanical · 3.0 #77 KOMPAS-3D · 3.0 #78 Hexagon · 3.0 #79 BRL-CAD · 3.0 #80 3Design CAD · 3.0 #81 SimplerCAD · 3.0 #82 MeshInspector · 3.0 #83 build123d · 3.0 #84 CubbyCAD · 3.0 #85 SolveSpace · 3.0 #86 TerreSculptor · 3.0 #87 Alpha3D · 3.0 #88 3D AI Studio · 3.0 #89 NASSCAD · 3.0 #90 MegaCAD 3D · 3.0 #91 COLMAP · 3.0 #92 LightWave 3D · 3.0 #93 Cubit · 3.0 #94 Sloyd · 3.0 #95 ViaCAD · 3.0 #96 ImplicitCAD · 3.0 #97 Part3D · 3.0 #98 CADFaber · 3.0 #99 NIXARY · 3.0 #100 Sculptura · 3.0 #101 3D Slash · 3.0 #102 ThreeMesh · 3.0 #103 Crocotile 3D · 3.0 #104 MoI 3D (Moment of Inspiration) · 3.0 #105 Dust3D · 3.0 #106 Forma3D · 3.0 #107 MagicaVoxel · 3.0 #108 Hew · 3.0 #109 Tinkercad · 3.0 #110 JSCAD · 3.0 #111 RapCAD · 3.0 #112 Masterpiece X · 3.0 #113 AC3D · 3.0 #114 Voxel Max · 3.0 #115 Makers Empire 3D · 3.0 #116 Curvy 3D · 3.0 #117 Dune 3D · 3.0 #118 Asset Forge · 3.0 #119 BlocksCAD · 3.0 #120 Figuro · 3.0 #121 Antimony · 3.0 #122 Solid · 3.0 #123 Goxel · 3.0 #124 Shapeyard · 3.0 #125 NdotCAD · 3.0 #126 K-3D · 3.0 #127 Seamless3d · 3.0 #128 OpenCAD Studio · 3.0 #129 Clara.io · 3.0 #130 picoCAD 2 · 3.0 #131 mymesh · 3.0 #132 OpenFX · 3.0 #133 AutoQ3D CAD · 3.0 #134 Polygonal · 3.0 #135 Bryce 7 Pro · 3.0 #136 Low-Poly · 3.0 #137 VariCAD Viewer · 3.0 #138 Enzo · 3.0 #139 SharkCAD · 3.0 #140 MeshySmith · 3.0 #141 MilkShape 3D · 3.0 #142 Putty 3D · 3.0 #143 Gmsh · 3.0 #144 LeoCAD · 3.0 #145 Kanapy · 3.0 #146 ArcGIS Hub · 0.0 #147 Avidemux · 0.0 Compare

Every tool in the ranking is in the list, #1 to #147.

Top matchups The top four, head-to-head

• Blender#1 · 9.3 vs Autodesk Maya#3 · 9.0 1 win4 even0 wins Blender leads on 1 of 5 checks, Autodesk Maya on 0, and 4 are even. Free plan only on Blender Blender vs Autodesk Maya →
• Houdini#2 · 9.1 vs Autodesk Maya#3 · 9.0 1 win4 even0 wins Houdini leads on 1 of 5 checks, Autodesk Maya on 0, and 4 are even. Free plan only on Houdini Houdini vs Autodesk Maya →
• Houdini#2 · 9.1 vs Cinema 4D#4 · 8.9 1 win4 even0 wins Houdini leads on 1 of 5 checks, Cinema 4D on 0, and 4 are even. Free plan only on Houdini Houdini vs Cinema 4D →
• Autodesk Maya#3 · 9.0 vs Cinema 4D#4 · 8.9 0 wins5 even0 wins Autodesk Maya leads on 0 of 5 checks, Cinema 4D on 0, and 5 are even. Autodesk Maya vs Cinema 4D →

Every top-8 matchup 26 comparisons, grouped by tool

• Blender#1 · 9.3
  • vsBlender vs Autodesk Maya9.0
  • vsBlender vs Autodesk 3ds Max8.8
  • vsBlender vs Autodesk Fusion8.7
  • vsBlender vs Rhino 3D8.7
  • vsBlender vs SketchUp8.6
• Houdini#2 · 9.1
  • vsHoudini vs Autodesk Maya9.0
  • vsHoudini vs Cinema 4D8.9
  • vsHoudini vs Autodesk 3ds Max8.8
  • vsHoudini vs Autodesk Fusion8.7
  • vsHoudini vs Rhino 3D8.7
  • vsHoudini vs SketchUp8.6
• Autodesk Maya#3 · 9.0
  • vsAutodesk Maya vs Blender9.3
  • vsAutodesk Maya vs Houdini9.1
  • vsAutodesk Maya vs Cinema 4D8.9
  • vsAutodesk Maya vs Autodesk 3ds Max8.8
  • vsAutodesk Maya vs Autodesk Fusion8.7
  • vsAutodesk Maya vs Rhino 3D8.7
  • vsAutodesk Maya vs SketchUp8.6
• Cinema 4D#4 · 8.9
  • vsCinema 4D vs Houdini9.1
  • vsCinema 4D vs Autodesk Maya9.0
  • vsCinema 4D vs Autodesk 3ds Max8.8
  • vsCinema 4D vs Autodesk Fusion8.7
  • vsCinema 4D vs Rhino 3D8.7
  • vsCinema 4D vs SketchUp8.6
• Autodesk 3ds Max#5 · 8.8
  • vsAutodesk 3ds Max vs Blender9.3
  • vsAutodesk 3ds Max vs Houdini9.1
  • vsAutodesk 3ds Max vs Autodesk Maya9.0
  • vsAutodesk 3ds Max vs Cinema 4D8.9
  • vsAutodesk 3ds Max vs Autodesk Fusion8.7
  • vsAutodesk 3ds Max vs Rhino 3D8.7
  • vsAutodesk 3ds Max vs SketchUp8.6
• Autodesk Fusion#6 · 8.7
  • vsAutodesk Fusion vs Blender9.3
  • vsAutodesk Fusion vs Houdini9.1
  • vsAutodesk Fusion vs Autodesk Maya9.0
  • vsAutodesk Fusion vs Cinema 4D8.9
  • vsAutodesk Fusion vs Autodesk 3ds Max8.8
  • vsAutodesk Fusion vs Rhino 3D8.7
  • vsAutodesk Fusion vs SketchUp8.6
• Rhino 3D#7 · 8.7
  • vsRhino 3D vs Blender9.3
  • vsRhino 3D vs Houdini9.1
  • vsRhino 3D vs Autodesk Maya9.0
  • vsRhino 3D vs Cinema 4D8.9
  • vsRhino 3D vs Autodesk 3ds Max8.8
  • vsRhino 3D vs Autodesk Fusion8.7
  • vsRhino 3D vs SketchUp8.6
• SketchUp#8 · 8.6
  • vsSketchUp vs Blender9.3
  • vsSketchUp vs Houdini9.1
  • vsSketchUp vs Autodesk Maya9.0
  • vsSketchUp vs Cinema 4D8.9
  • vsSketchUp vs Autodesk 3ds Max8.8
  • vsSketchUp vs Autodesk Fusion8.7
  • vsSketchUp vs Rhino 3D8.7

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• SAutodesk 3ds Max vs SOLIDWORKS
• Autodesk Maya vs Adobe Substance 3D Modeler
• SZBrush vs SOLIDWORKS
• Autodesk Fusion vs Shapr3D
• SESolid Edge vs Shapr3D
• Autodesk Fusion vs ZBrush
• Houdini vs Adobe Substance 3D Modeler
• SAutodesk Maya vs SOLIDWORKS
• Cinema 4D vs Adobe Substance 3D Modeler
• SCinema 4D vs SOLIDWORKS
• Autodesk Fusion vs FreeCAD
• SketchUp vs FreeCAD
• Creo vs Shapr3D
• SHoudini vs SOLIDWORKS
• FreeCAD vs Shapr3D
• BAutodesk Fusion vs Bforartists
• Blender vs Onshape

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