Adobe Substance 3D Sampler vs Texturly

Adobe Substance 3D Sampler9.1Visit Texturly8.3Visit

Higher score Adobe Substance 3D Sampler #2 in AI Texture Generators 9.1/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 5 features Visit Adobe

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Texturly #8 in AI Texture Generators 8.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 5 features Visit Texturly

• Adobe Substance 3D Sampler fits best

  Professional material artists and game teams

• Texturly fits best

  Affordable browser PBR generation

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Side by side

Feature	Adobe Substance 3D Sampler 9.1/10 Visit ↗	Texturly 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.3
Ranking	#2 in AI Texture Generators	#8 in AI Texture Generators
Best for	Professional material artists and game teams	Affordable browser PBR generation
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	—	$9/mo
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Desktop	Cloud
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux	Web
Support	Docs, Community	Email, Live chat, Community, Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Adobe Substance 3D Sampler 0/5 · Texturly 4/5
Seamless tiling	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Text-to-texture	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Image-to-texture	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
PBR map generation	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
3D material preview	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Max texture resolution	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Export formats	Not checked yet	PNG
Our review
Pros	Generates albedo, roughness, normal, and displacement maps from images Exports to Unity, Unreal Engine, SBS, SBSAR, and bitmap formats Supports photogrammetry, HDR lighting, procedural effects, and automation	Generates tileable textures from text prompts or uploaded images Produces normal, displacement, roughness, metallic, albedo, and AO maps Offers texture adjustments, filters, cropping, rotation, and map downloads
Cons	No permanent free plan is available Student and teacher access is limited to personal, non-commercial use Collection plans bundle Sampler with other Substance 3D applications	The Free plan has limited monthly credits and 1K output resolution PBR map generation starts with the $9-per-month Creator plan Available as a web product rather than a desktop or mobile application
Our verdict	Adobe Substance 3D Sampler is desktop software for turning photographs and physical samples into digital materials, 3D meshes, and HDR environment lights. It is aimed at professional material artists, game teams, and creators working in… Read the review →	Texturly is a web-based AI texture generator for designers, game developers, animators, fashion professionals, architects, and product visualizers. It creates tileable textures from written prompts or uploaded images, reduces visible… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Adobe Substance 3D Sampler — where it wins

  • Generates albedo, roughness, normal, and displacement maps from images
  • Exports to Unity, Unreal Engine, SBS, SBSAR, and bitmap formats
  • Supports photogrammetry, HDR lighting, procedural effects, and automation

  Where it doesn't

  • No permanent free plan is available
  • Student and teacher access is limited to personal, non-commercial use
  • Collection plans bundle Sampler with other Substance 3D applications

• Texturly — where it wins

  • Generates tileable textures from text prompts or uploaded images
  • Produces normal, displacement, roughness, metallic, albedo, and AO maps
  • Offers texture adjustments, filters, cropping, rotation, and map downloads

  Where it doesn't

  • The Free plan has limited monthly credits and 1K output resolution
  • PBR map generation starts with the $9-per-month Creator plan
  • Available as a web product rather than a desktop or mobile application

• Adobe Substance 3D Sampler9.1/10 · 30-day trial

  A broad material-authoring toolkit for converting images and captures into production assets.

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• Texturly8.3/10 · Free plan

  An affordable browser tool for generating and adjusting tileable textures.

  Visit TexturlyFull verdict →