AWS Deadline Cloud comparisons
AWS Deadline Cloud is compared head-to-head with Autodesk Backburner, Flamenco and SideFX HQueue and more: 7 head-to-heads in Render Farm Software, each with the specs and prices we checked.
AWS Deadline Cloud head-to-head
- AWS Deadline Cloud vs Autodesk Backburner
- AWS Deadline Cloud vs Flamenco
- AWS Deadline Cloud vs SideFX HQueue
- AWS Deadline Cloud vs Pixar Tractor
- AWS Deadline Cloud vs GarageFarm.NET
- AWS Deadline Cloud vs RebusFarm
- AWS Deadline Cloud vs Royal Render
AWS Deadline Cloud vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | GPU rendering | Rendering model | Supported software | Job submission | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AWS Deadline Cloud | No | $0.01/device usage-based | Yes | Hybrid | Adobe After Effects; Autodesk 3ds Max; Autodesk Arnold for Cinema 4D; Autodesk Arnold for Maya; Autodesk Maya; Autodesk VRED; Blender; Chaos V-Ray for Maya; Foundry Nuke; KeyShot Studio; Maxon Cinema 4D; Maxon Redshift for Maya; SideFX Houdini; Unreal Engine | Plugin | 9.2 |
| 2 | Autodesk Backburner | Yes | None | — | On-premises | Maya, 3ds Max, Flame, Flare, Flame Assist, Lustre | Plugin | 8.8 |
| 3 | Flamenco | Yes | None | Yes | On-premises | Blender, Cycles, EEVEE | Plugin | 8.6 |
| 4 | SideFX HQueue | Yes | None | — | On-premises | Houdini, Mantra, Karma | Plugin | 8.4 |
| 5 | Pixar Tractor | No | $20/unit/yr | — | On-premises | Maya | Plugin | 8.1 |
| 6 | GarageFarm.NET | No | $0/unit usage-based | Yes | Cloud | Autodesk 3ds Max, Autodesk Maya, Maxon Cinema 4D, Blender, Redshift Standalone, V-Ray Scene Standalone, E-on Vue, Newtek Lightwave, The Foundry Modo, Rhinoceros3D, Trimble SketchUp, Planetside Terragen | Plugin | 7.9 |
| 7 | RebusFarm | No | — | Yes | Cloud | 3ds Max, Cinema 4D, Maya, Blender, V-Ray, Corona Renderer, Redshift, OctaneRender, Mental Ray, Maxwell Render, MODO, Softimage, LightWave 3D, SketchUp, Rhino 3D, Arnold | Plugin | 7.9 |
| 8 | Royal Render | — | $15/device/mo | Yes | Hybrid | 3ds Max, Blender, Clarisse IFX, Cinema 4D, Houdini, Katana, KeyShot, LightWave, Maya, Modo, Nuke, Fusion, After Effects, Arnold, Mantra, Husk, mental ray, Octane, RenderMan, Redshift, V-Ray | Plugin | 7.8 |
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