17.6
Houdini is SideFX’s procedural 3D creation software for fields including film, television, games, motion graphics, virtual reality, and synthetic data.
Free planWindowsmacOSLinux
Alternatives to Adobe After Effects
27.5
Blender is a free, open-source desktop suite for 3D creation on Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Free planOpen sourceLinuxmacOSWindows
37.0
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows
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RenderMan
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.9From $250 a year - 5
OctaneRender
OctaneRender is a GPU render engine from OTOY for producing renders from 3D scenes.
iOSLinuxmacOSWindows6.8 - 6
RealFlow
RealFlow is software for fluids and multiphysics simulation in visual effects and 3D production.
LinuxmacOSWindows6.6$545 one-time - 7
Cinema 4D
Cinema 4D is a desktop application combining 3D modeling, animation, simulation, and rendering.
LinuxmacOSWindows6.5 - 8
Nuke
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.4From €416 a year - 9
Natron
Natron is a free, open-source application for visual-effects compositing in digital post-production, available for Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.3Free plan - 10
PFTrack
PFTrack is a node-based spatial intelligence application combining camera tracking, photogrammetry, scene reconstruction, and LiDAR integration.
APILinuxmacOSSelf-hosted6.3£35 one-time - 11
Autograph
Autograph is an application for motion graphics, VFX and compositing, and 2D and 3D projects on Windows and macOS.
Free planmacOSWindows6.2Free plan - 12
3DEqualizer4
LinuxmacOSWindows6.1From €146 a month - 13
Gaffer
Gaffer is a free, open-source node-based VFX application for building and rendering scenes.
Free planLinuxWindows6.1Free plan - 14
Chaos Vantage
Windows6.0 - 15
Mocha Pro
LinuxmacOSWindows5.7From $325 a year - 16
Silhouette
LinuxmacOSWindows5.7From $545 a year - 17
SynthEyes
LinuxmacOSWindows5.6From $325 a year - 18
Katana
LinuxWindows4.8 - 19
Redshift
LinuxmacOSWindows4.8 - 20
Chaos Phoenix
Windows4.5