Meshy creates 3D assets from text, images or creative concepts that users can preview, edit and export.
Alternatives to Rhino 3D
Rhino 3D is a Windows and macOS desktop modeler combining parametric modeling, animation, rendering, and 3D-print export. Its Rhino 8 commercial license costs $995 a month as a permanent license for one concurrent user, while student, faculty, upgrade, and school plans change the eligibility and user count. A free 90-day evaluation is available, but saving and plugins stop working after that period. This makes Rhino suitable for users who want established desktop access and…
Tripo AI is a web and API platform for generating and refining 3D assets.
Onshape is a browser-accessible 3D CAD platform for parametric modeling of solids, surfaces, and sheet metal.
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SketchUp
SketchUp is 3D modeling software for web, iOS, and Windows, with tools for parametric modeling, animation, rendering, and 3D-print export.
Free planiOSWebWindows8.6From $55 a year - 5

ZBrush
Free planiOSAPImacOSWindows8.6Free plan - 6

Blockbench
Blockbench is a free, open-source editor for making low-poly 3D models.
Free planOpen sourceAndroidiOSWebAPI8.6Free plan - 7
Goxel
Goxel is a voxel editor for building 3D graphics from cube-shaped elements.
Free planOpen sourceAndroidiOSLinuxmacOS8.6Free plan - 8

Houdini
Houdini is SideFX’s procedural 3D creation software for fields including film, television, games, motion graphics, virtual reality, and synthetic data.
Free planWindowsmacOSLinux8.4From $95 a year - 9
Daz 3D
Daz Studio is 3D software for creating characters, scenes, images, and animation, available for macOS, Windows, and the web.
Free planWebmacOSWindows8.4From $69 a year - 10

Blender
Blender is a free, open-source desktop suite for 3D creation on Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Free planOpen sourceLinuxmacOSWindows8.3Free plan - 11
MeshLab
MeshLab is a free, open-source desktop application for processing and editing 3D triangular meshes, including models produced by 3D scanning.
Free planOpen sourceiOSAPILinuxmacOS8.3Free plan - 12

Shapr3D
Shapr3D is 3D CAD software for direct and history-based parametric modeling, with a built-in render engine and 3D-print export.
Free planmacOSWindows8.2From $299 a year - 13
Autodesk Mudbox
Autodesk Mudbox is desktop software for 3D sculpting and painting, used to create detailed characters and environments with textures.
Free planAPILinuxmacOSWindows8.2Free plan - 14

OpenSCAD
OpenSCAD is free desktop software for creating solid 3D CAD models with scripts rather than artistic sculpting tools.
Free planOpen sourceWebAPILinuxmacOS8.2Free plan - 15

MeshInspector
MeshInspector processes 3D data for mesh repair, scan transformation, and quality inspection in printing, simulation, and manufacturing workflows.
Free planWebAPILinuxmacOS8.2From $300 a year - 16
SOLIDWORKS
SOLIDWORKS provides 3D software tools for creating, simulating, publishing, and managing product data.
WebmacOSWindows8.1From $48 a year - 17

Spline
Spline is a 3D design platform with sculpting, animation, parametric modeling, and a built-in render engine.
Free planAndroidWeb8.1From $15 a month - 18

Plasticity
Plasticity is paid desktop software from Plasticity, based in Wilmington, Delaware.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows8.1$175 one-time - 19

World Machine
World Machine is procedural terrain-generation software for artists creating realistic or stylized landscapes.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows8.1$119 one-time - 20

SelfCAD
SelfCAD is a 3D modeling application for work ranging from sketching and sculpting to rendering and 3D printing.
Free planWebWindowsmacOSLinux8.1From $139.99 a year - 21
Solid Edge
AndroidiOSWebWindows7.9 - 22

Browzwear VStitcher
Browzwear VStitcher is 3D fashion design and development software for creating virtual garment twins.
Free planAPImacOSSelf-hostedWindows7.9From $750 a year - 23

Nomad Sculpt
Nomad Sculpt is a sculpting and painting application for Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows, with a built-in renderer and 3D-print export.
AndroidiOSmacOSWindows7.8 - 24
Autodesk Maya
macOSLinux7.7 - 25
Reallusion Character Creator
Reallusion Character Creator is Windows software for generating, importing, and customizing stylized or realistic 3D character assets for animation and other 3D tools.
Windows7.7From $399 a year - 26
NIXARY
Free planAndroidiOSWeb7.7From $19 a month - 27
3D Slash
Free planWebLinuxmacOSWindows7.7From $2 a month - 28
Agisoft Metashape
Agisoft Metashape processes digital images photogrammetrically to produce 3D spatial data for GIS, cultural heritage documentation, visual effects,…
WebLinuxmacOSWindows7.6 - 29

Gravity Sketch
Free planWebWindowsmacOS7.6From £15.99 a month - 30
Alibre Design
Alibre Design is a mechanical 3D CAD and 2D documentation suite for businesses, startups, and institutions.
APISelf-hostedWindows7.5


