Contour Rig Tools
7.4#3 in 3d rigging softwareFrom $40 a monthFree planAPILinuxmacOSWindows
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Reallusion Character Creator
7.7#26 in 3d modeling softwareFrom $399 a yearWindows
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| Fact | Contour Rig Tools | Reallusion Character Creator |
|---|---|---|
| Documentation | The HTML manual covers installation, licensing, tutorials, deformation, constraints, control rigging, techniques, API functions and caveats. | Reallusion provides an online CC4/CC5 manual, tutorials, knowledge-base articles and a developer wiki with content-creation guides. |
| License model | The product uses per-seat animation-only and fully licensed modes; fully licensed mode is subscription-based and may be node-locked or floating. | The software is proprietary: Reallusion retains copyright and source-code rights, and the EULA prohibits copying, sublicensing, reverse engineering and decompilation. |
| Purpose | Contour Rig Tools is a spline-based rigging system for Autodesk Maya. | Character Creator generates, imports, and customizes stylized or realistic 3D character assets for use in animation and other 3D tools. |
| Support | Product support is provided by email at [email protected]. | The company directs customers with technical or workflow questions to Customer Service and offers a Feedback Tracker for product suggestions and bug reports. |
Contour Rig Tools plans
- Animator ModeFree
- Rigger Mode — twelve months$40 a month
- Rigger Mode — six months$45 a month
- Rigger Mode — one month$50 a month
Reallusion Character Creator plans
- CC5 Standard$299 a month
- CC5 Deluxe$479 a month
- Character Creator 5 Standard$299, paid once
- Character Creator 5$299, paid once
- Character Creator 365 Pro$399 a year
- Character Creator 5 Deluxe$479, paid once
Pick Contour Rig Tools if…
It is intended for Maya riggers and technical directors working on animation production, as well as animators using existing Contour rigs. Check the stated Maya-version exclusions and license requirements against your workflow.
Pick Reallusion Character Creator if…
Character Creator suits Windows-based artists and 3D teams building character assets for animation or other listed host applications. The trial's export limits and system requirements matter for evaluating it.