D5 Render
7.6#1 in 3d rendering softwareFrom $360 a yearFree planWebWindows
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What both publish
| Fact | D5 Render | Terragen |
|---|---|---|
| Documentation | The Help Center covers installation, getting started, modeling, workflows, materials, rendering, hardware, account management, teams and AI. | The official wiki is the primary Terragen 4 documentation repository and mixes clearly marked official and community-written material. |
| Founded | 2020 | 1999 |
| License model | D5 Render and its plugins are proprietary products; the plugin agreement reserves intellectual-property rights to D5 and its licensors. | Terragen uses commercial licenses with a restricted freeware edition; it is not open-source software. |
| Notable news | D5 Render 3.0 was released January 7, 2026 with ocean, displacement-material beta, volumetric clouds and XR-tour improvements; hotfix 3.0.1 followed January 29, 2026. | Terragen 4.8.62 was released on November 12, 2025 as a bug-fix update addressing cloud-rendering problems. |
| Purpose | D5 Render provides real-time photorealistic architectural visualization using path tracing, AI features, and AEC assets. | Terragen builds, renders, and animates realistic natural environments for landscape visualization, visual effects, and artistic work. |
| Rating on Capterra | 4.8 out of 5 from 425 reviews. | 0.0 out of 5 from 0 reviews. |
| Rating on GetApp | 4.8 out of 5 from 416 reviews. | 0.0 out of 5 from 0 reviews; GetApp displays no user reviews. |
| Rendering | Its real-time path tracing calculates light bounces, global illumination, and caustics as scene conditions change. | The renderer combines micropolygon and ray tracing methods, is multithreaded, supports command-line execution and network rendering managers. |
D5 Render plans
- CommunityFree
- D5 Pro Monthly$38 a month
- D5 Pro Annual$360 a year
- D5 for Teams$708 a year
- Pro—
- Teams—
Terragen plans
- Terragen 4 FreeFree
- Terragen 4 Professional — INDIE 50$10 a month
- Professional INDIE 50 monthly$10 a month
- Professional INDIE 100 monthly$16 a month
- Terragen 4 Professional — INDIE 100$16 a month
- Professional SMALL CO monthly$27 a month
Pick D5 Render if…
D5 Render suits architecture, engineering, and construction users who need real-time visualization. Its free Community license is for non-commercial work; professional and commercial use requires D5 Pro.
Pick Terragen if…
Terragen suits artists and visualization or visual-effects users creating natural environments, particularly those who need procedural terrain, atmosphere and animation tools. Educational licenses are available to institutions, faculty and students upon request with proof of current status.