Houdini vs InstantRig

Houdini plans

• Houdini Core — Workstation perpetual$1,995 a month
• Houdini Core — Annual Upgrade Plan, workstation$1,095 a year
• Houdini Core — Local Access perpetual$2,995 a month
• Houdini Core — Annual Upgrade Plan, local access$1,639 a year
• Houdini Core — Annual rental, workstation$1,475 a year
• Houdini Core — Annual rental, local access$2,195 a year

InstantRig plans

• InstantRigFree

Pick Houdini if…

Houdini suits 3D artists and technical teams working in areas such as film, games, motion graphics, or synthetic data. Apprentice is an option for non-commercial learning and personal projects, with render limits to consider.

Pick InstantRig if…

InstantRig suits 3D artists, animators, riggers, and generalists working on keyframe cartoon animation in 3ds Max. It is not intended for mocap-based work.