Houdini vs Isadora

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

Isadora plans

• Isadora 7-Day Rental$17.50, paid once
• Isadora 30-Day Rental$30, paid once
• Isadora Yearly Subscription$199 a year
• Isadora 3 to Isadora 4 upgrade$325, paid once
• Isadora 4 Perpetual$725, paid once
• Isadora 4 USB Key$875, paid once

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 Isadora if…

It suits performers, projection artists and installation creators working with interactive video, audio, lighting or sensor data. It also serves users who need node-based programming on macOS or Windows.