Best Motion Capture Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Mocai is ranked #1 of 59 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Rokoko Studio and Move AI. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Rokoko Studio. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Uthana at $0.01/mo.
Motion capture software translates movement into digital motion for characters and animation workflows. Compared on body tracking, face and hand tracking, and character retargeting, these entries also show whether cleanup tools and real-time output are supported. Export formats and supported platforms matter when fitting capture into production work; free-plan availability and paid-from pricing add practical comparison points. Mocai, Rokoko Studio, and Move AI are among the products covered, alongside Animaze and mimem.ai. Consider what movement you need to capture and what must happen to it afterward, then compare the tracking, cleanup, and export capabilities shown.
59 motion capture software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
59ranked
18free plans on this page
$0.01/molowest paid tier
4 Oct 2026last checked
Input list Motion Capture Software 25 channels on this page · 107 of 200 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromBody trackingFace and hand trackingCharacter retargetingCleanup toolsExport formatsReal-time output Spec sheet Score
01 Mocai Free planYesPaid from$10/moBody trackingnot statedFace and hand trackingnot statedCharacter retargetingnot statedCleanup toolsnot statedExport formatsFBX, USD, BVH, GLB, JSON, CSVReal-time outputnot stated 3/8spec lines stated 7.7
02 Rokoko Studio Free planYesPaid fromnot statedBody trackingYesFace and hand trackingYesCharacter retargetingYesCleanup toolsYesExport formatsFBX, BVH, CSVReal-time outputYes 7/8spec lines stated 7.6
03 Move AI Free planYesPaid from$18/moBody trackingnot statedFace and hand trackingnot statedCharacter retargetingnot statedCleanup toolsnot statedExport formats.fbx, .usdc, .blend, .usdz, .mp4Real-time outputnot stated 3/8spec lines stated 7.4
04 Animaze Free planYesPaid from$1.67/moBody trackingnot statedFace and hand trackingnot statedCharacter retargetingnot statedCleanup toolsnot statedExport formatsnot statedReal-time outputnot stated 2/8spec lines stated 7.3
05 mimem.ai Free planYesPaid fromnot statedBody trackingYesFace and hand trackingYesCharacter retargetingYesCleanup toolsnot statedExport formatsFBXReal-time outputNo 6/8spec lines stated 7.3
06 QuickMagic Free planYesPaid from$11.9/moBody trackingYesFace and hand trackingYesCharacter retargetingYesCleanup toolsYesExport formatsFBX, BIP, VMD, OnlyFace, C4D, BVH, Unreal, Mixamo, Unity Anim, CC&iClone, RobloxReal-time outputNo 8/8spec lines stated 7.3
07 XR Animator Free planYesPaid fromnot statedBody trackingnot statedFace and hand trackingnot statedCharacter retargetingnot statedCleanup toolsnot statedExport formatsnot statedReal-time outputnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 7.3
08 Plask Motion Free planYesPaid from$18/moBody trackingnot statedFace and hand trackingnot statedCharacter retargetingnot statedCleanup toolsnot statedExport formatsFBX, GLB, BVHReal-time outputnot stated 3/8spec lines stated 7.2
09 FreeMoCap Free planYesPaid fromnot statedBody trackingYesFace and hand trackingYesCharacter retargetingnot statedCleanup toolsYesExport formatsCSV, NPY, Parquet, FBX, BLENDReal-time outputYes 6/8spec lines stated 7.1
10 Webcam Motion Capture Free planYesPaid fromnot statedBody trackingnot statedFace and hand trackingnot statedCharacter retargetingnot statedCleanup toolsnot statedExport formatsnot statedReal-time outputnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 7.1
11 Mocap Fusion [VR] Free planYesPaid fromnot statedBody trackingYesFace and hand trackingYesCharacter retargetingnot statedCleanup toolsYesExport formatsSFM (.dmx), Blender (.blend), Unity (.anim), BVHReal-time outputYes 6/8spec lines stated 7.0
12 AIMoCap Free planYesPaid from$9.9/moBody trackingYesFace and hand trackingYesCharacter retargetingYesCleanup toolsnot statedExport formatsFBX, BVH, Mujoco JSONReal-time outputNo 7/8spec lines stated 6.8
13 DeepMotion Animate 3D Free planYesPaid fromnot statedBody trackingnot statedFace and hand trackingnot statedCharacter retargetingnot statedCleanup toolsnot statedExport formatsFBX, BVH, GLB, MP4, JPG, PNG, GIFReal-time outputnot stated 2/8spec lines stated 6.8
14 iPi Mocap Studio Free planNoPaid fromnot statedBody trackingYesFace and hand trackingYesCharacter retargetingYesCleanup toolsYesExport formatsFBX, BVH, Collada, DMX, SMDReal-time outputYes 7/8spec lines stated 6.8
15 Live Link Face Free planYesPaid fromnot statedBody trackingYesFace and hand trackingnot statedCharacter retargetingYesCleanup toolsnot statedExport formats[".csv", ".mov"]Real-time outputYes 5/8spec lines stated 6.8
16 MOVIN Studio Free planYesPaid fromnot statedBody trackingYesFace and hand trackingYesCharacter retargetingYesCleanup toolsYesExport formatsFBX, BVHReal-time outputYes 7/8spec lines stated 6.8
17 PoseCap Free planYesPaid fromnot statedBody trackingnot statedFace and hand trackingnot statedCharacter retargetingnot statedCleanup toolsnot statedExport formatsnot statedReal-time outputnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.7
18 Xsens MVN Animate Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedBody trackingYesFace and hand trackingYesCharacter retargetingnot statedCleanup toolsYesExport formatsFBX, BVH, C3D, MVNXReal-time outputYes 5/8spec lines stated 6.7
19 Autodesk Flow Studio Free planYesPaid fromnot statedBody trackingnot statedFace and hand trackingnot statedCharacter retargetingnot statedCleanup toolsnot statedExport formatsnot statedReal-time outputnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.6
20 VSeeFace Free planYesPaid fromnot statedBody trackingnot statedFace and hand trackingnot statedCharacter retargetingnot statedCleanup toolsnot statedExport formatsnot statedReal-time outputnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.6
21 Magic Lantern Motion Capture Free planYesPaid from$19/moBody trackingYesFace and hand trackingnot statedCharacter retargetingYesCleanup toolsnot statedExport formatsnot statedReal-time outputnot stated 4/8spec lines stated 6.4
22 Sports2D Free planYesPaid fromnot statedBody trackingYesFace and hand trackingYesCharacter retargetingYesCleanup toolsYesExport formatsTRC, C3D, MOT, OSIM, MP4, PNG, TOML, TXTReal-time outputYes 7/8spec lines stated 6.4
23 Uthana Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedBody trackingnot statedFace and hand trackingnot statedCharacter retargetingnot statedCleanup toolsnot statedExport formatsFBX, GLB, BVHReal-time outputnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.3
24 Anipose Free planYesPaid fromnot statedBody trackingYesFace and hand trackingYesCharacter retargetingNoCleanup toolsYesExport formatsCSV, H5, AVIReal-time outputNo 7/8spec lines stated 6.2
25 OpenPose Free planYesPaid fromnot statedBody trackingYesFace and hand trackingYesCharacter retargetingNoCleanup toolsnot statedExport formatsJSON, XML, YML, PNG, JPG, AVIReal-time outputYes 6/8spec lines stated 6.2
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Body tracking | Face and hand tracking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mocai | 7.7 | Free plan | $10/mo | Yes | 10 /mo | — | — |
| 2 | Rokoko Studio | 7.6 | Free plan | $0.83/mo | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 3 | Move AI | 7.4 | Free plan | $18/mo | Yes | 18 /mo | — | — |
| 4 | Animaze | 7.3 | Free plan | $1.67/mo | Yes | 1.67 /mo | — | — |
| 5 | mimem.ai | 7.3 | Free plan | €25/mo | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 6 | QuickMagic | 7.3 | Free plan | $11.90/mo | Yes | 11.9 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 7 | XR Animator | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 8 | Plask Motion | 7.2 | Free plan | $18/mo | Yes | 18 /mo | — | — |
| 9 | FreeMoCap | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 10 | Webcam Motion Capture | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 11 | Mocap Fusion [VR] | 7.0 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 12 | AIMoCap | 6.8 | Free plan | $9.90/mo | Yes | 9.9 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 13 | DeepMotion Animate 3D | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 14 | iPi Mocap Studio | 6.8 | No | — | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 15 | Live Link Face | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 16 | MOVIN Studio | 6.8 | Free plan | $100/mo | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 17 | PoseCap | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 18 | Xsens MVN Animate | 6.7 | No | $315.83/mo | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 19 | Autodesk Flow Studio | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 20 | VSeeFace | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 21 | Magic Lantern Motion Capture | 6.4 | Free plan | $19/mo | Yes | 19 /mo | Yes | — |
| 22 | Sports2D | 6.4 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 23 | Uthana | 6.3 | No | $0.01/mo | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Anipose | 6.2 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 25 | OpenPose | 6.2 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
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Questions about this list
Which motion capture software is ranked first on Specifiction?
Mocai is ranked #1 of 59 with a score of 7.7. Rokoko Studio is second and Move AI third.
How many of these have a free plan?
18 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Uthana has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.01/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.
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