Vfx Tools
Alternatives to Adobe After Effects
The tools Specifiction weighs against Adobe After Effects, from its list of vfx tools, each with its plans, platforms and spec score.
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Houdini Houdini suits 3D artists and technical teams working in film, television, games, motion graphics, virtual reality or synthetic data.
From $7.92/mo Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux8.8 Visit Specs - 02
Blender Blender suits people creating 3D work across modeling, animation, rendering and related stages, as well as those who need 2D drawing in a 3D viewport.
Free plan Open source Windows · macOS · Linux8.7 Visit Specs - 03
Fusion Fusion suits visual effects artists, broadcast and motion graphic designers, and 3D animators who work with node-based compositing.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux8.3 Visit Specs - 04 Chaos Vantage Free trial Windows8.2 Visit Specs
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OctaneRender OctaneRender suits artists and studios rendering 3D scenes with supported GPU hardware and modeling tools.
From €1.67/mo Free trial Windows · macOS · Linux · iOS8.1 Visit Specs - 06 3DEqualizer4 From €146/mo Windows · macOS · Linux8.0 Visit Specs
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Autograph It suits motion designers, compositors, and 2D/3D artists working on Windows or macOS.
Free plan Windows · macOS8.0 Visit Specs - 08
Cinema 4D Cinema 4D suits motion designers, 3D artists, visual designers, VFX artists, architectural visualization specialists, and studios.
Free trial Windows · macOS · Linux8.0 Visit Specs - 09 RealFlow Free trial Windows · macOS · Linux7.9 Visit Specs
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RenderMan suits production teams working on feature films, visual effects, and animation, especially those using its listed DCC integrations and standards.
From $20.83/mo Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux7.8 Visit Specs - 11
Gaffer Free plan Windows · Linux7.7 Visit Specs - 12
Natron Natron suits post-production users who need node-based compositing across Linux, macOS, or Windows, with scripting and plugin support.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux7.6 Visit Specs - 13
PFTrack Windows · macOS · Linux · API7.6 Visit Specs - 14 Nuke From €34.67/mo Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux7.1 Visit Specs
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Mocha Pro From $27.08/mo Windows · macOS · Linux6.7 Visit Specs - 16 Silhouette From $45.42/mo Windows · macOS · Linux6.3 Visit Specs
- 17 SynthEyes From $27.08/mo Windows · macOS · Linux6.3 Visit Specs
- 18 Chaos Phoenix Windows5.8 Visit Specs
- 19 Katana Windows · Linux5.8 Visit Specs
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Redshift Windows · macOS · Linux5.5 Visit Specs
Adobe After Effects, head to head
- Adobe After Effects vs Houdini
- Adobe After Effects vs Blender
- Adobe After Effects vs Fusion
- Adobe After Effects vs Chaos Vantage
- Adobe After Effects vs OctaneRender
- Adobe After Effects vs 3DEqualizer4
- Adobe After Effects vs Autograph
- Adobe After Effects vs Cinema 4D
- Adobe After Effects vs RealFlow
- Adobe After Effects vs RenderMan
- Adobe After Effects vs Gaffer
- Adobe After Effects vs Natron