3DCoat vs Re:Form

3DCoat is a desktop application for sculpting, retopology, UV editing, PBR texture painting, and rendering, available for Linux, macOS, and Windows. Its painting workflows include microvertex, per-pixel, and Ptex, alongside Smart Materials and textures up to 16K. Sculpting tools include voxel work without topological constraints, Boolean operations, and adaptive dynamic tessellation. Retopology can be automatic with user-defined edge loops or manual. AppLinks support model exchange with other 3D applications, and the product describes Photoshop layer exchange through keyboard shortcuts. A 30-day trial is followed by Free Learning mode, which has export restrictions and bars commercial use of exported work. That mode limits.3b projects to 20 sculpt objects and 10 layers, caps OBJ exports by workspace triangle counts, and watermarks textures above 512×512. The listed 3DCoat 2026 Individual Node-locked plan is €379 a month and includes 12 months of free updates. A license can be installed on two machines, but only one copy can run at a time.

Re:Form is a browser-based 3D sculpting studio that uses WebGPU, with macOS also listed as a platform. It offers 34 brushes and tools, including blockout, GPU subdivision, layers, symmetry, masking, vertex paint, renders, and turntables, plus pen and touch support. It runs in desktop Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari 26 when WebGPU is available; there is no download or installation, and updates arrive with the web page. Projects autosave ten dated browser snapshots, while saved projects retain layers, paint, reference images, and viewport settings with the account. OBJ import and export are available on every plan; Pro adds STL, GLB, and FBX. Free supports renders up to 2048 pixels and five share links at a time. Pro adds 4096-pixel and 8K rendering, unlimited links with a public 3D viewer, and a commercial license. Free is limited to personal, non-commercial use. The product is v0.8.6 Alpha. Free is free; Pro is $9.99 a month, billed monthly.