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Adobe Character Animator vs Blender

Adobe Character Animator

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Blender

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FigureAdobe Character AnimatorBlender
Price fromFreeFree
Free planYesYes
Free trialYes—
Open source—Yes
WindowsYesYes
macOSYesYes
Linux—Yes
Plans published91
Spec score · Motion Tracking Software9.2 (#1)8.7 (#7)
Spec score · Animation Software9.1 (#8)8.9 (#13)
Spec score · Multimedia Software9.0 (#3)8.4 (#11)
Founded19822002
Free planYesYes
HeadquartersSan Jose, California, USAAmsterdam, Netherlands
Latest releaseAdobe lists version 26.0 as the January 2026 release, with improvements and stability updates.The page highlights Blender 5.2.2 LTS.
Supported platformsWindows,macOSThe download page lists builds for Windows, Windows ARM, macOS Apple Silicon, and Linux, as well as Steam and source code downloads.

Plans

Adobe Character Animator

  • Character Animator StarterPrice not published
  • Character Animator StarterPriced on request
  • Creative Cloud Pro for students and teachersPriced on request
  • Creative Cloud Pro for students and teachersPrice not published
  • Creative Cloud Pro for teamsPrice not published
  • Creative Cloud Pro for teamsPriced on request
  • StarterFree
  • Creative Cloud Pro annual billed monthly$34.99 a month
  • Creative Cloud Pro$69.99 a month

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Blender

  • BlenderFree

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Adobe Character Animator

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Blender

Blender is a free, open-source desktop suite for 3D creation on Linux, macOS and Windows. It covers modeling, sculpting, UV editing, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing, motion tracking, video editing and game asset creation. Modeling tools include modifiers, UV unwrapping and mesh editing; sculpting includes 20 brush types, multi-resolution work, dynamic topology and mirrored sculpting. Animation features include rigging, a pose editor, non-linear animation and forward and inverse kinematics. Users can draw in 2D in a 3D viewport and combine 2D and 3D work. The built-in Cycles renderer supports CPU and GPU rendering, real-time viewport previews, PBR shaders, HDR lighting and VR rendering. Blender also includes camera and object tracking with masking and live scene previews. Advanced users can customize the application and build tools or add-ons through its Python API. Blender is licensed under the GNU GPL and owned by its contributors. It can run without installation or an internet connection, including from a USB stick or desktop folder.

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