Autodesk Maya vs ZBrush
Autodesk Maya
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ZBrush
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| Figure | Autodesk Maya | ZBrush |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $167.50/mo | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 5 | 7 |
| Spec score · 3D Avatar Software | 7.6 (#16) | 8.5 (#6) |
| Spec score · Game Texture Software | 7.4 (#25) | 8.5 (#6) |
| Spec score · 3D modeling software | 7.6 (#109) | 9.3 (#2) |
| Spec score · Game Character Creation Software | 7.5 (#17) | 8.5 (#10) |
| Spec score · Game 3D Modeling Software | 7.5 (#23) | 8.5 (#13) |
| Animation tools | Yes | Yes |
| Founded | 1982 | 1986 |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California | Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany |
| Platform access | desktop | desktop |
| 3D print export | Yes | Yes |
| Render engine | both | both |
| Sculpting tools | Yes | Yes |
Plans
Autodesk Maya
- Annual subscription$2,010 a year
- Monthly subscriptionPrice not published
- Monthly subscriptionPriced on request
- Three-year subscriptionPrice not published
- Three-year subscriptionPriced on request
ZBrush
- ZBrush for iPad Free PlanFree
- ZBrush for iPad SubscriptionPrice not published
- ZBrush for iPad SubscriptionPriced on request
- ZBrush DesktopPrice not published
- ZBrush DesktopPriced on request
- ZBrush for iPad$33.25 a month
- ZBrush$399 a year
In their own words
Autodesk Maya
Autodesk Maya has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
ZBrush
ZBrush is a 3D sculpting and modeling application with desktop and iPad offerings. Its listed tools include sculpting, parametric modeling, animation, rendering and 3D print export. Desktop is listed for Windows and macOS, while a separate supported-platform list also includes Linux. The desktop plan includes ZBrush for iPad and advanced sculpting, modeling, rendering and export tools. Rendering is described as hybrid, with GPU and animation rendering and denoising. Listed workload areas include CPU and GPU rendering, ray tracing, shader execution and geometry processing. Other listed capabilities include rotoscoping, 3D camera tracking, custom test profiles and CLI or automation support. The listed result export formats are none documented, and results are not saved as a file. Headquarters are listed as both Bad Homburg vor der Höhe and Friedrichsdorf, Germany; the maker is listed as founded in 1986.