Chaos Envision vs OctaneRender
Chaos Envision
chaos.com
OctaneRender
otoy.comSide by side
| Figure | Chaos Envision | OctaneRender |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $60.90/mo | €1.67/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 2 |
| Spec score · 3D Rendering Software | 8.2 (#7) | 8.1 (#12) |
| Founded | 1997 | 2008 |
| Support | Chaos licenses include free learning resources, support, community access and continuous updates, while the Envision trial includes training resources and dedicated customer support. | OTOY provides product manuals and support through its help site, and recommends trying the demo to check hardware compatibility before subscribing. |
Plans
Chaos Envision
- Enscape Collection$730.80 a year
- Enterprise pricing plansPriced on request
OctaneRender
- OctaneRender Studio+ (Annual)€19.99 a year
- OctaneRender Studio+ (Monthly)€23.95 a month
In their own words
Chaos Envision
Chaos Envision has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
OctaneRender
OctaneRender is a GPU render engine that OTOY describes as unbiased and spectrally correct. It supports physically based spectral light transport, multiple GPUs, network and volume rendering, and out-of-core textures. Its interactive viewport updates when scene settings change; OTOY says the on-screen view is the final render. Material features include Open Shading Language, procedural materials, complex PBR textures, toon shading, and the OctaneLive material database. OTOY lists more than 21 plugins, including Blender, Cinema 4D, Maya, Houdini, Nuke, and SketchUp, and the.ORBX format supports scene interchange between supported modeling tools. The free Prime tier permits personal and commercial use, with a one-GPU limit and no network rendering. Studio+ costs €19.99 a month billed yearly or €23.95 a month billed monthly, and has a default maximum of 10 render nodes. Windows and Linux require a CUDA 10-capable NVIDIA graphics card; Octane X 2023 and later requires Apple M1 or newer GPUs with macOS 14 or later.