Chaos Vantage vs Indigo Renderer
Chaos Vantage
chaos.comIndigo Renderer
indigorenderer.comSide by side
| Figure | Chaos Vantage | Indigo Renderer |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · 3D Rendering Software | 8.2 (#8) | 8.0 (#15) |
| Company | Chaos develops visualization technology for architecture, engineering, construction, product design, manufacturing, and media and entertainment, and is headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany. | Glare Technologies Limited is a privately held New Zealand company that develops and supports Indigo Renderer and was founded in 2008. |
| Founded | 1997 | 2008 |
| Integrations | Chaos lists integrations with 3ds Max, Maya, Cinema 4D, SketchUp, Rhino, Revit, and USD-supported content creation tools. | The FAQ lists official support for Revit, SketchUp, Blender, Cinema 4D, Maya and 3ds Max. |
| Rendering | It produces photorealistic stills and animations with fully ray-traced quality in real time. | The renderer supports CPU and multi-GPU rendering using OpenCL on Windows, macOS and Linux. |
| Support | The product page offers dedicated customer support and training resources during the free trial. | The maker provides support by email and asks users to include their Indigo and exporter versions and computer details when possible. |
| Trial | Chaos offers a fully functional 30-day free trial with technical support included. | The FAQ says users can download a trial and unlock the full version by purchasing a licence; it does not state a trial duration. |
Plans
Chaos Vantage
- Chaos Vantage standalone — annualPrice not published
- Chaos Vantage standalone — monthlyPrice not published
In their own words
Chaos Vantage
Chaos Vantage has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Indigo Renderer
Indigo Renderer has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.