Daz 3D vs Matterfield

Daz Studio is 3D software for creating characters, scenes, images, and animation, available for macOS, Windows, and the web. Its Genesis creator supports rigged figures, mix-and-match clothing and hair, and morphing between figure shapes. The Daz store contains tens of thousands of premade models and assets, including environments, props, wearables, textures, shaders, lighting, and animation kits. Daz identifies Genesis 9 as its latest figure platform and describes it as enabling billions of combinations. For movement and rendering, Daz Studio uses dForce for cloth and hair simulation with the NVIDIA Iray render engine; the maker also describes a Filament-enabled viewport and render engine for real-time rendering and animation. Bridges transfer content to Blender, Unreal, Unity, Cinema 4D, Maya, and 3ds Max. Daz cautions that its Blender bridge may not be compatible with the latest Daz Studio version. Daz Base is free and includes Daz Studio, Starter Essentials content, free monthly Legacy content, and cross-platform exporters. Daz+ costs $69 a year, while Daz Premier costs $199 a year and includes Premier tools and content while membership is active.

Matterfield is a web-based library of scanned real-world 3D assets for VFX, computer vision, and video game development. Its catalog includes 3D models, textures, HDRIs, software, scripts, and tools, with downloads in FBX, PNG, EXR, and HIP (ZIP) formats. Matterfield describes production workflows using advanced 3D scanning and multiple capture methods. The free No Sponsorship plan costs nothing and includes common models and textures, collections, a blog, and a knowledgebase. Friend costs $10 a month and adds all 3D models and textures. Partner costs $25 a month and adds HDRIs, software, scripts, tools, and asset sponsorship. Benefactor costs $75 a month, adds high-poly source data plus revision and variation requests, and is required for companies with revenue over 100k. Required subscriptions provide unlimited downloads. Commercial use is allowed, but assets cannot be resold on other websites or used for AI training without an agreement.