Daz 3D vs Rhino 3D
Daz 3D
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| Figure | Daz 3D | Rhino 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $5.75/mo | $95/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 5 | 14 |
| Spec score · 3D modeling software | 9.1 (#10) | 9.5 (#1) |
| Developer SDK | The documentation center lists a public SDK release for Daz Studio 4.x and describes user and reference guides. | RhinoCommon is a cross-platform .NET SDK for Windows, Mac, Rhino.Python and Grasshopper and is distributed as a NuGet package. |
| Documentation | The documentation center separates tutorial-oriented user guides from a reference guide covering product features and technical details. | McNeel provides online and offline Rhino help, context-sensitive command help, learning materials and a dedicated developer documentation site. |
| Founded | LinkedIn lists Daz 3D as founded in 2000. | 1980 |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Headquarters | LinkedIn lists Daz 3D headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah. | The company lists its Seattle, Washington office at 146 N Canal Street, Suite 320. |
| Rating on Capterra | The opened Capterra review page displayed individual Daz Studio reviews and scores, but did not expose a product-wide rating and review count in the accessible page content. | 4.6 out of 5 from 92 reviews for Rhino 7. |
| Rating on G2 | 4.2 out of 5 from 14 reviews; the displayed seller profile includes reviews for Hexagon, so the total should not be treated as Daz Studio-specific. | 4.4 out of 5 from 192 reviews. |
| Rating on TrustRadius | 9 out of 10 from 1 review. | 8.7 out of 10 from 55 reviews and ratings. |
| Self-hosting | The opened Daz pages describe desktop installation and content management but do not state a self-hosted server deployment option. | Compute documentation covers local execution, Linux, Azure, AWS, HTTPS deployment and custom endpoints. |
| Support | The Daz help center provides system requirement and installation help articles and a route to submit support requests. | Support resources include forums, telephone, email, live chat, tutorials, training classes and community sites, with support included in purchase price. |
| System requirements | The published requirements article lists Windows and Mac, but dates from 2017 and names legacy operating-system versions, so it may not describe current supported configurations. | Rhino 8 supports Windows 10/11 and macOS 12.4 through macOS 27, with at least 8 GB RAM recommended; Linux and Windows Server are unsupported for the desktop app. |
Plans
Daz 3D
- Daz+$69 a year
- Daz Premier$199 a year
- Daz BaseFree
- Daz+$8.99 a month
- Daz Premier$18.98 a month
Rhino 3D
- Commercial — Rhino 8 single concurrent user$995 a month
- Commercial — Rhino 8, 10 concurrent users$9,950 a month
- Commercial — Rhino 8, 50 concurrent users$49,750 a month
- Commercial upgrade — Rhino 8 single concurrent user$595 a month
- Student or faculty — Rhino 8 single user$195 a month
- Student or faculty upgrade — Rhino 8 single user$95 a month
- School — Rhino 8, 30-user lab$975 a month
- EvaluationFree
- Rhino 8 EvaluationFree
- Rhino 8 Educational Single User$195, paid once
In their own words
Daz 3D
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.
Rhino 3D
Rhino 3D is desktop software for Windows and macOS with listed capabilities for parametric modeling, animation, rendering, and 3D print export. The commercial Rhino 8 single concurrent-user license is listed at $995 a month, billed as a permanent license that does not expire. Licenses for 10 and 50 concurrent users are listed at $9,950 a month and $49,750 a month, respectively, also as permanent licenses. Student or faculty and school options are listed, with educational-status or school-licensing requirements. Commercial and student or faculty upgrade options are available, though evaluation versions cannot be upgraded. A free evaluation license costs nothing and lasts 90 days; saving and plugins stop working after that period. The listing describes Rhino 3D as paid while also indicating a free plan and free trial. Its maker is listed as founded in 1980 and based in Seattle, Washington, USA.