EQUINOX-3D vs RenderMan
EQUINOX-3D
equinox3d.comRenderMan
renderman.pixar.comSide by side
| Figure | EQUINOX-3D | RenderMan |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $20.83/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 3 |
| Spec score · 3D Rendering Software | 8.2 (#9) | 7.8 (#18) |
| Hardware requirements | The download page specifies at least a 2 GHz i5, i7, or equivalent, a 1280×1024 minimum screen resolution, and a three-button mouse. | RenderMan and XPU require an AVX-capable processor; XPU and the OptiX denoiser require an Nvidia Pascal-or-newer GPU, and XPU requires at least 12 GB of VRAM. |
| Purpose | EQUINOX-3D supports 3D modeling, animation, photorealistic rendering, VR content creation, CAD/CAM, 3D printing, and laser cutting. | RenderMan is Pixar software for rendering visual effects and animation. |
| Support | The maker invites questions by email and says users can email with questions about the manual or product. | Commercial customers can use Pixar’s customer support forum; non-commercial users receive community support and access to an unofficial Discord. |
Plans
RenderMan
- Non-Commercial RenderManFree
- Commercial maintenance$250 a year
- Commercial RenderMan$595, paid once
In their own words
EQUINOX-3D
EQUINOX-3D has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
RenderMan
RenderMan is Pixar’s production rendering software for visual effects and animation, available for Linux, macOS, and Windows. Its physically based tools include multi-bounce ray-traced global illumination and ray-traced subsurface scattering. RenderMan 27 adds XPU, a hybrid CPU/GPU renderer with multi-GPU support, and a machine-learning denoiser developed with Disney Research and trained on Disney and Pixar data. The Stylized Looks toolset supports approaches such as illustration and anime. Bridge tools connect it with Maya, Houdini, Solaris, Katana, and Blender, while supported standards include Alembic, OpenColorIO, OpenEXR, OpenVDB, OSL, and USD.
RenderMan requires an AVX-capable processor. XPU and the OptiX denoiser also need an Nvidia Pascal-or-newer GPU; XPU requires at least 12 GB of VRAM. Non-commercial use is free but limited to the latest version and excludes Stylized Looks. Commercial licenses are $595 per licence once; maintenance is $250 a year.