FaceGen vs MB-Lab
FaceGen
facegen.comMB-Lab
github.comSide by side
| Figure | FaceGen | MB-Lab |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 6 | 1 |
| Spec score · 3D Avatar Software | 8.1 (#11) | 7.3 (#20) |
| Animation | Modeller includes more than 110 morph targets, including the Facial Action Coding System, and adapts expressions and accessories to each face. | It includes a fitted skeleton, inverse kinematics, BVH retargeting, and an expression mixer for facial animation. |
| Purpose | FaceGen creates realistic 3D human faces from photos, 3D scan data, or random generation. | MB-Lab is a free, open-source Blender add-on for creating humanoid characters. |
Plans
FaceGen
- FaceGen Artist DemoFree
- FaceGen Modeller DemoFree
- FaceGen Artist Pro$100, paid once
- FaceGen Modeller Core$300, paid once
- FaceGen Modeller Pro$900, paid once
- FaceGen Modeller Enterprise$2,900, paid once
In their own words
FaceGen
FaceGen creates 3D human faces from photos, 3D scan data or random generation. Its face controls cover more than 150 characteristics, including age, race, gender and caricature. Modeller includes over 110 morph targets, including Facial Action Coding System targets, and adjusts expressions and accessories for each face. It exports meshes in formats including DAE, FBX, 3DS, OBJ, XSI, WRL and STL, with optional expression morph targets. FaceGen Artist creates faces for Daz Studio Genesis meshes and lists support for Genesis 1, 2, 3, 8, 8.1 and 9. The software runs on Windows 7, 8, 10 and 11 with DirectX 11; macOS and Linux are unsupported. Modeller purchases are perpetual, one-time licenses for one concurrent user. Free demo editions are available. Paid plans include FaceGen Artist Pro at $100, paid once, Modeller Core at $300, paid once, Modeller Pro at $900, paid once and Modeller Enterprise at $2,900, paid once. Rendered images, video and physical sculptures may be distributed freely, while exported models retaining photo color details have restrictions.