FaceGen vs Reallusion Character Creator
FaceGen
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| Figure | FaceGen | Reallusion Character Creator |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $33.25/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 6 | 8 |
| Spec score · 3D Avatar Software | 8.1 (#11) | 8.2 (#9) |
| Headquarters | Singular Inversions Inc. lists its address in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Silicon Valley, United States |
| Integrations | Modeller's manual describes importing exported DAE files into Blender and FBX files into Unity. | Listed integrations include GoZ for ZBrush, CC Tools for Blender, AutoSetup for Unreal Engine and Unity, Substance Painter, Marvelous Designer, Marmoset Toolbag, Autodesk Maya and 3ds Max, and NVIDIA Omniverse USD workflow. |
| Purpose | FaceGen creates realistic 3D human faces from photos, 3D scan data, or random generation. | Character Creator generates, imports, and customizes stylized or realistic 3D character assets for use in animation and other 3D tools. |
| Support | Support is offered by email and a Google discussion group, with manuals and an FAQ available. | The company directs customers with technical or workflow questions to Customer Service and offers a Feedback Tracker for product suggestions and bug reports. |
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
Reallusion Character Creator
- CC5 Standard$299 a month
- CC5 Deluxe$479 a month
- Character Creator 5$299, paid once
- Character Creator 5 Standard$299, paid once
- Character Creator 365 Pro$399 a year
- Character Creator 5 Deluxe$479, paid once
- Character Creator 5 Deluxe$479, paid once
- Character Creator 365 StandardPrice not published
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.
Reallusion Character Creator
Reallusion Character Creator has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.