Indigo Renderer vs OctaneRender
Indigo Renderer
indigorenderer.com
OctaneRender
otoy.comSide by side
| Figure | Indigo Renderer | OctaneRender |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | €1.67/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · 3D Rendering Software | 8.0 (#15) | 8.1 (#12) |
| Founded | 2008 | 2008 |
| Rendering | The renderer supports CPU and multi-GPU rendering using OpenCL on Windows, macOS and Linux. | It supports physically based spectral light transport, multiple GPUs, network rendering, volume rendering, and out-of-core textures. |
| Support | The maker provides support by email and asks users to include their Indigo and exporter versions and computer details when possible. | OTOY provides product manuals and support through its help site, and recommends trying the demo to check hardware compatibility before subscribing. |
| What it does | Indigo is an unbiased renderer that simulates the physics of light to create photorealistic images from 3D scenes and models. | OctaneRender is a GPU render engine described by OTOY as unbiased and spectrally correct. |
Plans
OctaneRender
- OctaneRender Studio+ (Annual)€19.99 a year
- OctaneRender Studio+ (Monthly)€23.95 a month
In their own words
Indigo Renderer
Indigo Renderer has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
OctaneRender
OctaneRender is a GPU render engine that OTOY describes as unbiased and spectrally correct. It supports physically based spectral light transport, multiple GPUs, network and volume rendering, and out-of-core textures. Its interactive viewport updates when scene settings change; OTOY says the on-screen view is the final render. Material features include Open Shading Language, procedural materials, complex PBR textures, toon shading, and the OctaneLive material database. OTOY lists more than 21 plugins, including Blender, Cinema 4D, Maya, Houdini, Nuke, and SketchUp, and the.ORBX format supports scene interchange between supported modeling tools. The free Prime tier permits personal and commercial use, with a one-GPU limit and no network rendering. Studio+ costs €19.99 a month billed yearly or €23.95 a month billed monthly, and has a default maximum of 10 render nodes. Windows and Linux require a CUDA 10-capable NVIDIA graphics card; Octane X 2023 and later requires Apple M1 or newer GPUs with macOS 14 or later.