KitBash3D vs Quaternius

Cargo is KitBash3D’s desktop 3D asset manager, providing access to the KitBash3D and Greyscalegorilla libraries. Assets include textured models, game-ready assets, props, vehicles, and materials. Text search, image search, similar-item discovery, and random selection help users browse, while one-click import sends assets into supported 3D applications and prepares geometry and materials for the scene. Cargo 3.0 uses a USD schema for asset standardization and MaterialX for material workflows. Supported applications include Blender, Unreal Engine, Cinema 4D, Maya, Houdini, and 3ds Max, with versions and renderers varying by application. Cargo runs on Windows and macOS; listed Mac requirements specify Apple Silicon and macOS 11 Big Sur or later. Minimum requirements include 32 GB RAM, a 6-core CPU, and 15 GB of disk space per Kit; Windows also requires an 8 GB VRAM GPU. The app can be used without a subscription and includes 100+ free assets. Paid library access starts at $59 a year, billed $708 billed yearly.

Quaternius is a web catalog of game assets for personal, educational, and commercial projects. Its asset types include 3D models, animations, textures, source files, characters, environments, props, weapons, vehicles, and game kits, with packs covering characters, nature, animated assets, buildings, and vehicles. The QAL license is perpetual and royalty-free, allowing users to use, modify, and incorporate assets without attribution. It does not allow the assets themselves to be resold or redistributed as standalone files, packs, stock files, or templates. The Ultimate Animated Animal Pack contains 12 animals, each with more than 12 unique animations, in FBX, OBJ, glTF, and Blend formats. Models can be edited in Blender, and textures commonly use atlases. Free downloads cost nothing; paid Patreon tiers start at $10 a month.