Maxwell Render vs OctaneRender
Maxwell Render
maxwellrender.com
OctaneRender
otoy.comSide by side
| Figure | Maxwell Render | OctaneRender |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | €1.67/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 6 | 2 |
| Spec score · 3D Rendering Software | 7.9 (#17) | 8.1 (#12) |
| Headquarters | Madrid, Spain | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Security and privacy | The official site links privacy and data-protection policies and states that necessary cookies are essential for website security and do not store personal information. | OTOY's privacy policy says it uses reasonable organizational, technical, and administrative steps to protect personal information and cannot guarantee security absolutely. |
| Support | Commercial Maxwell products include free support, while the demo page says downloading the demo does not include technical or installation support. | OTOY provides product manuals and support through its help site, and recommends trying the demo to check hardware compatibility before subscribing. |
Plans
Maxwell Render
- Maxwell 5 Nodes — 5-node pack$245, paid once
- Maxwell 5 plugin — Nodelocked$595, paid once
- Maxwell 5 Studio — Nodelocked$595, paid once
- Maxwell 5 Studio — Floating$795, paid once
- Maxwell | Bundle — Nodelocked$845, paid once
- Maxwell | Bundle — Floating$995, paid once
OctaneRender
- OctaneRender Studio+ (Annual)€19.99 a year
- OctaneRender Studio+ (Monthly)€23.95 a month
In their own words
Maxwell Render
Maxwell Render 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.