PBRize vs Surface Labs

PBRize is a web tool for turning reference images into PBR texture maps for material-authoring workflows. Upload a photo, generate maps with adjustable settings, then download the results or preview them on 3D geometry. The product describes ten channels, including Base Color, Normal, Roughness, Height, and ambient occlusion. Materials can be previewed in real time on spheres, planes, or custom meshes, and each map has independent controls such as intensity, contrast, and blur. A one-click seamless mode is intended to preserve detail and structure while making a texture tile. Quality generation supports up to 8K, though the free plan is capped at 1K. The free plan includes 12 monthly usage units and 1 GB storage. Paid subscriptions start at $10 a month; one-time coin packs are also listed, with coins that never expire. Integrations are listed for Blender 4.2+, Unreal Engine 5.5+ with a C++ project, and Godot 4.3+ using GDScript. Unity is marked as coming soon. The editor can be tried without signup, and no credit card is required to start.

Surface Labs is a node-based application for building procedural textures and materials by connecting operations in a graph. Its node library includes generators, filters, blends, transforms, normals, channel operations, and math nodes. A GLSL editor supports custom nodes that compile to the native Rust engine; the maker says most nodes render in under 2 ms. Desktop authoring supports up to 8192 × 8192 in 32-bit float, while iPadOS and Android are capped at 4096 × 4096. A headless command-line tool can evaluate graphs and export textures for batch work and CI. The built-in MCP server lets compatible assistants inspect and edit projects, render nodes, and export textures. It is opt-in, binds to loopback, requires a generated token, and rejects non-local Origins, but file arguments can access files available to the user account rather than staying within a project directory. A portable project file bundles materials, subgraphs, images, fonts, a preview model, and export settings. Surface Labs is free while in early access; its iPad build is distributed through TestFlight, where builds expire on the usual 90-day cycle.