Rhino 3D vs Spline

Rhino 3D is desktop software for Windows and macOS with listed capabilities for parametric modeling, animation, rendering, and 3D print export. The commercial Rhino 8 single concurrent-user license is listed at $995 a month, billed as a permanent license that does not expire. Licenses for 10 and 50 concurrent users are listed at $9,950 a month and $49,750 a month, respectively, also as permanent licenses. Student or faculty and school options are listed, with educational-status or school-licensing requirements. Commercial and student or faculty upgrade options are available, though evaluation versions cannot be upgraded. A free evaluation license costs nothing and lasts 90 days; saving and plugins stop working after that period. The listing describes Rhino 3D as paid while also indicating a free plan and free trial. Its maker is listed as founded in 1980 and based in Seattle, Washington, USA.

Spline is a 3D design platform with sculpting, animation, parametric modeling, real-time rendering, AI editing, motion, and a built-in render engine. It can export 3D-print files and ship experiences to the web, Apple, and Android. Integrations include Webflow, Framer, Wix Studio, HTML/JS, React, Next.js, Swift, and Kotlin. The free plan costs $0.00 per month and includes limited personal files, unlimited viewers, watermarked web exports, and Spline Library access. Paid plans add export and higher-resolution options. Hobby costs $15.00 per month billed annually with 2,000 monthly credits; Pro costs $30.00 per month billed annually with 3,000 credits; and Max costs $70.00 per month billed annually with 10,000 credits. Enterprise has custom pricing and can provide private teams, centralized licensing and billing, SAML Single Sign-On, code and self-hosted exports, priority support, onboarding, and training. Enterprise customers can request a trial. Spline lists ISO 27001 and SOC 2 compliance.