Strata Design 3D CX 8 vs ZBrush
Strata Design 3D CX 8
strata.com
ZBrush
maxon.netSide by side
| Figure | Strata Design 3D CX 8 | ZBrush |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $19.95/mo | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 10 | 7 |
| Spec score · 3D modeling software | 8.3 (#47) | 9.3 (#2) |
| Founded | 1988 | 1986 |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Headquarters | Santa Clara, Utah, United States | Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany |
| Rendering | The product includes Intel Embree raycasting, which Strata says can improve rendering speed by up to 800%. | Desktop includes advanced BPR rendering, render passes, raytraced ambient occlusion and a ZBrush-to-KeyShot bridge. |
| System requirements | The CX 8 page specifies macOS from Mojave (10.14) or later, including Intel and Apple Silicon, and 64-bit Windows 10 or later; both require 8 GB RAM and 5 GB disk space. | Minimum Windows requirements include 64-bit Windows 10 or 11, 4 GB RAM, 8 GB disk space, OpenGL 3.3 and Vulkan 1.1 support. |
| Trial | Strata offers a 15-day free trial for Mac and PC with core modeling, texturing, lighting, rendering, and animation tools. | Maxon offers a 14-day trial through the Maxon App, including ZBrush and the full Maxon One suite. |
Plans
Strata Design 3D CX 8
- Mac Subscription$19.95 a month
- PC Subscription$19.95 a month
- Dual Platform Subscription$29.95 a month
- Mac Standard License$595 a month
- PC Standard License$595 a month
- Dual Platform Standard License$849 a month
- Design 3D CX 8 Mac x64 subscription, 1 seat$19.95 a month
- Design 3D CX 8 PC subscription, 1 seat$19.95 a month
- Design 3D CX 8 Mac x64 standard license, 1 seat$595, paid once
- Design 3D CX 8 PC standard license, 1 seat$595, paid once
ZBrush
- ZBrush for iPad Free PlanFree
- ZBrush for iPad SubscriptionPrice not published
- ZBrush for iPad SubscriptionPriced on request
- ZBrush DesktopPrice not published
- ZBrush DesktopPriced on request
- ZBrush for iPad$33.25 a month
- ZBrush$399 a year
In their own words
Strata Design 3D CX 8
Strata Design 3D CX 8 has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
ZBrush
ZBrush is a 3D sculpting and modeling application with desktop and iPad offerings. Its listed tools include sculpting, parametric modeling, animation, rendering and 3D print export. Desktop is listed for Windows and macOS, while a separate supported-platform list also includes Linux. The desktop plan includes ZBrush for iPad and advanced sculpting, modeling, rendering and export tools. Rendering is described as hybrid, with GPU and animation rendering and denoising. Listed workload areas include CPU and GPU rendering, ray tracing, shader execution and geometry processing. Other listed capabilities include rotoscoping, 3D camera tracking, custom test profiles and CLI or automation support. The listed result export formats are none documented, and results are not saved as a file. Headquarters are listed as both Bad Homburg vor der Höhe and Friedrichsdorf, Germany; the maker is listed as founded in 1986.