Blender

Blender

Blender Foundation
Unreal Engine

Unreal Engine

Epic Games
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About

Blender is the free and open source 3D creation suite. It supports the entirety of the 3D pipeline—modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing and motion tracking, video editing and 2D animation pipeline. Cycles is Blender’s built-in powerful unbiased path-tracer engine that offers stunning ultra-realistic rendering. Blender’s comprehensive array of modeling tools make creating, transforming and editing your models a breeze. VFX professionals say: “Probably the best tracker in the market”. Blender includes production ready camera and object tracking. Allowing you to import raw footage, track the footage, mask areas and see the camera movements live in your 3D scene. Eliminating the need to switch between programs. Thanks to the high quality rigging and animation tools, Blender is being used for numerous short films, advertisements, TV series and feature films now.

About

The world’s most open and advanced real-time 3D creation tool. With Unreal Engine, you can bring amazing real-time experiences to life using the world’s most advanced real-time 3D creation tool. From first projects to the most demanding challenges, our free and accessible resources and inspirational community empower everyone to realize their ambitions. With over 160 hours of free online learning content, an extensive library of webinars, and options for instructor-led training, we have a way to learn that's right for you. Unreal creators are the true power behind Unreal Engine. Be part of a community that builds cutting-edge experiences, and supports each other along the way. Explore comprehensive reference documentation, instructional guides, community-based support, and options for dedicated professional support.

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Audience

Creators, 3D modelers, artists, animators, and more

Audience

Game developers in need of a powerful VR Game Engine solution

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

API

Offers API

API

Offers API

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

No information available.
Free Version
Free Trial

Pricing

No information available.
Free Version
Free Trial

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.3 / 5
ease 3.4 / 5
features 4.4 / 5
design 4.3 / 5
support 4.1 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.8 / 5
ease 5.0 / 5
features 4.8 / 5
design 5.0 / 5
support 5.0 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • More than only 3D modelling Tools. Can also do Video Editing. Fluid and particle Simulation. 3D Printing. Architectural Design. Support many file formats. Great Texture Painting. Python Programming.
  • Great Marketing, No, excellent marketing. Wait, overwhelming marketing. Damn they expect a lot of Pros. Not sure why they assume that.
  • In this software you can do complete 3D work, rendering, video editing, sculpting, game design and more. In modeling and UV mapping node base support is really good in Blender. There are lot of keyboard shortcuts which help to speed up your work. Best realistic renderer as compared with other alternative software. There are lot of features which I've never seen in other alternative software, like Blender can create a 3D model automatically only by picture.
  • It offers excellent three-dimensional development and animation. It has lots of video tutorials to makes learning easy. The functions are well placed and easy to understand it's options.
  • Free & Open source Customizable interface 3D modelling and rendering Works great for building animations Simulation tools Inbuilt video editor Integration with many pipeline tools Great community Powerful API

Cons

  • Difficult to learn. Confusing UI for beginners. No parametric modelling Not suitable for 3D modelling of mechanical parts.
  • No, I need to be fair. Reading through their marketing articles and all the …’Consigned’ reviews (hey, watch your mouth, I didn’t say ‘Paid/), I was captivated. I ran off and downloaded Blender. Why? because I downloaded the latest version before and when Trying to install it I was told it can’t be installed on my current hardware. Nice one. Blender just wasted my data. Thank you Blender, for not telling me upfront. BTW, will Blender give me the money to buy a new Mac so I can use their latest version? Hey, we have to keep the economy going, right? But, fair is fair. I went to search for an older version and I found one, latest possible for my OS, the Blender 282a. Yay. Then came another hit. Trying to open it (After having it installed, of course (I know I have to mention this because Big Tech Gurus don’t know common sense), I got told that Blender was damaged and that I should move it to the BIN. Guess what? I did! But fair is fair, right? I gave it another go, I installed it once more and now could open it. Funny how Intelligent Tech doesn’t work. Right, but now I got another intelligent Tech Work not working. Can’t ‘Render’. I’ll stop here because otherwise I go on forever and that is enough to decide to DUMP Blender, for good. Enough time wasted on this piece of crap.
  • Every thing is great in Blender. There are no cons yet.
  • Its a time taking tool but gives your excellent animations.
  • For a free software, there is hardly any con that i can mention.

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • High quality render & good performance too! I work on making 3d software, real time visualisation software, PC VR, standalone VR apps, archviz, advertisement, motion graphics, casual games, AAA games, marketing apps, animation videos & more!
  • This software is the easiest, cheapest option for anyone looking to build a game. It has assets that are necessary to build your game you can buy more stuff.
  • Good community and people to talk to who help in solving your problem. Best application to create games for developers.
  • - Unreal Engine literally enables to expand your ambitions while thinking about a game or any visual aspect for that matter. It has enough power to make even your wildest imaginations materialize on the screen.
  • Most people probably know of Unreal Engine thanks to big name games that have been built with it, and for good reason too. But did you know you can use it for physics simulations too? Pleasantly surprised my research group was able to use this to help simulate autonomous drone flight paths.

Cons

  • XR development support is not that wide!
  • I have no issues with this software. It works perfectly for what it needs to do.
  • It has a visual scripting feature which helps a lot to build a game.
  • - Unreal Engine, unlike Unity, is not at all beginner-friendly, it is for experienced pros with high ambitions. - It requires a lot of good equipment to run properly. It's not for old computers.
  • It's a big download, and the graphics requirements are high, ideally you have a computer with plenty of processing power.

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Company Information

Blender Foundation
Founded: 1994
www.blender.org

Company Information

Epic Games
United States
www.unrealengine.com

Alternatives

Roux

Roux

Scandy

Alternatives

O3DE

O3DE

The Linux Foundation
Scandy Pro

Scandy Pro

Scandy
Cinema 4D

Cinema 4D

Maxon
Maya LT

Maya LT

Autodesk
Character Creator

Character Creator

Reallusion

Categories

Categories

Game Development Features

2D
3D
Analytics
Animation
Asset Management
Drag & Drop
eCommerce
IT Asset Management
Network Management
Physics
Player Management
Prototyping
Virtual Reality

Video Editing Features

3D Video Editing
Audio Tools
Brand Overlay
Collaboration
Media Library
Social Sharing
Speed Adjustment
Split / Merge
Supports HD Resolution
Text Overlay
Video Capture
Video Stabilization

Game Development Features

2D
3D
Analytics
Animation
Asset Management
Drag & Drop
eCommerce
IT Asset Management
Network Management
Physics
Player Management
Prototyping
Virtual Reality

Integrations

AWS Deadline Cloud
AccuRIG
Avaturn
Avoyd
Cartwheel
Character Creator
Daz 3D
Fox Renderfarm
Genaimo
GridMarkets
OctaneRender
PlantFactory
Poliigon
Rokoko
Spark Cloud Studio
Union Avatars
V-Ray
iClone
iRender
metropoly

Integrations

AWS Deadline Cloud
AccuRIG
Avaturn
Avoyd
Cartwheel
Character Creator
Daz 3D
Fox Renderfarm
Genaimo
GridMarkets
OctaneRender
PlantFactory
Poliigon
Rokoko
Spark Cloud Studio
Union Avatars
V-Ray
iClone
iRender
metropoly
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