3D & CAD · head to head
Mudbox vs Fulcrum
Fulcrum
Manufacturing
Field operations management for installing, inspecting and maintaining physical work
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Mudbox a Mudbox subscription license may be installed on up to 3 computers (Internet Archive capture, 12 November 2023); Fulcrum requires a minimum of five user licenses per organization
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Mudbox and Fulcrum actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Mudbox
- Digital sculpting
- Texture painting
- Retopology
- PTEX support
- Layer system
- Stencils
- Stamps
- GPU tessellation
Only in Fulcrum
Nothing recorded that Mudbox does not also cover.
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Mudbox
- Character sculptingnot Fulcrum
- Texture creationnot Fulcrum
- Asset detailingnot Fulcrum
Fulcrum
No use cases recorded yet. See the Fulcrum review.
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Mudbox
- A Mudbox subscription license may be installed on up to 3 computers (Internet Archive capture, 12 November 2023)
- Sold as monthly, annual or 3-year subscription terms with no perpetual license option offered on the pricing page (Internet Archive capture, 12 November 2023)
Fulcrum
- Requires a minimum of five user licenses per organization
- Monthly billing is only available during a customer's first 12 months, after which annual billing applies
Pricing, plan by plan
Mudbox
$29/month- Mudbox$85/month
- Full sculpting
- Texture painting
- M&E Collection$2390/month
- Mudbox + Maya + 3ds Max + more
Fulcrum
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Fulcrum review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Mudbox if
- You need digital sculpting.
- You work on Windows, MacOS, Linux.
- You also want texture painting.
Choose Fulcrum if
Nothing in the data separates Fulcrum from Mudbox on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Questions people ask
- Is Mudbox or Fulcrum better?
- Neither clearly leads. Mudbox starts at $29/month and Fulcrum at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Mudbox or Fulcrum?
- Mudbox starts at $29/month and Fulcrum at On request.
- Does Mudbox or Fulcrum run on more platforms?
- Mudbox runs on Windows, MacOS, Linux. Fulcrum runs on Web.
- What is Mudbox best used for?
- Mudbox is most often used for character sculpting, texture creation, asset detailing. Of those, character sculpting and texture creation are not what Fulcrum is typically brought in for.
- What can Mudbox do that Fulcrum cannot?
- Mudbox covers Digital sculpting, Texture painting, Retopology, PTEX support.
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