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Mudbox vs Toon Boom Harmony

Mudbox logo

Mudbox

Software

Digital painting and sculpting software

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Toon Boom Harmony logo

Toon Boom Harmony

Software

Creating worlds of Animation

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

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); Toon Boom Harmony licensing is subscription only across Essentials, Advanced and Premium tiers, with no perpetual license option offered on the pricing page

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Mudbox and Toon Boom Harmony actually diverge.

Attributes where Mudbox and Toon Boom Harmony differ
AttributeMudboxToon Boom Harmony
Starting price$29/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionone-time
PlatformsWindows, MacOS, LinuxWeb
Founded1982Unknown

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

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 Toon Boom Harmony

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 Toon Boom Harmony
  • Texture creationnot Toon Boom Harmony
  • Asset detailingnot Toon Boom Harmony

Toon Boom Harmony

No use cases recorded yet. See the Toon Boom Harmony 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)

Toon Boom Harmony

  • Licensing is subscription only across Essentials, Advanced and Premium tiers, with no perpetual license option offered on the pricing page
  • Access beyond the 14 day free trial requires purchasing a subscription through the shop

Pricing, plan by plan

Mudbox

$29/month
  • Mudbox$85/month
    • Full sculpting
    • Texture painting
  • M&E Collection$2390/month
    • Mudbox + Maya + 3ds Max + more

Toon Boom Harmony

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Toon Boom Harmony review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Mudbox if

  • You need digital sculpting.
  • You work on Windows, MacOS, Linux.
  • You also want texture painting.
Mudbox review

Choose Toon Boom Harmony if

Nothing in the data separates Toon Boom Harmony from Mudbox on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Toon Boom Harmony review

Questions people ask

Is Mudbox or Toon Boom Harmony better?
Neither clearly leads. Mudbox starts at $29/month and Toon Boom Harmony at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Mudbox or Toon Boom Harmony?
Mudbox starts at $29/month and Toon Boom Harmony at On request.
Does Mudbox or Toon Boom Harmony run on more platforms?
Mudbox runs on Windows, MacOS, Linux. Toon Boom Harmony 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 Toon Boom Harmony is typically brought in for.
What can Mudbox do that Toon Boom Harmony cannot?
Mudbox covers Digital sculpting, Texture painting, Retopology, PTEX support.
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