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Mudbox vs Vyond

Mudbox logo

Mudbox

Software

Digital painting and sculpting software

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Vyond logo

Vyond

Software

Real value, real results

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); Vyond starter plan at $699 per year caps monthly video downloads at 100 and max video duration at 25 minutes

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Mudbox and Vyond actually diverge.

Attributes where Mudbox and Vyond differ
AttributeMudboxVyond
Starting price$29/monthOn request
PlatformsWindows, MacOS, LinuxWeb
Founded1982Unknown

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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 Vyond

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 Vyond
  • Texture creationnot Vyond
  • Asset detailingnot Vyond

Vyond

No use cases recorded yet. See the Vyond 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)

Vyond

  • Starter plan at $699 per year caps monthly video downloads at 100 and max video duration at 25 minutes
  • Annual billing is required to reach the listed monthly rates ($58 to $167 per month)
  • Even the Agency tier caps monthly AI credits per user at 400,000 rather than being unlimited

Pricing, plan by plan

Mudbox

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

Vyond

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Vyond 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 Vyond if

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

Vyond review

Questions people ask

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