3D & CAD · head to head
V-Ray vs Dubsado
The short version
- Each has a real cost: V-Ray licences are subscription only with no perpetual option listed for any product; Dubsado automated workflows, scheduling and public proposals all require the Premier plan at $525 a year
- They diverge on capability: V-Ray covers Ray tracing, Dubsado covers Scheduler.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which V-Ray and Dubsado 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 V-Ray
- Ray tracing
- Global illumination
- GPU rendering
- CPU rendering
- Materials
- Lighting
- VR output
- Scene intelligence
Only in Dubsado
- Scheduler
- CRM
- Invoicing
- Contracts
- Automation workflows
- Google Calendar
- Outlook
- QuickBooks
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
V-Ray
- Photorealistic rendering for architecture and product visualisationnot Dubsado
- Real time and ray traced rendering inside CAD and 3D applicationsnot Dubsado
Dubsado
- Client management and project workflows for freelancers and studiosnot V-Ray
- Sending proposals, contracts and invoices with automated follow upnot V-Ray
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
V-Ray
- Licences are subscription only with no perpetual option listed for any product
- Subscription terms renew automatically
- Cloud rendering runs on separately purchased credits, with the Pro tier at $25.30 a month for 1,000
- Enterprise pricing requires contacting sales
Dubsado
- Automated workflows, scheduling and public proposals all require the Premier plan at $525 a year
- The Starter plan allows a single lead capture form
- Zapier and bookkeeping integrations are excluded from Starter
- Additional brands are $10 a month each
- Only 3 users are included, with 4 to 10 costing $25 a month and 21 to 30 costing $60
Pricing, plan by plan
V-Ray
$29/month- V-Ray Solo$60/month
- 1 workstation
- 5 render nodes
- V-Ray Premium$80/month
- Multiple apps
- Cloud credits
Dubsado
$20/month- Starter$20/month
- 3 clients
- Core features
- Scheduler
- Premier$40/month
- Unlimited clients
- All features
- Automation
Which should you pick?
Choose V-Ray if
- You need ray tracing.
- You work on Windows, MacOS, Linux.
- You also want global illumination.
Questions people ask
- Is V-Ray or Dubsado better?
- Neither clearly leads. V-Ray starts at $29/month and Dubsado at $20/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, V-Ray or Dubsado?
- V-Ray starts at $29/month and Dubsado at $20/month.
- Does V-Ray or Dubsado run on more platforms?
- V-Ray runs on Windows, MacOS, Linux. Dubsado runs on Web.
- What is V-Ray best used for?
- V-Ray is most often used for photorealistic rendering for architecture and product visualisation, real time and ray traced rendering inside cad and 3d applications. Of those, photorealistic rendering for architecture and product visualisation and real time and ray traced rendering inside cad and 3d applications are not what Dubsado is typically brought in for.
- What can V-Ray do that Dubsado cannot?
- V-Ray covers Ray tracing, Global illumination, GPU rendering, CPU rendering. Dubsado covers Scheduler, CRM, Invoicing, Contracts.
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