Software · head to head
KeyShot vs Lumion
The short version
- Each has a real cost: KeyShot professional plan costs £108.25/month per user; total cost for small teams can be substantial; Lumion enterprise tier is priced by quote only, labelled Let's talk in the vendor's own pricing data, alongside otherwise self-serve tiers with published dollar and pound figures
- They diverge on capability: KeyShot covers Ray tracing, Lumion covers Content library.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which KeyShot and Lumion actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Windows), 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 KeyShot
- Ray tracing
- Animation
- Material library
- HDR lighting
- VR output
- GPU rendering
- Denoising
- SolidWorks
Only in Lumion
- Content library
- Effects
- Video animation
- VR export
- LiveSync
- Revit
- ArchiCAD
- Vectorworks
Both cover
- Real-time rendering
- Rhino
- SketchUp
- Windows support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
KeyShot
- Product rendering and visualisationnot Lumion
- Real-time ray tracing for design reviewnot Lumion
- 3D animation and motion graphicsnot Lumion
- Interactive 3D product presentationsnot Lumion
Lumion
- Architectural visualizationnot KeyShot
- Client presentationsnot KeyShot
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
KeyShot
- Professional plan costs £108.25/month per user; total cost for small teams can be substantial
- 3-year commitment reduces to £3,897 per user, but locks in pricing for extended period
- Network Rendering, Studio VR, and Cloud Rendering are paid add-ons (£29-£99/month additional)
- No clear platform support information; likely Windows-only based on CAD tool integrations
Lumion
- Enterprise tier is priced by quote only, labelled Let's talk in the vendor's own pricing data, alongside otherwise self-serve tiers with published dollar and pound figures
Pricing, plan by plan
KeyShot
$108.25/monthNo published plan breakdown. See the KeyShot review.
Lumion
$29/month- Standard$1499/month
- Core features
- Pro$2999/month
- Full features
- More content
Which should you pick?
Questions people ask
- Is KeyShot or Lumion better?
- Neither clearly leads. KeyShot starts at $108.25/month and Lumion at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, KeyShot or Lumion?
- KeyShot starts at $108.25/month and Lumion at $29/month.
- Does KeyShot or Lumion run on more platforms?
- Both run on Windows, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is KeyShot best used for?
- KeyShot is most often used for product rendering and visualisation, real-time ray tracing for design review, 3d animation and motion graphics, interactive 3d product presentations. Of those, product rendering and visualisation and real-time ray tracing for design review are not what Lumion is typically brought in for.
- What can KeyShot do that Lumion cannot?
- KeyShot covers Ray tracing, Animation, Material library, HDR lighting. Lumion covers Content library, Effects, Video animation, VR export. Both handle Real-time rendering, Rhino, SketchUp, Windows support.