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Redshift
World's first fully GPU-accelerated biased renderer
As of 30 August 2026, Redshift starts at $29/month. Redshift is a powerful GPU-accelerated renderer supporting biased rendering techniques for fast, production-quality results. Softwr lists it under CAD. Redshift is made by Maxon, launched in 2014, available on Windows, macOS, Linux.
Overview
What Redshift does
Redshift is a powerful GPU-accelerated renderer supporting biased rendering techniques for fast, production-quality results.
What people use it for
- 3D rendering and visualization
- GPU-accelerated ray tracing
- Multi-GPU rendering up to 8 GPUs per machine
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Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Redshift.
- No specific pricing amounts published on product page
- Only 14-day free trial duration mentioned; no longer-term free tier
- Must contact sales team for subscription cost details
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Pricing
What Redshift costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Redshift
$45 /mo
- Full GPU rendering
Maxon One
$149.91 /mo
- Redshift + C4D + ZBrush
Capabilities
Features
GPU rendering
Out-of-core rendering
Proxy system
AOVs
Motion blur
Production shading
Maya
Integration with Maya
3ds Max
Integration with 3ds Max
Cinema 4D
Integration with Cinema 4D
Houdini
Integration with Houdini
Blender
Integration with Blender
Maxon account
Maxon account security feature
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Questions people ask
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What is included with a Redshift subscription?
Redshift Subscription includes all integration plugins and capability for multiple instances up to 8 GPUs on a single computer. Specific features beyond rendering engine not detailed in public pricing documentation.
SourceHow long is the Redshift trial period?
Redshift offers a 14-day free trial for users to evaluate the software before purchase commitment.
SourceWhere can I find Redshift pricing details?
Specific pricing is available through Redshift store access or by contacting the sales team directly. Pricing amounts are not listed on the public product page.
SourceBehind it
Who makes Redshift
- Company
- Maxon
- Based in
- Newport Beach, CA
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Compare Redshift with
- V-Ray
- KeyShot
- FreeCAD
- Enscape
- Octane Render
- Arnold
- Modo
- Lumion
- D5 Render
- LightWave 3D
- Ultimaker Cura
- Bentley iTwin Capture Modeler
- Carlson Software
- CATIA
- Corona Renderer
- Mudbox
- D5 Render
- Corona Renderer
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