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32 products matching your filters. Each one described on the same fields, so two tools can be read against each other rather than against their own marketing.

Showing 1–24 of 32

  • 3D-Coat logo

    3D-Coat

    Digital sculpting for game artists

    From $29/mo
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux

    4 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • Arnold logo

    Arnold

    Advanced Monte Carlo ray tracing renderer

    From $29/mo
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux

    4 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • Bambu Studio logo

    Bambu Studio

    Free slicer for Bambu Lab 3D printers, funded entirely by hardware sales

    Free
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux
    6 integrations

    3 alternatives · 4 questions answered

  • BricsCAD logo

    BricsCAD

    DWG-based CAD platform

    From $29/mo
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux

    4 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • CloudCompare logo

    CloudCompare

    Open source point cloud comparison and processing maintained largely by one person in their spare time

    Free
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux
    6 integrations

    3 alternatives · 4 questions answered

  • COMSOL Multiphysics logo

    COMSOL Multiphysics

    Finite element simulation built around coupling physics, with add-on modules licensed separately

    Pricing on request
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • macOS
    6 integrations

    4 alternatives · 4 questions answered

  • Corona Renderer logo

    Corona Renderer

    Modern high-performance rendering

    Free plan, then $225/mo
    • Windows
    • macOS

    4 alternatives · 4 questions answered

  • DraftSight logo

    DraftSight

    Professional 2D CAD drafting

    From $29/mo
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux

    4 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • Enscape logo

    Enscape

    Real-time rendering plugin

    From $85/mo
    • Windows
    • macOS
    6 integrations

    4 alternatives · 6 questions answered

  • FreeCAD logo

    FreeCAD

    Open-source parametric 3D CAD modeler

    Free
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux

    4 alternatives · 2 questions answered

  • Houdini logo

    Houdini

    Procedural 3D animation and VFX

    Free plan, then $29/mo
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux

    4 alternatives · 4 questions answered

  • KiCad logo

    KiCad

    Free open source schematic capture and PCB layout with no seat, board size or layer limits

    Free
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux
    5 integrations

    2 alternatives · 4 questions answered

  • LightWave 3D logo

    LightWave 3D

    Complete 3D production suite

    From $999 one-off
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux

    5 alternatives · 4 questions answered

  • Mari logo

    Mari

    3D painting for film and games

    Free plan, then $86/mo
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux

    4 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • Modo logo

    Modo

    Creative 3D modeling and rendering

    From $29/mo
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux

    4 alternatives · 5 limitations documented

  • MoI (Moment of Inspiration) logo

    MoI (Moment of Inspiration)

    NURBS modeller bought once, built for designers rather than engineers

    Pricing not published
    • Windows
    • macOS
    5 integrations

    3 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • Mudbox logo

    Mudbox

    Digital painting and sculpting software

    From $29/mo
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux

    4 alternatives · 2 questions answered

  • Octane Render logo

    Octane Render

    GPU-accelerated unbiased rendering

    From $29/mo
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux

    4 alternatives · 2 questions answered

  • OpenSCAD logo

    OpenSCAD

    The programmers solid 3D CAD modeler

    Pricing not published
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux
    • +1

    4 alternatives · 1 question answered

  • Plasticity logo

    Plasticity

    CAD for artists

    Pricing not published
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux

    3 alternatives · 5 questions answered

  • PrusaSlicer logo

    PrusaSlicer

    Feature-rich 3D printing slicer

    Pricing not published
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux

    4 alternatives · 1 question answered

  • Redshift logo

    Redshift

    World's first fully GPU-accelerated biased renderer

    From $29/mo
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux

    4 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • Rhino 3D logo

    Rhino 3D

    3D computer graphics and CAD application

    Free
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • iOS

    3 questions answered · 3 limitations documented

  • Shapr3D logo

    Shapr3D

    CAD software for iPad and Mac

    Free plan, then $299/yr
    • iOS
    • macOS
    • Windows

    4 alternatives · 4 questions answered

Head to head

CAD tools, compared

Pairings from this slice of the directory, each one checked by two reviewers who agreed a buyer would weigh the two against each other.

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Where does this data come from?

Pricing, platforms and feature lists are taken from each vendor's own pages. Limitations, answered questions and alternatives are researched separately and carry a source URL on the page that states them. Every product is described on the same fields, so two tools can be read against each other rather than against their own marketing.

Why are there no star ratings?

Because we did not collect any. Softwr hosts no reviews, and a rating aggregated from somewhere else is not ours to publish as though it were an assessment we made. What is shown instead is what a tool costs, where it runs, and what it is concretely bad at.

How are alternatives chosen?

A researcher proposes them, then two independent reviewers judge one question each: would a buyer evaluating this product seriously consider that one instead. 225 of 1,841 candidates failed and were deleted, including a font inspector matched to a dark mode extension. Only pairings that survived both rounds are published.

Do vendors pay to appear here?

Not to be listed. A vendor can buy a place in the results on the home page, on a category listing or on the catalogue, and where they do the result carries a Sponsored label. Everything not carrying that label is ordered on the same criteria as everything else, and a paid place never changes where an unpaid one lands: the editorial order flows around it. Where a link earns a commission that is disclosed on the page carrying it.

How current is it?

Prices and plan limits move without notice, so treat anything with a number on it as a starting point and check the vendor before you buy. Where a claim could go stale it carries the source it came from, which is the fastest way to tell.