# Blender vs Maxon Cinema 4D

| Attribute | Blender | Maxon Cinema 4D |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 76.5 (26% (low)) | 6.6 (15% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | - |
| description.long | Blender is a feature-complete suite for digital artists to create 3D models, animations, visual effects, and rendered imagery. It runs locally on user machines across multiple platforms and includes advanced tools like Cycles rendering, Geometry Nodes, and Grease Pencil, with no licensing restrictions. | A comprehensive 3D software platform combining modeling, animation, simulation, and rendering capabilities. Designed for motion designers, 3D artists, visual designers, VFX professionals, and architectural visualization specialists across film, television, advertising, gaming, and product design industries. |
| integrations.count | 22 | 4 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"PNG"},{"name":"JPEG"},{"name":"WebP"},{"name":"OpenEXR"},{"name":"H.264"},{"name":"H.265"},{"name":"WebM"},{"name":"VP9"},{"name":"glTF"},{"name":"Alembic"},{"name":"USD"},{"name":"OBJ"},{"name":"PLY"},{"name":"STL"},{"name":"FBX"},{"name":"SVG"},{"name":"PDF"},{"name":"COLLADA"},{"name":"Matroska"},{"name":"AVI"},{"name":"QuickTime"},{"name":"MPEG-4"}]` | `[{"name":"After Effects"},{"name":"Redshift"},{"name":"Cineware for Unreal"},{"name":"Cineware for Adobe Illustrator"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"NL","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"DE","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | - |
| pricing | `{"type":"free","summary":"Completely free and open source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.blender.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T12:18:33.834Z"}` | `{"type":"subscription","sourceUrl":"https://www.maxon.net/cinema-4d","retrievedAt":"2026-08-17T21:33:51.152Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | free | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | unknown |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |

## Capabilities (3d Modeling)

| Capability | Blender | Maxon Cinema 4D |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Deployment model | - | - |
| Polygonal box mesh modeling | - | - |
| Digital clay brush sculpting | - | - |
| Procedural node based generation | - | - |
| Skeletal rigging and inverse kinematics ik | - | - |
| Nurbs and spline based modeling | - | - |
| Uv mapping and texture unwrapping | - | - |
| Native CPU GPU raytraced render engine | - | - |
| Game engine export fbx obj gltf | - | - |
| Motion graphics and cloner effectors | - | - |
| SOC2 type ii | - | - |
| ISO 27001 | - | - |
| Pricing model | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T14:46:26.082Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*