What users are saying about
GIMP vs OctaneRender
59 Ratings
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Attribute Ratings
- GIMP is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
GIMP
86%
9 Ratings
8.0
OctaneRender
80%
1 Rating
Usability
10.0
GIMP
100%
1 Rating
OctaneRender
N/A
0 Ratings
Support Rating
9.0
GIMP
90%
7 Ratings
OctaneRender
N/A
0 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
GIMP
GIMP is great for anyone ranging from personal use to a small business. But, if you are a large business and have a sufficient budget, I would recommend you to opt for an expensive paid software like Photoshop, that would provide not only great features but also public recognition.Its great for beginners wanting to start editing photos, there is a small learning curve that could be gotten used to in no time.
Founder
HatwareApparel & Fashion, 1-10 employees
OctaneRender
I have been able to import an environment and create realistic lighting rather quickly by using the power of GPU rendering. Paired with its ability to create instances of geometry, it makes it easy to render a megacity environment in half the time. One issue with this is the clutter that can be made with connecting nodes.

Verified User
Professional in Other
Design Company, 1-10 employeesPros
GIMP
- GIMP has a very intuitive interface so now as a user you can always layer all the images or make a different image from scratch.
- One thing that I really like about GIMP is that it has a relatively smaller learning curve which can agitate many things that we don’t want so it’s better to keep this topic on the side for a while.
- This product has so many large tools at the disposal stage which are used for manipulating different types of images and simultaneously exporting any type of unnecessary stuff.
Sr. Manager, Industry Marketing
PerficientInformation Technology & Services, 1001-5000 employees
OctaneRender
- Octane uses GPU rendering so it takes advantage of the video card.
- It gives you a good selection of options to tweak and refine your model rendering.
- It can use 3D instances so it doesn't overuse computer resources.
- There are plugins that can be incorporated into other 3D packages for rendering.
- Octane is particularly inexpensive compared to other 3D render packages.
- You are able to copy certain sections of nodes in order to create different iterations of the same environment or model. For example, changing the lighting or camera features.

Verified User
Professional in Other
Design Company, 1-10 employeesCons
GIMP
- The UI could be revamped to reflect more modern UI trends (for example, material design look)
- The Export menu could be made more intuitive and allow to easily choose file extension, quality etc.
- Would be great if GIMP natively supported digital negative files (RAW)

Verified User
Employee in Information Technology
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad Company, 51-200 employeesOctaneRender
- Its user interface could use some improvement.
- It is node-based so there is a slight learning curve when using it as a beginner.
- It doesn't import FBX files.
- It requires a 3D model to have UVs in order to import it into Octane.
- At times it may not be as stable.

Verified User
Professional in Other
Design Company, 1-10 employeesPricing Details
GIMP
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—OctaneRender
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Usability
GIMP
GIMP 10.0
Based on 1 answer
I interface GIMP with other software--I need to. I generally use the major calculation, CAD, word processing, and photo editing programs. In my office, my use of this software is not limited to computer-aided design. However, I am sure that if I needed this software for other purposes, it would have no interface problems.
Architetto
Libero professionistaArchitecture & Planning, 1-10 employees
OctaneRender
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
GIMP
GIMP 9.0
Based on 7 answers
We have never needed to use the support functions for GIMP. Any queries we have or had about whether GIMP could complete a task we have used Google and YouTube. There is a wealth of information, guides, and forums dedicated to GIMP and how to perform certain tasks with the application.
Founder & Co-Owner
Randy Sanchez Sauce CoFood & Beverages, 1-10 employees
OctaneRender
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
GIMP
I looked at getting Adobe Illustrator before finding GIMP. The cost was prohibitive to me, as I was looking for something that would allow me to work on the images I had at a low cost. I could not justify buying Adobe Illustrator for the small amount of use I would get out of it. GIMP is the perfect solution, allowing me to do what I need with no cost for the software.
Key Player
Home InsteadIndividual & Family Services, 501-1000 employees
OctaneRender
Although both have their pros and cons, Octane is far less expensive and it allows for more control over the geometry within a scene with better lighting and camera controls.

Verified User
Professional in Other
Design Company, 1-10 employeesReturn on Investment
GIMP
- It can be run on low-resource computers.
- It is cross-platform software.
- It has excellent support and an active community that keeps you updated.
Senior Web Developer
NSG FlowerDesign, 51-200 employees
OctaneRender
- Octane has had a huge advantage of GPU rendering.
- It's relatively inexpensive compared to other rendering packages.
- It allows for more control over the scene compared to packages like Keyshot.

Verified User
Professional in Other
Design Company, 1-10 employees