Autodesk 3ds Max vs. VR Maker by iStaging

VR Maker by iStaging

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Autodesk 3ds Max	Score 8.8 out of 10	N/A	Autodesk offers 3ds Max, 3D modeling and rendering software for design visualization, games, and animation. The vendor states that users can produce professional-quality 3D animations, renders, and models with an efficient and flexible toolset to help create better 3D content in less time.	$235 per month per user
VR Maker by iStaging	Score 9.1 out of 10	Small Businesses (1-50 employees)	The VR Maker empowers users to create professional VR content in minutes, whether that means digitizing a property, building a virtual showroom or hosting a virtual event. Looking to create a digital twin? Capture professional-quality 360° panoramas with a smartphone. Capture & build virtual tours with a do-it-yourself VR Editor. Looking to build a virtual showroom? Build a customized branded virtual space with videos, imagery, descriptions, and GIFs. Upload 3D…	$5 per month Per virtual space

Pricing

Autodesk 3ds Max

VR Maker by iStaging

Editions & Modules

Monthly Subscription: $235
per month per user
Yearly Subscription: $1875
per year per user
3-Year Subscription: $5625
3 years per user

Pay by Usage: $5
per month Per virtual space
Standard: $55
per month Per virtual space
Business: $95
per month Per virtual space
Super Plan: $1,260
per year per user

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Autodesk 3ds Max	VR Maker by iStaging
Free Trial
Yes	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

Flex pricing available for limited usage. Minimum plan $300 for 100 tokens. 3ds Max costs 6 tokens per day.

Our Pay by Usage plan gives you the flexibility to digitize your properties starting from USD $5/month. The $5/month plan gives the possibility for 3 active virtual tours (30 panoramas per tour). You can delete and add another at no additional cost. If you need more than 3 active tours in your account, you can add them for $2.50 per tour per month (pay-as-you-go). Great for real estate agents, photographers or just anyone wanting to showcase a space in 360-degree virtual reality. The Standard plan includes 1 virtual space with up to 3 panoramas. Any additional space is priced at $55 per space per month. Great for any SME looking to build a virtual showroom. The Business plan includes 1 virtual space with up to 5 panoramas. Any additional space is priced at $95 per space per month. Great for any business looking to build a virtual showroom or host a virtual/hybrid event. The Super Plan includes 3 virtual spaces with up to 5 panoramas per space. Great for any business looking to build multiple virtual spaces.

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User Ratings
	Autodesk 3ds Max	VR Maker by iStaging
Likelihood to Recommend	9.3 (13 ratings)	9.1 (2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	10.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Usability	9.0 (4 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Support Rating	10.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Autodesk 3ds Max	VR Maker by iStaging
Likelihood to Recommend	Autodesk For print media for marketing and for 3d animations for web spots and TV ads/movies/programs. It is less suited for quick 3d graphics or images that you get from AI image programs, but it is much more powerful than most AI image programs. Incentivized Walter K. Gibson, Jr. Assistant Director of Admin Systems Read full review	iStaging Their tools are super user-friendly and their staff have been very helpful along the way. Alex Teplish Author Read full review
Pros	Autodesk 3ds Max includes some of the inbuild modifiers which can be very good in the case of beginners. 3rd party Rendering support makes 3ds Max a powerful software for rendering out realistic images. Autodesk 3ds max in comparison to its rivals is lightweight and fast, also the animation case also. Incentivized Jitendra Choubisa Assistant Professor Read full review	iStaging User-friendly. Interactive. Supports all types of multimedia. Alex Teplish Author Read full review
Cons	Autodesk working in 2d is very frustrating and unreliable. It just lacks the precision How scaling affects units (or doesn't) There needs to be a way for modifiers to address a change of scale in the object. Booleans are not intuitive. Especially for architecture, creating an opening and putting a door or a window is an incredibly cumbersome process. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	iStaging Custom 360 thumbnails. Alex Teplish Author Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	Autodesk It satisfies 95% of my 3d visualization need. The left over 5% is handled by a few other programs. If Max just can't perform a specific task I can do that elsewhere and then bring it back to Max to finish up. But, it's rare that this occurs in my work Incentivized RH Rob Holmes Owner / Designer Read full review	iStaging No answers on this topic
Usability	Autodesk It is a very difficult program to learn to use and even harder to use well. But once you get to using it it is a great software package to know how to use. Getting to be good at using it takes lots of use. Incentivized Walter K. Gibson, Jr. Assistant Director of Admin Systems Read full review	iStaging No answers on this topic
Support Rating	Autodesk I have contacted support many times and have had a good experience. They have always been helpful Incentivized RH Rob Holmes Owner / Designer Read full review	iStaging No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered	Autodesk Sketch-up week to be vertically integrated to produce concept all the way to high-end render, an animation (effects, particles, soft-body, etc..) All 3 other softwares are fully capable, it just comes down to what software an operator is most familiar with and if it works in the production pipeline for the client. Incentivized RR Ron Ruvalcava 3D Illustrator/Animator Read full review	iStaging I've looked into Artsteps and a few of the latest Meta makers and did not find them as user-friendly or robust. Alex Teplish Author Read full review
Return on Investment	Autodesk 3ds Max has one of the best control tools that can help someone to sculpt almost anything. With the vertex tool and polyline edit function we can create almost any complex geometry. Default rendering is equipped with almost everything that is needed for process, V-Ray for 3ds Max is the best 3rd party plugin for getting crisp renders. The four view port tools for viewing the model helps from each and every angle. The moment and selection tools in the 3ds Max are quit easy to operate. Incentivized vijay kumar Sr Lighting Artist Read full review	iStaging Innovative method to teach. Alex Teplish Author Read full review
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