Autodesk Maya vs Cinema 4D

Likelihood to Recommend

I think it's the best tool for studios that need a pipeline, such as making a feature film, etc. However, there are few convenient plug-ins, so it is difficult to make small turns.

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Director in Manufacturing

Entertainment Company, 51-200 employees

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Cinema 4D is perfect when you need to create top notch texture and animation. Current integration with After Effects makes it even more accessible. When cost is a concern, there are other options that would be more economical and, with maybe a little more work, could create a comparable end product.

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Director in Other

Religious Institutions Company, 1-10 employees

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Pros

Complete 3D package
Many features and convenient
You can add scripts and plug-ins

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Salomi Rai

Junior Animator

creative smart pathshalaAnimation, 51-200 employees

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Stability.
Ease of use.
Compatibility with plugins and render engines.

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Zacheray Long

Multimedia Specialist

VertivComputer Hardware, 10,001+ employees

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Cons

Better design of the interface.
Better price.

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Alan Urbina

Designer

Peekaboo Design StudioDesign, 1-10 employees

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Render windows could be better organized and clear (mostly for new users)
Implementing quick lighting templates
Possibly using a "real world" unit of measure

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Director in Other

Religious Institutions Company, 1-10 employees

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Pricing Details

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Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Starting Price

$205 Per User Per Month

Autodesk Maya Editions & Modules

Edition

Monthly	$205.00¹

Per User Per Month

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General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Starting Price

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Cinema 4D Editions & Modules

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Usability

No score

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Cinema 4D 10.0

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For reasons mentioned before: an intuitive interface and speed of the viewport, speed of loading, and ease of plugin integration. The MoGraph module encourages experimentation and the creation of highly modifiable scenes. Crashes are extremely rare and the support team and community are hyper-responsive to requests for help. For real... Maxon's staff hangs out in Slack and Discord communities, regularly assisting users with issues. No support ticket required.

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Zacheray Long

Multimedia Specialist

VertivComputer Hardware, 10,001+ employees

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Support Rating

No score

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Cinema 4D 10.0

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Maxon's staff regularly hangs out in Slack and Discord communities, ready to assist. This goes beyond the support ticket system, which is also extremely robust. Hundreds of optimizations and bugs are fixed in every patch, even when the user experience is already 99.9% smooth. This is a proactive, not reactive, support and engineering team at Maxon.

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Zacheray Long

Multimedia Specialist

VertivComputer Hardware, 10,001+ employees

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Alternatives Considered

There are list of alternatives of Autodest Maya: SideFX Houdini, Blender. We use them all depending on the task.

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Miroslav Bobryshev

3D Asset Artist / 3D Generalist

Main Road|PostMotion Pictures and Film, 11-50 employees

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I've found other modeling programs to be cumbersome and difficult to wrap your head around at first. While Cinema 4D isn't an "install and run" kind of program, it does lend itself to being easily learned without the expense of being limited or beginner focused. The integration with After Effects is also a big selling point.

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Director in Other

Religious Institutions Company, 1-10 employees

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Return on Investment

Maya provides full support and their support team is always there to help.

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vijay kumar

Sr Lighting Artist

Labyrinth cinematic sollutions pvr.ltdMotion Pictures & Film, 11-50 employees

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Flexibility of styling and modeling
quality light and texture rendering
quick modeling tools saves time

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Director in Other

Religious Institutions Company, 1-10 employees

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Autodesk Maya vs Cinema 4D

Autodesk Maya

Cinema 4D

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Likelihood to Recommend

Autodesk Maya

Cinema 4D

Usability

Autodesk Maya

Cinema 4D

Support Rating

Autodesk Maya

Cinema 4D

Pros

Cons

Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

Starting Price

Autodesk Maya Editions & Modules

Edition

Additional Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

Starting Price

Cinema 4D Editions & Modules

Additional Pricing Details

Usability

Support Rating

Alternatives Considered

Return on Investment

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