Cinema 4D vs ZBrush

Likelihood to Recommend

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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Zbrush is a specific use software. It is the best software for sculpting a 3D object. So, you can use this software for 3D modeling, sculpting, and painting. It has [a] variety of brushes to sculpt 3D model[s] just like you wanted. Even more amazing is that you can custom-made [your] own brushes.

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Salomi Rai

Junior Animator

Creative Smart PathshalaAnimation, 51-200 employees

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Pros

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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Sculpting
Custom made brushes
Noise sculpting
Detailed, high-poly work
Re-topologizing

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Salomi Rai

Junior Animator

Creative Smart PathshalaAnimation, 51-200 employees

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Cons

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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Difficult and messy UI
Not well-suited for renders
Not suitable for animation and rigging
Expensive

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Salomi Rai

Junior Animator

Creative Smart PathshalaAnimation, 51-200 employees

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Pricing Details

General

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

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Cinema 4D Editions & Modules

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Additional Pricing Details

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General

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

$0 floating perpetual license

ZBrush Editions & Modules

Edition

Individual	$39.95¹
Individual	$179.95²
Individual	$895.00³
Companies & Students	price varies⁴
Companies & Students	price varies⁵

per month
per 6 months
perpetual license
floating perpetual license
academic perpetual license

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Usability

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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No score

No answers yet

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Support Rating

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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No score

No answers yet

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Alternatives Considered

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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Verified User

Director in Other

Religious Institutions Company, 1-10 employees

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Zbrush is specifically used for sculpting the 3D object. Poly paint, Re-topologizing, and hard surface modeling are other great features of this software. While other mentioned software mainly focus[es] on animation, rigging, and so on.

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Salomi Rai

Junior Animator

Creative Smart PathshalaAnimation, 51-200 employees

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Return on Investment

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

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Verified User

Director in Other

Religious Institutions Company, 1-10 employees

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Expensive
Will create a 3D mesh exactly as you had designed

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Salomi Rai

Junior Animator

Creative Smart PathshalaAnimation, 51-200 employees

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Cinema 4D

ZBrush

Attribute Ratings

Likelihood to Recommend

Cinema 4D

ZBrush

Usability

Cinema 4D

ZBrush

Support Rating

Cinema 4D

ZBrush

Pros

Cons

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

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

Starting Price

ZBrush Editions & Modules

Edition

Additional Pricing Details

Usability

Support Rating

Alternatives Considered

Return on Investment

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