Photobucket vs. ZBrush

Photobucket used to be great in the late 2000s to early 2010s. Even free account holders could enjoy many of its features and quickly and easily share photos. However, these days there are so many better alternatives, while Photobucket's feature set has been limited to premium and higher-tier accounts. Cloud storage providers now offer generous bandwidth caps, so offloading media is a thing of the past - even for the most budget-conscious freelancers. Photo-specific features provided by these service providers are constantly improving. [...] As time goes on, the list of reasons that used to differentiate Photobucket grows thin given their [in my experience,] shady past in holding photos hostage without a premium plan, I can no longer recommend this service. Price-wise, only their unlimited plan is worth considering since, for capped storage plans, the usual suspects (Apple iCloud, Google Photos, Amazon Prime) have them beat. Likewise, Photobucket's built-in image editor is very convenient for making basic changes without having to fire up a separate photo editor

Incentivized

Blender is still behind Zbrush when it comes to production quality. But ZBrush is a bit on the expensive side. But again, I've used it for 20 years. So the $100s of spent back then have paid off many times over by now. Just something to consider when purchasing, though.

Incentivized

• Houses very large photos that I don't have the capacity to store on my computer
• Allows for a great online backup just in case something happens with my computer or external hard drive
• Allows me to quickly and easily share photos with clients after their photoshoot is done
• Organizes photos into a streamlined setup

Incentivized

• Intuitive UI design.
• Advanced sculpting capabilities.
• Integration with other 3D software.

Incentivized

• Plans are awkwardly priced compared to competitors
• [In my opinion,] made shady practices in the past forcing users to their premium plans

Incentivized

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

Incentivized

[I] also had an ImageEvent premium account, and it was far easier to manage images in Photobucket. ImageEvent's UI is very dated, and its feature set has largely remained stagnant. Photobucket has evolved over the past decade and offers a clean enough user interface to quickly accomplish what needs to be done.

Incentivized

Even though it's 4x as old, ZBrush is still better in my opinion. Plus, I'm just so used to it by now after 20 years. Blender will indeed become better over time and the leading industry standard soon, but for now, ZBrush is still better for me for sure. Love it!

Incentivized

• The peace of mind is priceless. Time is money and I spend a lot of time stressing over accidentally losing files. This helps.
• I no longer have to use multiple services to send files to clients. It's more specifically designed for photos rather than documents of all types
• I want the positive experience for clients to continue from beginning to end and I like that this system is simple for them to use as well.

Incentivized

• a single tool to quickly and effectively create 3D objects.
• Highly detailed 3D models allow us to create a range of highly detailed NFT 3D art collections for our clients.
• Setting up licenses across an entire team can become costly.

Incentivized