Blender Alternatives

Blender is described as 'Free open-source 3D software for modeling, texturing, rigging, animation, rendering, compositing, video editing, and simulation' and is a leading 3D Modeler in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Blender for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and iPad apps. The best Blender alternative is Autodesk Maya. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Wings 3D or Bforartists. Other great apps like Blender are Cinema 4D, Autodesk 3ds Max, Natron and ZBrush.

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Blender alternatives page was last updated May 6, 2025
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  1. Style3D Atelier icon

    Style3D Atelier

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    Style3D Atelier is a software for creating digital clothing models for film, video game, and animation industries. It offers free trial, plans and pricing, and tutorials for personal and enterprise users.

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    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  3D design

    Style3D Atelier VS Blender

     
  2. Akeytsu icon

    Akeytsu

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    Created by and for animators, akeytsu brings creativity back into 3D animation with an easy-to-learn and intuitive UI design.

    37 Akeytsu alternatives

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    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
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    Akeytsu VS Blender

     
  4. VoidWorld icon

    VoidWorld

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    VoidWorld is a 3D modeling and animation tool. It provides a wide range of tools.

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    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    VoidWorld VS Blender

     
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    Autodesk Fusion

    A comprehensive CAD, CAM, and CAE solution that supports collaborative editing and cloud computation. It offers free-form modeling, data import, and toolpath generation. Free licenses are available for students, hobbyists, and st...

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    RealFlow

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    RealFlow is a stand-alone application for fluid and dynamics simulation that allows easy, intuitive control and visualization of the behaviour of fluids and rigid bodies, and their interaction with a surrounding environment.

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    Country of Origin

    • ES flagSpain
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. Grit Game Engine icon

    Grit Game Engine

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    The Grit Game Engine is an MIT-Licensed Open Source Game Engine that is highly scriptable via Lua. It supports huge open world maps and dynamically streams assets from disk. The Grit Game Engine is a community project to build a free game engine (and toolchain) for implementing...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Discontinued

    The last update is from May 2018.

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  8. picoCAD icon

    picoCAD

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    picoCAD is a program to build and texture lowpoly 3D models. Programs for modelling are overly complicated, picoCAD aims to make it fun, easy, and accessible by focusing on the bare essentials. This program was made using pico 8.

    131 picoCAD alternatives

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    • SE flagSweden
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free

    picoCAD VS Blender

     
  10. PlastiSketch icon

    PlastiSketch

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    An easy and simple solution to create 3D Objects from Vectorgraphics within minutes for use in videogames, 3D printing or animation.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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    PlastiSketch Features

    1.  3D Sculpting
    2.  Vectorgraphic support
    3.  3d sketching

    PlastiSketch VS Blender

     
  11. Zmodeler icon

    Zmodeler

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    ZModeler (or Zanoza Modeler) is a 3D modeling application. It is aimed at modelers who model for computer games such as 18 Wheels of Steel, Grand Theft Auto, Need for Speed, Midtown Madness or similar video games.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • UA flagUkraine

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. ARHIST icon

    ARHIST

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    ARHIST is an end-to-end solution for interior designers and enthusiasts . Create ergonomic floor plans, renders and detailed 3D models within in two clicks.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    Top ARHIST Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Parametric Modeling
    3.  Physically-Based Rendering
    4.  Node Based
    5.  Keyframe Animation
    6.  Procedural Modeling
    7.  3D Sculpting
    8.  3D Renderer
    9.  3D floor plan
    10.  Drawing 2D
    11.  HD-Rendering
    12.  Sketching

    ARHIST VS Blender

     
  13. Microsoft 3D Builder icon

    Microsoft 3D Builder

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    View, capture, personalize, and print 3D models. Download many kinds of 3D files and edit them using the 3D modeling space. Take a picture with your webcam and make it 3D.

    119 Microsoft 3D Builder alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Microsoft 3D Builder Features

    1.  3D design

    Microsoft 3D Builder VS Blender

     
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