Autodesk Maya AlternativesOnly apps categorised as 3D Animators

The best 3D Animator alternative to Autodesk Maya is Blender, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Autodesk Maya and nine of them are 3D Animators so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting 3D Animator alternatives to Autodesk Maya are Spline, Houdini, Rumba and Electric Image Animation System (EIAS).

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  1. Blender icon

    Blender

     1752 likes

    A comprehensive open-source 3D software suite for modeling, UV unwrapping, texturing, rigging, and animating. It supports renderings, simulations including fluid and cloth dynamics, complex compositing, video editing, and Python scripting, running across all major operating systems.

    140 Blender alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • Steam
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
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    Comments about Blender as an Alternative to Autodesk Maya
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    The team is continually adding updates, and the features are excellent. Unfortunately, the UI is hard to navigate.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Edward Stewart
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    Blender is being actively developed. Besides, you can't beat free.

    smess
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    1

    Blender has advanced to become a powerful tool. Just look at the improvements that have been made in the UI, viewport quality, performance improvements, and new feature releases. Just one simple download of about ~200Mb will give you a valuable 3D editor for your graphics career.

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    • Blender is Free and Open SourceAutodesk Maya is Paid and Proprietary
    • Blender is Customizable, Lightweight and Privacy focusedAutodesk Maya is not according to our users
  2. Spline icon

    Spline

     24 likes

    Create 3D objects, edit materials, add interactivity, and export. Control the outcome of your 3d design work.

    19 Spline alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  4. Houdini icon

    Houdini

     41 likes

    Houdini covers all the major areas of 3D production, including:

    • Modeling - All standard geometry entities including Polygons, (Hierarchical) NURBs/Bezier Curves/Patches & Trims, Metaballs
    • Animation - Keyframed animation and raw channel manipulation (CHOPs), motion captur.
    47 Houdini alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. Rumba icon

    Rumba

     1 like

    Because 3d animators are crucial in today’s animation and VFX productions, they deserve a productive and modern software dedicated to their art.

    12 Rumba alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. Electric Image Animation System (EIAS) icon

    Electric Image Animation System (EIAS)

     3 likes

    The Electric Image Animation System (EIAS) is an eminent 3D animation and rendering package. Available for the Mac and PC, with it, you can texture, animate and render your 3D scenes. Extraordinarily, EIAS includes the ability to network render to an unlimited number of...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  7. Patchwork 3D Enterprise icon

    Patchwork 3D Enterprise

     3 likes

    Patchwork 3D Enterprise makes it easy to use real-time photorealistic rendering to shorten design cycles, base your communication, marketing and sales through: VR, CAVE, Powerwall, AR, web configurator, collaborative tools, mobile, online/offline.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. Deep FX Studio icon

    Deep FX Studio

     1 like

    Deep FX Studio is a general purpose 3D computer graphics application that runs on Windows and will be ported to Linux in the future. Tools anyone can use and master. Built from the ground up to be intuitive for artists who only want to focus on their art, and technical artists...

    10 Deep FX Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
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  11. Dead Deer icon

    Dead Deer

     3 likes

    Dead Deer is a 3D modeler, 3D game maker, and a 3D demo maker designed to create games.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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