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Adobe After Effects vs. Autodesk 3ds Max

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Adobe After Effects

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AAdobe After Effects allows users to create cinematic movie titles, intros, and transitions, remove an object from a clip, start a fire or make it rain, or animate a logo or character. The vendor states that with After Effects, users can apply motion-graphics and animation to any digital object.

    $20.99

    Per User Per Month

    Autodesk 3ds Max

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AAutodesk offers 3ds Max, 3D modeling and rendering software for design visualization, games, and animation. The vendor states that users can produce professional-quality 3D animations, renders, and models with an efficient and flexible toolset to help create better 3D content in less time.

    $235

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Adobe After EffectsAutodesk 3ds Max
    Editions & Modules
    Annual Plan (Paid Monthly)
    $20.99
    Per User Per Month
    Monthly Plan
    $31.49
    Per User Per Month
    Annual Plan (Prepaid)
    $239.88
    Per User Per Year
    Monthly Subscription
    $235
    per month per user
    Yearly Subscription
    $1875
    per year per user
    3-Year Subscription
    $5625
    3 years per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Adobe After EffectsAutodesk 3ds Max
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Flex pricing available for limited usage. Minimum plan $300 for 100 tokens. 3ds Max costs 6 tokens per day.
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    Community Pulse
    Adobe After EffectsAutodesk 3ds Max
    Considered Both Products
    Adobe
    Chose Adobe After Effects
    [Adobe After Effects] is a beast and VEGAS Pro is just a baby when compared to Adobe. It doesn't match [Adobe After Effects] when it comes to the feature and performance it offers.
    Incentivized
    Autodesk
    Chose Autodesk 3ds Max
    I use Blender, Maya is expensive learned it once but about the same as 3ds Max, just more expensive. Blender is great, open source and hard to learn, but work it. But since I have so much experience in 3ds Max it is my go to software.
    Incentivized
    Chose Autodesk 3ds Max
    Back when 3d programs were becoming more powerful and stable, 3d Studio (yes, it was 3d Studio before it was 3ds Max, more on that later) and Maya were owned by different companies. At that time, you had to
    Incentivized
    Chose Autodesk 3ds Max
    Sketch-up week to be vertically integrated to produce concept all the way to high-end render, an animation (effects, particles, soft-body, etc..) All 3 other softwares are fully capable, it just comes down to what software an operator is most familiar with and if it works in …
    Incentivized
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    Adobe After EffectsAutodesk 3ds Max
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (34 ratings)
    9.0
    (11 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.2
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.6
    (3 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.9
    (7 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)