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Adobe Animate vs. Autodesk Maya

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Adobe Animate

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AAdobe Animate (or Animate CC) supports but replaces the former Adobe Flash, and allows users to design interactive animations for games, TV shows, and the web. With it, the vendor states users can bring cartoons and banner ads to life, create animated doodles and avatars, and add action to eLearning content and infographics. With Animate, users can publish to multiple platforms in many formats, and reach viewers on any screen.

    $20.99

    per month

    Autodesk Maya

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/AAutodesk offers Maya, a 3D animation, modeling, simulation and rendering tool available to artists, animators, and educators, used to create realistic characters, models, and scenes, as well as effects such as explosions, cloth movement, etc.

    $234

    per month

    Pricing
    Adobe AnimateAutodesk Maya
    Editions & Modules
    Annual Plan, Paid Monthly
    $20.99
    per month
    Monthly Plan
    $31.49
    per month
    Annual Plan, Prepaid
    $239.88
    per year
    Monthly
    $235
    per month per user
    Yearly
    $1875
    per year per user
    3-Year
    $5625
    3 years per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Adobe AnimateAutodesk Maya
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Maya is also available through Autodesk's Flex plan and pricing. Tokens expire 1 year from date of purchase. Not all products and features are available with Flex. Students and teachers at qualified academic institutions worldwide are eligible for free access to Autodesk software for one-year through the Autodesk Education Community.
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    Adobe AnimateAutodesk Maya
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    Autodesk
    Chose Autodesk Maya
    We were evaluating the products within the Adobe portfolio like Adobe Animate, Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe After Effects majorly among few others before finalising on the Autodesk Maya. One of the major reasons for that was earlier experience with the Autodesk Maya tool for the …
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    User Ratings
    Adobe AnimateAutodesk Maya
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (28 ratings)
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)