Cinema 4D vs. Polycam

Cinema 4D

Cinema 4D

22 Reviews and Ratings

Polycam

Polycam

0 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Cinema 4D	Score 9.5 out of 10	N/A	Maxon, headquartered in Germany, offers Cinema 4D, an animaton suite for 3D artists, which the vendor states is suitable for beginners and seasoned professionals alike, who can take advantage of Cinema 4D’s wide range of tools and features to achieve stunning results for demanding, fast-paced 3D production.	N/A
Polycam	Score 0.0 out of 10	N/A	Polycam is a 3D capture app for iOS and Android. With it, Photo Mode on a mobile device or on the web can be used to get instant, accurate 3D models of any object. And the LiDAR sensor on Pro iOS devices can scan the world around in 3D.	$99 per year

Pricing

Cinema 4D

Polycam

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Pro: $99
per year
Enterprise: Custom Pricing

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Cinema 4D	Polycam
Free Trial
No	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
	Cinema 4D	Polycam
Considered Both Products	Cinema 4D Roohi Malhotra Sr. Graphic Designer Chose Cinema 4D Well, I go for cinema 4D if I want to create dynamic animation instead of Autodesk 3ds Max as I can easily create that animation compared to Autodesk 3ds Max. Incentivized Helpful? RL Ryan Lester President Chose Cinema 4D Great integration with After Effects made editing seamless and quick. It was a steep learning curve but not as tough as others in the market. Coupled with the AE integration, it was the tool that made the most sense. As a side note, I used Cinema a lot for artwork (non-work) … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Cinema 4D I've found other modeling programs to be cumbersome and difficult to wrap your head around at first. While Cinema 4D isn't an "install and run" kind of program, it does lend itself to being easily learned without the expense of being limited or beginner focused. The integration … Incentivized Helpful? ZL Zacheray Long Multimedia Specialist Chose Cinema 4D C4D is more responsive with an interface that works better for me. It is just as widely supported by render farms and plugins, so it edges out primarily on usability and speed. New users will not find 3DS Max intuitive, although I'm sure seasoned users find it very natural. Incentivized Helpful?	Polycam VANESSA RODRIGUEZ office manager Chose Polycam None of these Incentivized Helpful?

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User Ratings
	Cinema 4D	Polycam
Likelihood to Recommend	9.7 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Usability	10.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Support Rating	10.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Cinema 4D	Polycam
Likelihood to Recommend	Cinema 4D is perfect when you need to create top notch texture and animation. Current integration with After Effects makes it even more accessible. When cost is a concern, there are other options that would be more economical and, with maybe a little more work, could create a comparable end product. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Well the extensions often stop working Incentivized VANESSA RODRIGUEZ office manager Read full review
Pros	Dynamic Animation Character Animation Creating 3D Environment Creating 3D objects Creating 3D characters Rigging Incentivized Roohi Malhotra Sr. Graphic Designer Read full review	No answers on this topic
Cons	Steep Learning Curve Pricey Incentivized RL Ryan Lester President Read full review	No answers on this topic
Usability	For reasons mentioned before: an intuitive interface and speed of the viewport, speed of loading, and ease of plugin integration. The MoGraph module encourages experimentation and the creation of highly modifiable scenes. Crashes are extremely rare and the support team and community are hyper-responsive to requests for help. For real... Maxon's staff hangs out in Slack and Discord communities, regularly assisting users with issues. No support ticket required. Incentivized ZL Zacheray Long Multimedia Specialist Read full review	It’s a good phone but CAN BE better we have had a few staff members where their extension cord is not working and we don’t have any to replace until we order more Incentivized VANESSA RODRIGUEZ office manager Read full review
Support Rating	Maxon's staff regularly hangs out in Slack and Discord communities, ready to assist. This goes beyond the support ticket system, which is also extremely robust. Hundreds of optimizations and bugs are fixed in every patch, even when the user experience is already 99.9% smooth. This is a proactive, not reactive, support and engineering team at Maxon. Incentivized ZL Zacheray Long Multimedia Specialist Read full review	No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered	Great integration with After Effects made editing seamless and quick. It was a steep learning curve but not as tough as others in the market. Coupled with the AE integration, it was the tool that made the most sense. As a side note, I used Cinema a lot for artwork (non-work) that I'd create. I is the most fun (and beautiful) program I've ever used. Incentivized RL Ryan Lester President Read full review	None of these Incentivized VANESSA RODRIGUEZ office manager Read full review
Return on Investment	Virtual Reality efforts are a huge hit at events and among investors and customers. 3D Animation projects have been halved as far as time spent vs. previous preferred package (3DS Max). Incentivized ZL Zacheray Long Multimedia Specialist Read full review	No answers on this topic
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