Houdini vs Blender : Which is Better?

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Houdini

Houdini enhances core modeling, rendering and animation tools while focusing on performance and scalability for Film, TV and Games. Developed by Side Effects Software Inc.

License: Commercial

Categories: Photos & Graphics

Apps available for Mac OS X Windows Linux

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Blender

Blender is a free and open source 3D Creation Software. Developed by Blender Foundation

License: Open Source

Apps available for Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD Haiku

Houdini VS Blender Feature comparision

Feature Houdini Blender
3d animation
3D modelling
3d renderer
3D Sculpting
Animation
Motion Capture
Simulation
Compositor
Animations
Keyframe animation
Bones
Splines
Scripting support
Built-in 3D model viewer
Portable
Customizable
HD-Rendering
Lightweight
Motion tracking
Non linear editor
Rendering with graphics card
Texture painting
UI customization
2D and 3D physics
3D Composing
3D Motion Graphics
3d sketching
Animation rigging
Built-in Image editor
Community based
Drawing 2D
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
Frame by frame animation
Grease Pencil
Intuitive Nodes
Low memory usage
Mapping
Node Based
Parametric Modeling
Physically-Based Rendering
Procedural modeling
Procedural Texturing
Real time rendering
Realistic viewport
Rotoscoping
Scripting
Texturing
Track everything
UV Unfolding
Vector Drawing
Video editing
Video overlay
*community curated information: This table may not have the most accurate information. Please suggest changes

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