Blender alternatives

These Blender alternatives are the design tools already in this directory. Spline is freemium, with paid plans from $12/month billed yearly. SolidCraft, EffectCraft, and FilmCraft are free and open source. ArtCraft is freemium, and its listing says subscriptions are optional.

SolidCraft is the open-source parametric CAD tool in this set. The pair is Blender vs SolidCraft, and the Blender overview covers the 3D suite.

Blender is listed under Design. We compare it with 5 other Design tools that have researched data. 5 of them offer a free plan or are free to use (3 open source), and 0 are paid only. Blender itself is free and open source.

Blender does modeling, sculpting, animation, rendering and compositing in one program, so no single tool replaces all of it. Choose by the job you want to move: Spline for 3D on web pages, SolidCraft for dimensioned CAD parts, EffectCraft for motion graphics, FilmCraft for video editing, ArtCraft for composing a shot before an AI model renders it. We list only tools with researched data, so Maya, Cinema 4D, 3ds Max and Houdini are not covered here.

Order: Sorted by how much you can use for free (free or open source first, then free plan with paid tiers, then paid only), then by the number of documented features, then alphabetically. No ratings or reviews are used.

Tool	Pricing	Free tier	Key features	Who it's for
Blender this tool	Free and open source	Yes	Path-trace on CPU and GPU with live viewport preview Model, sculpt, subdivide, and paint textures on meshes Track cameras and objects from footage inside the scene	Designers, developers, engineers, and artists making 3D and 2D work.
ArtCraft	Freemium (free plan + paid tiers)	Yes	Compose the shot yourself, then let the model render it Place virtual actors into physical environments Build scenes with depth from images, backdrops, and props	Artists who compose a shot before the model renders it.
Spline	Freemium (free plan + paid tiers) Paid plans from $12/month billed yearly	Yes	Model, animate, and texture 3D scenes in the browser Collaborate on the same design file in real time Add events, states, physics, and timeline animation	Designers and teams building interactive 2D and 3D experiences for the web and apps.
SolidCraft	Free and open source	Yes	Sketch lines, arcs, splines, conics, and text, then add dimensions and constraints Extrude, revolve, loft, shell, thread, and pattern solids on a timeline Edit, suppress, reorder, or delete a feature and rebuild the model	People modeling dimensioned 3D parts in the editor or through an AI agent.
EffectCraft	Free and open source	Yes	Compose layers and animate properties with keyframes Apply 306 effects and all nine layer styles Import and export Lottie for web and apps	People making animated titles, motion graphics, and composites.
FilmCraft	Free and open source	Yes	Multi-track timeline with monitors, bins, and dockable panels Three-point editing with insert, overwrite, lift, and extract Ripple, roll, slip, slide, rate-stretch, and razor trims	Editors who already know Premiere Pro panels, tools, and shortcuts.