Contour Rig Tools vs Houdini
| Contour Rig Tools | Houdini | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | |
| Paid from | $40/mo | $7.92/mo |
| Platforms | api, Linux, macOS, Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Paid from | 40 /mo | |
| Deployment | host_plugin | |
| Rig targets | mixed | |
| Scripting support | Yes | |
| Supported host apps | Maya | |
| Platform access | desktop | |
| Sculpting tools | Yes | |
| Animation tools | Yes | |
| Parametric modeling | Yes | |
| Render engine | both | |
| 3D print export | Yes | |
| Rendering mode | path_tracing | |
| GPU rendering | Yes | |
| Animation rendering | Yes | |
| Denoising | Yes | |
| Supported platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | |
| 3D modeling | Yes | |
| Character rigging | Yes | |
| Motion graphics | Yes | |
| Export formats | USD, FBX, Alembic, glTF, bgeo, obj, pic, exr, tif, jpg |
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