Side by side

Katana vs RealFlow

Both stand on vfx tools. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

RealFlow covers large water scenes, multiphysics materials, ocean surfaces, body dynamics, integrations, and network simulation. It runs on all three listed desktop platforms, but purchase pricing is requested and demo limitations apply.

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The facts

	Katana	RealFlow
Free plan	No	A free trial
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	Linux, Windows	Linux, Mac, Windows
Lowest paid plan	Not published	See the plans
Plans published	None	9
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	foundry.com	realflow.com
On vfx tools	#19 of 21	#15 of 21

Katana: what it does well

RealFlow: what it does well

Supports large-scale flood and ocean simulations
Simulates liquid, granular, rigid, and elastic materials
Includes Cinema 4D, 3ds Max, and Maya plugins
Reads and writes major simulation formats
Offers network-distributed processing

What to know first

Pricing is on request
No free plan
Demo features may be limited
Demo support excludes technical and installation help

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