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Blender

Who runs Blender, what it tracks and what it costs, and the 20 closest 3D modeling software alternatives.

Who’s behind it
Not stated
Online since
Unknown
Trackers
Prices
No pricing page
Last price change
–
Closest alternative
SideFX

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01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs Blender

Blender blender.org

The Freedom to Create

Wikidata: 3D computer graphics software (free and open-source)

Company
No imprint we could read
Online since
Not in the Internet Archive
Audience
In English

02 · Privacy

What Blender tracks

What the homepage loads before you accept or decline cookies. A cookie banner should hold most of it back until you agree, and a tag manager can load more that we don’t see.

trackers that follow visitors

None of the 18 alternatives below has fewer; 12 have more.

Privacy-friendly alternatives →
Cookie banner
None found
US company
1 tool

03 · Alternatives

Alternatives to Blender

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Blender, thumbs down if it isn’t.

No ad trackersRegistered in the EUFree planOnly in English
  1. 01
    SideFX sidefx.com English 4 trackers

    SideFX Houdini - 3D modeling, animation, VFX, look development, lighting and rendering | SideFX

    Houdini is a 3D procedural software for modeling, rigging, animation, VFX, look development, lighting and rendering in film, TV, advertising and video game pipelines.

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  2. 02
    Maxon maxon.net 1 tracker

    Maxon

    Computer company

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  3. 03
    Foundry foundry.com English 2 trackers

    Imagination Engineered | Foundry

    Foundry creates pioneering software for creative industries across Digital Design, Media and Entertainment.

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  4. 04
    Autodesk autodesk.com Top 1K

    American software company

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  5. 05
    Tinkercad tinkercad.com Top 10K No trackers

    Tinkercad

    Tinkercad is a free, easy-to-use app for 3D design, electronics, and coding.

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  6. 06
    Krita krita.org English No trackers

    https://krita.org/en/

    free software for digital illustration and animation

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  7. 07
    Inkscape inkscape.org English No trackers

    Inkscape - Draw Freely. | Inkscape

    Inkscape is professional vector graphics software which runs on Linux, macOS and Windows desktop computers.

    Compare Inkscape with Blender →
  8. 08
    Knime knime.com English 3 trackers

    Open for Innovation | KNIME

    Free and open source with all your data analysis tools. Create data science solutions with the visual workflow builder & put them into production in the enterprise.

    Compare Knime with Blender →
  9. 09
    Onshape onshape.com 2 trackers

    Onshape | Product Development Platform

    Onshape is the most customizable production CAD system. Cloud-native CAD and built-in PDM with AI-powered customization, on any device, with zero IT required.

    Compare Onshape with Blender →
  10. 10
    Nemetschek nemetschek.com English 2 trackers

    NEMETSCHEK | Software solutions for architects and creative minds

    The Nemetschek Group has been successfully driving the digitalization of the AEC/O and media industry for over half a century.

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  11. 11
    Animaker animaker.com English 4 trackers

    Animaker | Animation Maker for Beginners & Pros (Start Free)

    Create animated videos in minutes with Animaker, the online animation maker for beginners and pros. Join 35M+ creators and start creating for free!

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  12. 12
    Rhinoceros 3D rhino3d.com English 1 tracker

    Rhino - Rhinoceros 3D

    Rhinoceros 3D: Design, Model, Present, Analyze, Realize...

    Compare Rhinoceros 3D with Blender →
  13. 13
    ansys.com English 1 tracker

    Ansys | Engineering Simulation Software

    Ansys engineering simulation and 3D design software delivers product modeling solutions with unmatched scalability and a comprehensive multiphysics foundation.

    Compare ansys.com with Blender →
  14. 14
    CGTrader cgtrader.com English 1 tracker

    CGTrader - 3D Models And 3D Printing Marketplace

    Explore 2M+ 3D models online for print, game, VR/AR & design projects. Download, customize, or hire 3D experts - all on CGTrader.

    Compare CGTrader with Blender →
  15. 15
    Sketchfab sketchfab.com Top 10K English No trackers

    Sketchfab - The best 3D viewer on the web

    With a community of over one million creators, we are the world’s largest platform to publish, share, and discover 3D content on web, mobile, AR, and VR.

    Compare Sketchfab with Blender →
  16. 16
    GIMP gimp.org Top 10K English No trackers

    GIMP - GNU Image Manipulation Program

    GIMP - The GNU Image Manipulation Program: The Free and Open Source Image Editor

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  17. 17
    Canva canva.com Top 1K

    online graphic design platform

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  18. 18
    GeoGebra geogebra.org English 2 trackers

    GeoGebra - the world’s favorite, free math tools used by over 100 million students and teachers

    Free digital tools for class activities, graphing, geometry, collaborative whiteboard and more

    Compare GeoGebra with Blender →
  19. 19
    Picsart picsart.com Top 10K English 2 trackers

    Picsart: The AI Creative Platform

    Picsart is an all-in-one creative platform with a wide selection of free AI design tools. Create content fast with expert-crafted templates, built-in asset libraries, and generative AI tools.

    Compare Picsart with Blender →
  20. 20
    Cocos cocos.com Chinese No trackers

    COCOS

    Cocos是全球领先的3D引擎,拥有强大的跨平台开发能力,同时具备易上手、轻量化、开源、免费、高性能等优势,标准的可视化工作流适用于游戏、智能座舱、XR、虚拟角色、教育等多个领域

    Compare Cocos with Blender →

Closest first, by how much each site’s offer resembles Blender’s. Trackers are counted the same way as above. Highlighted technologies are ones Blender uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the order.

04 · History

No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what Blender adds, drops or rewrites shows up here.

05 · Details

How we measure

Alternatives are matched by what sites actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Trackers and the rest of the stack come from the homepage’s code and DNS records.

The full technology stack, the competitor map and search numbers · 8 technologies
Neighbours
k = 20
Sites searched
9,192
Vector
384-d
Query
27 ms

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to Blender’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.

similarity × popularity

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