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Compare 3ds Max Design and HeyGen 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (63.6% of reviews)
Small-Business (87.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$460 per quarter
Free 1 Seat
3ds Max Design
Star Rating
(277)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (63.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$460 per quarter
Browse all 3 pricing plansHeyGen
Star Rating
(1,347)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (87.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 1 Seat
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plans3ds Max Design vs HeyGen
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found HeyGen easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with HeyGen overall.
- Reviewers felt that HeyGen meets the needs of their business better than 3ds Max Design.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that HeyGen is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of HeyGen over 3ds Max Design.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
HeyGen
Free
Free
1 Seat
Start creating with our free plan on HeyGen at no cost. This is the ideal entry point for folks looking to test the waters with our AI tools, including our AI video maker.
- Create 3 videos per month
- Videos up to 3-mins
- 720p video export
Free Trial
3ds Max Design
Free Trial is available
HeyGen
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
258
9.1
1,151
Ease of Use
6.7
258
9.3
1,180
Ease of Setup
6.7
34
9.2
900
Ease of Admin
6.9
27
9.1
259
Quality of Support
7.6
226
9.0
895
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.2
29
9.2
234
Product Direction (% positive)
7.5
254
9.7
1,157
Features by Category
Content Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Logistics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Design
8.1
62
Not enough data
7.9
63
Not enough data
7.7
64
Not enough data
6.8
56
Not enough data
8.2
65
Not enough data
Move
8.2
64
Not enough data
8.7
69
Not enough data
9.1
67
Not enough data
Store & Manage
8.0
58
Not enough data
8.2
60
Not enough data
7.7
61
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.3
50
Not enough data
8.4
51
Not enough data
8.5
51
Platform Content
Not enough data
8.3
48
Not enough data
8.5
47
Not enough data
8.6
48
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
9.0
48
Not enough data
8.7
46
Agentic AI - Screen and Video Capture
Not enough data
9.3
10
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.5
230
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.2
227
Platform Content
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
221
Not enough data
8.9
221
Not enough data
8.8
215
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
218
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.8
196
Not enough data
8.3
114
Not enough data
8.8
119
Not enough data
8.5
191
Not enough data
7.5
114
Not enough data
9.0
196
Not enough data
8.4
114
Translation Options
Not enough data
9.3
48
Not enough data
8.9
48
Not enough data
8.9
48
Not enough data
8.6
45
Not enough data
9.3
47
Not enough data
9.1
46
Not enough data
9.2
47
Offering Type
Not enough data
9.3
48
Not enough data
7.9
46
Not enough data
8.6
44
Not enough data
9.0
48
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.5
41
Not enough data
8.9
42
Not enough data
8.6
41
Agentic AI - Machine Translation
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
9.2
10
Client Tools
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
44
Translation Tools
Not enough data
9.3
46
Not enough data
8.1
45
Not enough data
8.6
43
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
43
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.4
38
Agentic AI - Translation Management
Not enough data
8.5
11
Not enough data
8.6
11
Voice
Not enough data
8.3
51
Not enough data
8.8
54
Transcription
Not enough data
8.7
52
Not enough data
8.5
51
Not enough data
8.9
50
Not enough data
8.3
49
Editing
Not enough data
8.7
50
Not enough data
8.1
51
Not enough data
8.8
51
Not enough data
9.0
53
Integration
Not enough data
9.0
49
Not enough data
8.9
48
Not enough data
9.2
52
Not enough data
9.0
50
Not enough data
8.6
50
Agentic AI - Transcription
Not enough data
9.2
19
Not enough data
9.5
19
Not enough data
9.6
19
Integration
Not enough data
8.8
389
Not enough data
8.6
363
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Speech Output
Not enough data
9.1
459
Not enough data
8.9
451
Not enough data
9.0
457
Not enough data
8.8
464
Not enough data
8.7
462
Not enough data
8.2
458
Not enough data
8.6
455
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Audio Format
Not enough data
8.8
457
Not enough data
8.8
442
Not enough data
8.7
429
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
9.2
242
Not enough data
Not enough data
Video Creation
Not enough data
8.9
32
Not enough data
9.0
33
Not enough data
8.6
31
Not enough data
8.7
30
Not enough data
8.7
31
Software Delivery
Not enough data
8.4
30
Not enough data
8.2
30
Not enough data
9.4
29
Analytics
Not enough data
8.0
28
Not enough data
8.5
27
Not enough data
8.4
27
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.3
26
Not enough data
8.4
25
Not enough data
8.5
25
Not enough data
8.4
25
Agentic AI - Video Email
Not enough data
9.1
11
Platform Features
Not enough data
8.3
89
Not enough data
8.3
90
Not enough data
8.4
86
Not enough data
8.0
85
Not enough data
8.1
84
Not enough data
8.3
85
Organization
Not enough data
8.7
84
Not enough data
8.9
84
Not enough data
8.8
84
Customization
Not enough data
8.2
83
Not enough data
7.6
82
Not enough data
8.4
82
Analytics
Not enough data
7.8
79
Not enough data
7.9
80
Not enough data
7.6
80
Editing
Not enough data
8.4
130
Not enough data
9.0
126
Not enough data
8.5
128
Not enough data
8.3
120
Not enough data
8.3
124
Not enough data
8.4
125
Not enough data
8.6
123
Platform
Not enough data
8.9
123
Not enough data
9.1
122
Not enough data
8.3
120
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.8
116
Not enough data
8.9
118
Agentic AI - Video Editing
Not enough data
8.7
38
Not enough data
8.8
37
Not enough data
8.9
38
Not enough data
8.7
38
Audio
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Video
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Image
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Text
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
Not enough data
7.7
369
Publishing
Not enough data
8.3
371
Social Media
Not enough data
8.5
382
Planning
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.5
371
Not enough data
8.4
366
Not enough data
8.1
364
Not enough data
8.2
208
Not enough data
8.7
381
Agentic AI - Content Creation
Not enough data
7.8
97
Not enough data
7.6
95
Not enough data
7.9
93
Not enough data
7.9
96
Not enough data
8.0
98
Not enough data
7.7
95
Not enough data
7.8
96
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Animation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Video Creation - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
9.1
573
Not enough data
8.8
537
Not enough data
8.4
522
Not enough data
8.8
536
Not enough data
9.1
541
Not enough data
9.1
545
Generative AI - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
8.6
523
Editing - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
8.4
506
Not enough data
9.0
512
Storage & Management - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
8.9
509
Not enough data
8.7
502
Not enough data
8.3
483
Not enough data
8.3
485
Video creation - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
252
Not enough data
8.6
252
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
245
Not enough data
9.0
250
Not enough data
8.2
243
Not enough data
8.4
240
Distribution - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
235
Not enough data
8.5
247
Analytics - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
246
Integrations - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
8.6
240
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
237
Other - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
8.3
236
Not enough data
8.2
231
Agentic AI - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
8.4
136
Not enough data
8.3
132
Voice cloning - Voice Dubbing
Not enough data
8.8
104
Not enough data
8.7
100
Not enough data
8.4
100
Agentic AI - Video Translation
Not enough data
8.8
42
Not enough data
9.1
43
Real-time preview - Voice Dubbing
Not enough data
8.4
101
Security and Privacy - Voice Dubbing
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
97
Output - Voice Dubbing
Not enough data
8.4
99
Not enough data
8.5
101
Not enough data
9.0
106
Text to Video Generation
Not enough data
8.9
150
Emotion and Gesture control
Not enough data
8.3
152
Real-time rendering
Not enough data
8.6
149
Live streaming
Not enough data
7.4
140
Script-based automation
Not enough data
8.5
149
Video Creation
Not enough data
9.2
161
Not enough data
9.0
159
Not enough data
8.6
148
Not enough data
8.7
155
Not enough data
8.9
159
Not enough data
8.9
150
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.7
150
Editing
Not enough data
8.2
143
Not enough data
8.8
147
Storage & Management
Not enough data
8.5
144
Not enough data
8.7
145
Not enough data
8.3
142
Not enough data
8.8
147
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
3ds Max Design and HeyGen share no categories
Unique Categories
3ds Max Design is categorized as Animation, 3D Modeling, 3D Rendering, VR Visualization, and VR Game Engine
HeyGen is categorized as AI Video Generators, AI Avatar Generators, Video Content Creation, Video Communications, Video Translation, Video Email, Text to Speech, Transcription, Content Creation, Audio Editing, Translation Management, Machine Translation, Video Editing, Presentation, and Screen and Video Capture
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
3ds Max Design
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
HeyGen
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Architecture & Planning
26.7%
Design
16.5%
Animation
6.6%
Computer Games
5.1%
Graphic Design
3.7%
Other
41.4%
Marketing and Advertising
10.5%
Education Management
5.7%
E-Learning
5.5%
Consulting
5.0%
Entertainment
4.7%
Other
68.5%
Discussions
I need a 3d max exterior design
2 Comments
MG
This tutorial succinctly summarizes the most effective way to convert an image to a 3d object in 3ds Max: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtkvRFMVsdsRead more
Is 3ds max free?
2 Comments
OW
Not really, its for commercial use. However, there are licenses tailored for educational use too (students and academicians)Read more
What is the difference between 3ds Max and 3ds Max Design?
2 Comments
AP
3ds Max Design version has an additional module for lighting analysis (Exposure) useful for architects, and - unlike the Max version - it does not include...Read more
HeyGen has no discussions with answers
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