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Compare Adobe After Effects and Cinema 4D 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (65.3% of reviews)
Small-Business (72.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Adobe After Effects
Star Rating
(1,052)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (65.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Adobe After EffectsCinema 4D
Star Rating
(135)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (72.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Cinema 4DAdobe After Effects vs Cinema 4D
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Cinema 4D easier to use and set up. Reviewers also felt that Cinema 4D was easier to do business with overall. However, reviewers felt that administration of both products was equally easy.
- Reviewers felt that Adobe After Effects meets the needs of their business better than Cinema 4D.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Cinema 4D is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Adobe After Effects over Cinema 4D.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Adobe After Effects
No pricing availableCinema 4D
No pricing availableFree Trial
Adobe After Effects
No trial information availableCinema 4D
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.3
919
9.0
124
Ease of Use
7.1
926
8.5
125
Ease of Setup
8.5
183
8.6
17
Ease of Admin
8.2
117
8.2
13
Quality of Support
8.2
785
8.4
104
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
115
8.8
12
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
916
8.5
124
Features by Category
Design
Not enough data
7.9
28
Not enough data
7.7
30
Not enough data
7.2
26
Not enough data
6.5
19
Not enough data
9.0
32
Move
Not enough data
9.3
32
Not enough data
8.9
34
Not enough data
9.2
33
Store & Manage
Not enough data
8.4
31
Not enough data
8.2
34
Not enough data
7.8
30
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Library
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Rendering
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Integrations
Not enough data
6.7
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compatibility
9.2
119
Not enough data
9.0
117
Not enough data
9.2
119
Not enough data
Functionality
9.7
118
Not enough data
8.6
111
Not enough data
9.4
120
Not enough data
9.1
118
Not enough data
Project Management
8.2
114
Not enough data
8.1
98
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.2
49
Not enough data
7.2
49
Not enough data
7.4
50
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Effects
6.7
12
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.6
42
Not enough data
7.1
42
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Animation
6.5
8
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Adobe After Effects and Cinema 4D are categorized as Animation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Adobe After Effects
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Cinema 4D
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
Marketing and Advertising
12.0%
Graphic Design
9.1%
Design
9.0%
Media Production
8.3%
Animation
4.5%
Other
57.1%
Design
20.7%
Animation
11.9%
Graphic Design
10.4%
Marketing and Advertising
8.9%
Media Production
7.4%
Other
40.7%
Discussions
How to Remove unwanted objects from your video with the appropriate fill tool.
8 Comments
WR
It's a fantastic and helpful piece of information. I appreciate you sharing this useful information with us.
Please keep us informed in this manner. I just...Read more
What are your top plugins for After Effects?
3 Comments
JF
Hey Dani, is there a specific use case you're trying to solve for in a new plugin?Read more
What is Adobe After Effects used for?
3 Comments
ES
Adobe after effects is leading vfx and industry used video editing software where people do post postproduction of movies adding visual effects and animation...Read more
how i use this app?
2 Comments
AM
Hey there, you could start by learning what it's used for. You can start by learning the interface. There are lots of resources on youtube that will...Read more
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