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Compare Adobe Animate and Cinema 4D 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (68.1% of reviews)
Small-Business (72.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Adobe Animate
Star Rating
(144)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (68.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Adobe AnimateCinema 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 Animate vs Cinema 4D
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Cinema 4D easier to use, set up, and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of administration with Adobe Animate.
- Reviewers felt that Cinema 4D meets the needs of their business better than Adobe Animate.
- 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 Cinema 4D over Adobe Animate.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Adobe Animate
No pricing availableCinema 4D
No pricing availableFree Trial
Adobe Animate
No trial information availableCinema 4D
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.3
124
9.0
124
Ease of Use
7.9
124
8.5
125
Ease of Setup
8.5
16
8.6
17
Ease of Admin
8.6
13
8.2
13
Quality of Support
7.8
109
8.4
104
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.9
11
8.8
12
Product Direction (% positive)
7.5
125
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
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.0
40
Not enough data
7.2
41
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Animation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Adobe Animate and Cinema 4D are categorized as Animation
Unique Categories
Adobe Animate has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Adobe Animate
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
Animation
15.6%
Marketing and Advertising
12.8%
Design
9.2%
Graphic Design
7.1%
Information Technology and Services
6.4%
Other
48.9%
Design
20.7%
Animation
11.9%
Graphic Design
10.4%
Marketing and Advertising
8.9%
Media Production
7.4%
Other
40.7%
Discussions
How do you animate in Adobe?
2 Comments
SG
Its easy to use if you have knowledge of toolsRead more
What is the best way to integrate After Effects with Adobe Animate?
1 Comment
GO
Unfortunately After Effects & Animate do not share the same code base so the files are not interchangeable, and unlike most other Adobe products you can not...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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