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CryEngine
Substance
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CryEngine
(16)
3.7
out of
5
CryEngine
By
Crytek
Substance Designer
(55)
4.5
out of
5
Substance Designer
By
Adobe
At a Glance
Star Rating
(16)
3.7
out of
5
(55)
4.5
out of
5
Market Segments
Small-Business (80.0% of reviews)
Information
Small-Business (70.4% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
CryEngine
Star Rating
(16)
3.7
out of
5
Market Segments
Small-Business (80.0% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Substance Designer
Star Rating
(55)
4.5
out of
5
Market Segments
Small-Business (70.4% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Substance Designer
CryEngine vs Substance Designer
Reviewers felt that Substance Designer meets the needs of their business better than CryEngine.
When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Substance Designer is the preferred option.
For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Substance Designer over CryEngine.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
CryEngine
No pricing available
Substance Designer
No pricing available
Free Trial
CryEngine
Free Trial is available
Substance Designer
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.3
12
8.8
41
Ease of Use
7.9
12
7.7
42
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.3
11
8.7
36
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
6.8
11
8.2
39
Features by Category
3D Modeling
Hide 13 Features
Show 13 Features
Not enough data
7.5
18
Design
Sculpting
Not enough data
6.4
(won by default)
7
Topology
Not enough data
7.1
(won by default)
7
Drawing
Not enough data
6.9
(won by default)
9
Brush Variety
Not enough data
7.6
(won by default)
11
Effects
Not enough data
8.3
(won by default)
14
Move
Animate
Not enough data
6.9
(won by default)
9
Render
Not enough data
7.9
(won by default)
13
Views
Not enough data
8.1
(won by default)
14
Store & Manage
Pipeline
Not enough data
8.0
(won by default)
15
Controls
Not enough data
7.3
(won by default)
15
Template library
Not enough data
8.7
(won by default)
15
Generative AI
AI Text-to-Image
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Text-to-3D
Not enough data
Not enough data
Game Engine
Hide 9 Features
Show 9 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visual Fidelity
Rendering Quality
Not enough data
Not enough data
VFX Quality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Texture and Terrain Quality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Creation Tools
Cutscene Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Shader Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Control
Not enough data
Not enough data
Animations
Not enough data
Not enough data
No-code Creation Capabilities
Not enough data
Not enough data
Team Collaboration
Not enough data
Not enough data
3D Rendering
Hide 3 Features
Show 3 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
AI Text-to-Image
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Text-to-Video
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Text-to-3D
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
CryEngine
Substance Designer
CryEngine and Substance Designer share no categories
Unique Categories
CryEngine is categorized as
Game Engine
and
VR Game Engine
Substance Designer is categorized as
3D Modeling
and
3D Rendering
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
CryEngine
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
80.0%
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
20.0%
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
0%
Substance Designer
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
70.4%
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
25.9%
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
3.7%
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
80.0%
70.4%
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
20.0%
25.9%
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
0%
3.7%
Reviewers' Industry
CryEngine
Entertainment
20.0%
Computer Software
20.0%
Computer Games
20.0%
Writing and Editing
6.7%
Photography
6.7%
Other
26.7%
Substance Designer
Computer Games
31.5%
Animation
24.1%
Entertainment
7.4%
Design
5.6%
Motion Pictures and Film
3.7%
Other
27.8%
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Discussions
CryEngine Discussions
CryEngine has no discussions with answers
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