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Compare Mental Ray and Modo

At a Glance
Mental Ray
Mental Ray
Star Rating
(24)3.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (52.4% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Modo
Modo
Star Rating
(86)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (74.7% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
£74.00 1 Users Per Month
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Mental Ray vs Modo

  • Reviewers felt that Modo meets the needs of their business better than Mental Ray.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Modo is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Modo over Mental Ray.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Mental Ray
No pricing available
Modo
Monthly Subscription
£74.00
1 Users Per Month
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Free Trial
Mental Ray
No trial information available
Modo
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
7.0
20
8.1
73
Ease of Use
7.7
20
8.1
73
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
8.0
11
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
7.7
10
Quality of Support
7.6
17
8.4
66
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
8.5
10
Product Direction (% positive)
3.0
20
7.3
73
Features by Category
Not enough data
7.3
24
Design
Not enough data
6.0
20
Not enough data
8.2
21
Not enough data
5.6
18
Not enough data
5.1
20
Not enough data
7.6
19
Move
Not enough data
7.3
19
Not enough data
8.2
21
Not enough data
8.8
21
Store & Manage
Not enough data
7.8
20
Not enough data
8.4
21
Not enough data
7.2
22
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Architectural RenderingHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
7.4
11
Library
Not enough data
5.6
8
Not enough data
6.5
8
Rendering
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
7.6
9
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
6.7
9
Integrations
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.7
8
Generative AI
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
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Mental Ray
Mental Ray
Modo
Modo
Mental Ray and Modo are categorized as 3D Rendering
Unique Categories
Mental Ray
Mental Ray has no unique categories
Modo
Modo is categorized as Architectural Rendering, 3D Modeling, and Animation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Mental Ray
Mental Ray
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
52.4%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
42.9%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
4.8%
Modo
Modo
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
74.7%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
18.1%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
7.2%
Reviewers' Industry
Mental Ray
Mental Ray
Architecture & Planning
23.8%
Animation
14.3%
Events Services
9.5%
Design
9.5%
Computer Software
9.5%
Other
33.3%
Modo
Modo
Design
21.7%
Marketing and Advertising
9.6%
Computer Games
9.6%
Animation
8.4%
Graphic Design
7.2%
Other
43.4%
Alternatives
Mental Ray
Mental Ray Alternatives
V-Ray
V-Ray
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Blender
Blender
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Chaos Corona
Chaos Corona
Add Chaos Corona
3ds Max Design
3ds Max Design
Add 3ds Max Design
Modo
Modo Alternatives
Blender
Blender
Add Blender
Cinema 4D
Cinema 4D
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3ds Max Design
3ds Max Design
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Maya
Maya
Add Maya
Discussions
Mental Ray
Mental Ray Discussions
Monty the Mongoose crying
Mental Ray has no discussions with answers
Modo
Modo Discussions
how to accurately convert fusionsurface to polygonsurface?
1 Comment
Official Response from Modo
Hi Mohammad, Thanks for your post, check out our Mesh Fusion documentation...Read more
Hwo do i go back and edit the fusion item after converring the mesh fusion item?
1 Comment
Official Response from Modo
Hi Cristian, Sorry, you're having issues, I've reported the issue to our support team. If you'd like to also submit a ticket through the support portal...Read more
Monty the Mongoose crying
Modo has no more discussions with answers