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# NVIDIA Iray vs V-Ray Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Pricing

**NVIDIA Iray**
No pricing available

**V-Ray**
Free Trial

**Free Trial** 1 Seats · Free Trial 

**Starting at $45.00** 1 License Per Year · V-Ray Solo

**Starting at $73.90** 1 License Per Year · V-Ray Collection

**Starting at $64.90** 1 License Per Year · V-Ray Premium

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**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Perceived Cost

**NVIDIA Iray**
Not enough reviews yet

**V-Ray**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**NVIDIA Iray**
Not enough reviews yet

**V-Ray**
10%

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Time to Implement

**NVIDIA Iray** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

**V-Ray** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

Return on Investment

**NVIDIA Iray** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

**V-Ray** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

**Pros & Cons**
from reviews

**NVIDIA Iray**
Not enough data

**V-Ray**
[
Ease of Use (43)
](https://www.g2.com/products/v-ray/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1998429&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Rendering Quality (40)
](https://www.g2.com/products/v-ray/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1409278&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Difficult Learning (21)
](https://www.g2.com/products/v-ray/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1409196&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Poor Rendering Quality (19)
](https://www.g2.com/products/v-ray/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1408690&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**NVIDIA Iray**
Not enough data

**V-Ray**
[

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3ds Max

](https://www.g2.com/products/3ds-max/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_6112c138e20f80a02a073469ac6e865c/blender.gif "Product Avatar Image")

Blender

](https://www.g2.com/products/blender/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_242ea9ef146ec0359ea99dbaedc5e26a/revit.png "Product Avatar Image")

Revit

](https://www.g2.com/products/revit/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_017ce2ed6509c765e785f8ede8071db8/rhino.png "Product Avatar Image")

Rhino

](https://www.g2.com/products/rhino/reviews)[
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Screenshots

**NVIDIA Iray**
No screenshot available

**V-Ray**
 ![V-Ray screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/1425052/23-V-Ray6.1-Scatter-Hero-4K.png)

**Ratings**
from reviews

Meets Requirements

**NVIDIA Iray**

**8.1** /10

Based on 13 responses

**V-Ray**

**8.7** /10

Based on 221 responses

Ease of Use

**NVIDIA Iray**

**8.5** /10

Based on 14 responses

**V-Ray**

**7.3** /10

Based on 226 responses

Ease of Setup

**NVIDIA Iray** Not enough data

**V-Ray**

**8.6** /10

Based on 165 responses

Ease of Admin

**NVIDIA Iray** Not enough data

**V-Ray**

**8.3** /10

Based on 30 responses

Quality of Support

**NVIDIA Iray**

**8.2** /10

Based on 13 responses

**V-Ray**

**8.1** /10

Based on 206 responses

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**NVIDIA Iray** Not enough data

**V-Ray**

**8.5** /10

Based on 31 responses

Product Direction (% positive)

**NVIDIA Iray**

**7.7** /10

Based on 15 responses

**V-Ray**

**9.0** /10

Based on 216 responses

**Features**
ratings from reviews

Architectural Rendering

Not enough data

**8.0** /10

Based on 162 responses

3D Rendering

Not enough data

**7.2** /10

Based on 62 responses

User Insights

**Reviewers' Company Size**

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
100.0%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
0%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
100.0%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
0%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
80.8%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
13.2%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
6.0%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
80.8%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
13.2%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
6.0%

**Reviewers' Industry**

[![NVIDIA Iray](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_6abdaea770d07c8849b8da35cfaf787a/nvidia-nvidia-iray.jpeg "NVIDIA Iray")](https://www.g2.com/products/nvidia-nvidia-iray/reviews)
NVIDIA Iray

Computer Games
18.8%

Animation
18.8%

Design
12.5%

Architecture & Planning
12.5%

Renewables & Environment
6.3%

Other
31.3%

[![V-Ray](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/158a526b16dcf045f4fccc09ff9c1918/v-ray.svg "V-Ray")](https://www.g2.com/products/v-ray/reviews)
V-Ray

Architecture & Planning
47.9%

Design
14.2%

Animation
3.8%

Marketing and Advertising
3.3%

Information Technology and Services
2.5%

Other
28.3%

Alternatives

**NVIDIA Iray Alternatives**

 ![Blender](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_6112c138e20f80a02a073469ac6e865c/blender.gif "Blender")

[
Blender
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 ![3ds Max](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/a0db7984c36bc493d75a9454ef327b77/3ds-max-design.svg "3ds Max")

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3ds Max
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 ![D5 Render](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/9ac405aeaee99ce53c68f29a7e4be4d6/d5-render.svg "D5 Render")

[
D5 Render
](/products/d5-render/reviews)

 ![Unity](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/8d37490d4121959e2e924bfc90695055/unity.svg "Unity")

[
Unity
](/products/unity/reviews)

**V-Ray Alternatives**

 ![D5 Render](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/9ac405aeaee99ce53c68f29a7e4be4d6/d5-render.svg "D5 Render")

[
D5 Render
](/products/d5-render/reviews)

 ![Blender](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_6112c138e20f80a02a073469ac6e865c/blender.gif "Blender")

[
Blender
](/products/blender/reviews)

 ![Cinema 4D](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_4c780658e809bc5049c36f652e511ea4/cinema-4d.jpg "Cinema 4D")

[
Cinema 4D
](/products/cinema-4d/reviews)

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Lumion Pro
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