--- title: Rhinoceros Reviews meta\_title: 'Rhinoceros Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 192 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Rhinoceros works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.4 review\_count: 192 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-09' parent\_category: name: CAD url: https://www.g2.com/categories/cad --- # Rhinoceros Reviews & Product Details Rhinoceros, commonly known as Rhino, is a 3D computer-aided design (CAD) application developed by Robert McNeel & Associates. It specializes in free-form NURBS (Non-Uniform Rational B-Splines) modeling, enabling users to create, edit, analyze, document, render, animate, and translate complex 3D geometries with precision. Widely adopted across various industries—including architecture, industrial design, naval engineering, jewelry design, and multimedia—Rhino offers a comprehensive suite of tools for professionals seeking accuracy and flexibility in their design processes. Key Features and Functionality: - Comprehensive Modeling Tools: Rhino provides an extensive array of tools for creating and editing points, curves, surfaces, solids, meshes, and subdivision geometry (SubD). Users can generate complex shapes through operations like lofting, sweeping, and blending, facilitating intricate design work. - Precision and Accuracy: The software ensures high levels of accuracy, essential for designing, prototyping, engineering, and manufacturing applications ranging from intricate jewelry pieces to large-scale architectural projects. - Extensive Compatibility: Rhino supports over 30 CAD file formats, including DWG/DXF, IGES, STEP, and STL, allowing seamless integration with other design, drafting, CAM, engineering, analysis, rendering, animation, and illustration software. - Advanced Rendering and Presentation: With built-in rendering capabilities and support for various third-party rendering plugins, Rhino enables users to produce high-quality visualizations and presentations of their designs. - Grasshopper Integration: The inclusion of Grasshopper, a visual programming language, allows for parametric and algorithmic design, enabling users to create generative forms and automate complex modeling tasks without prior programming knowledge. - Customization and Extensibility: Rhino's open architecture and SDK facilitate customization of the interface and the creation of custom commands and menus. Additionally, a vast ecosystem of plugins extends its functionality to cater to specific industry needs. Primary Value and User Solutions: Rhino's primary value lies in its ability to provide an affordable yet powerful 3D modeling solution that balances flexibility, precision, and user-friendliness. It addresses the needs of professionals who require accurate and complex modeling capabilities without the steep learning curve or high costs associated with other high-end CAD software. By supporting a wide range of file formats and offering extensive customization options, Rhino ensures seamless workflow integration and adaptability to various project requirements. Its integration with Grasshopper further empowers users to explore parametric design and computational modeling, fostering innovation and efficiency in the design process. * * * Seller [McNeel](https://www.g2.com/sellers/mcneel) Discussions [Rhinoceros Community](https://www.g2.com/products/rhinoceros/discuss) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Overview by Bob McNeel (CEO, Robert McNeel & Assoc) Show More ## Pricing Pricing provided by Rhinoceros. ### Rhino 5 for Windows Upgrade $495 ### Rhino 5 for Windows $995 [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/rhinoceros/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![AutoCAD](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "AutoCAD") AutoCAD 4.4/5(1,940) ](https://www.g2.com/products/autocad/reviews) [ ![Onshape](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Onshape") Onshape 4.7/5(725) ](https://www.g2.com/products/onshape/reviews) [ ![SOLIDWORKS](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "SOLIDWORKS") SOLIDWORKS 4.5/5(646) ](https://www.g2.com/products/solidworks/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/rhinoceros/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 192 real user reviews. Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ## Rhinoceros Integrations (2) What do users say about integrations? Integration information sourced from real user reviews. [ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Adobe Illustrator ](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-illustrator/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Revit ](https://www.g2.com/products/revit/reviews) Show More ![Verified User in Design](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Design") CD Verified User in Design Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/21/2021 "Associate Workplace Strategist, Workplace Strategy & Design Consulting Group" 5/5 What do you like best about Rhinoceros? Freeform design, complete control over your projects and design, the most flexible software for designers, great for charettes and big picture schematic design Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Rhinoceros? Does not have component features for quick and fleshed out design iterations Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Rhinoceros: Great for solving quick schematic design problems and fleshing out multiple iterations of a design. THE most flexible design software out there. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Rhinoceros solving and how is that benefiting you? Workplace design solutions. Quick big picture, schematic design. Layout and schematic design purposes. Fun and not as formal as other design softwares. Easy, not complicated to figure out/ share/ or deal with. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Paper & Forest Products](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Paper & Forest Products") UP Verified User in Paper & Forest Products Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 1/15/2021 "Rhinoceros 3D is a Powerful 3d software for 3d modeling.. Its very easy to use and easy to learn." 5/5 What do you like best about Rhinoceros? Most helpful is rhinoceros 3d is learn very easy just type f1.. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Rhinoceros? Its very well no comment from me...thanks Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Rhinoceros: I recommended to use rhinoceros for 3d design Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Rhinoceros solving and how is that benefiting you? No problem i faceed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Anuj S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Anuj S.") AS Anuj S. Software Developer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/12/2021 "Rhinoceros Review" 4/5 Validated ReviewerSource: Organic MS Matt S. Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 10/5/2020 "Best 3D software" 5/5 What do you like best about Rhinoceros? Simple and straightforward, but powerful. Easily the best 3D software for Architecture and Planning Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Rhinoceros? Not much. Could be a little more useful with meshes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Rhinoceros solving and how is that benefiting you? All my architectural modeling and 3D printing start with Rhino. It's just the best. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Architecture & Planning](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Architecture & Planning") UA Verified User in Architecture & Planning Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/15/2021 "It’s great software for architects and designers." 5/5 What do you like best about Rhinoceros? It’s easy to use for complex designs and structures. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Rhinoceros? Sometimes, it’s taking longer time to create detailed architectural drawings for final presentations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Rhinoceros solving and how is that benefiting you? It’s beautiful that with Rhinoceros, it’s much easier to generate different views, 3D sections, and elevations. This solve the problem of wasting time in drawings and then editing or changing the concept. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Architecture & Planning](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Architecture & Planning") UA Verified User in Architecture & Planning Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 6/4/2020 "Precise modelling tool for urban designers" 4/5 What do you like best about Rhinoceros? The seamless transition from ArcGIS for real-time data can be exported to AutoCAD and then imported to Rhino for extrusion and layering. This is a key feature to visualize data in 3D for design purposes. The inbuilt Rhino render is good for basic rendering visualization Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Rhinoceros? The shadows in Rhino are difficult to control and visualize. The general interface for accessing the tools is a bit tough for a beginner to navigate. Rhino render is still primitive and the dependency on V-Ray for rendering is still prominent. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Rhinoceros: If as an urban designer, you would like to switch from SketchUp which is convenient but not dependable for precise modelling which Rhino can be relied on, functions and commands work quite similar to AutoCAD and the transition would be easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Rhinoceros solving and how is that benefiting you? Analysing the dearth of hospitals/medical centres in neighborhoods through GIS and then modelling the data in Rhino has been a seamless transition. Primary benefits that have been noted during this specific project is that various formats of files can be imported especially if you have to draw over a raster image. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Maritime](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Maritime") UM Verified User in Maritime Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 10/18/2020 "What a beast" 5/5 What do you like best about Rhinoceros? Quick, stable, precise, open architecture, cheap Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Rhinoceros? Still to be found... Importing and exporting module can be a b\*tch sometimes, rendering can be much better (I do use third party for this tho) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Rhinoceros: Just try it, use the book, follow a tutorial. It's worth it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Rhinoceros solving and how is that benefiting you? Designing boats, in 2d,3d, The major benefit being that its 2d and 3d in the same software, with various helpful plugings and freedom to to work with other software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Architecture & Planning](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Architecture & Planning") UA Verified User in Architecture & Planning Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/19/2021 "Very experimental modeling platform - personal accuracy highly needed" 4/5 What do you like best about Rhinoceros? The unmatched versatility and abundance of commands, guided executions Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Rhinoceros? 2D/3D interface relations - much attention needed Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Rhinoceros solving and how is that benefiting you? Complex forms, multitude of ways to control an object Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Automotive](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Automotive") UA Verified User in Automotive Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 9/21/2020 "Simple, Easy 3D surfacing software" 4/5 What do you like best about Rhinoceros? simple, type commands to do functions. Make your own shortcuts, your familiarity with the software makes you work faster Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Rhinoceros? no real control of CVs and spans(you can set it while creating the surface). Surfaces messed up when imported to a software like Alias Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Rhinoceros solving and how is that benefiting you? Quick to model in it, quicker than alias. complex surfaces can be made quite easily Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite FY Felix Y. Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 11/24/2019 "The best 3d modelling software for architects. Powerful, extensible and limitless." 5/5 What do you like best about Rhinoceros? The software can be used as a beginner, or can complete models for the most complex and experienced designer. It reveals complexity as you want it too. The command line interface provides an incredibly efficient and quick tool for performing modelling tasks. With additional integration with hundreds of plugins like grasshopper and ladybug, you can explore parametric and sustainable design still all from within Rhino. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Rhinoceros? Sometimes the performance can be lacking, as it doesn't always take full advantage of the computers capabilities. Additionally, it has some bugs relating to Make2d commands, and does not always handle interchanging with files that use meshes instead of NURBs. Ideally the software would be more easy to import and export from with other commonly used software packages such as Illustrator, Autocad and Lumion. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Rhinoceros solving and how is that benefiting you? It is the best tool for modelling and drawings designs. You can use it solely for 2d orthogonal drawings, or create complex 3d geometries. The flexibility and powerful commands allow you to create nearly anything. Layouts allow you to export your drawings in a professional manner, and create drawing sets effortlessly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about Rhinoceros? 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