--- title: Substance Designer Reviews meta\_title: 'Substance Designer Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 56 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Substance Designer works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.5 review\_count: 56 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-07' parent\_category: name: 3D Design url: https://www.g2.com/categories/3d-design --- # Substance Designer Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by Substance Designer but has limited features. Are you part of the Substance Designer team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! Substance Designer is a node-based non-destructive application for creating materials. Edit complete texture sets fast with the non-linear workflow and see your changes apply simultaneously to all your outputs. Unleash the power of Substance Designer and focus on what really matters: your art. * * * Seller [Adobe](https://www.g2.com/sellers/adobe) Discussions [Substance Designer Community](https://www.g2.com/products/substance-designer/discuss) Languages Supported English, Chinese (Simplified) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Overview by Vincent GAULT (Tech Artist / Community Manager chez Allegorithmic) Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Perceived Cost $$$$$ [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/substance-designer/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Blender](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Blender") Blender 4.6/5(319) ](https://www.g2.com/products/blender/reviews) [ ![3ds Max Design](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "3ds Max Design") 3ds Max Design 4.3/5(284) ](https://www.g2.com/products/3ds-max-design/reviews) [ ![Maya](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Maya") Maya 4.3/5(267) ](https://www.g2.com/products/maya/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/substance-designer/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 56 real user reviews. Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![srinivas j.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "srinivas j.") SJ srinivas j. Production Desktop 3D Artist Media Production Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 10/20/2017 "3D Painting using Substance Designer" 3.5/5 What do you like best about Substance Designer? This is painting using presets inside designer over 3d objects in layers Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Substance Designer? little more fluidity and easy interface could make it easier for beginners Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Substance Designer: to design render assets using presets or faster methods Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Substance Designer solving and how is that benefiting you? Painting 3D Art assets for Games Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Design](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Design") UD Verified User in Design Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/18/2018 "Lots of materials" 3/5 What do you like best about Substance Designer? It’s unique ability to make material designing for 3D objects makes it complex and fun Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Substance Designer? Can be hard to use but still easier than other programs similar to it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Substance Designer solving and how is that benefiting you? It was less for business and more for fun playing around with 3D materials Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Hospital & Health Care](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Hospital & Health Care") CH Verified User in Hospital & Health Care Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 1/17/2018 "Comprehensive " 4/5 What do you like best about Substance Designer? Ability to adapt to unique needs & services, easy to use, adaptive to various functions Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Substance Designer? Really like it, nothing unfavorable. Compared to orher products, this was is on top Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Substance Designer solving and how is that benefiting you? More products showcased Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Roberto T.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Roberto T.") RT Roberto T. Lead Artist E-Learning Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 5/2/2017 "Material Master" 5/5 What do you like best about Substance Designer? I find Substance Designer one of the best texturing softwares. It allows for creating procedural and PBR materials, and has plug in integration with all the softwares and real time engine I am working with. Moreover, community and documentation are very clear and easy to find. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Substance Designer? I don't think there is something I dislike in this product. It does its job, the user only need to learn and experiment the software to obtain better results. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Substance Designer: I deeply recommend this software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Substance Designer solving and how is that benefiting you? I can create procedural and re-usable texture, this speed up my job and allow for more variety in my materials. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Michael H.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Michael H.") MH Michael H. Freelance Artist Computer Games Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 6/7/2016 "Substance Designer better tools for better textures" 5/5 What do you like best about Substance Designer? Easy to change procedural texture settings that can be viewed in realtime. Noise generators to help with texture tiling. Ability to create animated textures with real time adjustments. in engine texture adjustments, Easy export of texture maps (Normal, ambient occlusion, opacity, height). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Substance Designer? Having to triangulate mesh for normals. Occasional program crashes when exporting. occasional loss of quality upon export. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Substance Designer: Still in the early stages for game development studios, but is becoming more and more widely used. A great program to add to your development cycle Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Substance Designer solving and how is that benefiting you? Used to help speed the process of texturing assets in production. Increase quality and production. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Connor R.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Connor R.") CR Connor R. Virtual Reality Lab CLC - Environment Artist Higher Education Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 5/18/2016 "Great way to make unique textures and materials" 5/5 What do you like best about Substance Designer? The node base system is a big plus. Also it is not to hard to learn which makes the program better and more open to all. $150 is not to much out of pocket for any user also making it a great program to obtain. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Substance Designer? Some bugs do accrue from time to time which can mess up a how project. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Substance Designer solving and how is that benefiting you? Unique game textures that are procedural and are at top quality. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about Substance Designer? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. [ Ask about Substance Designer ](https://www.g2.com/products/substance-designer/discussions/new) GU Guest User What is Substance Designer used for? 0 Upvotes 0 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/substance-designer-what-is-substance-designer-used-for) [ View all Discussions ](https://www.g2.com/products/substance-designer/discuss) ##### Pricing Pricing details for this product isn’t currently available. Visit the vendor’s website to learn more. 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