Pencil vs ZBrush
| Pencil | ZBrush | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Paid from | $39/mo | Free |
| Platforms | api, Web | Windows, macOS |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Paid from | 39 /mo | |
| Parametric modeling | Yes | Yes |
| Stone setting tools | Yes | |
| Photorealistic rendering | Yes | |
| Manufacturing export | Yes | |
| Supported platforms | browser | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| File export formats | STL | |
| Platform access | desktop | |
| Sculpting tools | Yes | |
| Animation tools | Yes | |
| Render engine | both | |
| 3D print export | Yes | |
| Rendering mode | hybrid | |
| GPU rendering | Yes | |
| Animation rendering | Yes | |
| Denoising | Yes | |
| Workload areas | CPU rendering; GPU rendering; ray tracing; shader execution; geometry processing; lighting; global illumination; scene complexity | |
| Operating systems | Windows; macOS | |
| Result export formats | none documented; results are not saved as a file | |
| Custom test profiles | Yes | |
| CLI or automation | Yes | |
| Rotoscoping tools | Yes | |
| 3D camera tracking | Yes |
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