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At a Glance
3D Coat
3D Coat
Star Rating
(21)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (90.5% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
379 USD
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Adobe Substance 3D Painter
Adobe Substance 3D Painter
Star Rating
(106)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (75.2% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Adobe Substance 3D Painter
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • Users report that 3D Coat excels in its Brush Variety with a score of 8.7, allowing for a more diverse range of artistic expression, while Adobe Substance 3D Painter, although strong, has a slightly lower score of 8.5 in this area.
  • Reviewers mention that 3D Coat's Dynamic Tessellation feature, scoring 7.4, provides a unique advantage for real-time sculpting, whereas Adobe Substance 3D Painter's score of 6.8 indicates it may not be as robust in this specific functionality.
  • G2 users highlight that 3D Coat's Texture capabilities are impressive, with a score of 8.9, making it a preferred choice for detailed texturing, while Adobe Substance 3D Painter, with a score of 8.3, is still effective but may not meet the same level of detail.
  • Users on G2 report that 3D Coat's UV Mapping feature, scoring 7.6, is user-friendly and efficient, while Adobe Substance 3D Painter, with a score of 7.5, offers solid UV mapping but lacks some of the intuitive controls found in 3D Coat.
  • Reviewers say that 3D Coat's Import and Export functionalities, both scoring 8.3, are seamless and well-integrated, making it easier to manage assets, while Adobe Substance 3D Painter, with a score of 8.0 for integrations, may require more effort for complex workflows.
  • Users report that Adobe Substance 3D Painter shines in its Color capabilities, achieving a score of 9.1, which is higher than 3D Coat's 8.5, indicating that it may offer more advanced color management tools for artists focused on color accuracy.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
3D Coat
3D COAT PROFESSIONAL
379 USD
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Adobe Substance 3D Painter
No pricing available
Free Trial
3D Coat
Free Trial is available
Adobe Substance 3D Painter
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
21
8.7
80
Ease of Use
8.5
21
8.2
81
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.0
14
8.3
73
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
7.8
21
8.7
71
Features by Category
Not enough data
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Design
Not enough data
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Move
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Store & Manage
Not enough data
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Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
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8.1
612
Design
Not enough data
8.7
60
Not enough data
9.1
60
Not enough data
8.5
59
Detail
Not enough data
6.8
48
Not enough data
7.4
54
Not enough data
8.9
63
Not enough data
7.5
52
Not enough data
7.6
50
Logistics
Not enough data
8.3
55
Not enough data
8.0
57
Not enough data
8.3
54
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
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Generative AI
Feature Not Available
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
3D Coat
3D Coat
Adobe Substance 3D Painter
Adobe Substance 3D Painter
3D Coat and Adobe Substance 3D Painter are categorized as 3D Painting
Unique Categories
3D Coat
3D Coat is categorized as 3D Modeling and 3D Rendering
Adobe Substance 3D Painter
Adobe Substance 3D Painter has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
3D Coat
3D Coat
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
90.5%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
4.8%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
4.8%
Adobe Substance 3D Painter
Adobe Substance 3D Painter
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
75.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
21.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
3.8%
Reviewers' Industry
3D Coat
3D Coat
Animation
19.0%
Entertainment
14.3%
Computer Games
14.3%
Design
9.5%
Publishing
4.8%
Other
38.1%
Adobe Substance 3D Painter
Adobe Substance 3D Painter
Computer Games
15.2%
Animation
15.2%
Design
10.5%
Graphic Design
7.6%
Marketing and Advertising
6.7%
Other
44.8%
Most Helpful Reviews
3D Coat
3D Coat
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Javier C.
JC
Javier C.
Verified User in Architecture & Planning

The software works with surfaces, that allowed me to clean models for 3d printing and obtain the best result than any other software that I have used. When you wnat to extract a shell from a figure, the best way to do it is extruding surfaces (as maya or...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Д
Дмитрий .
Verified User in Graphic Design

Disgusting community in the English-speaking forum. For any criticism of the program or developers you are blocked. No response to error messages. Lack of response to suggestions. In fact, you are faced with the fact that in this program you are left to...

Adobe Substance 3D Painter
Adobe Substance 3D Painter
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Computer Games

Substance Painter has been a staple for 3D texturing for many years now, you can think of it as photoshop, but for 3D. With a number of features that makes creating masks, materials, and textures much easier than manually creating it in a 2D photoediting...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising

Difficult interface. This was not intuitive for me and i am well versed in photoshop and illustrator.

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Discussions
3D Coat
3D Coat Discussions
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3D Coat has no discussions with answers
Adobe Substance 3D Painter
Adobe Substance 3D Painter Discussions
What is the use of substance painter?
3 comments
Manuel G.
MG
The use of this software is to make the different texture maps of some 3D model adding effects to them for greater detail and realism to the 3D model with...Read more
How can I get a free substance painter?
1 comment
Jared B.
JB
It is free for current students and educators with a valid school ID and email address.Read more
How do you make something glow in a substance painter?
1 comment
Gian Franco C.
GC
Emissive maps are what gives the "glow" effect on objects. In substance painter, you can simply create a new fill layer, and set the color of the emissive...Read more