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Compare Houdini and Substance Designer 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (65.6% of reviews)
Small-Business (70.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Houdini
Star Rating
(33)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (65.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about HoudiniSubstance Designer
Star Rating
(55)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (70.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Substance DesignerHoudini vs Substance Designer
- Reviewers felt that Houdini meets the needs of their business better than Substance Designer.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Substance Designer is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Houdini over Substance Designer.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Houdini
No pricing availableSubstance Designer
No pricing availableFree Trial
Houdini
No trial information availableSubstance Designer
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.1
30
8.8
41
Ease of Use
6.3
31
7.7
42
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.6
29
8.7
36
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
29
8.2
39
Features by Category
Design
6.3
8
6.4
7
8.0
9
7.1
7
5.6
8
6.9
9
6.3
8
7.6
11
9.4
14
8.3
14
Move
8.0
14
6.9
9
8.8
14
7.9
13
8.6
13
8.1
14
Store & Manage
9.4
13
8.0
15
8.5
12
7.3
15
7.8
12
8.7
15
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Houdini and Substance Designer are categorized as 3D Modeling and 3D Rendering
Unique Categories
Houdini has no unique categories
Substance Designer has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Houdini
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Substance Designer
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Motion Pictures and Film
25.0%
Media Production
18.8%
Animation
18.8%
Information Technology and Services
6.3%
Entertainment
6.3%
Other
25.0%
Computer Games
31.5%
Animation
24.1%
Entertainment
7.4%
Design
5.6%
Motion Pictures and Film
3.7%
Other
27.8%
Discussions
What is Houdini software used for?
2 Comments
AV
Houdini is used for VFX but does a lot of other task that makes games more productive because of it's procedural nature. Read more
Does Disney use Houdini?
2 Comments
S
yes, it is used by major VFX companies including Walt Disney.Read more
Substance Designer has no discussions with answers
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