G2 Vendor Directory

Animation Desk vs. LightWave 3D

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricAnimation Desk

by KDAN

LightWave 3D

by NewTek

Overall rating4.53.9
Review count1129
Ease of use9.47.8
Ease of setup0.08.6
Quality of support9.27.4
Meets requirements8.67.9
NPS8021.428571
Small Business90.9%75.9%
Mid-Market0.0%13.8%
Enterprise9.1%10.3%
Total page views10099
Total LLM citations779143

Animation Desk

Draw you frame-to-frame animation from scratch, or create animations upon videos, images, PSD layers. Animation Desk supports multiple import and export formats, and lets you create and share animations right on your iPad and iPhone. AWARDS - Featured in Top100 iPad Entertainment apps in 86 App Stores - Featured by Apple on iTunes Home Page - Featured by Yahoo Tech - Featured by TechCrunch - Recommended by edshelf, EducationalAppStore.com, All about apps in YOUR classroom, iPad Educators DRAW YOUR FRAME-TO-FRAME ANIMATION • 46+ brushes • Colored onion skinning (iPad only) • Copy and paste

Pros

    LightWave 3D

    LightWave 3D combines a state-of-the-art renderer with powerful, intuitive modeling, and animation tools.

    Pros