G2 Vendor Directory

Arnold vs. LightWave 3D

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

MetricArnold

by Solid Angle

LightWave 3D

by NewTek

Overall rating4.03.9
Review count1229
Ease of use8.47.8
Ease of setup8.68.6
Quality of support8.67.4
Meets requirements8.97.9
NPS41.66666721.428571
Small Business58.3%75.9%
Mid-Market25.0%13.8%
Enterprise16.7%10.3%
Total page views3899
Total LLM citations45143

Arnold

Arnold is a fast, memory efficient and scalable physically-based raytracer.

Pros

    LightWave 3D

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

    Pros