G2 Vendor Directory

Direct3D vs. Substance Designer

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

MetricDirect3D

by Microsoft

Substance Designer

by Adobe

Overall rating4.34.5
Review count2456
Ease of use8.88.0
Ease of setup8.38.6
Quality of support8.48.9
Meets requirements8.88.9
NPS5567.272727
Small Business37.5%71.4%
Mid-Market25.0%25.0%
Enterprise37.5%3.6%
Total page views5390
Total LLM citations14134

Direct3D

Direct3D is a low-level graphics API that enables you to manipulate visual models of 3D objects and take advantage of hardware acceleration such as video graphics cards.

Pros

    Substance Designer

    Substance Designer is a node-based non-destructive application for creating materials. Edit complete texture sets fast with the non-linear workflow and see your changes apply simultaneously to all your outputs. Unleash the power of Substance Designer and focus on what really matters: your art.

    Pros

    • Material Quality
    • Accuracy
    • Open-Source Software
    • Modeling
    • Texturing
    • Ease of Use