G2 Vendor Directory

SketchUp vs. Substance Designer

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

MetricSketchUp

by Trimble

Substance Designer

by Adobe

Overall rating4.54.5
Review count1,32856
Ease of use9.08.0
Ease of setup9.18.6
Quality of support8.48.9
Meets requirements8.78.9
NPS69.23076967.272727
Small Business75.1%71.4%
Mid-Market17.9%25.0%
Enterprise7.0%3.6%
Total page views3,53290
Total LLM citations53,934134

SketchUp

Trimble is a global technology company founded in 1978 and headquartered in Westminster, Colorado. With over 11,000 employees worldwide, Trimble connects the physical and digital worlds to transform the ways work gets done. Through relentless innovation in precise positioning, modeling, and data analytics, Trimble powers essential industries including construction, geospatial, and transportation. Whether helping customers build infrastructure, optimize global supply chains, or map the world, Trimble is at the forefront of driving productivity and progress.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • 3D Modeling
  • Ease of Learning
  • Intuitive
  • Drawing
  • Modeling

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