G2 Vendor Directory

Substance Designer vs. Autodesk Arnold

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

MetricSubstance Designer

by Adobe

Autodesk Arnold

by Autodesk

Overall rating4.54.6
Review count5622
Ease of use8.08.8
Ease of setup8.68.6
Quality of support8.98.7
Meets requirements8.98.8
NPS67.27272777.272727
Small Business71.4%68.2%
Mid-Market25.0%22.7%
Enterprise3.6%9.1%
Total page views9096
Total LLM citations134115

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

Autodesk Arnold

Arnold raytracing rendering software helps artists render complex scenes quickly and easily.

Pros

  • Rendering Quality