G2 Vendor Directory

Cinema 4D

by MAXON

136

Reviews

4.6

Star rating

#13

Rank in Architectural Rendering

Pros and cons

Pros

  • User Interface
  • Animation
  • Animation Quality
  • Ease of Use
  • Intuitive
  • Integration Support

Cons

  • Performance Issues
  • Difficult Learning
  • Command Issues
  • Expensive
  • 3D Modeling Issues
  • Animation Issues

Traffic & LLM citations

Monthly G2.com page views and citations by AI answer engines for Cinema 4D.

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Losing to

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Key stats

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74

Small Business

4

Adoption by company size

SegmentShare of reviews
Small Business72.6%
Mid-Market14.8%
Enterprise12.6%

Quarterly history

QuarterReviewsStar rating
2024 Q425.0
2025 Q314.0
2026 Q214.5

Satisfaction ratings

Ease of Use8.7
Ease of Setup8.9
Quality of Support8.7
Meets Requirements9.1

What reviewers say

My go-to software for motion graphics and 3D design

4.0

“The interface is clean and very user-friendly. I especially love the MoGraph tools—they make creating complex animations quick without needing endless tutorials.”

Freelance Writer

Cinema4d for 3D Motion Graphics

5.0

“Layer based feature made it more easy for me as my background and experience is on Adobe After Effects. It is very handy when it comes create elements and use it for motion graphics. Lighting and Texturing is easy also you can find lighting prebuilt setup and texture for your ele”

Creative Head

Good modelling software but

3.5

“Cinema 4D is very intuitive, easy to use and there are a lot of videos and tutorials that can help and show how to start and also to advance, becoming as skilled as you want. It is also easy to use (I used on Windows) and the installation process is straight forward. You ca”

PhD Student