G2 Vendor Directory

Mental Ray

by NVIDIA

24

Reviews

3.3

Star rating

#30

Rank in 3D Rendering

Pros and cons

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      Page views and citations · Mental Ray

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      Winning from

      Based on reviewers who said they switched from another product.

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      Iray

      1 switched
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      V-Ray

      1 switched

      Losing to

      Based on reviewers of other products who said they switched from Mental Ray.

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      V-Ray

      6 switched
      2

      Corona

      1 switched
      3

      RenderMan

      1 switched
      4

      Arnold

      1 switched

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      Small Business

      1

      Adoption by company size

      SegmentShare of reviews
      Small Business54.2%
      Mid-Market41.7%
      Enterprise4.2%

      Quarterly history

      QuarterReviewsStar rating

      Satisfaction ratings

      Ease of Use8.0
      Ease of Setup8.6
      Quality of Support8.0
      Meets Requirements7.4

      What reviewers say

      Mental Ray is a rendering tool that is used to produce 3d product with professional level quality

      5.0

      “Mental Ray is the best software I have seen for beginners. I started using it when I was just starting out in the field and it helped me know the basics of rendering so it is best for anyone who is just starting out. The quality of product produced is not photo-realistic as compa”

      Marketing Manager

      Mental Ray Review 2020

      5.0

      “Mental Ray is fast and can give you top quality renders for my work in maya. Useful in previs, architecture and animation!”

      CG Generalist

      Mental ray Occlusion is the best.

      3.0

      “If I need to bake ao in 3dsmax or maya, i ussally preferred mental ray.”

      Lead 3D Artist