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Alternatives to Blender

Blender is the open-source giant for 3D. These indie alternatives are smaller or more specialised — for 3D-for-web, motion design, sculpting, or browser-first modelling.

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Top indie alternatives

Smaller, founder-led tools that quietly compete with Blender.

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Spline

3D design for the web.

Indie tool for interactive 3D scenes.

$9/mo
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Womp

Easy 3D modelling in the browser.

Indie team, friendly squishy-shape 3D modelling.

$10/mo (Pro)
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Cavalry

Procedural motion design.

Indie team in the UK, After Effects-class motion design.

$30/mo (Pro)Bootstrapped
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Plasticity

Modelling app for artists.

Indie CAD-meets-art modelling tool, founder-led.

$129 one-time (Studio)Bootstrapped
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Nomad Sculpt

3D sculpting on iPad and mobile.

Solo-developer-built sculpting app for tablets.

$19.99 one-timeBootstrapped
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Bforartists

Community Blender fork.

OSS Blender fork with a redesigned UI.

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Dust3D

Open-source 3D modelling.

Free, indie-built 3D modelling tool.

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Wings 3D

Open-source subdivision modeller.

Long-running OSS modeller.

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KIRI:MOTO

Browser-based slicer + CAM.

Indie 3D slicing in the browser.

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Polycam

3D scanning from your phone.

Smaller team, mobile 3D capture.

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