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3ds Max VS Rhinoceros 3D_

As of 4 November 2026, Rhinoceros 3D is named by 971 companies and 3ds Max by 683; 3ds Max skews to companies under 200 people (58% vs 51%), Rhinoceros 3D to companies over 1,000 (25% vs 20%).

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: 3ds Max's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Rhinoceros 3D rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

3ds Max: 2–200 employees
58%
Rhinoceros 3D: 2–200 employees
51%
3ds Max: 1,000+ employees
20%
Rhinoceros 3D: 1,000+ employees
25%
Postings per company, 90 days
1.9 · 4.0
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
683companies name 3ds Max
971companies name Rhinoceros 3D
135name both
1,269 · 3,840postings in 90 days, 3ds Max · Rhinoceros 3D
02 — Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
Segment3ds MaxshareRhinoceros 3DshareLeans
Self-employed213%172%even
2-10 employees8813%10110%3ds Max
11-50 employees15423%18719%3ds Max
51-200 employees15322%20621%even
201-500 employees8813%14715%Rhinoceros 3D
501-1000 employees457%727%even
1001-5000 employees6910%12813%Rhinoceros 3D
5001-10000 employees274%344%even
10,001+ employees386%798%Rhinoceros 3D
By industry
Segment3ds MaxshareRhinoceros 3DshareLeans
Property & construction16724%24725%even
Business & finance services14121%21622%even
Media & content12518%323%3ds Max
Manufacturing & industry7010%17418%Rhinoceros 3D
Technology & software578%546%3ds Max
Consumer services & leisure558%556%3ds Max
Commerce & trade294%768%Rhinoceros 3D
Automotive122%475%Rhinoceros 3D
Public, community & associations112%323%even
Hospitality & travel112%162%even
Utilities & infrastructure30%91%even
Health care10%61%even
By country
Segment3ds MaxshareRhinoceros 3DshareLeans
United States29944%51153%Rhinoceros 3D
United Kingdom558%616%even
India548%303%3ds Max
United Arab Emirates203%––outside top 12
Canada193%313%even
Germany193%768%Rhinoceros 3D
Poland172%––outside top 12
Singapore152%––outside top 12
Australia132%141%even
France112%283%even
Greece101%111%even
Spain91%141%even
Italy––303%outside top 12
Netherlands––283%outside top 12
Austria––131%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
Segment3ds MaxshareRhinoceros 3DshareLeans
Design & UX1,02953%1,97736%3ds Max
Engineering (non-software)19110%93517%Rhinoceros 3D
construction and civil1538%85516%Rhinoceros 3D
Software engineering382%281%even
arts media and entertainment251%90%even
Product, program & project management201%571%even
Education & training181%281%even
Unclassified181%351%even
Sales171%892%even
Data & AI90%200%even
IT operations & business systems70%120%even
Marketing & communications70%60%even
Retail & store operations50%70%even
agriculture and environment30%301%even
healthcare clinical30%––outside top 12
skilled trades and field service30%180%even
Travel, leisure & events30%30%even
Business development & strategy20%20%even
Customer service & success20%30%even
General management & consulting20%40%even
Human resources20%210%even
manufacturing and production20%170%even
Quality, safety & environment20%1002%even
research and science20%180%even
Administration & office10%––outside top 12
facilities cleaning and security10%20%even
logistics warehouse and transport10%10%even
personal care and wellness10%––outside top 12
Finance & accounting––30%outside top 12
public safety and protective services––30%outside top 12
procurement and purchasing––10%outside top 12
real estate and property––10%outside top 12
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Rhinoceros 3D is named by 971 companies in job postings and 3ds Max by 683; 135 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/3ds-max-vs-rhinoceros-3d)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

3ds Max vs Rhinoceros 3D: questions

Which is more used, 3ds Max or Rhinoceros 3D?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Rhinoceros 3D (971) over 3ds Max (683). By website-and-DNS footprint, Rhinoceros 3D (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses 3ds Max?

58% of 3ds Max companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 51% for Rhinoceros 3D. 20% of 3ds Max companies have over 1,000 employees, against 25% for Rhinoceros 3D.

Do companies run both?

135 companies name both in their postings, usually 3ds Max in marketing and Rhinoceros 3D in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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