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3d modeling rendering, ranked by real usage_

As of 4 November 2026, Blender leads 3d modeling rendering with 1,174 companies naming it in job postings, ahead of Rhinoceros 3D at 971.

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

Leader
Blender · 1,174
Runner-up
Rhinoceros 3D · 971
Most hiring, 90 days
Rhinoceros 3D
Highest postings per company
KeyShot
Catalogue
T-1.0.1-prov
6,170companies across the category
19%of them on Blender
19,173postings naming a 3d modeling rendering in 90 days
25tools with enough evidence to rank
02 — Ranking

Every 3d modeling rendering we can measure

Companies naming the tool, and postings naming it in the last 90 days. Bars are relative to the leader.

#ToolCompaniescompaniesPostings, 90 dayspostingsper company
1
BlenderBlender Foundation
1,174
2,7622.4
2
Rhinoceros 3DRobert McNeel & Associates
971
3,8404.0
3
3ds MaxAutodesk
683
1,2691.9
4
Autodesk MayaAutodesk
579
2,3094.0
5
EnscapeChaos
377
1,0062.7
6
LumionLumion
348
6721.9
7
V-RayChaos
288
2,0107.0
8
Grasshopper (Rhino)McNeel
262
7212.8
9
KeyShotLuxion
244
1,8417.5
10
ZBrushMaxon
199
4392.2
11
Substance 3D PainterAdobe
169
3902.3
12
CLO 3DCLO Virtual Fashion
147
3232.2
13
TwinmotionEpic Games
115
1951.7
14
Corona RendererChaos
100
2132.1
15
Adobe Substance 3DAdobe
92
2222.4
16
Autodesk AliasAutodesk
80
1722.1
17
Substance DesignerAdobe
76
1752.3
18
D5 RenderD5
50
941.9
19
Adobe DimensionAdobe
46
661.4
20
Autodesk ArnoldAutodesk
45
1443.2
21
Marvelous DesignerCLO Virtual Fashion
32
782.4
22
RenderManPixar
25
632.5
23
FBXAutodesk
24
220.9
24
Autodesk VREDAutodesk
22
632.9
25
MariFoundry
22
843.8
03 — Head to head

Compare two tools

Same data, two columns: who chooses which by size, industry and country.

Blender vs Rhinoceros 3D1,174 · 971Blender vs 3ds Max1,174 · 683Blender vs Autodesk Maya1,174 · 579Blender vs Enscape1,174 · 377Blender vs Lumion1,174 · 348Rhinoceros 3D vs 3ds Max971 · 683Rhinoceros 3D vs Autodesk Maya971 · 579Rhinoceros 3D vs Enscape971 · 377Rhinoceros 3D vs Lumion971 · 3483ds Max vs Autodesk Maya683 · 5793ds Max vs Enscape683 · 3773ds Max vs Lumion683 · 348Autodesk Maya vs Enscape579 · 377Autodesk Maya vs Lumion579 · 348Enscape vs Lumion377 · 348
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Blender leads 3d modeling rendering with 1,174 companies naming it in job postings, ahead of Rhinoceros 3D at 971. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/category/3d-modeling-rendering)
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 →

  • CatalogueBreaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov: 6,296 tools with vendor and category, editions folded into their parent.
  • CompaniesCompanies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system, any confidence. Candidate wish-lists excluded.
  • 90-day postingsOpen postings first seen or posted in the last 90 days that name the tool.
  • Not countedTools used by teams that do not post jobs, and companies without a career site we can read.
FAQ

3d modeling rendering: questions

How is this ranking made?

By the number of companies whose own job postings name the tool as the team's system, from the Breaknorm technology catalogue (version T-1.0.1-prov). No vendor paid for a position and no editor chose the order.

Why is this different from review-site rankings?

Review sites rank by reviews collected. This ranks by companies hiring people to work in the tool, which is closer to seats in use. It under-counts tools used by teams that rarely post jobs.

What about product editions?

Editions and sub-products () are counted under the parent so no company is counted twice.

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