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Hi! @Nicensteiner Thanks for the correction, but it is still incomplete. 3D Max and Maya in the Indie version are not only limited to a revenue of $ 100,000 a year, but also limited to one man! If you have a micro studio with two people you can't use the Indie version anymore. As for the gaming industry, many Indie games have budgets in excess of $ 100,000. With 3D Max Indie or Maya Indie, you are not allowed to participate in projects that exceed this amount. This is not really a high amount. The lower one applies only to really amateur productions. So if anyone thinks they will be able to work on models for the Indie game, and wants to do it with 3D Max Indie, they will be breaking the license very often. That is why I wrote about the danger of unfair competition. It is better with Houdini Indie, because here you have the option of up to 3 licenses and you are not limited to participation in the project below $ 100,000, only revenue is counted.

There is a fundamental error in your question and survey. You only refer to a one-man creator. It is enough to have a small studio and four employees, and you need a floating license and the situation becomes completely different. Then the comparison becomes completely different: Maya: € 2,231.77 per year 3Ds Max: € 2,231.77 per year Houdini Core: € 1,685.00 per year Houdini FX: € 4,218.00 per year Cinema 4D: € 724.79 per year (compared to Maya and Max: - 67.5%, compared to Houdini Core: - 57%, compared to Houdini FX: - 82.8%!) Therefore, the price of Cinema for studios is very competitive. Even if you need to buy an X-Particle or other renderer. But of course, maybe for individual artists the price should be special with some limitations. The only thing I fear is that many people do not follow these restrictions. For example, 3D Max Indie allows you to participate only in projects up to $ 100,000, but freelancers with such licenses, although they do not earn such a qut, do 3D work for large large project clients and cause unfair competition.