Get answers to commonly asked questions about V-Ray, Corona, Enscape, Vantage, Phoenix, and others. Learn about the differences between V-Ray, Corona, Enscape, and Vantage.
What is the difference between Chaos’ Renderers?
Chaos V-Ray, Corona, Enscape, and Vantage are all rendering and simulation software products, but they differ in their features, industry, and user needs. Let’s break down the products by the product’s purpose, the industry it’s most suited to, supported hosts, etc.
V-Ray & Corona
V-Ray and Corona are physical-based rendering engines designed for high-quality and photo-realistic renderings. They both cater to experts in architecture, automotive, and entertainment. V-Ray excels in animations, while Corona is perfect for stills and sequences. Want to create awe-inspiring designs? Choose V-Ray. Want to create stunning static images and sequences? Check out Corona.
V-Ray at a Glance
The one renderer that does it all.
- What it is: Physically accurate, photo-realistic rendering and simulation, optimized for animation and images.
- Who uses V-Ray? Professional artists and designers in architecture, games, animation, VFX, and VR.
- Why V-Ray? V-Ray is the industry standard visualization tool for producing physically accurate and photorealistic images.
V-Ray also seamlessly integrates into several hosts with one license, including 3ds Max, Cinema 4D, Houdini, Maya, Nuke, Revit, Rhino, SketchUp, and Unreal.
Corona at a Glance
Realism without the headaches.
- What it is: Intuitive, easy-to-use rendering engine optimized for designing high-quality, ultra-realistic projects that can be used for still images and animations.
- Who uses Corona? Architectural visualization, Automotive and product design, Television ads, and title sequence
- Why Corona? Usability is Chaos Corona’s most powerful feature. Render setup is as simple as pressing “Render”.
V-Ray | Corona | |
OS Support | Windows Mac Linux | Windows Mac |
Host Support | 3ds Max Maya Cinema 4D SketchUp Revit Rhino Houdini Nuke Unreal Blender | 3ds Max Cinema 4D |
Developed for | Professional artists and designers in architecture, games, animation, VFX, and VR. | Architectural visualization, Automotive and product design, Television ads and title sequence |
Development Stage | Design and Finished stage | Design |
Physically Accurate | Fully physically accurate | |
Real-time/Interactivity | Offline rendering with support for interactive rendering | Offline rendering with support for interactive rendering |
Export Functions | Still renders, Animated renders, Panorama, VR, Sphericals, Videos, vrscenes | Still images, Animated image sequences, Panoramas, Videos |
Post Production | Fully equipped. Post-production can be applied internally in the VFB or externally with another image correction software with the use of render elements | Yes, but best suited for stills and sequences. |
CPU/GPU Based | CPU, GPU, or Hybrid | CPU only |
Solo License Annual Subscription Fixed license on one computer | $466.80 Fixed license on one computer | $358.80 Fixed license on one computer |
Premium License Annual Subscription | $694.80 Floating license on any computer | $478.80 Floating license on any computer |
Enscape & Vantage
Enscape and Vantage are real-time rendering and visualization software products designed for architects, designers, and visualization professionals who want to create high-quality 3D visualizations of their designs in real-time.
Enscape | Vantage | |
OS Support | Windows Intel Mac | Windows |
Host Support | SketchUp Rhino Revit Archicad Vectorworks | 3ds Max Maya Cinema 4D |
Developed for | Architectural design BIM managers Viz specialists | Industrial, Product, and Architectural design |
Development Stage | Pre-design and Design Project exploration Visualization during development | Design Scene exploration Finding different view-points Visual communication with other artists |
Physically Accurate | Partially physically accurate | All supported features are physically accurate |
Real-time/Interactivity | Focused mainly on interactive rendering | Focused mainly on interactive rendering |
Export Functions | Still images, Videos, 360° panoramas, VR, Standalone exectutables | Still images, Animated images, Panoramas, Walkthroughs, Videos, vrscenes |
Post Production | Post-production can be applied to still images externally via render channels | Internal render and video corrections are available |
CPU/GPU Based | GPU only | GPU (RTX) only |
Annual Node-locked license | $514.80 | n/a |
Floating License | $898.80/Annually | $108.90/Monthly $658.80/Annually |