# Page 2 | Blender Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 2 - Is Blender the right Video Editing solution for you? Explore 951 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/167519/Blender/reviews --- Blender 4.7 (951) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/167519/Blender/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Page 2 - Reviews of Blender ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 26-50 of 951 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Hicham M. Freelancer Characters Designer Computer Games Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Using Blender as a freelancer and a Student" June 12, 2025 5.0 I use it Daily and so far to be honest, i have 0 complaints. For a student to be able to use such a software without having to spend any money is a blessing. Pros The most important thing is that it is completely free, compared to the other main 3d softwares. The Ui is user friendly. Beginners can use it almost immediately. There is a big blender community, which is good for people that are trying to learn it, looking for help. There is thousands of tutorials on youtube for it. You can do with blender anything you can do on the other softwares. Cons For the most part, my experience with blender is great but The simulation's system can be improved more, and the texturing and uv tools could be much better. Review Source DM Dennis M. Vehicle Artist Computer Games Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Ein Open-source Industriestandard" November 26, 2024 5.0 Bei mir hat es recht lange gedauert bis ich mich an das UI gewöhnt habe, aber sobald man das verinnerlicht geht das total. War ein super Einstieg in das 3D universum, da es keine Preishürde gibt um es ausgiebig zu testen und begleitet mich bis heute in meinen Beruf jeden Tag. Pros Eine kostenlose open-source software die stetig weiterentwickelt wird und in vielen Teilen die inzwischen sehr teure Konkurrenz übertrifft Cons Einige Features sind bei der Konkurrenz um einiges früher da, Die Benutzeroberfläche ist anfangs schwierig zu verstehen Review Source RI Ricardo I. Freelance Graphic Design Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Useful & Available" May 18, 2026 5.0 My overall experience with Blender is a good one. The amount of functionality over value I get compared to competitors is unmatched. Pros What I like most about Blender is it's availability across platforms. Wether I'm using a Windows PC, or a Linux distro, I know I can use it in either or. Cons What I liked least about Blender is that the software can be a somewhat heavy on my system at times. Review Source VP Vanessa P. designer del gioiello Arts and Crafts Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "l'universo completo della modellazione 3d" March 5, 2025 5.0 Blender non è solo un programma, ma è un mondo intero. Infinite sono le strade perseguibili grazie a questo programma. Di fondamentale importanza è la communiti di sviluppatori e artisti alle spalle di Blender, che con precisione e competenza donano il proprio sapere. Pros Blender permetta a chiunque di compiere il grande passo che separa il mondo del bidimensionale e del tridimensionale. Cons Un pro, ma anche un contro di Blender è la quantità di strumenti utilizzabili che da un lato rappresentano la struttura portante di un programma ben strutturato e completo, ma dall'altro potrebbe confondere un utente poco esperto Review Source FA Federico A. OWNER Printing Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Blender rocks every time" April 23, 2025 5.0 Just great, I keep learning everyday and it is quite the challenge to understand all features since it is such a comprehensive software with a huge community Pros IT DOES EVERYTHING and with such a beautiful quality and easy interface. I simply love it. Cons Some stuff takes a lot of GPU but, it is a software that you can use to do everything. Review Source JG Jeremy G. Game Developer Computer Games Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Blender is the entry point to 3d art" October 28, 2024 4.0 My experience has been incredible. Everything I know now about 3d art, I first learned through blender use. I learned with their animation tools, modeling tools, texturing tools, and rendering tools. Pros I love that blender is free, open source, and the entrance place for a lot of artists. It lends to such an open and fresh creative community of new developers and 3d artists. Blender is also an extremely performant renderer. Cons I think blenders animation tools could use work. They don't really match up to the industry standard like some of their other tools. Review Source MW Mike W. Programmer Computer Games Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Blender is a Jack of all Trades" December 8, 2024 5.0 I use blender for modeling, UVs, and other 3d asset work. Pros Love that it is free and open source. I also am a fan of the philosophy of the team behind it. Cons Blender is kind of a jack of all trades master of none. Many things feel like they need a layer of polish. Review Source KW Keely W. Photographer Media Production Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Blender realizes modeling" April 16, 2025 4.0 Pros I like all aspects of Blender. It requires some skills to get the most out of it and create everything you visualize Cons Blender is not easy to use nor easy to learn, and it runs very slowly on my computer, glitches and crashes Review Source PHH Praveen Hans H. personal use Animation Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Why Blender3D is a good 3D software for any beginner" December 20, 2024 5.0 Been using blender for almost 900h, I'll say its a good 3D software WHICH BY THE WAY is free, get constantly update with new things, has a large community which are more then willing to help you and you can download it from steam too. This might be specific but I like to keep a track of "just how much have I used a software" Pros The thing I like the most about Blender3D is the community, if you are stuck at something there will always be a guy who has the same problem as you and will have a solution for it. Cons Simulations are hard to run, thats the only con, which can be overcome with proxies Review Source NM NORBERTO M. Creativo audiovisual Entertainment Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Blender 4.3.0 beta" January 9, 2025 5.0 Mi experiencia es muy satisfactoria,al ser creador el sofware es un auxiliar competente en mis animaciones. Pros Blender es un sofware multiplataforma de animacion digital de figuras tridimensional unico en practicidad y popularidad entre los programadores y creadores audiovisuales profesionales,imprecindible para mi. Cons Quizas su unico punto falible es la funcion de pintura digital que no es tan acromatica y vasta pero igualmente cumple con creces. Review Source SW Steven W. Director Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Fantastic, fun piece of software" March 21, 2025 5.0 Very good - easy to use, even for a beginner getting to grips with the software. Pros Free and lots of good Youtube tutorial videos to flow and get familiar with creating work in it. Cons Not sure if it was the software or limitations with my PC, but even with an 4GB dedicated Nvidia graphics card, it was a little slow at times once adding layering to the 3D models. Review Source CGG Carlo Gennaro G. Computer Software IT Telecommunications Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Blender: un programma perfetto per l’edit!" January 21, 2023 5.0 Insomma, Blender nel mio caso si rivela veramente un’ottima forma per editare video, creare immagini a fini di venderli oppure (in certi casi) lo uso per scopi personali. Pros Ciò che mi piace di più di questo software è ciò che garantisce, nel mio caso lo uso per lavori part-time per arrotondare a fine mese e si rivela veramente un’ottima opzione! Cons Inconvenienti? Solitamente ho avuto degli intoppi in certi casi, sì. Come per esempio alcuni bug nel sistema oppure a livello hgeafico che impedivano per esempio l’edit del video. Review Source GM Greg M. Digital Media Producer Telecommunications Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Very Powerful Software, and it’s Free!" November 7, 2024 4.0 Blown away by the power and scalability of a free program Pros The fact that it’s free! This was my introduction to 3D animation and was blown away at the power and amazing results that can be achieved. The blender community is even more powerful with thousands of tutorials online and developers pushing the boundaries. Cons The learning curve and complexity of the interface Review Source TC Tommaso C. Head of Brand and Innovation Design Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Free modeling environment for 3D beginners with powerful functionality" September 22, 2024 5.0 A strong tool to manage animation in a solid environment with all the 3D capabilities you need Pros Free and open source strong modeler and renderer Cons Unintuitive UX require some study and adaptation Alternatives considered [Rhino 7](https://www.capterra.com/p/58468/Jewelry-Modeling/)[Cinema 4D](https://www.capterra.com/p/210368/Cinema-4D/) Reason for choosing Blender Blender is open source and easy to access nevertheless it a strong and solid package for 3D, rendering and animation. Review Source Samuel I. Founder and CEO Internet Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Blender best 3D Free Software " June 21, 2024 5.0 Blender is a multipurpose 3d software easy to setup and model. Able to create any object according to the concept in mind and client specification. Pros Free to use Ease of setup Programmable with Python Large community, support, tutorials and plugins Cons The learning curve is steep. Animation consumes lots of time. Review Source LM Lucky M. Owner Animation Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Blender 3d" June 29, 2024 4.0 I have used blender for a year now I just started as a beginner and now I have experience in every tool blender have. Pros Blender is great what I like about is it give you every tool you need to create whatever's on your mind Cons I can use it whenever I got a creation on my mind blender helps me create my imagination. Review Source GP Gianluca P. pilota di droni e videomaker Media Production Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Belnder la mia e4sperienza." September 1, 2023 4.0 Blender è divenuto uno strumento indispensabile offrire prodotti video al passo con i tempi in cui le animazioni 3d sono ormai sempre più richieste. Pros Blender è un software opensource scaricabile ed utilizzabile gratuitamente e sostenuto da una community con professionisti sempre pronti ad aiutare anche i neofiti. Questo elemento, unito alla completezza offerta da questa vera e propria suite, certamente lo rende uno strumento molto interessante anche a livello professionale. Cons Non lo ritengo un software intuitivo come altri di pari livello che sono però a pagamento. Belnder può garantire risultati di altissimo livello ma richiede molto studio e applicazione che possono scoraggiare che cerca invece soluzioni "pre-confezionate". Reason for choosing Blender Ho iniziato ad usarlo perché gratis, scoprendo via via, con mia grande sorpresa, le enormi potenzialità di questo incredibile prodotto. Review Source JG James G. Library Tech Libraries Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Blender - Powerful Teaching Tool to inspire 3d modelers and crafters." October 17, 2023 4.0 The primary advantage Blender has for our use here at the library is the cost savings of using open source. There are no licensing fees and the students are free to install copies of blender on their own computers and laptops. This is a huge benefit to the open source nature of Blender. If we get additional students in our STEAM classes we don't have to worry about how many seats we have available. While we do have a limit on the number of available laptops to use in the class this can be expanded by some students bringing their own laptops. The excitement that students show when they render their first simple scenes and again when they render their first animations is incredible. I have been teaching blender in a classroom environment for nearly two decades now and love to hear former students share how they have continued to use blender in their work or their hobbies. Pros I teach STEAM workshops for 3rd -12th grade students at our local library. Blender provides a great platform to introduce 3d modeling. As open source software there are no budget crippling licensing fees and not even my advanced students are going to push the limits of Blender. We are able to explore 3d modeling, animation and key framing to develop fun realistic photos and movies. In addition the students are exposed to 3d printing to see their work enter into the real world. Blender captures the imaginations of students, whether they are more technically inclined or artistic. I recommend blender to any STEAM instructors. Cons Blender has a reputation as being difficult to use. I have been using it since shortly after it was open sourced. My experience in 3d up until then came from using Caligari's Truespace, which was probably the most intuitive 3d program on the market at that time. Blender definitely had a steep learning curve. Today much of that initial learning curve has been simplified tremendously with an improved gui, hotkey choices and listening to users. That said, students can still be overwhelmed by Blender's complexity unless carefully guided through their initial exposure. I don't see this as a flaw of Blender, but rather a result of the power that it has. Reason for choosing Blender As mentioned above, the capabilities of blender when added to it's free licensing made it the perfect 3d modeling software for STEAM workshops at the library. Review Source AP Alexander P. Composer Entertainment Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Blender: 3D and beyond" September 13, 2023 5.0 Been using this software for nearly 8+ years, and it's been incredible update after update. In my experience, the features are so endless that the learning experience is always rewarding in it's rediscoverability. Many things can be achieved, and they can be done usually in different approaches. You are not tied to only one way of doing things. From what I see, updates are always being released and the development for this program is steady. Pros All kinds of tools, from sculpting to texturing, to video editing, to 2D animation, to modeling. Blender has them all! It supports add-ons and Python scripting. It has a great rendering engine for Path-Tracing, Cycles, and another one called EEVEE for real-time 3D visualization. The software is really advanced and allows a lot of freedom. Cons Can be hard for beginners, has a steep learning-curve. 2D with Grease Pencil could be improved and developed further, Video Editing as well. Although they aren't part of the core functionality, they are helpful and nice to have indeed, but it is important to note the strengths of this program are its 3D features. Review Source Tchameni C. Creative Motion Graphic Designer And WordPress Web Designer Graphic Design Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "It can be very hard to learn" October 24, 2023 4.0 Blender is good for advanced motion graphic design. It's free and easily accessible. Pros Software surf is a progressive search and I have done a lot of testing and trying hoping to fall on a perfect fit. I've tried Blender for a few months and got to discover some of its coolest features.-Blender is open-source and free for almost anyone with a good PC to use. This makes it attractive because users with no budget get to work with it too.- It's cross-platform compatible: It works on popular operating systems like macOS, Windows, and Linux- providing users with extra flexibility as they can work with their preferred operating systems.- It also provides a comprehensive feature set for modeling, sculpting, animation, rendering, compositing, and video editing, making it a versatile all-in-one solution for designers.- There are regular updates and new features are constantly introduced or improved in the software which can be essential for renovating user experience.- There is great support from the community like tutorials and resources that's why I rated it excellent. Cons Here are some of the major reasons why I switched from using Blender:- Its interface is non-standard: It has a completely different user interface that can be very difficult to master. Features are too nested and this can be overwhelming as you'll have to go through multiple features to use a specific one.- It's less supported in the market: It's true Blender is quite popular and perhaps, grows at a steady rate, however, it's still deferred in terms of widespread in the market as a lot of professionals tend to prefer other tools like Maya, After Effects or Cinema 4D. A potential reason is that these are hard to learn and are easily adaptable. Review Source Abhinav B. Graphics Artist Animation Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Blender : Blend your imagination" February 19, 2023 4.0 Blender: it blends your thought with a wide variety of tools Sets . No other software is compatible or even near with this big giant in an open source community Pros As the industry is going to be more professional and cost-effective day by day, the blender offers a wide variety of tools and presets along with plug-ins that suits your ultimate requirement Cons Everyone is moving towards extreme professionalism , While blender is providing from a to Z solutions, coming to the point perfection in all the Stream is yet to be achieved, I guess blender achieved 90% accuracy and 10 yet to be achieved Switched from [Adobe Animate](https://www.capterra.com/p/229311/Adobe-Animate/)[Animation Desk](https://www.capterra.com/p/267321/Animation-Desk/) Because it belongs to the open source community and available free of cost nothing can compare this option Review Source JBR Jean Baptiste R. Stagiaire Legal Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Blender : logiciel 3D polyvalent." February 25, 2023 4.0 expérience positive avec ce logiciel, grâce à sa polyvalence, sa communauté active et son développement continu. Pros J'apprécie particulièrement la polyvalence de Blender, qui peut être utilisé pour la modélisation 3D, l'animation, le montage vidéo et la création de jeux. De plus, la communauté Blender est très active, offrant un soutien et des ressources utiles aux utilisateurs. Cons Un point faible de Blender pourrait être sa courbe d'apprentissage abrupte pour les débutants, due à la complexité de son interface utilisateur. De plus, certaines fonctionnalités avancées peuvent être difficiles à maîtriser pour les utilisateurs inexpérimentés. Review Source George T. Freelancer Design Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Opinion from Blender use who has 5 years of experience " November 22, 2019 5.0 I have been working in blender for over 5 years, i am an interior designer and blender gave everything i wanted in this field : Redering, modeling, lighting, materials.... Blender has everything for me to work on a big projects. I started working in blender and i think ill never change it, maybe i will add some but i will never change blender to other 3D software. Pros Blender is Open-source software which is Free which is very important thing if you compare it to other softwares. Blender can give you same result as paid softwares. In this program you can make a lot of things, you can : Paint, 3D models, Sculpting, Video editing, Rendering, Animation and many more things. Blender has it's own Rendering engine so you don't have to buy it and trust me it's very good even if it's free. Development team is putting their heart in this product and you can see it in their daily builds, it gets better and better. Community is amazing, you can find many groups, forums and websites dedicated to blender and blender users, there are alot of plugins and models too. you also can use models from other softwares by simply importing FBX or OBJ file format in blender scene. Cons It's not an industry standard and ill try to explain why.... Blender is new program and lately it got better that's why many people don't use it, they think that it's a free program and they don't look at it seriously, also many big companies already have stuff which work on Maya or 3Ds max and they don't want to get a new team member who works in blender, because big companies make big projects, every team member is making his part in this project and if one of the team member uses different program, he/she could not use others assets, materials, lighting and many other stuff.... to cut a long story short, Blender is not industry standard because many people don't use it and they still use 3Ds max, maya or any other software. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Interactive Experiences Architect Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Animation and modeling for beginners up to professionals" September 15, 2022 5.0 We are constructing models for games, websites, desktop applications and animations. Once you get the philosophy that goes with the software it integrates nicely into the pipeline and is very easy to use and get results. Having support from some 3D rendering farms on the cloud generates a resource and costs optimization in our production pipeline. Pros The community is the best part of this software. There is always someone you can ask, and they are all willing to give a hand or a pointer in the right direction. There is also plenty of materials for almost every possible topic. It has become a fundamental piece of software that many artists use for their daily work and there is always a new plugin that will add more tooling to your creative process. And you can always create, modify or better any thing that you have in mind as it is open source, but it also has API access to almost every functionality. Cons I believe that the community has been constructing a great piece of software and has eliminated any thing I could have had against it. Switched from [Lightwave3D](https://www.capterra.com/p/201852/Lightwave3D/) NewTek makes a great product, but their main interest is on video pipelines, so Lightwave3D is not getting much love. And now that VizRT has bought NewTek, things are going slower. Review Source JS Jeremy S. Environment Artist Entertainment Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Blender IS the New Standard" March 4, 2022 4.0 Learning and using blender over the past several years has really been a game changer for me. In-Engine modeling tools cut it for quick blockouts, but further than that it's important to use a software that has dedicated tools and interface for 3D modeling. Blender is the obvious option in 2022 and going forward do to the sheer amount of documentation, the fantastic community, the available tools, and how quickly new features and improvements are able to be made onto the platform. Although AAA studios are slow to adopt Blender into their pipelines, it is crucial for new studios, rather indie, AA, or AAA to adopt Blender into their pipelines over similar software. Pros One of the major benefits of the software being open source is the quick and relatively easy ability for community members to create custom plugins and addons. This functionality allows the developers at the Blender Foundation to focus more on core features rather than specific edge use cases (however common) that are more easily resolved and tested by the Blender community instead. Ultimately this means MUCH faster development and improved tools than any other 3D software can do. In the last 3-4 years I have used Blender I have seen it come from a rather mundane and average 3D software to easily outpacing some of the 3D giants in many respects. Very few instances does using another 3D software make sense over Blender. Cons There are still some performance issues with sculpting that I'd love to see improvements in the future. For instance, I have an i7 4790 CPU, 24 gigs of DDR3 RAM, a 4 TB SSD, and a GTX 1070 8gbs VRAM GPU and more than 3-5 million triangles in sculpting mode either slows my computer down to a crawl OR crashes blender outright. However, using a software like Zbrush I can easily sculpt at 20-30 million triangles before I have any sort of lag or crash. That performance difference is quite major and is one of the only places where I prefer to use another software. Alternatives considered [3ds Max](https://www.capterra.com/p/206897/3ds-Max/)[Zbrush](https://www.capterra.com/p/210456/Zbrush/)[Maya](https://www.capterra.com/p/150804/Maya/) Reason for choosing Blender Blender has the most active community, resources, and fastest development time which makes it an incredibly easy software to pick up and learn as well as utilize cutting edge features and technologies. 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