--- description: Learn how Blender can help your business. GetApp provides users in South Africa with the most detailed information on software tools, prices and features. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/getapp/og_logo-94fd2a03a6c7a0e54fc0c9e21a1c0ce9.png title: Blender Reviews, Prices & Ratings | GetApp South Africa 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Game Development Software](/directory/1085/game-development/software) > [Blender](/software/2059673/blender) # Blender Canonical: https://www.getapp.za.com/software/2059673/blender Page: 1 / 39\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.za.com/software/2059673/blender?page=2) > Blender is an on-premise game development platform, which helps small to large businesses in technology, motion pictures, graphic designing, online media, computer games, and other sectors manage 3D printing, develop animations, create visual effects, and more. The software provides various functionality including python scripting, sculpting tools, data export, sound synchronization, and custom colors. > > Verdict: Rated **4.7/5** by 950 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.7/5** | 950 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 3.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Blender Foundation - **Location**: Amsterdam, Netherlands - **Founded**: 2002 ## Commercial Context - **Pricing model**: Per Feature (Free version available) - **Pricing Details**: Blender is a free and open-source software. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1 000, 1 001–5 000, 5 001–10 000, 10 000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise) - **Supported Languages**: French, Italian - **Available Countries**: Netherlands ## Features - 2D Drawing - 3D Games - 3D Modeling - 3D Objects - Animation - Animations & Transitions - Audio Capture - Building Information Model - Design Management - Media Library - Motion Tracking - Prototype Creation - Rendering - Speed Adjustment - Split/Merge - Template Management - Video Capture - Video Editing ## Integrations (1 total) - Unity ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Chat ## Category - [Game Development Software](https://www.getapp.za.com/directory/1085/game-development/software) ## Related Categories - [Game Development Software](https://www.getapp.za.com/directory/1085/game-development/software) - [Video Editing Software](https://www.getapp.za.com/directory/1385/video-editing/software) - [3D Rendering Software](https://www.getapp.za.com/directory/3870/3d-rendering/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Have been using it for more than 6 years and today it is more powerful and modern, they even added a unique 2D in a 3D environment feature that is unique to blender. > > **Cons**: This is a hard one I don't think there is something I don't like about it other than it is a bit hard to learn but it is hard to learn any type of 3D generally. and the app can crash from time to time but same could be said to any 3D Software. > > Over All Blender is a tool that is going to help you a lot with your work and with your money. The workflow is faster because it is Shortcuts depending, maybe hard to learn at first but the fruits of the work going to show very quickly. ----- ### "Free modeling environment for 3D beginners with powerful functionality" — 5.0/5 > **Tommaso** | *22 September 2024* | Design | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Free and open source strong modeler and renderer > > **Cons**: Unintuitive UX require some study and adaptation > > A strong tool to manage animation in a solid environment with all the 3D capabilities you need ----- ### "Overrated complex 3-D software" — 3.0/5 > **Nishit** | *17 July 2021* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 5.0/10 > > **Pros**: What I really like about Blender is that it is completely free and there is no compromise in the features. Using free software that is used widely across the industries gives my creative team full freedom to come up with something creative every single time without any constraint. > > **Cons**: User Interface is where Blender completely lacks. Although keeping in mind that there are a lot of functionalities and features, UI has to be suffered little. Due to all this, Blender seems very complex. > > Blender is a good software for a company that does not have an extra budget for 3-D softwares or has very few use-cases. ----- ### "Animation and modeling for beginners up to professionals" — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *15 September 2022* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **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. > > 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. ----- ### "Blender IS the New Standard" — 4.0/5 > **Jeremy** | *04 March 2022* | Entertainment | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **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. > > 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. ----- Page: 1 / 39\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.za.com/software/2059673/blender?page=2) ## Links - [View on GetApp](https://www.getapp.za.com/software/2059673/blender) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data