Maya
Autodesk, Inc., United States Desktop
3D animation and VFX software from Autodesk for modelling, rigging, animation, effects (Bifrost), look development and rendering, with OpenUSD support and scripting in MEL and Python. Used by film, TV and game studios; also sold as part of the Media & Entertainment Collection.
What Maya does
| Category | Post-production & VFX |
|---|---|
| Built for | Animation and VFX teams of every size at film, TV and game studios |
| Pricing | Subscription (US site): $2,010 per year for 1 user (shown as $168 per month, paid annually), $255 per month paid monthly, or Flex tokens at $99 per 33 tokens (6 tokens per day for Maya); 30-day free trial (published) |
| Deployment | Desktop |
| Platforms | Windows 11, macOS, Linux (Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Rocky Linux) |
| Integrations | Bifrost, LookdevX, OpenUSD, Autodesk Flow, Flow Studio, Golaem (in the M&E Collection), MEL and Python APIs |
| Vendor | Autodesk, Inc., United States |
| Website | www.autodesk.com/products/maya/overview |
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