V-Ray 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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User Reviews

Overview

V-Ray

4.7

(31)

Pricing

Pricing available upon request

About V-Ray

V-Ray is a rendering engine that provides photorealistic rendering and ray tracing capabilities. It is designed for 3D artists and visualization professionals across various industries such as media, entertainment, architecture, and design. V-Ray offers tools for creating lifelike digital images, such as, advanced lighting and a robust ray-traced renderer. Some of the key features include global illumination, caustics, subsurface scattering and texture baking. The solution works with 3D software, including 3ds Max, Maya, SketchUp, Rhino, and Revit.

V-Ray is available through a subscription model that includes access to the V-Ray versions and priority support. V-Ray offers additional resources, including video tutorials, sample scenes, and an active community forum. Additionally, support is available to assist with questions about installation, features or troubleshooting.

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V-Ray Pricing and Plans

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Free Trial

Free Version

V-Ray Solo

Pricing available upon request

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V-Ray Premium

Pricing available upon request

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ArchViz Collection: V-Ray edition

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V-Ray Features

Popular features found in 3D CAD
2D Drawing
Animation
Bill of Materials Management
Data Import/Export
For 3D Printing
For Architects
For Manufacturers
More features of V-Ray
3D Design & Modeling
3D Modeling
API
Building Information Model
Content Library
Design Management
Modeling & Simulation
Multiple Format Support
Multiple Projects
Rendering
Third-Party Integrations
Workflow Management

V-Ray Integrations

SketchUp

Integration rated 4.8 from 17 reviews

V-Ray User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.7

Ratings Breakdown

74%

23%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

3.8

Value for money

3.9

Customer support

4.1

Functionality

4.5

Robson G.

Verified reviewer

Architecture & Planning

2-10 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed July 2022

A remarkable software for render

The product supports a lot of different 3D modeling softwares.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

It is the best option to start digging into the 3D and hyper realistic rendering world.

Cons:

Among render softwares, this in particular, could add more features to improve

Vikash K.

Verified reviewer

Architecture & Planning

501-1000 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed November 2022

Why you shouldn't buy V-ray

Overall it took a little time to get used to it but the end result was worth the effort.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

It is one of the best software for rendering. You can controll even the most minute details through it. Features like batch rendering helps saves the time. Has a decent material library.

Cons:

It is difficult to learn. And you might get overwhelmed with so many options when you first see the interface.

Reasons for switching to V-Ray

I needed a upgrade in quality.

Ryan M.

Verified reviewer

Construction

11-50 employees

Used weekly for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed January 2024

V-Ray Review

I would say overall, I was always very pleased with the end result. Thought it might have taken more time to produce a image, it was well worth the trade off. Now that there are so many other engines out there, V-Ray needs to look towards getting more end users by adopting a business model like D5 or Unreal Engine.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The quality of the final rendering was second to none... however, when I used this program more frequently, the time it would take to generate one image was exponentially greater than other rendering software out there.... there are reasons for this like ray tracing, which does attribute to a higher quality image.

Cons:

The cost associated with this was much higher than other software out there. Also the learning curve was greater than some of the other more intuitive software I've used.

Verified

Reviewer

Architecture & Planning

2-10 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed December 2023

V-Ray is great for producing high-quality photorealistic renderings, but you need days

I was using Vray for years, but it is very hard for me to stay an user today, when other engines are faster and with better pricing and libraries.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

V-Ray is compatible with various 3D modeling and animation software, including 3ds Max, SketchUp, Rhino, etc.

Cons:

It takes so much hours to render, it is slower then other engines on market.

Lindsay W.

Verified reviewer

Marketing and Advertising

Self-Employed

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed January 2023

A must-have for realistic 3D renderings

With vray, I have the ability to create realistic renderings for clients all over the world. The quality and value that vray gives my renderings is unmatched.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Functionality

Pros:

By far, the most impactful feature of V-Ray is ability to render in real-time as well as adjust any lighting, denoiser, etc. as the image in in process of rendering. This ability has saved me an exponential amount of hours testing and perfecting lighting.

Cons:

Vray can be tough to understand. I've watched countless tutorials over the last several years to understand how each feature affects the outcome. I have a recipe that works for what I need, but always learning and improving.

Verified

Reviewer

Entertainment

Self-Employed

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed March 2022

Vray is really good, but the competition is better

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The pros for V-Ray are amazing finish render and easy to understand after a little practice

Cons:

The wors for V-ray are not having a preview like the competition and practically remain without significant changes over the years

Richin R.

Verified reviewer

Events Services

201-500 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed October 2022

Photorealistic Rendering Top class software

V-ray is my always best choice for rendering for my visualization jobs.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

V-ray is always up to date with market trends and Quality of the rendering image top class realistic. I been using from 10+ years now.

Cons:

Only I felt Its bit more expensive to afford it for long time.

Mateusz G.

Verified reviewer

Architecture & Planning

11-50 employees

Used monthly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed October 2023

Rating V-Ray from a customer eye

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Functionality

Pros:

Quality of output render is the best. Any other render engine isn't even close to the V-Ray one.

Cons:

Very long time needed to make render properly. In compare with Lumion it takes ages to get finished render. But still, it looks so much better after all.

JUAN C.

Verified reviewer

Architecture & Planning

2-10 employees

Used monthly for free trial

Review source

Reviewed December 2023

V-ray for professional results

A good experience overall, it is quite professional software and achieves really incredible results

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Its precise quality allows you to configure very detailed parameters with which you can control any scene. But it also has default parameters that work very well for good results.

Cons:

Probably its interface is not very friendly

Verified

Reviewer

Architecture & Planning

Self-Employed

Used monthly for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed February 2023

V Ray Review