Maya vs 3Ds Max

Maya and 3Ds Max both are animation software used for creating different styles of 3D animations. They are used by individuals as well as organisations for the commercial production of animation works. These softwares are used in making animated movies, series, video game assets, visual effects, designing house models etc. There is always been a confusion in choosing a software for the work which would be best suited for them. So let’s understand the key differences between these softwares.

Maya is an animation software developed by Autodesk so it is also known as Autodesk Maya. It is not free but its trial version is available for free for a limited time period. It was initially released in 1998. It is written in different programming languages like C#, C++, Python, MEL etc.

3Ds Max is a computer graphics software tool which is used in the animations and the visual effects industry. The development credit for this software goes to Autodesk. It was initially released in 1996 and the stable release was in 2021. It is capable of running on Windows 7 and later versions of Windows. 

Following is a table of differences between Maya and 3Ds Max:

	Maya	3Ds Max
1.	Maya can be understood as an advanced animation software which comes with advanced tools to ease the 3D animation process.	3ds Max can be understood as a graphic software which comes with construction, architecture and designing tools for animation.
2.	It was first released in 1998.	It was first released in 1996.
3.	It is the best choice for animators to rig and animate characters.	It is the best choice for modelling, sculpting and character designers.
4.	IA-32 and x64 platforms are supported.	It supports only x64 platforms.
5.	It provides a trialware license for its users.	It provides trialware as well as SAS (Software as a Service) license.
6.	It is available in a few languages like English, Chinese and Japanese.	It is available in many languages like English, French, German, Chinese, Japanese, Korean etc.
7.	Supports Windows, OSX and Linux operating systems.	Only supports Windows operating system.
8.	It uses Maya Embedded Language for customization.	It uses Maxscript for customization.