3D and asset generation / Cascadeur vs Tripo
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A paid plan is the shipping path. Free-plan output is not cleared for commercial use.
A paid plan is the shipping path. Free-plan output is not cleared for commercial use.
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| Fact | Cascadeur | Tripo |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Cascadeurverified Indie is $19 a month, or $8 a month billed annually, and the yearly plan gives access to a perpetual license. | Tripoverified Free is $0.00 a month with 200 monthly credits, which the page estimates at about 13 models. |
| Commercial use | Cascadeurverified The free plan includes the full animation toolset but exports only .casc (no FBX or DAE) and allows only non-commercial use. | Tripoverified The Free plan card lists public models and non-commercial use. |
| Ownership of outputs | Cascadeurunverified Unverified. | Tripoverified For paid users, the terms say they generally have all rights in their inputs and outputs and the intellectual property based on them. The same clause also has paid users authorize Tripo to use and display inputs and outputs as needed to provide the service. |
| License caveat | Cascadeurverified The FAQ quotes EULA 1.6: on Indie, gross revenue or funding in the prior twelve months must be under $100,000, checked at download and at each renewal. Above that you need Pro. | Tripoverified For free users, the terms say Tripo retains all rights in the inputs and outputs, including the right to license them and earn revenue from them. |
| Steam disclosure | Cascadeurverified Player-facing art, sound, narrative, or localization made with this tool is the kind of shipped content Steam's Content Survey asks about (Pre-Generated). This is Valve's rule, not a statement from the vendor. | Tripoverified Player-facing art, sound, narrative, or localization made with this tool is the kind of shipped content Steam's Content Survey asks about (Pre-Generated). This is Valve's rule, not a statement from the vendor. |
| Engines and export | Cascadeurverified Free exports CASC only; Indie, Pro, and Teams export CASC, FBX, DAE, USD, and GLTF. | Tripoverified The plan comparison lists a DCC Bridge for Blender, 3ds Max, Unity, Unreal, Maya, Cocos, Godot, and ZBrush. File formats are not named on this page. |