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Adobe Substance 3D Painter vs Mari: catalog facts
Adobe Substance 3D Painter	Mari
Best for: 3D artists texturing assets for games, film and product visuals	Best for: Texture artists working on film and VFX assets
Paid Paid Adobe product, alone or in the Substance 3D Collection, with a 30-day free trial.	Paid Commercial software with a free trial available.
Windows, macOS	Windows, macOS, Linux
Paints textures and materials directly onto 3D models Real-time preview while texturing All 4 strengths for Adobe Substance 3D Painter Paints textures and materials directly onto 3D models Real-time preview while texturing Non-destructive layer-based workflow Part of the wider Substance 3D Collection	Handles very large assets with hundreds of UDIM texture maps Node Graph and layer workflows for procedural and hand-painted textures All 4 strengths for Mari Handles very large assets with hundreds of UDIM texture maps Node Graph and layer workflows for procedural and hand-painted textures Paints up to eight channels at once with Multi-channel Paint Includes Smart Masks and ready-made procedural content
Paid software with no free tier beyond the trial Requires an Adobe account All 3 limitations for Adobe Substance 3D Painter Paid software with no free tier beyond the trial Requires an Adobe account Closed source	Paid professional software aimed at studios Specialised for texturing rather than modelling or rendering
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Not open source	Not open source
License not stated	License: Proprietary
Account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Adobe Substance 3D Painter adobe.com/products/substance3d/apps/painter.html Catalog checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Mari foundry.com/products/mari Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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