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Materialize vs Adobe Substance 3D Sampler: catalog facts
Materialize	Adobe Substance 3D Sampler

Best for: Game artists who need normal, height and occlusion maps from photos	Best for: Material and texture artists building realistic surfaces from real-world samples
Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0 licence.	Paid Included in the paid Substance 3D Collection plan, with a free trial.
Windows	Windows, macOS
Generates a full material set from a single image Seamless texture tiling Automation through XML clipboard commands Used in a shipped commercial game remaster	Creates tileable materials from photos and scans Tools for tiling, fold removal and surface details Blends materials with filters Extensive content library
Windows only Focused on game textures rather than general image editing	Only available through a Substance 3D subscription Requires an Adobe account
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Not open source
License: GPL-3.0-only	License: Proprietary
No account needed	Account needed
Offline features available	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Materialize boundingboxsoftware.com/materialize Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Adobe Substance 3D Sampler adobe.com/products/substance3d/apps/sampler.html Catalog checked October 1, 2026

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