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V-Ray Personal Learning Edition for Maya

License comparison

We want to help you learn, test and explore features in V-Ray® for Maya so that you can get the most out of the product. Currently, Chaos® offers three different types of free and discounted licenses to address various testing, learning and development requirements.

Take a look at our comparison table to find the right option for you:

V-Ray PLE

V-Ray Trial

V-Ray Educational

Best suited for
Artists starting out in CG and rendering. Self-taught artists who need more time to improve their skills.
All artists who want to test V-Ray for Maya’s full capabilities and feature set for a limited time.
Students and educators who need unlimited access to V-Ray’s features and capabilities, as well as all product updates.
Expiration period
90 days (renewable)
30 days
1 year
Availability
Free
Free
Paid (at discount prices)
License eligibility
Anyone
Anyone
Students, educators
Technical support
Not included
Included
Included
1 per user
1 per user
1 per student or as many as needed for institutions
Render nodes
1
1
As many as needed for educational institutions
Features
Limitations apply*
• Resolution limited to 4K (3840 x 2160)
• No distributed rendering
• No export of render-ready VRScene files
• No V-Ray Standalone
• No batch rendering
• No V-Ray SDK
• No V-Ray AppSDK
• No ZIP install
• No VRscans support
• Scene pollution (stamping saved scenes)
Fully featured
Fully featured
Chaos
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