22 ArchViz Rendering Firm Reviews & Comparisons

There are a lot of options out there when it comes to hiring an architectural visualization company for your next 3D rendering project.

There are firms that specialize purely in architectural visualization and others that are more generalist, offering architectural renderings alongside other services like product renderings for instance. Then there are companies who offer real estate services more broadly, where architectural renderings are just a part of what they do. Some companies even niche down to specific areas, such as floorplans.

Some companies focus on creating still images as their main offerings. Others also provide architectural animations, and some will create virtual reality tours, which are a newer service available to real estate professionals.

Many companies who are marketing more actively are based in North America, but others are based overseas, for example in Europe or South East Asia. Some teams are based locally (which will often equate to higher prices), and some, like us here at Render3DQuick have headquarters and customer service in North America, but a distributed team. We choose to run our company in this fashion because it allows us to attract the best global talent while keeping costs lower and producing work more quickly as we have rendering professionals working in multiple time zones.

So with all these options, how do you choose who to work with on your next 3D rendering project?

ArchViz Company Comparison Table

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To save you some hassle when looking for a service provider we put together a comparison table of 3D rendering competitors we see frequently in our marketing analysis. Some people may think it’s strange that we would promote our competitors in this way, but we are confident that if you compare our prices and services, check out our 400+ reviews and get in touch, there is a very high likelihood that if your project is a good fit you will want to work with us.

In the table below you will find the results of some market research that compares us to competing brands in terms of their area of specialty, reviews, turnaround times and estimated project costs, where their head office is located and some of the services they provide. The project quotes are for a fairly standard North American family home.

As you’ll see by looking at the comparison table, as of the time of checking on the 17th of April 2022, we have approximately 300 more reviews than our nearest competitor. We also have very fast turnaround times on quotations and project delivery and very competitive prices. Why not try us out for your next project? You can get a quote here.

How to Choose a 3D Rendering Company

There are a number of useful questions to ask yourself when considering who to hire for your next project including:

• Do I care what experience other people have had with the company, or do I want to trust my gut?
  One of the best ways to determine whether a company will be good to work with is to read the experiences other people have had with them. We have hundreds more reviews than our competitors and a very high star rating given the number of reviews we have. So you can trust that working with us will be a great experience. You can read our 400+ reviews / testimonials here.

• Do I want / need to hire someone local?
  Some people may prefer the comfort of working with a local company due to proximity or familiarity with their area, way of working etc., however as you’ll see in the comparison table, if you are based in North America this can mean higher costs. In our age of global connection where working with a company interstate or overseas is as easy as working locally (as long as you find a company to work with where there’s no language / communication barrier) there’s no real need to work with a company right next door.

• Would I rather work via email, or do I require phone or in-person meetings?
  While some people like phone or in-person meetings, they’re actually a big waste of time, both for the client and the company working for them. We’ve streamlined our processes so we actively avoid meetings and rarely need to resort to phone calls.

• How much am I willing to spend?
  If you’re looking to go very cheap, look to South East Asia, or alternatively, expect lower quality, or consider looking for a freelancer who is just starting out on a freelancing platform. North American companies will often be more expensive, but may require less project management. The quality of output you need will also determine price. The more complex or highly rendered the image, the longer it takes to produce and the more expensive it’s likely to be. As you’ll see from our prices and portfolio however, we’ve managed to achieve a very high degree of precision in our renderings at a very competitive price.

• What service / services do I need?
  Some companies specialize in a particular type of rendering. Some firms offer some but not all rendering services, eg. they may not offer animations or virtual reality tours. We are the only company we’re aware of who also offer 3D printed architectural models for instance.

• How many renderings do I want done and will the company I’m interested in have the capacity to handle my current and future workload?
  Smaller rendering studios or individual CGI artists may only have the capacity to take on a handful of projects at one time. Teams with lots of CGI pros can spread the load. So the number of staff in a company can determine turnarounds times. If you need a large number of renderings now or into the future, consider working with a company with lots of team members. We have over 50 people on staff for example, so we can handle lots of projects at once.

• How important is turnaround time for my project?
  If turnaround time is important to you, make this clear up front when reviewing agencies. Also look at companies who quickly respond to your request for quote. At Render 3D Quick we pride ourselves on providing very fast quotes and turnaround times. In fact, if you work with us, sometimes we will have finished your project before our competitors even get back to you with a quote!

• How detailed is my project brief and how many revisions might I require?
  Sometimes revisions are included in the price quoted for the project, sometimes they cost extra. If your project brief is unclear, or you expect to need a lot of revisions, talk to your preferred company about how many revisions are usually required for projects and how much extra (if any) they will cost. With a good project brief, a pro team of CGI artists should only need to do one or two rounds of revisions at most to get a great final product.

• Am I comfortable paying for my whole project upfront?
  Many companies will require a down payment at the beginning of the project and the balance on completion. A 50/50 split is common in this regard. Some companies, however, will ask for full payment up front, especially for smaller projects. If you’ve never worked with them before you might need to consider whether this is a risk you’re willing to take or not. Reviews can help put your mind at ease in this regard.

What Information Will Be Needed to Start Your Project?

Typically to get started on a project your archviz firm will need:

• Your property plans / blueprints / floorplans / drawings etc. If you already have CAD or DWG files this might lower your costs if the property does not have to be modeled from scratch.

• Reference images or information (eg. colors, textures, materials etc.) that the property should be rendered in to help make the property look like it will in real life.

• Information about what furniture or other elements should be added to the images

• What position / view you want the renderings completed from

• Any information about the surrounding landscape and environment, eg. Google maps views of other buildings, whether you want a day time, sunset, night time view etc.

3D Rendering Companies Reviewed

To help you answer some of these questions and to save you some time below are details for ourselves and 20 or so of the rendering companies we see coming up frequently in our marketing analysis.

They are ordered in descending order by the combined total number of client reviews they have on Google and Facebook. There is also information on services they provide, estimated cost for 3x rendering services and a short paragraph detailing some highlights from their websites.

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Where did this information come from?

The information for companies below is summarized from their websites and the information in the table above.

Render 3D Quick Reviews and Related Details - that’s us!

As you can see from the table above and from looking around our website we are a specialist architectural visualization company with a 50+ person team and many happy customers. We have 22,000+ clients and over 400 5-star reviews! We produce a high quality of work, with very fast turnaround times and surprisingly affordable prices! We have the fastest quotation times of any of our competitors - almost instant during North American business hours. We work with both commercial clients and individual owner builders and are comfortable working on projects from single family home renderings to large scale virtual reality projects. We offer a wide range of services and we have created 55,000+ renderings to date! Our head offices and customer service are located in North America, and we searched over the whole world to bring together the best rendering talent for our team.

V Render Reviews and Related Details

V Render are an architectural visualization company based in North America who have been working in the industry for more than 17 years. They offer a wide range of rendering services with a high quality of output and have around 100 reviews across Facebook and Google. Unfortunately they didn’t respond to a request for quote, but we will give them the benefit of the doubt and assume that the request went into their spam folder or somehow didn’t arrive.

Yantram Studio Reviews and Related Details

Yantram Studio, established in 2004, is a mixed rendering company who appear to be based in India, but have delegate offices in other places around the world. As well as architectural rendering, they also offer product rendering and animation services in different industries. The gallery on their site contains a large number of previous projects and their prices are quite reasonable compared to some of the North American providers on this list. It’s unclear whether Yantram Studio offer revisions as part of their projects for free or whether you have to pay for them.

The Rendering Company / VizSource Reviews and Related Details

The Rendering Company, who appear to have been called VizSource in the past, are a mixed rendering company who focus predominantly on architectural rendering but also offer product rendering services. Established in 2006, on their about page they state they have over 3500 clients in the United States, Canada and abroad. Their portfolio page is clean and easy to navigate showing lots of examples of their services.

ArchiCGI Reviews and Related Details

ArchiCGI are archviz specialists based in Scotland. They don’t appear to have a Google business page so only Facebook reviews are shown in the info above. They do however have 84 reviews on Trust Pilot with a 4.9 star review average. They have quite a quick turnaround time for quotes with a response within 45 minutes of getting in touch with them. Their prices are roughly equivalent to ours, and they offer unlimited revisions in their projects. From what we can see however, they don’t appear to offer virtual reality services as part of their portfolio. Their 3D renderings have an artistic feel and are high quality.

Design Blendz Reviews and Related Details

Design Blendz is a mixed real estate services company based in North America. As well as 3D visualization, they also offer architecture services, interior design, and metaverse design services, so they may be a good choice if you are yet to have your property designed and do not have blueprints that we could base your 3D renderings on, or if you want renderings done for blockchain or metaverse purposes. Design Blendz do not appear to offer virtual reality tours or 3D animations. In general their pricing for architectural visualization is higher than the other companies on this list so far.

Realspace3D Reviews and Related Details

Real Space 3D are a rendering company based in Vancouver, Canada. They appear to focus predominantly on architectural visualization. Their portfolio contains a range of high quality rendering images. They have quite a quick turnaround time when requesting quotes, include revisions in their projects for free just like we do and their turnaround time is approximately two weeks for a standard project. They have a few unique features on their website which we have not seen on other rendering websites, the first being pages with detailed breakdowns of how they quote their projects, and over thirty 3D rendering tutorials available for readers.

K-Render Reviews and Related Details

K-Render are a mixed rendering company based out of Vietnam. They appear to focus mostly on architectural visualization and animation, but also do some product rendering. They don’t appear to offer virtual reality tours. On their website they explain the five stage workflow that they go through as part of their projects. They also have a unique way of showing testimonials and reviews from previous clients on their site by including screenshots of messages sent to them via whatsapp or messenger.

Applet 3D Reviews and Related Details

Applet 3D are an architectural visualization specialist company with a large team based out of Philadelphia. They offer a wide range of architectural rendering services for residential, commercial and industrial properties. On their website they display their portfolio in some interesting ways, for example using an image with a slider that allows the viewer to see the difference between a daytime and night time rendering of the same room. Unfortunately we didn’t get a response when we reached out for a quote, but this may be because our email went into spam or otherwise was not delivered for some reason.

Omega Render Reviews and Related Details

Omega Render do product animation as well as architectural rendering. It’s unclear where they are based, although from looking at their team page it’s possible that they’re based in eastern Europe somewhere. While their main location is unknown, their about page says that they work with companies in over 25 countries and that they have over 100 designers on staff. Their pricing for a standard project was in the mid to high range with a three week turnaround time. Their portfolio contains many examples of high end, very artistic architectural renderings.

Easy Render Reviews and Related Details

Easy Render are bit different from the other companies on this list. Rather than being a company that offers 3D renderings created by their own team, Easy Render is a platform that connects people looking for 3D artists with the artists themselves. The company is based in Switzerland, but hosts artists from over 60 countries. This could be a good option if you’re looking to work with a freelancer, although it might be worth reading this article to decide whether to work with a freelancer or an established company before you make a final decision in that regard. In some ways Easy Render is very similar to Upwork - they hold funds in escrow until a project is completed to satisfaction for example - but specifically focused on 3D artists and architectural renderings.

Render Vision Reviews and Related Details

Render Vision are a mixed rendering company based in Germany who focus on architectural rendering but also offer product rendering. Their tagline is “High quality CGIs that look like real photography”. Their prices are mid-range and they provide a quick turnaround time of seven to eight days. They also respond quickly - within an hour or so - to quote requests. They appear to have a smaller team than some other companies on this list, with only ten members shown on their team page.

Vis Engine Reviews and Related Details

Vis Engine are based in the United Kingdom and offer a range of real estate solutions, including apps as well as architectural renderings. The turnaround time to receive a quote from Vis Engine is approximately one day and their prices are mid-range. Turnaround time for projects is approximately 15 to 20 days. Their goal as a company is to be a trusted and long time partner for their clients and they display a wide range of companies that they have worked for on their about page. They also offer package deals combining different types of renderings and services together.

Zoa 3D Reviews and Related Details

ZOA 3D are a Hungarian architectural rendering company with a very modern website and quite artistic renderings. They appear to be quite a specialized company who are very selective about the clients that they take on. From their team photos it looks like they have a great team culture and their about page states that they focus on ensuring that their clients enjoy working with them because they are good people. Their renderings contain some of the most realistic people that we have seen in architectural renderings on this list (usually adding people to renderings doesn’t look very good).

Halo Renders Reviews and Related Details

Halo Renders offer a range of real estate and product rendering services. While they don’t appear to offer virtual reality tours, they do offer 3D assets that can be included in augmented reality and virtual reality environments. Halo Renders are based in North America, their prices are mid-range and include two revisions. They appear to focus on still renderings rather than animation.

Creative 3D Renderings Reviews and Related Details

Creative 3D Renderings offer a range of architectural and product rendering services encompassing a wide range of industries, including real estate, resort and hospitality, marketing agencies, medical, automotive and more. They also do 3D renderings for trade shows. Unfortunately no reply was received when reaching out to them for a quote, so the project may not have been a good fit, or the quote request may somehow not have arrived.

XR3D Reviews and Related Details

XR3D are a real estate rendering specialist company, who have been established for more than 20 years and who have created more than 20,000 renderings according to their about page. They create renderings for both residential and commercial properties, Including churches and hospitals.

3D Plans Reviews and Related Details

3Dplans.com are a North American company who appear to focus predominantly on 2D and 3D floorplans and 2D / 3D maps and interactive maps, although they also offer animations, virtual reality tours and interior renderings. When contacted for a quote they replied that they focus on multifamily housing projects, so the project in question would not be suitable for them. Although there don’t appear to be any Google or Facebook reviews for the company they do have a range of client stories and testimonials on their website.

Faraday Labs Reviews and Related Details

Faraday Labs state that they are an award winning visualization studio who focus on creating story in their 3D images. The head office appears to be based in Estonia and they look like a small family run business who focus on high quality, artistic renderings. Although there don’t appear to be any Google or Facebook reviews for Faraday Labs, their website features a number of case studies, magazines and websites that their work has been featured in.

Lunas Pro Reviews and Related Details

Lunas Pro offer a wide range of real estate rendering services. Their prices are on the high end of most of the quotes we received from companies on this list but the quality of the renderings on their website is also high. Lunas Pro are based in Montreal Canada, and they have a French version of their website as wells an English version for any French speakers out there.

Padstyler Reviews and Related Details

Padstyler is a North American company that offers virtual staging solutions for existing homes and architectural renderings for new constructions. On their homepage they state that they are the world’s best virtual staging company and they have lot of examples of their virtual staging services. A unique feature of their site is a design catalog featuring all the different types of furniture, plants and other decorations that can be included in virtual staging environments. While they do not appear to have any Google or Facebook reviews, they have client reviews on their website. They also offer unlimited revisions on their products and their prices are very reasonable.

Spine 3D Reviews and Related Details

Spine 3D offer a range of 3D rendering, animation, virtual and augmented reality services. They’re an award winning interactive media studio with over 25 staff. They state that they thrive on delivering high quality visual content under the most challenging of circumstances. Their quote is on the high side of companies on this list, but their output is very high end. They are another company that includes very high quality images of people in their 3D renderings. They are based in North America.

Hire Us For Your Next Project

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