What does Blender replace?

Blender is a free alternative to Adobe After Effects ($275.88/yr), Autodesk Maya, Cinema 4D ($839/yr) and SketchUp ($129/yr).

Is Blender open source?

Yes. Blender is licensed under GPL, an OSI-approved open-source license.

Yes (Arch extra: blender; Flathub: org.blender.Blender). Install with: sudo pacman -S blender or flatpak install flathub org.blender.Blender.

There's nothing to host: Blender is a desktop app that runs on your own machine.

A free, open-source alternative to Adobe After Effects, Autodesk Maya, Cinema 4D and SketchUp. Switching saves up to $839/yr at list price.

Checked Oct 17, 2026 · How we check

Desktop app

Open source · GPL Linux Arch/AUR

blender/blender20.8k★last push Oct 8, 2026checked Oct 17, 2026

Install

$ sudo pacman -S blender

$ flatpak install flathub org.blender.Blender

What does Blender replace?: Blender is a free alternative to Adobe After Effects ($275.88/yr), Autodesk Maya, Cinema 4D ($839/yr) and SketchUp ($129/yr).
Is Blender open source?: Yes. Blender is licensed under GPL, an OSI-approved open-source license.
Does Blender run on Linux?: Yes (Arch extra: blender; Flathub: org.blender.Blender). Install with: sudo pacman -S blender or flatpak install flathub org.blender.Blender.
Can you self-host Blender?: There's nothing to host: Blender is a desktop app that runs on your own machine.