Marionette Mocap vs. Move.ai:
Which is the best video mocap for you?
Move.ai offers markerless video mocap for the big studios and big budgets, but runs everything in the cloud and charges around $2,50 for every minute of motion capture you process. Marionette offers unlimited motion capture, processsed locally on your computer at an affordable pris.
Why choose Marionette over Move.ai?
Move.ai charges between $2,5 and $10 for every minute of animation you process. With Marionette, you get unlimited rendering, processed locally on your computer, for only $12,50/month.
Faster workflows
Move.ai requires you upload, process and then import into your 3D animation software. Marionette lets you stream directly to blender, Maya and Unity with dedicated plugins, which speeds up your 3D animation workflow.
No cloud, no problem, full privacy
Marionette runs completely local on your computer, meaning the data never leaves your computer. This ensures no leaks, full privacy and complete peace of mind when working on projects.
Marionette vs. Move.ai: Compare features, pricing and workflow
Feature
Marionette
Move.ai
What this means
for you
Pricing
Starts at $12.50/month, for unlimited motion capture.
Starting at $25 for 10 minutes of animation processing.
Unlimited motion capture with no hidden costs.
Processing type
Locally, on your computer.
Cloud-based, requires uploads and waiting.
No waiting, no import/export, and full creative control.
Integrations
Free plugins for blender, Maya & Unity lets you stream animation in realtime.
No integrations.
See your animation directly on your rigs as you edit.
Data cleanup
Built-in auto cleanup with intuitive advanced controls.
No cleanup options. Take what the AI gives you or leave it.
Get production ready motion faster.
Interface
Familiar and intuitive pose-to-pose workflow.
No or few manual controls.
Complete creative control for every move.
Capture options
Face, hans, and multi-user motion capture from only one camera, with rich controls.
Often requires multiple cameras for great results.
Simpler and faster setup with Marionette. Just a smartphone and computer.
Usage limits
Unlimited processing.
Charges per second of animation.
Process as much animation you need, without limits.
Realtime preview
Preview your animation in realtime in blender, Maya & Unity.
Wait for export and import for every animation.
Slow workflow, lot's of waiting.
Post-to-pose editing
Complete post-to-pose editing.
Cloud-powered workflow, with no or little control.
Complete control of every pose.
Why switch from Move.ai to Marionette?
Completely local.
Move.ai runs motion capture processing in the cloud, while Marionette mocap processes everything on your computer, giving you better motion capture, faster, with no privacy concerns.


Complete creative control.
Move.ai forces you to leave everything up to the AI. With Marionette's powerful editing features, with complete pose-to-pose workflows, you're in complete control of every pose and every motion. Marionette also comes with powerful auto cleaning tools.
No suits needed.
Full control.
Marionette offers the same no-suit workflow you know from Move.ai, but at a much lower price, faster workflows and completely local processing, meaning your data never leaves your computer.

Realtime preview
with powerful integrations.
With Move.ai, you need to export and import first, in order to see your animation in your DCC. With Marionette, you can stream the animation to blender, Unity and Maya in realtime, to instantly see every change.
Marionette gives you complete creative control
with unlimited local processing, powerful integrations
and traditional pose-to-pose workflows that instantly feels familiar.















