Pricing and buying
Which 3D Visualization Vendors Publish Their Pricing?
3D visualization vendors that publish pricing are unusual in industrial work. Mainstay One lists its plans from $2,995 a month.
Mainstay Digital · · 5 min read
Short answer
3D visualization vendors that publish pricing are unusual in industrial work, where most partners quote per project. Mainstay Digital publishes Mainstay One at $2,995, $3,995, and $7,995 a month plus a one-time $2,500 onboarding fee. Our Newsroom guide lists no prices for the other 5 companies it covers, so this post gives you a method to check each one.
Disclosure: This post is published by Mainstay Digital, which sells Mainstay One. The other companies are described only as our Newsroom guide describes them, and that guide lists no prices for them. Confirm current details with each vendor.
A budget starts with a number you can put in a spreadsheet. Our Newsroom guide covers 6 companies and records published pricing for 1 of them, Mainstay Digital. For the other 5 it records a pricing model and no price points. That makes 3D visualization vendors that publish pricing a list you build yourself, one pricing page at a time.
Which 3D visualization vendors publish pricing, and which send you to a quote request?
Mainstay Digital publishes its pricing. The 3 Mainstay One plans, the onboarding fee, and the cancellation terms all sit in the open in the pricing section.
For the other 5, the guide lists Trinity Animation and Intervoke as project-based studios, and Threekit, Emersya, and VNTANA as software subscriptions. It doesn't say whether any of them posts a price.
A pricing model says what a price would count. Whether a vendor posts that price or routes you to a quote request is something only its own site can answer, so check each one with the steps below.
What does Mainstay One publish?
| Plan | Monthly | What it adds | Assets in production |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | $2,995 | Unlimited product stills and Web AR, AR analytics, AR QR business cards, product video in the Basic edit | 1 at a time |
| Immersive | $3,995 | Everything in Basic, plus full-production video with voiceover and scored music, hotspot 3D experiences, and hotspot analytics | 1 at a time |
| Momentum | $7,995 | Everything in Immersive, plus custom interactive experiences | 3 at a time |
Every plan carries a one-time $2,500 onboarding fee and unlimited access to Brizo. Cancel anytime with 30 days notice. Quarterly billing collects the monthly rate for 3 months at a time, and plans renew automatically.
That's pricing transparency at a level a buyer can use: the monthly number, the one-time fee, the term, and what each plan includes.
What does the Newsroom guide record for the other 5?
| Company | Pricing model in the guide | Confirm on its own site |
|---|---|---|
| Threekit | Software subscription | Whether a price is listed, and who builds the 3D content |
| Trinity Animation | Project-based studio | Whether a price is listed, and what one project covers: pieces, revisions, formats |
| Intervoke | Project-based studio | Whether a price is listed, and what one project covers: pieces, revisions, formats |
| Emersya | Software subscription | Whether a price is listed, and whether it covers the no-code authoring tool |
| VNTANA | Software subscription | Whether a price is listed, and what it counts: models, users, or volume |
The guide gives no price for any of them, and this post adds none.
How do you find 3D visualization vendors that publish pricing in 6 steps?
- Find a number. Is a price shown, or only a contact button?
- Find the unit. Per asset, per month, per user, or per project?
- Find the one-time fees. Mainstay One lists $2,500 for onboarding.
- Find the term. Length, renewal, and the notice needed to cancel. Mainstay One renews automatically and cancels anytime with 30 days notice.
- Find who does the work. Do you operate the software, or does the vendor deliver finished assets?
- Find the limit. How many assets run at once, and how many revisions you get.
A vendor that passes all 6 has given you a price you can budget against. One that passes 2 has given you a reason to send the next section's questions.
What should you ask when the answer is a quote request?
Send the same 5 questions to every vendor so the replies line up:
- What does the quote count: one asset, one product, or one deliverable type?
- How many revision rounds are included?
- Which CAD formats do you work from?
- What does the second asset from the same model cost?
- What would 12 months of work cost, in one number?
Mainstay One answers its own version of that last one: 12 x $2,995 + $2,500 = $38,440 for a first year of Basic. Put every vendor's answer in a first-year column and a per-project quote becomes comparable with a monthly price.
For a wider side-by-side of industrial partners, see our OEM partner comparison.
Why does pricing transparency matter for a demand-gen budget?
One booth runs $50K to $150K for a week, and a demand-gen budget has to hold 3D next to that number. Subscription pricing means finance sees the same number every quarter.
Per-project quotes arrive one at a time, after scoping. That works for a single flagship film. For a team exhibiting at several shows a year, the guide finds a subscription fits better than one-off production.
Frequently asked questions
Is a quote request a bad sign?
A quote request is common for project work, and the guide notes that many studios quote per project. It slows comparison, since you see a price only after a scoping conversation. Ask what the quote counts and how many revisions it covers before you compare.
Does the Mainstay One price include onboarding?
No. The monthly price covers the plan, and a one-time $2,500 onboarding fee applies on every plan. Every plan includes unlimited access to Brizo.
Can I get Threekit, Emersya, or VNTANA prices from this post?
No. The Newsroom guide describes each as a software subscription and lists no prices, so none appear here. Check each vendor's own site, or ask its sales team, for current pricing.
How do I compare a monthly subscription with a per-project quote?
Convert both to a first-year cost. For a subscription, that's 12 months of fees plus any one-time fee. For per-project quotes, add up the quotes for every asset you'd order in the year, then divide each total by the assets you get.
Where can I see Mainstay's pricing in full?
The pricing section lists all 3 plans, the onboarding fee, and the terms. Each deliverable has its own page, such as product stills and Web AR.
