# Maya vs. 3ds Max

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/maya-vs-3ds-max/155153>\
**Category:** design\
**Created:** [July 15, 2005, 1:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/maya-vs-3ds-max/155153 "2005-07-15T01:47:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![freeskier89](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f475e1/32.png) [@freeskier89](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/freeskier89)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 1:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/maya-vs-3ds-max/155153/1 "2005-07-15T01:47:04Z")

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I have a one year student license of 3ds max that’s coming close to expiring, and I have been debating whether or not to renew the license for another year, or get a full student version of maya unlimited. The obvious advantage of Maya is that it is much cheaper and you can get a full student version for the cost of 1.5yrs of Max. I really like the interface of 3dsmax and am fluent with it, but when I tried maya it seemed more confusing. Do you think that I could pick up maya fairly fast? What are your suggestions/recommendations?

ps: My price range varies from around $0-250 USD (non-commercial student pricing applicable)