DeepMotion vs Meshy
Side-by-side on price, free plans, commercial rights, features and exports.
Meshy comes out ahead, 91 to 85, in our AI Animation & Mocap Tools for Games ranking. DeepMotion leads on features. Meshy leads on output & integration, commercial rights. DeepMotion is best for: Mocap without a mocap suit. Meshy is best for: Indie devs who need game-ready 3D props and characters fast.
Which should you choose?
- you want a lower starting price (From $15/mo vs From $20/mo)
- you need retarget to your own rig
- you plan to sell what you make (commercial use: allowed)
Side by side
| Fact | DeepMotion | Meshy |
|---|---|---|
| Score | ||
| Best for | Mocap without a mocap suit. | Indie devs who need game-ready 3D props and characters fast. |
| Free tier | Free tier | Free tier |
| Starting price | From $15/mo | From $20/mo |
| Commercial use | Allowed on paid plans | Allowed |
| Engines | Not listed | Blender, Unity, Unreal, Godot |
| Exports | FBX, BVH, GLB | GLB, FBX, OBJ, USDZ |
| Skill level | Beginner | Beginner |
| Status | Active | Active |
| Last verified | 2026-10-21 | 2026-10-21 |
★ marks the better option in each row.
Features compared
| Feature | DeepMotion | Meshy |
|---|---|---|
| Video to motion capture | Yes | Not confirmed |
| Text to motion | Yes | Yes |
| Multiple people at once | Partly | Not confirmed |
| Hand or face tracking | Yes | Not confirmed |
| Retarget to your own rig | Yes | Partly |
| Real-time | Partly | Not confirmed |
| Text to 3D | Not confirmed | Yes |
| Image to 3D | Not confirmed | Yes |
| PBR textures on models | Not confirmed | Yes |
| Auto-rigging | Not confirmed | Yes |
| Low-poly or retopology | Not confirmed | Yes |
| API | Not confirmed | Yes |
| Seamless tiling | Not confirmed | Partly |
| PBR maps (normal, roughness…) | Not confirmed | Yes |
| Engine or DCC plugin | Not confirmed | Partly |
Pricing plans
DeepMotion
25 credits/mo, 20 s clips, non-commercial
180 credits/mo, commercial licence; $9/mo billed annually
480 credits/mo, 30 s clips; $17/mo billed annually
1,500 credits/mo, 120 s clips, 4K; $39/mo billed annually
Unlimited credits (7,200 high priority), 8K; $83/mo annually
Meshy
100 credits/mo; outputs CC BY 4.0 (attribution)
1,000 credits/mo; commercial rights
Team plan; $576 billed yearly
Custom pricing
Score by factor
| Factor | DeepMotion | Meshy | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 100 | 100 | Even |
| Output & integration | 72 | 100 | Meshy |
| Commercial rights | 75 | 100 | Meshy |
| Value | 75 | 75 | Even |
| Maturity | 100 | 100 | Even |
| Game focus | 100 | 100 | Even |
| Features | 87 | 53 | DeepMotion |