License comparison

	V-Ray PLE	V-Ray Trial	V-Ray Educational
Best suited for	Artists starting out in CG and rendering. Self-taught artists who need more time to improve their skills.	All artists who want to test V-Ray for Maya’s full capabilities and feature set for a limited time.	Students and educators who need unlimited access to V-Ray’s features and capabilities, as well as all product updates.
Expiration period	90 days (renewable)	30 days	1 year
Availability	Free	Free	Paid (at discount prices)
License eligibility	Anyone	Anyone	Students, educators
Technical support	Not included	Included	Included
	1 per user	1 per user	1 per student or as many as needed for institutions
Render nodes	1	1	As many as needed for educational institutions
Features	Limitations apply* • Resolution limited to 4K (3840 x 2160) • No distributed rendering • No export of render-ready VRScene files • No V-Ray Standalone • No batch rendering • No V-Ray SDK • No V-Ray AppSDK • No ZIP install • No VRscans support • Scene pollution (stamping saved scenes)	Fully featured	Fully featured