At a glance
| Jart | Rhino Render | V-Ray for Rhino | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | A jewellery studio in the browser: open a CAD file, assign metals and stones, render, export and share. | The renderer built into Rhino, the CAD program most jewellery CAD runs on. Since Rhino 7 it is based on Cycles. | A production renderer that plugs into Rhino (and other CAD programs), common in architecture and product work. |
| Where it runs | In a current web browser, on a computer, tablet or phone. Nothing to install. | Inside Rhino, a desktop install on Windows and macOS. | Inside Rhino. For supported systems and Rhino versions, see their site. |
| Rendering | Path tracing on your own graphics card in the browser (WebGPU), with refraction and colour fire in stones; a fast Interactive view for setting up. 51 gemstones and 19 metals ready to use. | Path tracing on the CPU or on the GPU (CUDA, OptiX, OpenCL). Rhino 9 adds light that splits into colours in gems and more stock gem materials. | A CPU engine and a GPU engine (NVIDIA CUDA and RTX, AMD HIP) that can also run on the CPU or both. |
| Price | Free to start (exports up to 2,048 px with a small mark, no commercial use). Pro $29 a month or $290 a year: 8K exports, commercial use, client approval links. Unlimited renders on every plan. | Included with Rhino: a new commercial licence is US$995, an upgrade US$595; perpetual, no maintenance fee. 90-day evaluation. | Subscription: V-Ray Solo US$540 a year, Premium US$778.80 a year. 30-day trial. |
| Sharing with clients | Share links anyone can turn in 3D without an account, an embed for shop pages, and client approval of a version by name (Pro). | Rendered images and video. For web sharing, see their site. | Rendered images and video. For web sharing, see their site. |
When are Rhino Render and V-Ray for Rhino the better choice?
- You want to render without leaving Rhino, on the same model you are editing.
- Rhino Render is already paid for with your Rhino licence; V-Ray adds production controls many render artists know.
- You render architecture or products as well as jewellery.
When is Jart a better fit than Rhino Render and V-Ray for Rhino?
- You want someone without Rhino (a salesperson, a client, a colleague on an iPad) to see and render the design.
- You want jewellery looks in one click rather than setting up materials and lights in Rhino each time.
- Nothing to install. Open a 3DM, GLB, STL or OBJ in a browser, on a Mac, a PC or an iPad, and render it there.
- Your own graphics card, in the browser. Render path-traces on the computer you are using, so there is no render farm or upload, and no plan limits how many renders you make.
- Made for jewellery. Metals by alloy and stones by name, set from your object names by Auto assign, with refraction and colour fire in Render.
- Clients see the piece, not only pictures. Share links open in 3D with no account, and an approval link (Pro) lets a client approve a version by name.
- Facts and casting checks. Design Facts weighs the metal in each alloy, counts the stones with their carat and reads the ring size; the cast check (Pro) looks at wall thickness, prongs and seats.
- A record from approval to the shop. An approval keeps a SHA-256 fingerprint of the exact files; the caster pack carries the metal STL, the facts and a fingerprint of every file; a Piece Passport page records the finished piece; Copy for Shopify puts the facts on a product page (Pro).
- An API and MCP server. Scripts and AI assistants measure a file's metal weight, stones, ring size and cast check, and check whether it is the version a client approved (Developers, Pro).
Can you use Jart alongside Rhino Render and V-Ray for Rhino?
Model and check in Rhino, then save the 3DM with render meshes and open it in Jart for client images, links and approvals. See the guide to rendering a Rhino 3DM in the browser.
Sources
Read on each vendor's own site on 8 November 2026. Prices change and may differ by country or exclude tax: check their site before you buy. Jart's figures are from our pricing page.