NextRender provides a cloud‑based GPU rendering service that leverages RTX 4090 and RTX 3080 clusters to accelerate Blender and Maya jobs. An integrated addon automatically gathers all scene assets and uploads them, while a web dashboard and mobile app let users submit, monitor, and download renders, with a credit‑based pricing model that is roughly half the cost of traditional farms.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Artists and studios using desktop workstations face long render times, high electricity costs, and hardware wear, especially when projects exceed local GPU capacity. Additionally, missing textures or linked assets often cause failed renders on traditional farms, leading to wasted time and resources.
Solution
NextRender offers a cloud‑based rendering platform that offloads compute‑intensive jobs to a GPU cluster featuring RTX 4090 and RTX 3080 accelerators, delivering up to ten‑fold speed improvements over typical consumer hardware. A dedicated Blender (and Maya) addon automatically scans scenes, bundles all external assets, and uploads them to the cloud, eliminating incomplete renders caused by missing resources. Users submit jobs via a web portal or a native mobile app, which provides real‑time progress tracking, notifications, and direct download of rendered frames. The service operates on a credit‑based pricing model that is roughly 50 % cheaper than competing render farms, with optional ad‑supported credits that grant free GPU time on RTX 3080 nodes. Integration hooks (REST API and FHIR‑compatible endpoints) enable seamless workflow automation for larger pipelines, while end‑to‑end encryption ensures asset confidentiality.
Target Audience
The primary customers are freelance 3D artists, animation studios, and visual effects teams that use Blender, Maya, or similar DCC tools and require fast, cost‑effective rendering at scale.
Features
- GPU‑accelerated cloud cluster (RTX 4090, RTX 3080) with on‑demand scaling for burst workloads
- Blender/Maya addon that auto‑detects textures, HDRIs, linked libraries and uploads them in a single click
- Web dashboard and iOS/Android app for job submission, live progress monitoring, and instant frame retrieval
- Credit system with tiered monthly plans ($10 / month, $25 / month, etc.) plus 10 % bonus credits per subscription
- Ad‑supported free credits: 40 seconds of RTX 3080 render time per 30‑60 second rewarded video
- RESTful API for programmatic job control and integration with CI/CD pipelines or studio asset managers
- HIPAA‑level TLS encryption and role‑based access controls to protect proprietary 3D assets