Cascadeur

Physics-based keyframe animation software with AI-assisted autoposing, inbetweening and mocap cleanup; exports FBX, DAE, USD and glTF on paid plans.

Visit official site ↗Free tier + paidCommercial on paid plans only

Verdict: For hand-keyed character animation with AI posing help; free is non-commercial, and Indie only covers studios under $100k a year in revenue/funding.

Best for
Hand-keyed character animation with AI posing help
Tasks
Rigging, animation & mocap
Engines
Any (standard file export / engine-agnostic)
Price & free tier
Free plan Free, non-commercial, .casc export only
Free (non-commercial, .casc export only). Indie $19/month or $8/month billed annually. Pro $49/month or $33/month billed annually. Teams $49/user/month.
Source: https://cascadeur.com/plans
Export formats
FBX, DAE, USD, glTF on paid plans
Source: https://cascadeur.com/plans
Commercial use & licence
Commercial on paid plans only
Free and Educational: no commercial use. Indie: commercial use only if revenue/funding is under $100,000/year. Pro and Teams: full commercial use.
Source: https://cascadeur.com/plans
Revenue share / caps
Indie plan: commercial use only if revenue/funding is under $100,000 a year.
API
Available In-app Python scripting API (not a cloud API)
Source: https://cascadeur.com/python-api/
MCP server
Unverified A built-in MCP server in Cascadeur 2026.2 was reported by CG Channel; not confirmed on cascadeur.com
Source: https://www.cgchannel.com/2026/08/nekki-releases-cascadeur-2026-2-with-animation-layers/
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