Real-time mocap for avatar animation and video production
Rokoko is a motion-capture hardware and software platform that combines the Smartsuit Pro inertial suit, Rokoko Studio software, and mobile capture to record and stream body motion for game, film, and virtual production workflows. It’s best suited for indie studios, VFX artists, and small teams who need affordable, real-time retargeting into Unity/Unreal and Blender. Pricing mixes a free Studio tier with paid Pro and Team subscriptions (around $39–$79/month, approximate) and separate hardware costs.
Rokoko is a motion-capture system that records, retargets, and streams full-body performance for avatar animation and video. The platform centers on the Smartsuit Pro inertial mocap suit plus Rokoko Studio software and a mobile Rokoko Remote app, enabling live streaming into Unity, Unreal Engine, and Blender. Rokoko’s key differentiator is tight engine plugins and an end-to-end pipeline (capture → clean → export) designed for small teams and solo creators rather than high-end optical studios. It supports FBX/BVH/glTF exports and a free Studio tier for basic use; paid plans unlock cloud features and team tools, keeping entry costs accessible for creators.
Rokoko is a Copenhagen-based company offering an integrated motion-capture ecosystem built around inertial sensing and real-time software tools. Founded to lower the barrier to entry for mocap, Rokoko positions itself between consumer phone-based capture and high-end optical systems. Its core value prop is to let small studios, indie developers, and solo content creators capture realistic body motion without markers or a multi-camera stage. Rokoko bundles hardware (Smartsuit Pro) with Rokoko Studio — a desktop app for recording, retargeting, cleaning, and streaming motion — and provides plugins to push data directly into popular 3D engines and DCC tools.
Rokoko’s main features focus on capture-to-engine workflows. The Smartsuit Pro inertial suit captures full-body motion (IMU-based sensor network) and streams data wirelessly into Rokoko Studio for real-time retargeting to characters. Rokoko Studio exports FBX, BVH and glTF formats, supports take-based recording, timeline editing, and basic cleanup tools (noise filtering, trajectory smoothing). Native plugins stream motion into Unity and Unreal at low latency for preview and live performance; a Blender add-on imports and applies recorded takes. Rokoko Remote (mobile app) allows camera-based body/face data streaming when a suit isn’t available, and the system supports live retargeting and networked multi-user playback for virtual production.
Pricing combines a free Studio tier with paid subscriptions and separate hardware costs. Rokoko Studio’s Free tier permits local recording, basic exports, and single-user use (limitations on cloud and teams). Paid plans commonly listed as Pro (approximately $39/month billed monthly or cheaper annually) add cloud uploads, versioning, remote streaming and higher-quality export options, while Team (around $79/month, approximate) unlocks shared projects, multi-seat collaboration and priority support. Enterprise pricing is quoted per-organization for large-scale studio deployments. Smartsuit hardware is sold separately at a one-time purchase price; contact Rokoko for current hardware pricing (approximate and variable by region).
Rokoko is used by indie game developers for in-engine animation, by VFX artists to capture stunt and performance takes, and by virtual production teams for previsualization. Example users: a Game Animator using Rokoko to produce 30+ character animation cycles per month, and a VFX TD streaming live takes into Unreal Engine for previs. Compared to Xsens or optical systems like Vicon, Rokoko trades top-end absolute accuracy for affordability and compact workflows, making it a practical choice for small teams and remote production setups.
Three capabilities that set Rokoko apart from its nearest competitors.
Current tiers and what you get at each price point. Verified against the vendor's pricing page.
| Plan | Price | What you get | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Local recording, basic FBX/BVH/glTF exports, single user, no cloud | Solo creators testing capture workflows |
| Pro | $39/month (approx.) | Cloud uploads, remote streaming, higher export quality, single seat | Freelancers and indie studios |
| Team | $79/month (approx.) | Multi-seat collaboration, shared projects, priority support | Small teams with shared pipelines |
| Enterprise | Custom | Volume seats, SLAs, on-prem options and custom integrations | Studios and large virtual production houses |
Choose Rokoko over Xsens if you need a more affordable IMU suit and direct Unity/Unreal workflow for indie and small-studio production.
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