Blender render farm, run from inside Blender
TURNA is a cloud render farm for Blender only. A Blender add-on sends your scene, and TURNA splits the frames of your animation across 1, 2, 4 or 8 rented GPU machines in parallel. Prices start at €4.90 per hour, billed on elapsed time with no rounding up to the hour, and new accounts get €25 of free credit with no credit card required.
Blender versions and engines supported
| Blender versions | 4.0 to 5.2, rendered on the version your file was saved with |
|---|---|
| Render engines | Cycles (CUDA and OptiX) and Eevee |
| GPUs | RTX 5090 first, RTX 4090 otherwise; the RTX 5090 needs Blender 4.4 or later |
| Not supported | Cinema 4D, Maya, 3ds Max, Houdini, V-Ray, Redshift, Octane, Arnold |
How does the TURNA render farm work?
- Install the TURNA add-on in Blender (4.0 to 5.2) like any other add-on.
- Open your scene and pick a tier: 1, 2, 4 or 8 machines.
- The add-on collects textures and linked files, shows the estimated cost, and waits for your go.
- Frames render in parallel and come back to your dashboard as they finish. Your computer stays free the whole time.
How much does a Blender render farm cost?
Four public tiers. The tier sets how many machines render in parallel, so it sets the speed. There is no subscription required. The render farm pricing page details the cost formula and a worked example on every tier.
| Tier | Machines in parallel | Price per hour |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 1 | €4.90 |
| Boost | 2 | €10.90 |
| Max | 4 | €23.90 |
| Turbo | 8 | €49.90 |
How long does it take to render a Blender animation?
Render time is the time for one frame multiplied by the number of frames. Split across machines, it is divided by the number of machines. The examples below assume a TURNA machine renders a frame as fast as yours, which is conservative if your own card is older than an RTX 4090.
| Project | One computer | Standard (1 machine) | Turbo (8 machines) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-second shot 250 frames at 2 min per frame | 8 h 20 | 8 h 20 · €40.83 | 1 h 03 · €51.98 |
| 30-second animation 720 frames (24 fps) at 2 min per frame | 24 h 00 | 24 h 00 · €117.60 | 3 h 00 · €149.70 |
| Heavy VFX shot 120 frames at 9 min per frame | 18 h 00 | 18 h 00 · €88.20 | 2 h 15 · €112.27 |
Plug in your own numbers with the render time calculator.
What the add-on handles for you
- Scene validation, with errors reported before upload
- Time and cost estimate shown in Blender before launch
- Cycles (CUDA and OptiX) and Eevee
- Automatic collection of textures and linked files
- Billing on elapsed time, with no rounding up to the hour
- Scene encrypted in transit, render machine destroyed once the frames are delivered
When is TURNA not the right choice?
If you work in Cinema 4D, Maya, 3ds Max, Houdini or Unreal Engine, or render with V-Ray, Redshift, Octane or Arnold, you need a general-purpose render farm. If you render a single still image, splitting across machines will not speed it up. And if your budget is zero and you have no deadline, SheepIt, a free community farm based on reciprocity, is the better answer.
Guides to shorten the render first
Time per frame drives the cost more than anything else. Three guides cover the settings that change it, and a fourth explains how render farms work and bill:
- How to render faster in Blender Cycles
- Which noise threshold to use in Cycles
- How to render an animation in Blender
- What is a render farm?
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to render a Blender animation on TURNA?
You pay the elapsed render time at the rate of the tier you pick, with no rounding up to the hour: Standard €4.90/h on 1 machine, Boost €10.90/h on 2 machines, Max €23.90/h on 4 machines, Turbo €49.90/h on 8 machines. For example, 250 frames at 2 minutes per frame cost €40.83 and take 8 h 20 on Standard, or €51.98 and 1 h 03 on Turbo. Going 8 times faster costs about 1.3 times more, not 8 times, because the total compute stays the same.
What is the best render farm for Blender, and is there a cheap online one?
It depends on your deadline. SheepIt is free but cooperative: you earn points by rendering for others and wait in a shared queue. Commercial online render farms, TURNA included, bill the time used; TURNA starts at €4.90 per hour with no subscription and shows the estimated cost before each render.
Is there a free trial?
Yes. New accounts receive €25 of free credit, with no credit card required. The credit is added once your email address is confirmed and the short onboarding questionnaire is answered.
Which Blender versions and render engines are supported?
The TURNA add-on works with Blender 4.0 to 5.2 and renders with Cycles (CUDA and OptiX) and Eevee. TURNA renders Blender scenes only: it does not support Cinema 4D, Maya, 3ds Max, Houdini, V-Ray, Redshift, Octane or Arnold.
Does a render farm speed up a single still image?
No. TURNA splits the frames of an animation across several machines, so one frame is always rendered by one machine. For a single still image, the only gain is the power of the GPU, not the number of machines.
Where do the renders run?
On GPUs rented from specialised third-party hosts, chosen in the EU/EEA, Switzerland or the UK, and nowhere else: without a machine there, the render waits in the queue. Your account data, invoices and render history stay in Europe.