I'll be flamed from all sides for this, but.... I own both Bryce and Vue, and have tried out WB. I'd say the best way to make up your mind is to decide HOW you want to make your landscapes. o If you want quick-and-easy, realistic, fast-rendering worlds, use Vue. It has lots of great ready-to-go presets that will give you beautiful, natural-looking worlds with little or no tweaking. o If you want more "romantic" color-rich (some would say color-soaked) worlds, and want to have fun playing with materials and settings, use Bryce - but be prepared to wait for them to render. o If you want photorealistic worlds with complete control of everything - and are prepared to work for it - use WB. This is not to say that you can't have lots of control in Bryce, lots of fun in Vue or lots of ready-to-go presets in WB. It's just that Vue seems to be made for those who want good-looking results fast, Bryce for those who want to have fun as well, even if it slows them down - and WB is made for those who know exactly what they want, and are prepared to work to GET exactly what they want. So in few words : where do you want to put your time? In making the figures or the landscapes behind them? In making lots of pics, or in having fun making them?