I can only speak for the Carrara plug-in version but it is powerful and easy to work with. Check out the on line manual for screen shots and features. For the little bit of time that I've used it, all I can say is WOW. I've been waiting for this for two years on the Mac platform. I didn't count but there are close to fifty plant presets that are already grouped for easy texturing (shapes of the leaves are editable), adjustable by season (quantity and amount of leaves that drop) and other features like 'sunlight' that I haven't had a chance to check out yet. Best bucks I've spent in awhile. Mark