This page compares Persona, VTube Studio and Warudo by features, platform support and extensibility. It also lists features that Persona has not implemented or does not plan to support
Feature Matrix
| LAPLACE Persona | VTube Studio | Warudo | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platforms | macOS · Windows · Linux | Windows · macOS | Windows |
| Price | Free | Free; removing the watermark is a paid DLC | Free for personal use; commercial use needs Warudo Pro |
| Live2D | Cubism 3 / 4 / 5, up to moc3 v6 | Yes, but no moc3 v6 support | No |
| VRM and 3D | VRM 0.x and 1.0 | No | VRM, plus any humanoid-rigged 3D model |
| Models per Stage | Unlimited | One per application instance | Several |
| Other Layers | Images · videos · .glb props · web pages | Image items and web items | Unity assets, imported through the Mod SDK |
| Phone Face Tracking | LAPLACE Persona Tracker · VTube Studio for iOS · iFacialMocap · Facemotion3d | Its own iOS and Android apps | iFacialMocap · Facemotion3d · RhyLive |
| Webcam Face Tracking | Built in, through MediaPipe — face · hands · body | Built in | MediaPipe and OpenSeeFace |
| Pose Tracking | VMC · mocopi · webcam, VRM only | No | VMC · SteamVR · mocopi · Rokoko · Xsens and more |
| Audio Lip Sync | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dedicated Tracking Hardware | Planned | Leap Motion · Tobii | Leap Motion · gloves · VR trackers · optical mocap |
| Parameter Mapping Editor | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Transparent Output to OBS | Yes, natively | Capture can be transparent on Windows, plus Spout2 · NDI · virtual camera; macOS needs NDI or a colour key | Turn on the camera's transparent background, then output over Spout2 · NDI or a virtual camera; the first two need an OBS plugin |
| Post-Processing | Twenty-two effects, on the whole scene or a single layer | About thirty visual effects | Unity post-processing |
| 3D Lighting and Shadows | Multiple lights · per-light shadows · environment maps · fog | Not applicable | Yes |
| Automations | Per-model hotkeys, automations with event triggers, global ones included | Per-model hotkeys, global ones included | Yes, configured through blueprint nodes |
| Plugin API | Local WebSocket · typed SDK · web console · first-party Stream Deck plugin | Public WebSocket API | WebSocket · C# SDK · blueprints · Steam Workshop |
This table was compiled from each tool's public documentation and releases as of September 2026. For changes since then, refer to each tool’s official documentation
Compared to VTube Studio
- Transparent OBS overlay out of the box, no Spout or other plugins needed
- Works with the face tracking apps you already have, including VTS and iFacialMocap
- Live2D and VRM in the same list, on the same stage, with no mode to switch between
- Runs natively on macOS, no Rosetta
- Ongoing maintenance and updates
- Free
Spout / Syphon / NDI output and Leap Motion / Tobii integration are not implemented yet but planned. Cubism 2 and older models, and NVIDIA Broadcast face tracking, are not planned
Compared to Warudo
- Live2D and VRM in the same list, on the same stage; Warudo is 3D only
- Runs natively on macOS and Linux; Warudo is Windows only
- OBS captures the transparent window directly, with no Spout2, NDI or virtual camera in between
- Configure the stage through the interface without creating blueprints
- Free, commercial streaming included
Warudo supports a wider range of motion capture devices and systems, including SteamVR, gloves, optical mocap and community plugins from Steam Workshop. It offers a more complete set of tools for full-body performances
I'm also looking for Live2D models to test against, ideally covering different Cubism versions and features. If you're a model artist or rigger with unused models you don't mind seeing in a future demo video, come find me on Discord
Last updated on September 19, 2026