Maxwell has released a free trial-version of their Maxwell Renderer for you to “try before you buy”. The demo version has a 30 day time limit, and a few other necessary restrictions:
- Watermarked render
- Maximum render size of 800 x 600 pixels
- Network rendering disabled *
- Preview Rendering in viewport in Maxwell Studio disabled
- A limit of 5 editable lights when using Multilight™
Aside from the small render-size (Personally, I’ld like to test it on 1080p for a realistic benchmark), it’s a pretty full-featured version. Fill out the form on their website and they’ll send you a demo license. If you haven’t heard what’s new in the latest Maxwell Render, you can read up on it here.