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PMJI, but I own both Skin and Bones Pro, and I'd pick BP anyday. IMVHO, there really isn't any comparison, particularly in ease of use. Skin won't skin branched objects without some very tricky work, and even then it's more art than science, but BP can take any mesh and animate it (any!). Skin makes dozens (or hundreds) of objects to link, keep track of, redraw, etc. whereas BP needs a magnitude less. With the included Smooth routine, BP is almost a complete animation toolkit on its own. In short, you'll need BP no matter what else you have anyway, so go ahead and get it.