Houdini Pricing
Starting price
$269/month
Pricing model
Paid
Free tier
Yes
Free trial
Yes
Plans
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $0 | month | Full features; Non-commercial use; Watermarked renders |
| Indie | $269 | year | Commercial use; <$100k revenue; No watermarks |
| Core | $1995 | month | Perpetual license; Professional use; SOPs & modeling |
| FX | $4495 | month | Full feature set; Dynamics & simulations; Solaris/Karma |
Figures are the vendor's published prices. Unknown values show as “—”. Price-history tracking is not yet available for this tool. Price verified 2026-10-03. Last updated 2026-10-08.
True cost
True cost calculator
| Plan | Listed | Seat basis | Monthly · 5 seats | Annual · 5 seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $0/month | flat | $0 | $0 |
| Indie | $269/year | flat | $22 | $269 |
| Core | $1,995/month | flat | $1,995 | $23,940 |
| FX | $4,495/month | flat | $4,495 | $53,940 |
Estimate from published prices. Per-seat plans scale with seats; flat plans don't; plans with included seats charge the base until you exceed them, then add the per-seat overage where published. Monthly/annual come from each plan's billing period. Taxes and add-ons excluded.
Houdini's starting price ($269) is 14% above the 3D & CAD average of $236.