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    Houdini pricing

    Houdini is a node-based procedural 3D and VFX application, free for non-commercial use and $299/year for eligible small studios via the Indie tier.

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    Keep it if You're an independent artist or small studio under the Indie revenue and funding caps who wants near-full VFX simulation and rendering capability.

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    Pricing. What does Houdini cost ?

    Free

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    Permanent free plan

    • Free, non-commercial use only
    • Renders carry a watermark
    • Access to nearly all Houdini FX features

    Houdini Indie

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    $24.92/mo

    Billed annually · Per user.

    • Annual license priced at $299/year (or $449 for a 2-year term)
    • Limited to 3 licenses per commercial entity
    • Only for commercial/contracting entities with annual gross revenue under $100,000 USD and under $1,000,000 USD in total funding raised in the last 24 months.
    • Includes Houdini Engine Indie and SideFX Labs production tools at no extra cost.

    Houdini Core

    Custom quote. Per user.

    • No public price shown on the Houdini Core product page
    • Purchase/licensing requires going through the Buy flow or contacting SideFX
    • Limited to 5 workstation licenses per studio

    Houdini FX

    Custom quote. Per user.

    • Full VFX and animation capabilities
    • No public price shown on the fetched pages
    • Limited to 5 workstation licenses per studio

    Checked on September 25, 2026Official pricing

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