Houdini pricing
21 plans read from sidefx.com
Houdini Core — Workstation perpetual$1,995 a month Workstation [Node Locked]5 workstation licenses per facility Read 21 Sep 2026 · sidefx.com
Houdini Core — Annual Upgrade Plan, workstation$1,095 a year Annual Upgrade Plan5 workstation licenses per facility Read 21 Sep 2026 · sidefx.com
Houdini Core — Local Access perpetual$2,995 a month Local Access [Floating] Read 21 Sep 2026 · sidefx.com
Houdini Core — Annual Upgrade Plan, local access$1,639 a year Annual Upgrade Plan; Local Access [Floating] Read 21 Sep 2026 · sidefx.com
Houdini Core — Annual rental, workstation$1,475 a year Annual | Workstation5 workstation licenses per facility Read 21 Sep 2026 · sidefx.com
Houdini Core — Annual rental, local access$2,195 a year Annual | Local Access Read 21 Sep 2026 · sidefx.com
Houdini Core — Monthly rental, local access$370 a month Monthly | Local Access Read 21 Sep 2026 · sidefx.com
Houdini FX — Workstation perpetual$4,495 a month Workstation [Node Locked]5 workstation licenses per facility Read 21 Sep 2026 · sidefx.com
Houdini FX — Annual Upgrade Plan, workstation$2,740 a year Annual Upgrade Plan5 workstation licenses per facility Read 21 Sep 2026 · sidefx.com
Houdini FX — Local Access perpetual$6,995 a month Local Access [Floating] Read 21 Sep 2026 · sidefx.com
Houdini FX — Annual Upgrade Plan, local access$4,385 a year Annual Upgrade Plan; Local Access [Floating] Read 21 Sep 2026 · sidefx.com
Houdini FX — Annual rental, workstation$3,505 a year Annual | Workstation5 workstation licenses per facility Read 21 Sep 2026 · sidefx.com
Houdini Education WorkstationFree free annuallyLearning workstation license Read 27 Sep 2026 · sidefx.com
Houdini Education Global Access$95 a year billed annuallyEducation global access license Read 27 Sep 2026 · sidefx.com
Houdini Indie Annual$299 a year billed annuallyIndie workstation subscription; maximum 3 Indie licenses per facility Read 27 Sep 2026 · sidefx.com
Houdini Core Monthly Rental$370 a month billed monthlyCommercial local access rental Read 27 Sep 2026 · sidefx.com
Houdini Indie Two-Year$449 a year billed for 2 yearsIndie workstation subscription; maximum 3 Indie licenses per facility Read 27 Sep 2026 · sidefx.com
Houdini Core Annual Upgrade$1,095 a year billed annuallyCommercial workstation annual upgrade plan Read 27 Sep 2026 · sidefx.com
Houdini Core Annual Rental$1,475 a year billed annuallyCommercial workstation rental; maximum 5 workstation licenses per facility Read 27 Sep 2026 · sidefx.com
Houdini Core Workstation$1,995, paid once perpetual licenseCommercial, node locked; maximum 5 workstation licenses per facility Read 27 Sep 2026 · sidefx.com
Houdini Core Local Access$2,995, paid once perpetual licenseCommercial, floating license Read 27 Sep 2026 · sidefx.com
In short
- Houdini has a free plan (Houdini Education Workstation).
- Paid plans published: 20, from $95 a year.
What the alternatives costAll alternatives →
| Tool | From | Free plan | Free trial |
|---|---|---|---|
| PopcornFX | €20.83/mo | Yes | Yes |
| Terragen | $8/mo | Yes | Yes |
| Cavalry | — | Yes | No |
| Mistika VR | €41.58/mo | No | Yes |
| Adobe After Effects | $19.99/mo | No | Yes |
| EbSynth | $20/mo | Yes | No |
| Fusion | — | Yes | No |
| EmberGen | — | No | Yes |