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CLion pricing
CLion publishes 3 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
As of 29 August 2026, CLion pricing is free across 3 published tiers. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- Free
- Model
- Freemium
- Tiers
- 3
- Free tier
- Yes
CLion plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free (Non-commercial) | Free | 2 | Entry tier |
| Free (Educational) | Free | 3 | +$0/month, 3 more features |
| Subscription | On request | 2 | Priced on request |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
Free (Non-commercial)
FreeThe entry tier. It covers non-commercial use license, full ide features for hobby and open-source projects.
Free (Educational)
FreeOver Free (Non-commercial), this tier adds:
- Student licenses
- Teacher licenses
- Full IDE access for educational purposes
Subscription
On requestOver Free (Educational), this tier adds:
- Different subscription options for individuals and organizations
- 25% discount for switching from competing products
Where CLion stops being free
Free (Non-commercial), Free
- Non-commercial use license
- Full IDE features for hobby and open-source projects
No paid tier on record
CLion lists a free tier and no priced tier above it in the record we hold.
How that compares in Developer Tools
Too few developer tools tools in this directory publish a starting price to quote a meaningful median, so the table below is a like-for-like list rather than a ranking.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLion (this page) | Free | freemium | - | |
| Deep Code | Free, then $5/month | freemium | - | vs CLion |
| Jitsu | Free, then $99/month | Per month by event volume | - | vs CLion |
| Tilt | Free | Open source, no licence fee | - | vs CLion |
| Hookdeck | Free, then $39/month | Per month by delivered event count | - | vs CLion |
| Ona (formerly Gitpod) | Free, then $20/month | Per month by compute unit | - | vs CLion |
| Cloud Native Buildpacks | Free | Open source, no licence fee | - | vs CLion |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the CLion badges page.
Before you pay for CLion
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: 3 tiers between Free and On request, with the jump itemised above. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.
CLion runs on not recorded. The full record is on the CLion review, and the rest of the category is under best developer tools tools.
CLion pricing questions
- How much does CLion cost?
- CLion publishes 3 tiers, from Free for Free (Non-commercial) up to On request for Subscription. The entry tier costs nothing.
- Does CLion have a free plan?
- Yes. The Free (Non-commercial) tier costs nothing and covers non-commercial use license, full ide features for hobby and open-source projects.
- What is the difference between Free (Non-commercial) and Free (Educational) on CLion?
- Free (Educational) costs Free against Free, and adds student licenses, teacher licenses, full ide access for educational purposes.
- Which developer tools tools can I use without paying?
- 8 of the 8 developer tools tools listed alongside CLion have a free tier: Deep Code, Jitsu, Tilt, Hookdeck, Ona (formerly Gitpod).
- What am I actually paying for with CLion?
- The record we hold does not itemise what each tier includes beyond the plan names and prices. The CLion review carries whatever feature detail is available.
- Does CLion charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 3 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these CLion prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare CLion against before paying?
- The closest developer tools tools in this directory are Deep Code, Jitsu, Tilt, Hookdeck. Each has a side-by-side comparison with CLion covering price, platforms and features.