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Clip Studio Paint pricing
Clip Studio Paint publishes 6 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
- Entry price
- $4.49/month
- Model
- Not recorded
- Tiers
- 6
- Free tier
- Not on record
Clip Studio Paint 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRO Monthly Subscription | $4.49/month | 3 | Entry tier |
| EX Monthly Subscription | $9.99/month | 3 | +$5.5/month, 1 more feature |
| PRO Annual Subscription | $26.99/year | 3 | +$17/year, 1 more feature |
| PRO Perpetual License | $54/one-time | 4 | +$27.01/one-time, 4 more features |
| EX Annual Subscription | $75.99/year | 3 | +$21.989999999999995/year, 3 more features |
| EX Perpetual License | $237/one-time | 6 | +$161.01/one-time, 6 more features |
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.
PRO Monthly Subscription
$4.49/monthThe entry tier. It covers all pro features, desktop and mobile access, continuous updates.
EX Monthly Subscription
$9.99/monthOver PRO Monthly Subscription, this tier adds:
- All EX features
PRO Annual Subscription
$26.99/yearOver EX Monthly Subscription, this tier adds:
- All PRO features
PRO Perpetual License
$54/one-timeOver PRO Annual Subscription, this tier adds:
- Full brush engine
- 3D model integration
- Basic animation (24 frames)
- Desktop only
EX Annual Subscription
$75.99/yearOver PRO Perpetual License, this tier adds:
- All EX features
- Desktop and mobile access
- Continuous updates
EX Perpetual License
$237/one-timeOver EX Annual Subscription, this tier adds:
- All PRO features
- Unlimited animation frames
- Multi-page management
- LT conversion
- Professional animation timelines
- Desktop only
What the product covers
The full Clip Studio Paint feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
Core
- Natural drawing feel
- Comic/manga tools
- Animation features
- 3D reference
- Vector support
Integrations
- Photoshop files
- 3D models
- Graphics tablets
- Animation libraries
Security
- Local processing
- Asset protection
- License management
Platform
- Windows support
- Macos support
- Ios support
- Android support
- Chromebook support
Other
- Frame-by-frame animation
- Bone system
- 3D reference layers
- Speech balloon tools
People bring Clip Studio Paint in for manga creation, comic illustration, 2d animation, character design, digital painting. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Clip Studio Paint are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Animation
Too few animation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clip Studio Paint (this page) | $4.49/month | - | - | |
| Blender | Free | - | - | vs Clip Studio Paint |
| Toon Boom Harmony | On request | one-time | - | vs Clip Studio Paint |
| Vyond | On request | subscription | - | vs Clip Studio Paint |
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 Clip Studio Paint badges page.
Before you pay for Clip Studio Paint
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: 6 tiers between $4.49/month and $237/one-time, with the jump itemised above. With no free tier on record, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to compare Clip Studio Paint against the tools that do have one before committing.
Clip Studio Paint runs on windows, macos, ios, android, ipad, and is published by Celsys Inc of Tokyo, Japan. The full record is on the Clip Studio Paint review, and the rest of the category is under best animation tools.
Clip Studio Paint pricing questions
- How much does Clip Studio Paint cost?
- Clip Studio Paint publishes 6 tiers, from $4.49/month for PRO Monthly Subscription up to $237/one-time for EX Perpetual License. The cheapest paid tier is $4.49/month.
- Does Clip Studio Paint have a free plan?
- Not on the record we hold. Whether a free trial is offered is not something this record captures, so check the vendor's site.
- What is the difference between PRO Monthly Subscription and EX Monthly Subscription on Clip Studio Paint?
- EX Monthly Subscription costs $9.99/month against $4.49/month, and adds all ex features.
- Is the EX Perpetual License plan on Clip Studio Paint worth it?
- That depends entirely on whether you need what it adds, which on the published record is all pro features, unlimited animation frames, multi-page management, lt conversion. It costs $237/one-time against $4.49/month for PRO Monthly Subscription. Softwr has not used either tier, so this page can tell you what changes, not whether it is worth the difference to you.
- Which animation tools can I use without paying?
- 1 of the 3 animation tools listed alongside Clip Studio Paint have a free tier: Blender.
- What am I actually paying for with Clip Studio Paint?
- The record lists 21 features across 5 areas: core, integrations, security, platform, other. In practice it is brought in for manga creation, comic illustration, 2d animation.
- Does Clip Studio Paint charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 6 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 Clip Studio Paint 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 Clip Studio Paint against before paying?
- The closest animation tools in this directory are Blender, Toon Boom Harmony, Vyond. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Clip Studio Paint covering price, platforms and features.