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COMSOL Multiphysics pricing
COMSOL Multiphysics publishes 2 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 31 August 2026, COMSOL Multiphysics pricing is on request across 2 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
- On request
- Model
- Quote
- Tiers
- 2
- Free tier
- Not on record
COMSOL Multiphysics 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMSOL Multiphysics base licence | On request | 5 | Entry tier |
| Academic licences | On request | 3 | 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.
COMSOL Multiphysics base licence
On requestThe entry tier. It covers cpu-locked, named single-user or floating network licence types, perpetual or term licensing, perpetual includes updates and support for 12 months, then renews at 20% of current price, add-on physics modules priced separately, no prices published; quote required.
Academic licences
On requestOver COMSOL Multiphysics base licence, this tier adds:
- Class Kit Licence for up to 30 concurrent users per class
- Academic Server Licence for up to 300 concurrent app users
- Quote through the academic sales channel
What the product covers
The full COMSOL Multiphysics 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.
Other
- Coupled multiphysics solving
- Equation-based modelling
- Add-on module library
- Application Builder
- COMSOL Compiler and Server
- CAD import and LiveLink
- Parametric sweeps and optimisation
- Cluster and cloud computing
People bring COMSOL Multiphysics in for modelling a device where physics are strongly coupled, such as induction heating that changes material properties which change the field, research work needing custom partial differential equations that no packaged solver in a mainstream tool provides, packaging a validated model as an app so process engineers can run studies without learning the simulation tool, a department wanting shared concurrent access via a floating network licence, with cluster runs at no extra licence cost. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to COMSOL Multiphysics are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in CAD
Too few cad 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMSOL Multiphysics (this page) | On request | quote | - | |
| Carlson Software | $4450/one-time | One-time purchase | - | vs COMSOL Multiphysics |
| RealityScan | Free, then $1250/year | Free below a revenue threshold, then per seat per year | - | vs COMSOL Multiphysics |
| CloudCompare | Free | Open source, no licence fee | - | vs COMSOL Multiphysics |
| Bentley iTwin Capture Modeler | On request | quote | - | vs COMSOL Multiphysics |
| MicroSurvey CAD | $2945/one-time | One-time purchase | - | vs COMSOL Multiphysics |
| Nomad Sculpt | On request | One-time purchase | - | vs COMSOL Multiphysics |
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 COMSOL Multiphysics badges page.
Before you pay for COMSOL Multiphysics
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: 2 tiers between On request and On request, with the jump itemised above. With no free tier on record, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to compare COMSOL Multiphysics against the tools that do have one before committing.
COMSOL Multiphysics runs on windows, linux, macos, and is published by COMSOL AB of Stockholm, Sweden. The full record is on the COMSOL Multiphysics review, and the rest of the category is under best cad tools.
COMSOL Multiphysics pricing questions
- How much does COMSOL Multiphysics cost?
- COMSOL Multiphysics publishes 2 tiers, from On request for COMSOL Multiphysics base licence up to On request for Academic licences. The cheapest paid tier is On request.
- Does COMSOL Multiphysics have a free plan?
- Not on the record we hold: COMSOL Multiphysics is listed as quote. Whether a free trial is offered is not something this record captures, so check the vendor's site.
- What is the difference between COMSOL Multiphysics base licence and Academic licences on COMSOL Multiphysics?
- Academic licences costs On request against On request, and adds class kit licence for up to 30 concurrent users per class, academic server licence for up to 300 concurrent app users, quote through the academic sales channel.
- Which cad tools can I use without paying?
- 2 of the 8 cad tools listed alongside COMSOL Multiphysics have a free tier: RealityScan, CloudCompare.
- What am I actually paying for with COMSOL Multiphysics?
- The record lists 8 features across 1 area: other. In practice it is brought in for modelling a device where physics are strongly coupled, such as induction heating that changes material properties which change the field, research work needing custom partial differential equations that no packaged solver in a mainstream tool provides, packaging a validated model as an app so process engineers can run studies without learning the simulation tool.
- Does COMSOL Multiphysics charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 2 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 COMSOL Multiphysics 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 COMSOL Multiphysics against before paying?
- The closest cad tools in this directory are Carlson Software, RealityScan, CloudCompare, Bentley iTwin Capture Modeler. Each has a side-by-side comparison with COMSOL Multiphysics covering price, platforms and features.