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IHS Markit Petra pricing
IHS Markit Petra 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 30 August 2026, IHS Markit Petra 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
- Subscription
- Tiers
- 2
- Free tier
- Not on record
IHS Markit Petra 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petra Standard | $8000/year | 4 | Entry tier |
| Petra Professional | $15000/year | 4 | +$7000/year, 4 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.
Petra Standard
$8000/yearThe entry tier. It covers well log analysis, cross-sections, contour mapping, data management.
Petra Professional
$15000/yearOver Petra Standard, this tier adds:
- 3D visualization
- Advanced mapping
- Volumetric analysis
- Geosteering
What the product covers
The full IHS Markit Petra 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
- Well log analysis
- Cross-section creation
- Contour mapping
- Formation tops
- Volumetric calculations
Integrations
- Kingdom
- ArcGIS
- Petrel
- Spotfire
- Excel
Platform
- Windows support
People bring IHS Markit Petra in for well log interpretation, geological mapping, exploration analysis, formation evaluation, resource assessment. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to IHS Markit Petra are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Mining
Too few mining 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IHS Markit Petra (this page) | On request | subscription | - | |
| Wenco | On request | quote | - | vs IHS Markit Petra |
| CorePlan | $1350/month | Per month by shift or plod volume | - | vs IHS Markit Petra |
| Envirosuite | On request | subscription | - | vs IHS Markit Petra |
| Leapfrog Geo | $164.25/day (Consultants Daily) | - | - | vs IHS Markit Petra |
| GEOVIA GEMS | On request | subscription | - | vs IHS Markit Petra |
| Deswik Suite | On request | subscription | - | vs IHS Markit Petra |
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 IHS Markit Petra badges page.
Before you pay for IHS Markit Petra
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 $8000/year and $15000/year, with the jump itemised above. With no free tier on record, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to compare IHS Markit Petra against the tools that do have one before committing.
IHS Markit Petra runs on windows, and is published by S&P Global (IHS Markit) of London, UK. The full record is on the IHS Markit Petra review, and the rest of the category is under best mining tools.
IHS Markit Petra pricing questions
- How much does IHS Markit Petra cost?
- IHS Markit Petra publishes 2 tiers, from $8000/year for Petra Standard up to $15000/year for Petra Professional. The cheapest paid tier is $8000/year.
- Does IHS Markit Petra have a free plan?
- Not on the record we hold: IHS Markit Petra is listed as subscription. Whether a free trial is offered is not something this record captures, so check the vendor's site.
- What is the difference between Petra Standard and Petra Professional on IHS Markit Petra?
- Petra Professional costs $15000/year against $8000/year, and adds 3d visualization, advanced mapping, volumetric analysis, geosteering.
- Is the Petra Professional plan on IHS Markit Petra worth it?
- That depends entirely on whether you need what it adds, which on the published record is 3d visualization, advanced mapping, volumetric analysis, geosteering. It costs $15000/year against $8000/year for Petra Standard. Softwr has not used either tier, so this page can tell you what changes, not whether it is worth the difference to you.
- What am I actually paying for with IHS Markit Petra?
- The record lists 11 features across 3 areas: other, integrations, platform. In practice it is brought in for well log interpretation, geological mapping, exploration analysis.
- Does IHS Markit Petra 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 IHS Markit Petra 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 IHS Markit Petra against before paying?
- The closest mining tools in this directory are Wenco, CorePlan, Envirosuite, Leapfrog Geo. Each has a side-by-side comparison with IHS Markit Petra covering price, platforms and features.