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Maya pricing
Maya publishes 5 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, Maya pricing is free, then $245/month across 5 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, then $245/month
- Model
- Not recorded
- Tiers
- 5
- Free tier
- Yes
Maya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student License | Free | 1 | Entry tier |
| Autodesk Flex | $3/per token | 1 | +$3/per token, 1 more feature |
| Monthly Subscription | $245/month | 1 | +$242/month, 1 more feature |
| Indie License | $305/year | 1 | +$60/year, 1 more feature |
| Annual Subscription | $1945/year | 1 | +$1640/year, 1 more feature |
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.
Student License
FreeThe entry tier. It covers free for 3 years (watermarked).
Autodesk Flex
$3/per tokenOver Student License, this tier adds:
- Pay-as-you-go option
Monthly Subscription
$245/monthOver Autodesk Flex, this tier adds:
- Full features
Indie License
$305/yearOver Monthly Subscription, this tier adds:
- Full features for revenue under $100k
Annual Subscription
$1945/yearOver Indie License, this tier adds:
- Full features
Where Maya stops being free
Student License, Free
- Free for 3 years (watermarked)
Autodesk Flex, $3/per token
The first thing you pay for:
- Pay-as-you-go option
What the product covers
The full Maya 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
- 3D modeling
- Character animation
- Visual effects
- Simulation
- Rendering
Integrations
- Arnold renderer
- Mental Ray
- V-Ray
- RenderMan
- Game engines
Security
- License management
- Network rendering
- Asset protection
Collaboration
- Scene sharing
- Team workflows
- Version control
- Pipeline integration
Platform
- Windows support
- Macos support
- Linux support
People bring Maya in for film production, game development, tv animation, vfx creation, architectural visualization. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Maya are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Entertainment
Across the 4 entertainment tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $53.5/month. Maya starts at $245/month, which puts it above the middle of its category.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maya (this page) | Free, then $245/month | - | - | |
| Philo | $33/month | Per household per month, single plan | - | vs Maya |
| StubHub | Free | Free to browse, two sided transaction fees on buyers and sellers | - | vs Maya |
| The Roku Channel | Free | Free, ad-supported; individual paid channel add-ons | - | vs Maya |
| mpv | Free | Open source, no licence fee | - | vs Maya |
| Infuse | Free, then $1.99/month | Per user per month | - | vs Maya |
| fuboTV | $73.99/month | Per household per month, tiered plans | - | vs Maya |
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 Maya badges page.
Before you pay for Maya
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: 5 tiers between Free and $1945/year, 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.
Maya runs on windows, macos, linux, and is published by Autodesk Inc of San Rafael, CA. The full record is on the Maya review, and the rest of the category is under best entertainment tools.
Maya pricing questions
- How much does Maya cost?
- Maya publishes 5 tiers, from Free for Student License up to $1945/year for Annual Subscription. The entry tier costs nothing.
- Does Maya have a free plan?
- Yes. The Student License tier costs nothing and covers free for 3 years (watermarked). Paying starts at $3/per token for Autodesk Flex.
- What is the difference between Student License and Autodesk Flex on Maya?
- Autodesk Flex costs $3/per token against Free, and adds pay-as-you-go option.
- Is the Annual Subscription plan on Maya worth it?
- That depends entirely on whether you need what it adds, which on the published record is full features. It costs $1945/year against $3/per token for Autodesk Flex. Softwr has not used either tier, so this page can tell you what changes, not whether it is worth the difference to you.
- Is Maya expensive for a entertainment tool?
- It starts above the middle of its category. Across the 4 entertainment tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $53.5/month; Maya starts at $245/month.
- Which entertainment tools can I use without paying?
- 5 of the 8 entertainment tools listed alongside Maya have a free tier: StubHub, The Roku Channel, mpv, Infuse, IINA.
- What am I actually paying for with Maya?
- The record lists 20 features across 5 areas: other, integrations, security, collaboration, platform. In practice it is brought in for film production, game development, tv animation.
- Does Maya charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 5 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 Maya 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 Maya against before paying?
- The closest entertainment tools in this directory are Philo, StubHub, The Roku Channel, mpv. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Maya covering price, platforms and features.