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Nuke pricing
Nuke publishes 4 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, Nuke pricing is on request across 4 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
- 4
- Free tier
- Not on record
Nuke 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuke | On request | 3 | Entry tier |
| NukeX | On request | 3 | Priced on request |
| Nuke Studio | On request | 2 | Priced on request |
| Nuke Indie | On request | 4 | 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.
Nuke
On requestThe entry tier. It covers node-based compositing, deep compositing, python api.
NukeX
On requestOver Nuke, this tier adds:
- Everything in Nuke
- Camera tracker
- Particle system and additional toolsets
Nuke Studio
On requestOver NukeX, this tier adds:
- Everything in NukeX
- Timeline, conform and shot management
Nuke Indie
On requestOver Nuke Studio, this tier adds:
- Restricted output resolution
- No command-line rendering
- Indie-enabled plugins only
- Scripts not interchangeable with commercial Nuke
What the product covers
The full Nuke 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
- Node graph
- Deep compositing
- 3D system
- Camera tracker
- Python API
- Nuke Studio
People bring Nuke in for compositing effects shots to a facility specification where deep data and openexr handling are assumed, integrating rendered 3d elements into live plates with a solved camera, building automated shot setups through python for a pipeline handling hundreds of shots, conforming and reviewing an episodic sequence in a single application with nuke studio. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Nuke are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Video Production
Too few video production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuke (this page) | On request | quote | - | |
| Brightcove | On request | quote | - | vs Nuke |
| VEED | Free | Per user per month | - | vs Nuke |
| ScreenFlow | On request | One-time purchase | - | vs Nuke |
| Muvi One | $399/month | Per month by storage and bandwidth tier | - | vs Nuke |
| HitFilm | Free | Per user per month | - | vs Nuke |
| Avid Media Composer | On request | Per user per month | - | vs Nuke |
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 Nuke badges page.
Before you pay for Nuke
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: 4 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 Nuke against the tools that do have one before committing.
Nuke runs on windows, macos, linux, and is published by Foundry of London, United Kingdom. The full record is on the Nuke review, and the rest of the category is under best video production tools.
Nuke pricing questions
- How much does Nuke cost?
- Nuke publishes 4 tiers, from On request for Nuke up to On request for Nuke Indie. The cheapest paid tier is On request.
- Does Nuke have a free plan?
- Not on the record we hold: Nuke 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 Nuke and NukeX on Nuke?
- NukeX costs On request against On request, and adds everything in nuke, camera tracker, particle system and additional toolsets.
- Which video production tools can I use without paying?
- 3 of the 8 video production tools listed alongside Nuke have a free tier: VEED, HitFilm, Hedra.
- What am I actually paying for with Nuke?
- The record lists 6 features across 1 area: other. In practice it is brought in for compositing effects shots to a facility specification where deep data and openexr handling are assumed, integrating rendered 3d elements into live plates with a solved camera, building automated shot setups through python for a pipeline handling hundreds of shots.
- Does Nuke charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 4 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 Nuke 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 Nuke against before paying?
- The closest video production tools in this directory are Brightcove, VEED, ScreenFlow, Muvi One. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Nuke covering price, platforms and features.