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OpenSCAD pricing
No tier breakdown is published on the record we hold for OpenSCAD. Below is what is on record, and how it compares with the 3d & cad tools listed alongside it.
- Entry price
- Free
- Model
- Open-source
- Tiers
- -
- Free tier
- Yes
What is on record
The OpenSCAD catalogue entry carries a starting price of Free and a open-source pricing model, but no tier breakdown. The category comparison below is still useful, and the OpenSCAD review carries the full feature record.
What the product covers
The full OpenSCAD 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
- Script-based modeling
- CSG operations
- 2D to 3D extrusion
- Parameterization
- STL export
- Preview
Integrations
- 3D printers
- Slicers
Security
- Open source
Platform
- Windows support
- MacOS support
- Linux support
People bring OpenSCAD in for parametric 3d design for manufacturing and 3d printing, technical design with scripted control over geometry, procedural model generation. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to OpenSCAD are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in 3D & CAD
Too few 3d & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenSCAD (this page) | Free | open-source | - | |
| Corona Renderer | $414/year | subscription | - | vs OpenSCAD |
| Mudbox | $29/month | subscription | - | vs OpenSCAD |
| Alibre Design | $29/month | one-time | - | vs OpenSCAD |
| D5 Render | Free, then $38/month | - | - | vs OpenSCAD |
| BricsCAD | $29/month | one-time | - | vs OpenSCAD |
| Inventor | $29/month | subscription | - | vs OpenSCAD |
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 OpenSCAD badges page.
Before you pay for OpenSCAD
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: not published on the record we hold. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.
OpenSCAD runs on windows, macos, linux, webassembly, and is published by OpenSCAD Community of Open Source. The full record is on the OpenSCAD review, and the rest of the category is under best 3d & cad tools.
OpenSCAD pricing questions
- How much does OpenSCAD cost?
- OpenSCAD starts at Free. No tier-by-tier breakdown is published on the record we hold.
- Does OpenSCAD have a free plan?
- Yes, OpenSCAD is recorded as open-source, so it can be used without paying.
- Which 3d & cad tools can I use without paying?
- 1 of the 8 3d & cad tools listed alongside OpenSCAD have a free tier: D5 Render.
- What am I actually paying for with OpenSCAD?
- The record lists 12 features across 4 areas: core, integrations, security, platform. In practice it is brought in for parametric 3d design for manufacturing and 3d printing, technical design with scripted control over geometry, procedural model generation.
- Does OpenSCAD charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period, 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 OpenSCAD 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 OpenSCAD against before paying?
- The closest 3d & cad tools in this directory are Corona Renderer, Mudbox, Alibre Design, D5 Render. Each has a side-by-side comparison with OpenSCAD covering price, platforms and features.