How much does PLAXIS cost?

PLAXIS publishes 2 tiers, from $16000/year for PLAXIS 2D up to $28000/year for PLAXIS 3D. The cheapest paid tier is $16000/year.

Does PLAXIS have a free plan?

Not on the record we hold: PLAXIS 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 PLAXIS 2D and PLAXIS 3D on PLAXIS?

PLAXIS 3D costs $28000/year against $16000/year, and adds 3d finite element analysis, complex geometry modeling, advanced soil modeling, dynamic analysis.

Is the PLAXIS 3D plan on PLAXIS worth it?

That depends entirely on whether you need what it adds, which on the published record is 3d finite element analysis, complex geometry modeling, advanced soil modeling, dynamic analysis. It costs $28000/year against $16000/year for PLAXIS 2D. Softwr has not used either tier, so this page can tell you what changes, not whether it is worth the difference to you.

Does PLAXIS 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 PLAXIS 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 PLAXIS against before paying?

The closest mining & resources tools in this directory are Datamine Studio RM, Cority EHS, acQuire GIM Suite, Deswik Suite. Each has a side-by-side comparison with PLAXIS covering price, platforms and features.

Mining & Resources · pricing

PLAXIS pricing

PLAXIS 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.

Entry price: On request
Model: Subscription
Tiers: 2
Free tier: Not on record

PLAXIS 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.

PLAXIS pricing tiers
Plan	Price	Features listed	Step up from the tier below
PLAXIS 2D	$16000/year	4	Entry tier
PLAXIS 3D	$28000/year	4	+$12000/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.

PLAXIS 2D

$16000/year

The entry tier. It covers 2d finite element analysis, slope stability, mine design, foundation analysis.

PLAXIS 3D

$28000/year

Over PLAXIS 2D, this tier adds:

3D finite element analysis
Complex geometry modeling
Advanced soil modeling
Dynamic analysis

What the product covers

The full PLAXIS 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

2D & 3D finite element analysis
Advanced soil modeling
Slope stability assessment
Excavation design
Support design

Integrations

AutoCAD
GeoStudio
ArcGIS
Leapfrog

Platform

Windows support
Linux support

People bring PLAXIS in for finite element analysis of soil and rock deformation and stability, designing excavations, tunnels, embankments and foundations, modelling groundwater flow, consolidation and seismic response in geotechnical works. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to PLAXIS are worth a look before you commit to a tier.

How that compares in Mining & Resources

Too few mining & resources 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.

PLAXIS entry price against other Mining & Resources tools
Tool	Entry price	Model	Rated	Head to head
PLAXIS (this page)	On request	subscription	-
Datamine Studio RM	On request	subscription	-	vs PLAXIS
Cority EHS	On request	subscription	-	vs PLAXIS
acQuire GIM Suite	On request	subscription	-	vs PLAXIS
Deswik Suite	On request	subscription	-	vs PLAXIS
Dassault Systemes GEOVIA	On request	subscription	-	vs PLAXIS
Caterpillar MineStar	On request	-	-	vs PLAXIS

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 PLAXIS badges page.

Before you pay for PLAXIS

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 $16000/year and $28000/year, with the jump itemised above. With no free tier on record, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to compare PLAXIS against the tools that do have one before committing.

PLAXIS runs on windows, linux, and is published by Bentley Systems of Exton, Pennsylvania. The full record is on the PLAXIS review, and the rest of the category is under best mining & resources tools.

PLAXIS pricing on the vendor's own site

PLAXIS pricing questions

How much does PLAXIS cost?: PLAXIS publishes 2 tiers, from $16000/year for PLAXIS 2D up to $28000/year for PLAXIS 3D. The cheapest paid tier is $16000/year.
Does PLAXIS have a free plan?: Not on the record we hold: PLAXIS 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 PLAXIS 2D and PLAXIS 3D on PLAXIS?: PLAXIS 3D costs $28000/year against $16000/year, and adds 3d finite element analysis, complex geometry modeling, advanced soil modeling, dynamic analysis.
Is the PLAXIS 3D plan on PLAXIS worth it?: That depends entirely on whether you need what it adds, which on the published record is 3d finite element analysis, complex geometry modeling, advanced soil modeling, dynamic analysis. It costs $28000/year against $16000/year for PLAXIS 2D. 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 PLAXIS?: The record lists 11 features across 3 areas: core, integrations, platform. In practice it is brought in for finite element analysis of soil and rock deformation and stability, designing excavations, tunnels, embankments and foundations, modelling groundwater flow, consolidation and seismic response in geotechnical works.
Does PLAXIS 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 PLAXIS 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 PLAXIS against before paying?: The closest mining & resources tools in this directory are Datamine Studio RM, Cority EHS, acQuire GIM Suite, Deswik Suite. Each has a side-by-side comparison with PLAXIS covering price, platforms and features.