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PrusaSlicer pricing
No tier breakdown is published on the record we hold for PrusaSlicer. Below is what is on record, and how it compares with the cad tools listed alongside it.
As of 30 August 2026, PrusaSlicer pricing is free. 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
- Model
- Free
- Tiers
- -
- Free tier
- Yes
What is on record
The PrusaSlicer catalogue entry carries no price and a free pricing model, but no tier breakdown. The category comparison below is still useful, and the PrusaSlicer review carries the full feature record.
What the product covers
The full PrusaSlicer 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
- Automatic supports
- Multi-material
- Variable layer height
- Custom G-code
- Paint-on supports
- Ironing
Integrations
- Prusa printers
- Most FDM printers
Security
- Open source
Platform
- Windows support
- MacOS support
- Linux support
People bring PrusaSlicer in for preparation of stl models for 3d printing, multi-material printing preparation, g-code generation and customisation via macros. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to PrusaSlicer are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in CAD
Too few 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PrusaSlicer (this page) | Free | free | - | |
| Carlson Software | $4450/one-time | One-time purchase | - | vs PrusaSlicer |
| RealityScan | Free, then $1250/year | Free below a revenue threshold, then per seat per year | - | vs PrusaSlicer |
| CloudCompare | Free | Open source, no licence fee | - | vs PrusaSlicer |
| Bentley iTwin Capture Modeler | On request | quote | - | vs PrusaSlicer |
| MicroSurvey CAD | $2945/one-time | One-time purchase | - | vs PrusaSlicer |
| Nomad Sculpt | On request | One-time purchase | - | vs PrusaSlicer |
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 PrusaSlicer badges page.
Before you pay for PrusaSlicer
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.
PrusaSlicer runs on windows, macos, linux, and is published by Prusa Research of Prague, Czech Republic. The full record is on the PrusaSlicer review, and the rest of the category is under best cad tools.
PrusaSlicer pricing questions
- How much does PrusaSlicer cost?
- No price is published on the record we hold for PrusaSlicer, which is listed as free. The vendor's own site is the only reliable source for the current figure.
- Does PrusaSlicer have a free plan?
- Yes, PrusaSlicer is recorded as free, so it can be used without paying.
- Which cad tools can I use without paying?
- 2 of the 8 cad tools listed alongside PrusaSlicer have a free tier: RealityScan, CloudCompare.
- What am I actually paying for with PrusaSlicer?
- The record lists 12 features across 4 areas: other, integrations, security, platform. In practice it is brought in for preparation of stl models for 3d printing, multi-material printing preparation, g-code generation and customisation via macros.
- Does PrusaSlicer 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 PrusaSlicer 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 PrusaSlicer against before paying?
- The closest cad tools in this directory are Carlson Software, RealityScan, CloudCompare, Bentley iTwin Capture Modeler. Each has a side-by-side comparison with PrusaSlicer covering price, platforms and features.