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RAD Studio pricing
RAD Studio publishes 3 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 29 August 2026, RAD Studio pricing is $2000/perpetual across 3 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
- $2000/perpetual
- Model
- One-time
- Tiers
- 3
- Free tier
- Not on record
RAD Studio 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional Edition | $2000/perpetual | 5 | Entry tier |
| Enterprise Edition | $3400/perpetual | 5 | +$1400/perpetual, 4 more features |
| Architect Edition | $4416/perpetual | 5 | +$1016/perpetual, 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.
Professional Edition
$2000/perpetualThe entry tier. It covers perpetual license, first year maintenance $599, total $2,599 + tax, with kai ai: $2,136 + tax (25% discount), for individual developers and small teams.
Enterprise Edition
$3400/perpetualOver Professional Edition, this tier adds:
- First year maintenance $1,199
- Total $4,599 + Tax
- With Kai AI: $3,394 + Tax (30% discount)
- For development teams building client/server apps
Architect Edition
$4416/perpetualOver Enterprise Edition, this tier adds:
- First year maintenance $2,183
- Total $6,599 + Tax
- With Kai AI: $4,109 + Tax (40% discount)
- For enterprise teams building database and cloud apps
How that compares in Developer Tools
Across the 5 developer tools tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $20/month. RAD Studio starts at $2000/perpetual, which puts it above the middle of its category.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAD Studio (this page) | $2000/perpetual | one-time | - | |
| Deep Code | Free, then $5/month | freemium | - | vs RAD Studio |
| Jitsu | Free, then $99/month | Per month by event volume | - | vs RAD Studio |
| Tilt | Free | Open source, no licence fee | - | vs RAD Studio |
| Hookdeck | Free, then $39/month | Per month by delivered event count | - | vs RAD Studio |
| Ona (formerly Gitpod) | Free, then $20/month | Per month by compute unit | - | vs RAD Studio |
| Cloud Native Buildpacks | Free | Open source, no licence fee | - | vs RAD Studio |
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 RAD Studio badges page.
Before you pay for RAD Studio
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: 3 tiers between $2000/perpetual and $4416/perpetual, with the jump itemised above. With no free tier on record, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to compare RAD Studio against the tools that do have one before committing.
RAD Studio runs on not recorded. The full record is on the RAD Studio review, and the rest of the category is under best developer tools tools.
RAD Studio pricing questions
- How much does RAD Studio cost?
- RAD Studio publishes 3 tiers, from $2000/perpetual for Professional Edition up to $4416/perpetual for Architect Edition. The cheapest paid tier is $2000/perpetual.
- Does RAD Studio have a free plan?
- Not on the record we hold: RAD Studio is listed as one-time. Whether a free trial is offered is not something this record captures, so check the vendor's site.
- What is the difference between Professional Edition and Enterprise Edition on RAD Studio?
- Enterprise Edition costs $3400/perpetual against $2000/perpetual, and adds first year maintenance $1,199, total $4,599 + tax, with kai ai: $3,394 + tax (30% discount), for development teams building client/server apps.
- Is the Architect Edition plan on RAD Studio worth it?
- That depends entirely on whether you need what it adds, which on the published record is first year maintenance $2,183, total $6,599 + tax, with kai ai: $4,109 + tax (40% discount), for enterprise teams building database and cloud apps. It costs $4416/perpetual against $2000/perpetual for Professional Edition. Softwr has not used either tier, so this page can tell you what changes, not whether it is worth the difference to you.
- Is RAD Studio expensive for a developer tools tool?
- It starts above the middle of its category. Across the 5 developer tools tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $20/month; RAD Studio starts at $2000/perpetual.
- Which developer tools tools can I use without paying?
- 8 of the 8 developer tools tools listed alongside RAD Studio have a free tier: Deep Code, Jitsu, Tilt, Hookdeck, Ona (formerly Gitpod).
- What am I actually paying for with RAD Studio?
- The record we hold does not itemise what each tier includes beyond the plan names and prices. The RAD Studio review carries whatever feature detail is available.
- Does RAD Studio charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 3 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 RAD Studio 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 RAD Studio against before paying?
- The closest developer tools tools in this directory are Deep Code, Jitsu, Tilt, Hookdeck. Each has a side-by-side comparison with RAD Studio covering price, platforms and features.