How much does React cost?

React publishes a single tier, Open Source, at Free.

Does React have a free plan?

Yes. The Open Source tier costs nothing and covers component-based architecture, virtual dom, jsx syntax.

Which web development tools can I use without paying?

7 of the 8 web development tools listed alongside React have a free tier: FastAPI, Django, Astro, Carrd, .NET.

What am I actually paying for with React?

The record lists 27 features across 6 areas: core, integrations, security, deployment, platform, localization. In practice it is brought in for web application development, single-page applications, interactive user interfaces.

Does React charge per user?

The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 1 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 React 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 React against before paying?

The closest web development tools in this directory are FastAPI, Django, Astro, Carrd. Each has a side-by-side comparison with React covering price, platforms and features.

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React pricing

React publishes a single tier. Below is what it costs, what it covers, and how that compares with the web development tools listed alongside it.

Entry price: Free
Model: Free
Tiers: 1
Free tier: Yes

React 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.

React pricing tiers
Plan	Price	Features listed	Step up from the tier below
Open Source	Free	6	Entry tier

Where React stops being free

Open Source, Free

Component-based architecture
Virtual DOM
JSX syntax
React DevTools
Extensive ecosystem
Community support

No paid tier on record

React lists a free tier and no priced tier above it in the record we hold.

What the product covers

The full React 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

Component-based architecture
Virtual DOM
JSX syntax
Unidirectional data flow
React Hooks
Server-side rendering
Hot reloading
Developer tools

Integrations

Next.js
Create React App
React Router
Redux
Material-UI
Styled Components
TypeScript
Webpack

Security

XSS protection
CSRF protection
Secure defaults

Deployment

Client-side deployment
Server-side deployment
Static deployment

Platform

Web support
Mobile support

Localization

JavaScript language support
TypeScript language support
JSX language support

People bring React in for web application development, single-page applications, interactive user interfaces, mobile app development, component libraries. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to React are worth a look before you commit to a tier.

How that compares in Web Development

Too few web development 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.

React entry price against other Web Development tools
Tool	Entry price	Model	Rated	Head to head
React (this page)	Free	free	-
FastAPI	Free	open-source	-	vs React
Django	Free	free	-	vs React
Astro	Free	open-source	-	vs React
Carrd	Free, then $19/year	freemium	-	vs React
.NET	Free	open-source	-	vs React
Apache HTTP Server	Free	-	-	vs React

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 React badges page.

Before you pay for React

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: a single tier at Free. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.

React runs on web, mobile, and is published by Meta (Facebook) of Menlo Park, CA. The full record is on the React review, and the rest of the category is under best web development tools.

React pricing on the vendor's own site

React pricing questions

How much does React cost?: React publishes a single tier, Open Source, at Free.
Does React have a free plan?: Yes. The Open Source tier costs nothing and covers component-based architecture, virtual dom, jsx syntax.
Which web development tools can I use without paying?: 7 of the 8 web development tools listed alongside React have a free tier: FastAPI, Django, Astro, Carrd, .NET.
What am I actually paying for with React?: The record lists 27 features across 6 areas: core, integrations, security, deployment, platform, localization. In practice it is brought in for web application development, single-page applications, interactive user interfaces.
Does React charge per user?: The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 1 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 React 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 React against before paying?: The closest web development tools in this directory are FastAPI, Django, Astro, Carrd. Each has a side-by-side comparison with React covering price, platforms and features.