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REAPER pricing
REAPER 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.
As of 29 August 2026, REAPER pricing is free, then $60/one-time across 2 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
- Free, then $60/one-time
- Model
- One-time
- Tiers
- 2
- Free tier
- Yes
REAPER 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discounted License | $60/one-time | 4 | Entry tier |
| Commercial License | $225/one-time | 2 | +$165/one-time, 1 more feature |
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.
Discounted License
$60/one-timeThe entry tier. It covers for individuals using reaper personally, for businesses with yearly gross revenue under 20000 usd, for educational and non-profit organizations, includes free upgrades through reaper version 8.99.
Commercial License
$225/one-timeOver Discounted License, this tier adds:
- For commercial use by businesses exceeding revenue threshold
How that compares in Music
Too few music 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REAPER (this page) | Free, then $60/one-time | one-time | - | |
| rekordbox | Free | Per user per year | - | vs REAPER |
| DistroKid | On request | One-time purchase | - | vs REAPER |
| Pro Tools | Free | Per user per year | - | vs REAPER |
| Serato DJ | Free | Per user per month | - | vs REAPER |
| GarageBand | Free | Open source, no licence fee | - | vs REAPER |
| Traktor Pro | Free | One-time purchase | - | vs REAPER |
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 REAPER badges page.
Before you pay for REAPER
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 $60/one-time and $225/one-time, with the jump itemised above. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.
REAPER runs on windows, macos, linux, and is published by Cockos Incorporated. The full record is on the REAPER review, and the rest of the category is under best music tools.
REAPER pricing questions
- How much does REAPER cost?
- REAPER publishes 2 tiers, from $60/one-time for Discounted License up to $225/one-time for Commercial License. The entry tier costs nothing.
- Does REAPER have a free plan?
- Yes, REAPER is recorded as one-time, so it can be used without paying.
- What is the difference between Discounted License and Commercial License on REAPER?
- Commercial License costs $225/one-time against $60/one-time, and adds for commercial use by businesses exceeding revenue threshold.
- Is the Commercial License plan on REAPER worth it?
- That depends entirely on whether you need what it adds, which on the published record is for commercial use by businesses exceeding revenue threshold. It costs $225/one-time against $60/one-time for Discounted License. Softwr has not used either tier, so this page can tell you what changes, not whether it is worth the difference to you.
- Which music tools can I use without paying?
- 7 of the 8 music tools listed alongside REAPER have a free tier: rekordbox, Pro Tools, Serato DJ, GarageBand, Traktor Pro.
- What am I actually paying for with REAPER?
- The record we hold does not itemise what each tier includes beyond the plan names and prices. The REAPER review carries whatever feature detail is available.
- Does REAPER 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 REAPER 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 REAPER against before paying?
- The closest music tools in this directory are rekordbox, DistroKid, Pro Tools, Serato DJ. Each has a side-by-side comparison with REAPER covering price, platforms and features.