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Studio One pricing
Studio One 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 31 August 2026, Studio One pricing is on request 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
- On request
- Model
- Quote
- Tiers
- 2
- Free tier
- Not on record
Studio One 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio One Pro (perpetual licence) | On request | 3 | Entry tier |
| Studio One Pro+ (subscription) | On request | 3 | Priced on request |
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.
Studio One Pro (perpetual licence)
On requestThe entry tier. It covers bought outright and keeps working indefinitely, next major version is a separate paid upgrade, melodyne essential included.
Studio One Pro+ (subscription)
On requestOver Studio One Pro (perpetual licence), this tier adds:
- Workstation plus sound content and cloud storage
- Stops working when the subscription lapses
- Billed monthly or annually
What the product covers
The full Studio One 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
- Project page
- Single window drag and drop
- ARA2 with Melodyne
- Scratch Pad
- Chord Track
- Show page
- Impact XT and Sample One
- Faderport integration
People bring Studio One in for delivering an album or ep where mastering must stay linked to the mixes, so a late vocal fix does not mean rebuilding the master, project studios already on presonus interfaces and faderport surfaces, where the control mapping is done for you, songwriters who want pitch editing in the timeline without buying melodyne separately, running the same session live from the show page rather than rebuilding the set in a separate performance tool. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Studio One are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio One (this page) | On request | quote | - | |
| rekordbox | Free | Per user per year | - | vs Studio One |
| DistroKid | On request | One-time purchase | - | vs Studio One |
| Pro Tools | Free | Per user per year | - | vs Studio One |
| Serato DJ | Free | Per user per month | - | vs Studio One |
| GarageBand | Free | Open source, no licence fee | - | vs Studio One |
| Traktor Pro | Free | One-time purchase | - | vs Studio One |
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 Studio One badges page.
Before you pay for Studio One
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 On request and On request, with the jump itemised above. With no free tier on record, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to compare Studio One against the tools that do have one before committing.
Studio One runs on windows, macos, and is published by PreSonus Audio Electronics of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. The full record is on the Studio One review, and the rest of the category is under best music tools.
Studio One pricing questions
- How much does Studio One cost?
- Studio One publishes 2 tiers, from On request for Studio One Pro (perpetual licence) up to On request for Studio One Pro+ (subscription). The cheapest paid tier is On request.
- Does Studio One have a free plan?
- Not on the record we hold: Studio One is listed as quote. Whether a free trial is offered is not something this record captures, so check the vendor's site.
- What is the difference between Studio One Pro (perpetual licence) and Studio One Pro+ (subscription) on Studio One?
- Studio One Pro+ (subscription) costs On request against On request, and adds workstation plus sound content and cloud storage, stops working when the subscription lapses, billed monthly or annually.
- Which music tools can I use without paying?
- 7 of the 8 music tools listed alongside Studio One have a free tier: rekordbox, Pro Tools, Serato DJ, GarageBand, Traktor Pro.
- What am I actually paying for with Studio One?
- The record lists 8 features across 1 area: other. In practice it is brought in for delivering an album or ep where mastering must stay linked to the mixes, so a late vocal fix does not mean rebuilding the master, project studios already on presonus interfaces and faderport surfaces, where the control mapping is done for you, songwriters who want pitch editing in the timeline without buying melodyne separately.
- Does Studio One 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 Studio One 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 Studio One 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 Studio One covering price, platforms and features.