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Sublime Text pricing
Sublime Text 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 30 August 2026, Sublime Text pricing is $99/license 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
- $99/license
- Model
- One-time
- Tiers
- 2
- Free tier
- Not on record
Sublime Text 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business License - 1-10 seats | $65/year | 3 | Entry tier |
| Personal License | $99/one-time | 3 | +$34/one-time, 3 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.
Business License - 1-10 seats
$65/yearThe entry tier. It covers per seat annual subscription, volume discount for 11-25 seats at $60, further discount for 26+ seats.
Personal License
$99/one-timeOver Business License - 1-10 seats, this tier adds:
- One license for all computers and operating systems
- 3 years of updates
- Free evaluation available
What the product covers
The full Sublime Text 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
- Lightning fast performance
- Multiple selections
- Command palette
- Instant project switch
- Plugin ecosystem
- Customizable UI
- Advanced search and replace
- Split editing
Integrations
- Package Control
- Git integration
- Language servers
- Build systems
- Linters
Security
- Local editing
- No data collection
Deployment
- Local deployment
Platform
- Windows support
- Macos support
- Linux support
Localization
- Syntax highlighting for 100+ languages language support
People bring Sublime Text in for editing code and text files in a fast native desktop editor, working across large files and projects with multi cursor editing. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Sublime Text are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Technology
Across the 3 technology tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $400/month. Sublime Text starts at $99/license, which puts it below the middle of its category.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sublime Text (this page) | $99/license | one-time | - | |
| Personetics | On request | quote | - | vs Sublime Text |
| Zeta | On request | quote | - | vs Sublime Text |
| Finxact | On request | quote | - | vs Sublime Text |
| Thought Machine | On request | quote | - | vs Sublime Text |
| Alkami | On request | quote | - | vs Sublime Text |
| Datadog | $15/month | - | - | vs Sublime Text |
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 Sublime Text badges page.
Before you pay for Sublime Text
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 $65/year and $99/one-time, with the jump itemised above. With no free tier on record, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to compare Sublime Text against the tools that do have one before committing.
Sublime Text runs on windows, macos, linux, and is published by Sublime HQ Pty Ltd of Sydney, Australia. The full record is on the Sublime Text review, and the rest of the category is under best technology tools.
Sublime Text pricing questions
- How much does Sublime Text cost?
- Sublime Text publishes 2 tiers, from $65/year for Business License - 1-10 seats up to $99/one-time for Personal License. The cheapest paid tier is $65/year.
- Does Sublime Text have a free plan?
- Not on the record we hold: Sublime Text 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 Business License - 1-10 seats and Personal License on Sublime Text?
- Personal License costs $99/one-time against $65/year, and adds one license for all computers and operating systems, 3 years of updates, free evaluation available.
- Is the Personal License plan on Sublime Text worth it?
- That depends entirely on whether you need what it adds, which on the published record is one license for all computers and operating systems, 3 years of updates, free evaluation available. It costs $99/one-time against $65/year for Business License - 1-10 seats. Softwr has not used either tier, so this page can tell you what changes, not whether it is worth the difference to you.
- Is Sublime Text expensive for a technology tool?
- It starts below the middle of its category. Across the 3 technology tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $400/month; Sublime Text starts at $99/license.
- Which technology tools can I use without paying?
- 1 of the 8 technology tools listed alongside Sublime Text have a free tier: Canny.
- What am I actually paying for with Sublime Text?
- The record lists 20 features across 6 areas: other, integrations, security, deployment, platform, localization. In practice it is brought in for editing code and text files in a fast native desktop editor, working across large files and projects with multi cursor editing.
- Does Sublime Text 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 Sublime Text 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 Sublime Text against before paying?
- The closest technology tools in this directory are Personetics, Zeta, Finxact, Thought Machine. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Sublime Text covering price, platforms and features.