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Ultimaker Cura pricing
No tier breakdown is published on the record we hold for Ultimaker Cura. Below is what is on record, and how it compares with the cad tools listed alongside it.
As of 30 August 2026, Ultimaker Cura pricing is free. 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
- Model
- Not recorded
- Tiers
- -
- Free tier
- Yes
What is on record
The Ultimaker Cura catalogue entry carries no price, but no tier breakdown. The category comparison below is still useful, and the Ultimaker Cura review carries the full feature record.
What the product covers
The full Ultimaker Cura 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
- Universal printer support
- Custom profiles
- Plugin marketplace
- Cloud integration
- Tree supports
- Arachne engine
Integrations
- Ultimaker printers
- Most FDM printers
- CAD software
Security
- Open source
- Ultimaker account
Platform
- Windows support
- MacOS support
- Linux support
People bring Ultimaker Cura in for 3d print slicing, professional printing. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Ultimaker Cura are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in CAD
Too few cad 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ultimaker Cura (this page) | Free | - | - | |
| Carlson Software | $4450/one-time | One-time purchase | - | vs Ultimaker Cura |
| RealityScan | Free, then $1250/year | Free below a revenue threshold, then per seat per year | - | vs Ultimaker Cura |
| CloudCompare | Free | Open source, no licence fee | - | vs Ultimaker Cura |
| Bentley iTwin Capture Modeler | On request | quote | - | vs Ultimaker Cura |
| MicroSurvey CAD | $2945/one-time | One-time purchase | - | vs Ultimaker Cura |
| Nomad Sculpt | On request | One-time purchase | - | vs Ultimaker Cura |
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 Ultimaker Cura badges page.
Before you pay for Ultimaker Cura
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: not published on the record we hold. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.
Ultimaker Cura runs on windows, macos, linux, and is published by Ultimaker (Stratasys) of Utrecht, Netherlands. The full record is on the Ultimaker Cura review, and the rest of the category is under best cad tools.
Ultimaker Cura pricing questions
- How much does Ultimaker Cura cost?
- No price is published on the record we hold for Ultimaker Cura. The vendor's own site is the only reliable source for the current figure.
- Does Ultimaker Cura have a free plan?
- Yes, Ultimaker Cura is recorded as free, so it can be used without paying.
- Which cad tools can I use without paying?
- 2 of the 8 cad tools listed alongside Ultimaker Cura have a free tier: RealityScan, CloudCompare.
- What am I actually paying for with Ultimaker Cura?
- The record lists 14 features across 4 areas: other, integrations, security, platform. In practice it is brought in for 3d print slicing, professional printing.
- Does Ultimaker Cura charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period, 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 Ultimaker Cura 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 Ultimaker Cura against before paying?
- The closest cad tools in this directory are Carlson Software, RealityScan, CloudCompare, Bentley iTwin Capture Modeler. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Ultimaker Cura covering price, platforms and features.