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VSCO pricing
VSCO 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 1 September 2026, VSCO pricing is free 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
- Model
- Free with a limited preset and tool set; paid annual membership unlocks the full library
- Tiers
- 2
- Free tier
- Yes
VSCO 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 3 | Entry tier |
| VSCO Membership | $29.99/year | 3 | +$29.99/year, 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.
Free
FreeThe entry tier. It covers a small selection of basic filter presets, core manual editing tools, no access to studio, video editing or the full preset library.
VSCO Membership
$29.99/yearOver Free, this tier adds:
- Full preset and filter library
- Studio batch editing and video editing tools
- Montage and advanced layout tools
Where VSCO stops being free
Free, Free
- A small selection of basic filter presets
- Core manual editing tools
- No access to Studio, video editing or the full preset library
VSCO Membership, $29.99/year
The first thing you pay for:
- Full preset and filter library
- Studio batch editing and video editing tools
- Montage and advanced layout tools
What the product covers
The full VSCO 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
- Film-emulation presets
- Manual editing tools
- Metrics-free social feed
- VSCO Studio
- Video editing
- Montage and layout tools
People bring VSCO in for a content creator wanting a specific film-look aesthetic for social media posts, someone wanting to share photos in a feed without public like counts or algorithmic ranking, a photographer wanting batch editing tools across a shoot without a full desktop editing suite, a user deciding whether the free tier basic presets are enough or whether the paid library depth is needed. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to VSCO are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Photography
Too few photography 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VSCO (this page) | Free | Free with a limited preset and tool set; paid annual membership unlocks the full library | - | |
| Aftershoot | On request | Per module per month, unlimited images | - | vs VSCO |
| Google Photos | Free | Free tier plus paid storage add-on | - | vs VSCO |
| Facetune | Free | Free download with a short free trial, most tools require a Facetune Pro subscription that auto-renews annually | - | vs VSCO |
| Lensa | Free | Free download with a short free trial, Magic Avatars and most tools require payment | - | vs VSCO |
| Imagen AI | On request | Per image, with annual volume tiers | - | vs VSCO |
| Narrative Select | On request | Per user per month, tiered by editing depth | - | vs VSCO |
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 VSCO badges page.
Before you pay for VSCO
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 Free and $29.99/year, 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.
VSCO runs on ios, android, web, and is published by Visual Supply Company (VSCO) of Oakland, California, United States. The full record is on the VSCO review, and the rest of the category is under best photography tools.
VSCO pricing questions
- How much does VSCO cost?
- VSCO publishes 2 tiers, from Free for Free up to $29.99/year for VSCO Membership. The entry tier costs nothing.
- Does VSCO have a free plan?
- Yes. The Free tier costs nothing and covers a small selection of basic filter presets, core manual editing tools, no access to studio, video editing or the full preset library. Paying starts at $29.99/year for VSCO Membership.
- What is the difference between Free and VSCO Membership on VSCO?
- VSCO Membership costs $29.99/year against Free, and adds full preset and filter library, studio batch editing and video editing tools, montage and advanced layout tools.
- Which photography tools can I use without paying?
- 3 of the 8 photography tools listed alongside VSCO have a free tier: Google Photos, Facetune, Lensa.
- What am I actually paying for with VSCO?
- The record lists 6 features across 1 area: other. In practice it is brought in for a content creator wanting a specific film-look aesthetic for social media posts, someone wanting to share photos in a feed without public like counts or algorithmic ranking, a photographer wanting batch editing tools across a shoot without a full desktop editing suite.
- Does VSCO 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 VSCO 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 VSCO against before paying?
- The closest photography tools in this directory are Aftershoot, Google Photos, Facetune, Lensa. Each has a side-by-side comparison with VSCO covering price, platforms and features.