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Houdini products are available for studios, indies, schools and students.
The following chart provides a comparison of the feature sets found in each of these products.
Features
HOUDINI CORE
HOUDINI FX
HOUDINI INDIE
EDUCATION
APPRENTICE
Usage
Commercial
Commercial
Limited
Commercial
Non
Commercial
Non
Commercial
Modeling
Terrain
Character
Animation
Solaris: Layout Tools
Solaris: Lookdev & Lighting
Karma Render
Compositing
Volumes
Pyro FX
Geometry [SOP] Level
Fluids
Geometry [SOP] Level
Rigid Bodies
Geometry [SOP] Level
Crowds
Geometry [SOP] Level
Muscles
Geometry [SOP] Level
Vellum Cloth
Geometry [SOP] Level
Hair, Fur & Feathers
Geometry [SOP] Level
Clouds
Geometry [SOP] Level
Particles
Sparks
Wire Dynamics
Geometry [SOP] Level
PDG | Tasks
Local Only
File Formats
HOUDINI CORE
HOUDINI FX
HOUDINI INDIE
EDUCATION
APPRENTICE
HIP | Scene File
.hiplc
.hipnc
.hipnc
HDA | Digital Asset
.hdalc
.hdanc
.hdanc
USD
.usdnc
IFD
FBX
Import
Alembic
Import
.bgeo
.obj
.pic
.piclc
.picnc
.picnc
.exr
WATERMARK
.tif
WATERMARK
.jpg
WATERMARK
User Interface
HOUDINI CORE
HOUDINI FX
HOUDINI INDIE
EDUCATION
APPRENTICE
Houdini GUI Access
Command Line Access
GUI Watermark
Unobtrusive
Unobtrusive
Unobtrusive
Plug-in Support
Houdini Engine Support
HOUDINI CORE
HOUDINI FX
HOUDINI INDIE
EDUCATION
APPRENTICE
Houdini Engine Plug-ins
.hdalc
.hdanc
Create Assets for Engine
ENGINE INDIE
ENGINE EDUCATION
Create Assets for Orbolt
Rendering
HOUDINI CORE
HOUDINI FX
HOUDINI INDIE
EDUCATION
APPRENTICE
Karma | Workstation/Float
5/10*
5/10*
2
10
1
Mantra
5**
5**
2
10
1
3rd Party Rendering
Render Watermark
Render Resolution
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
1280x720
* Extra Karma Tokens Available for $195 USD
** Extra Mantra Tokens Available upon Request
PRICING
Commercial | Perpetual
HOUDINI CORE
HOUDINI FX
HOUDINI INDIE
EDUCATION
APPRENTICE
Workstation [Node Locked]
$1995 USD*
$4495 USD*
-
-
-
Annual Upgrade Plan
$995 USD*
$2495 USD*
-
-
-
Local Access [Floating]
$2995 USD
$6995 USD
-
-
-
Annual Upgrade Plan
$1495 USD
$3995 USD
-
-
-
*Please note that only 5 Workstation licenses are allowed per facility.
Commercial | Rentals
HOUDINI CORE
HOUDINI FX
HOUDINI INDIE
EDUCATION
APPRENTICE
Annual | Workstation
$1340 USD*
$3195 USD*
-
-
-
Annual | Local Access
$1995 USD
$4995 USD
-
-
-
Monthly | Local Access
$355 USD
$875 USD
-
-
-
*Please note that only 5 Workstation licenses are allowed per facility.
Indie | Subscription
HOUDINI CORE
HOUDINI FX
HOUDINI INDIE
EDUCATION
APPRENTICE
Annual | Workstation
-
-
$269 USD**
-
-
2 Year | Workstation
-
-
$399 USD**
-
-
**Please note that only 3 Indie licenses are allowed per facility.
Learning
HOUDINI CORE
HOUDINI FX
HOUDINI INDIE
EDUCATION
APPRENTICE
Annual | Workstation
-
-
-
-
FREE
Annual Local Access
-
-
-
$75 USD
-
Houdini Engine Rentals
HOUDINI ENGINE
INDIE ENGINE
EDUCATION ENGINE
APPRENTICE
Annual | Workstation
$499 USD*
FREE *
INCLUDED
[with Education License]
N/A
*Please note that only 5 Workstation licenses are allowed per facility.
SINGLE
5
10
25
Annual | GAL Rental***
$795 USD
$3875 USD
$7500 USD
$16495 USD
Monthly | GAL Rental
$175 USD
$875 USD
$1750 USD
$4375 USD
Weekly | GAL Rental
$75 USD
$375 USD
$750 USD
$1875 USD
***GAL is a global floating license | Volume pricing beyond 25 licenses is available | Please contact your Account Manager.