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How does Houdini Engine licensing work?
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Buying, setting up, and managing Houdini Engine licenses
Overview
Artists with Houdini Core or Houdini FX licenses will be able to run the Houdini Engine using their existing licenses. For artists who only need to work with a Houdini Engine plugin, batch processing, or custom [HAPI] (https://www.sidefx.com/docs/hengine/_h_a_p_i__overview.html) integration in another application, a Houdini Engine license serves this purpose.
Pricing
Houdini Engine workstation licenses will be available for $525 annually while floating licenses for use in a single facility will start at $795 annually. Volume pricing will be available for floating licenses. For commercial users using the Houdini Engine Unreal plugin or the Houdini Engine Unity plugin, there is a free license that can be obtained on our Buy page.
Licensing
Licensing Houdini Engine is the same as licensing any Houdini license, please see HERE for more information.
For Game Studios, please see our Houdini Engine For Game Studios guide.
Houdini Engine Compatibility
The various Houdini Engine licenses are intended to be used with their corresponding Houdini license. Please use the chart below to understand which one to acquire.
Houdini Engine Houdini Engine Indie Houdini Engine Education Houdini Engine for Unity and Unreal Houdini FX ✅ ❌ ❌ ✅ Houdini Core ✅ ❌ ❌ ✅ Houdini Indie ❌ ✅ ❌ ❌ Houdini Education ❌ ❌ ✅ ❌ NOTE:
Houdini Apprentice is only compatible with Houdini Engine Education. This is because both Houdini Apprentice and Houdini Education save digital assets in the non-commercial .hdanc format. Houdini Engine Education in included with Houdini Education purchases and cannot be purchased separately,