What does compositing software cost your team?
Compositing tools range from a one-time purchase to thousands a year per seat. Enter your artists and a period of 1 to 3 years to see the total for each option and what switching would save.
Your compositing team
Total per seat and for your team
Seats: 1 · period: 36 months.
| Tool | Per seat for the period | Team for the period | Notes | vs now for the period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe After Effects | €974.88 | €974.88 | annual plan, billed monthlyincl. VAT | |
| Blackmagic Fusion Studio | $236 | $236 | free Fusion version also availableone-time purchase | |
| Foundry Nuke | €9,417 | €9,417 | €3,139 per year | |
| Foundry NukeX | €14,277 | €14,277 | €4,759 per year | |
| Foundry Nuke Studio | €17,397 | €17,397 | €5,799 per year | |
| Autodesk Flame | $15,645 | $15,645 | $5,215 per year |
Where these prices come from
Prices per seat in each vendor's own currency, read on the official pages on 8 Nov 2026 (visitor in Greece). Foundry prices exclude taxes; Adobe shows prices including VAT. Nuke's monthly plan is offered in selected countries only. Plug-ins and render licences are not counted.
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How it works
- Subscriptions: the yearly price × years, or the monthly price × months. One-time purchases: the price once, whatever the period.
- Monthly billing uses the no-commitment price; where a vendor only sells a yearly plan, that is used and marked.
- These tools differ a lot: After Effects is layer-based motion graphics, Nuke and Fusion are node-based compositors, Flame is a finishing system. Compare your pipeline before switching.