Pricing
LightWave 3D pricing
As lightwave3d.com lists them, read 21 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| New LightWave 2025 Licence | Price excludes applicable sales tax or VAT · Commercial LightWave 2025 license for first-time users, education-to-commercial | £795 a month |
| LightWave 2025 Upgrade - LightWave 2024 users | Price excludes applicable sales tax or VAT · Upgrade for owners of a full LightWave 2024 license | £450 a month |
| LightWave 2025 Upgrade - LightWave 2023 or earlier users | Price excludes applicable sales tax or VAT · Upgrade for owners of LightWave 2023 or earlier | £550 a month |
| 30-day trial | 30 days · Full-feature trial edition · license file converts a recent trial to full edition | Free |
| LightWave 2025 Upgrade — LightWave 2024 users | For owners of a full LightWave 2024 licence · excludes applicable sales tax or VAT | £450, paid once |
| LightWave 2026 upgrade from 2025 | one-time upgrade; VAT/tax extra · Requires LightWave 2025 · Windows and macOS | £450, paid once |
| LightWave 2025 Upgrade — LightWave 2023 or earlier users | For owners of LightWave 2023 or earlier · excludes applicable sales tax or VAT | £550, paid once |
| LightWave 2026 upgrade from 2024 or earlier | one-time upgrade; VAT/tax extra · Requires qualifying prior licence · Windows and macOS | £550, paid once |
| New LightWave 2026 licence | one-time perpetual licence; VAT/tax extra · Windows and macOS · desktop download | £795, paid once |
| LightWave 2025 licence | New commercial licence for first-time users, education-to-commercial conversions, or an additional licence · excludes applicable sales tax or VAT | £795, paid once |
From lightwave3d.com, g2.com, lightwave3dx.com, lightwave3dx.com.