Student software discounts: Adobe, Autodesk, MATLAB & more
Professional software is where student pricing saves the most: Adobe Creative Cloud All Apps, Maxon's Cinema 4D suite, MATLAB, SketchUp and the major music apps all have student or education editions at a fraction of the regular price. For many design and engineering tools, the student version is the full product.
Design, photo and video
- Adobe Creative Cloud$19.99/mo first year (then ~$34.99–$39.99/mo)
Students & teachers get Creative Cloud All Apps at ~65% off the first year
- Maxon (Cinema 4D)~$75/year (region-dependent)
Maxon One Student license: full creative suite (Cinema 4D, Redshift, Red Giant, ZBrush) for ~$75/year
- Affinity (by Canva)free
Affinity's full design suite is now completely free for everyone (no student discount needed)
Adobe Creative Cloud
Maxon (Cinema 4D)
Affinity (by Canva)Engineering, math and science
- MATLAB & Simulink (MathWorks)$119/year (Student Suite)
MATLAB & Simulink Student Suite $119/year
- SketchUp (Trimble)$55/year (Studio for Students); free for K-12 SketchUp for Schools
SketchUp Studio for Students: full Studio toolset 1-year license for $55; free browser version for K-12
- Wolfram Mathematica (Student Edition)approx $75-80/year (annual student plan; unconfirmed)
Discounted Mathematica Student Edition (subscription or prepaid)
- Wolfram|Alpha Pro for Students$5/mo or $60/yr (Pro); $8.25/mo or $99/yr (Premium)
Wolfram|Alpha Pro for students from $5/mo ($60/yr)
MATLAB & Simulink (MathWorks)
SketchUp (Trimble)
Wolfram Mathematica (Student Edition)
Wolfram|Alpha Pro for StudentsMusic production
- Ableton Live50%
50% off Ableton Live for students and teachers
- FL Studio (Image-Line)~24-33% (varies by reseller)
Discounted academic license of FL Studio Signature Bundle for students and teachers
- Native Instruments50%
50% off NI 360 Plus & 360 Pro subscriptions for verified students & educators
- Avid Pro Tools Studio~$99/year (vs $299/yr standard)
Pro Tools Studio for students/teachers ~$99/year
- Steinberg Cubaseup to 50%
Up to 50% off Cubase educational (EDU) licenses for students/teachers
Ableton Live
FL Studio (Image-Line)
Native Instruments
Avid Pro Tools Studio
Steinberg CubaseMac apps, websites and writing
- Parallels Desktop50% off Pro Edition (1-year subscription)
50% off Parallels Desktop Pro Edition for students/educators
- Setapp20% off annual (Mac + iOS plan)
20% off the Mac + iOS annual plan for students and teachers
- Squarespace50% off first year (annual plan)
50% off the first year of an annual Squarespace website plan for verified students
- GrammarlyUp to 50% off Pro (first year); 25% a student-verification platform; 20% a student-verification platform; free via participating institutions
Up to 50% off Grammarly Pro for students (SheerID); many schools offer it free
Parallels Desktop
Setapp
Squarespace
GrammarlyPassword managers
Bitwarden has no student deal, but its free tier covers most needs.
1Password
BitwardenQuestions
- How much is Adobe Creative Cloud for students?
- Students and teachers get the All Apps plan at a large discount for the first year; the card shows the current price and what it renews at.
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