COMMERCIAL LICENSING

Pricing, Packaging and Licensing for Qt

Get the full Qt experience with a licensing plan designed to support your business goals plus access to the official Qt Support Helpdesk and a close strategic relationship with The Qt Company.

All plans are built on the Qt open source project, which ensures you have a platform agnostic and future-proof technology strategy.

Choose your plan

Starting at

$233

per month / per user with
3-year prepayment

Pro

Everything you need for your software development lifecycle.
Ideal for companies with commercial development projects.

Available subscriptions

1 & 3 year subscriptions with auto-renewal.

Distribution costs

Volume-based for embedded platforms.

Packages/Bundles available:

All

Support:

Standard Support SLA or upgrade to Premium Support available

Customer Success Management:

Dedicated account manager

License Management:

Licenses are transferable every 6 months

Terms and Conditions:

Licensing T&C here

Distribution Fees:

See package info below

Five year terms and site licenses are available on enterprise-level agreements. Contact us to discuss.

Next choose your package

Grow

Discounts are available for small business start-ups with embedded and desktop software development projects. We want to help you get to market faster and lower your costs.

Available for:

The Small Business Plan is available if your documented annual revenue + funding is maximum USD $250,000.

Have your financial documentation ready?

Buy now

Teach

This free Educational Programs plan license allows full use of all aspects of Qt development.

Available for:

Educational institutions with non-commercial development projects. (Student licenses are available only via the school/professor/site license).

Are you an Educator?

Learn more and apply now

We offer larger discounts on bundles for our three and five year subscriptions.
Pricing below shows 1-year subscription cost with upfront annual payment.

Design & Develop

Starts at

$4490 $4940 9%

per user per year

Includes

Qt for Application Development + Qt Design Studio

Contact Us

 

Learn more about the Qt offering

Design

Develop

Develop & Connect

Starts at

$4150 $4350 5%

per user per year

Includes

Qt for Application Development + Qt for Automation M2M Protocols

Buy now

 

Learn more about the Qt offering

Develop

Automation & M2M

Design, Develop & Connect

Starts at

$4640 $5340 13%

per user per year

Includes

Qt for Application Development + Qt Design Studio + Qt for Automation M2M Protocols

Contact Us

 

Learn more about the Qt offering

Design

Develop

Automation & M2M

Embed & Scale

Starts at

$--- available upon request

per user per year

Includes

Qt for Device Creation + Qt for MCUs

Contact Us

 

Learn more about the Qt offering

Embedded development

Microcontroller

Extensions from Qt Ecosystem

Selected modules from The Qt Company are also available separately in the marketplace.

Explore the Qt Marketplace

COST

Subscription per developer i

  3-year subscription

  1-year subscription

Distribution fees

  Stand-alone software

  Embedded devicesi

FEATURES

Supported platforms

  Development environments

  Target operating systems

Modules & components

 

 

EMBEDDED DEVICES

Qt for Device Creation


$---/mo.

Get quote

pricing provided upon request

developer seats + distribution fees available for 1 & 3 years

$0

Volume-based

Embedded Linux | UWP |
INTEGRITY | QNX | VxWorks
Windows | macOS | Linux |
Android | iOS
Reference target devices

View feature map ›

Also included +

Upgrades & Addons+

Get quote

Call us

MICROCONTROLLERS

Qt for MCUs


$---/mo.

Get quote

pricing provided upon request

developer seats + distribution fees available for 1 & 3 years

n/a

Volume-based

Bare Metal | FreeRTOS |
SafeRTOS | AutoSAR
Reference target devices

View feature map ›

Also included +

Upgrades & Addons+

Get quote

Call us

DESKTOP & MOBILE

Qt for Application Development


$233/mo.

Buy Qt

with 3-yr. prepayment of $8,400

$330/mo. with annual
payment of $3,950

$0

n/a

Windows | macOS | Linux |
Android | iOS

View feature map ›

n/a

Upgrades & Addons +

Buy Qt

Learn More

APPLICATION UI DESIGN

Qt Design Studio


$69/mo.

Buy Qt

with 3-yr. prepayment of $2,475

$83/mo. with annual
payment of $990

n/a

n/a

All supported

View feature map ›

Also included +

Upgrades & Addons +

Buy Qt

Learn more

No hidden costs.
Faster time-to-market.

Sure you might be able to build a software development stack that has no upfront costs, but what does it cost you to use it? With commercial licensing, you guarantee productivity, flexibility and reliability.

Qt stack

Commercial licensing of the Qt framework and development tools.

  • License compatibility totally risk-free
  • Interoperability between libraries guaranteed
  • High-quality development and design tooling included
  • Commercial professional support
  • Known hardware requirements for product budgeting
  • Lower development and maintenance costs with cross-platform libraries
VS

"Free" DIY stack

Build your own dev stack comprising free technologies from various vendors.

  • Managing license compatibility can be complex, risky and time-intensive
  • Adds development testing time for guaranteeing library interoperability
  • Cost for leveling up development and design tooling
  • Varying quality of support resources
  • Volatility of dependencies across multiple code bases
  • Unpredictable BoM

Save big with Qt

Icon_money-time_roi_75@1.5x

Estimate the economic impact that choosing Qt for Device Creation will have on your project.

Calculate ROI

Try Qt

qt_developmenttools_main

Start a free 10 day trial – no credit card required, no commitment.

Try Qt

Qt comes loaded with resources

qt-marketplace

The Qt Ecosystem One-Stop-Shop for Extensions and more!

#1 place to find and share content for Qt

Learn More

qt-resourcescenter

Learn what you can achieve with Qt

Resource Center

qt-documentation

Qt Documentation

Here you'll find documentation for Qt, a cross-platform software development framework

Dive In

Built with Qt

MEDICAL DEVICE SUCCESS STORY

clarius

Clarius Mobile Health

Clarius saved 500 hours of development time and got their next generation of portable ultrasound products to market (six months ahead of target) with Qt Commercial.

Read the success story

AUTOMOTIVE DASHBOARD CASE

mbux-case-solutions

Mercedes-Benz/Daimler

The Mercedes-Benz (MBUX) in-car infotainment system revolutionizes the industry standard and separates them from the competition with intelligent GUIs built with Qt.

Watch Video

IN-FLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT CASE

Built With Qt Cases Lufthansa 1280 x 720

Lufthansa Technik

Lufthansa Technik relies on Qt to provide their developers and designers with the tools to iteratively build the smoothest UIs in the skies.

Watch Video

Frequently Asked Questions

  • 2.19. Do I need to have a distribution license to distribute my Qt-based application?

    In order to distribute a Qt-based application on devices (joint software and hardware development involved) under the Qt commercial license, distribution licenses are also required. Please contact us to determine if you do require a distribution license.

    Questions own page

  • 2.4. Do I have to purchase a commercial license for every Qt developer in our team?

    If you have chosen the commercial licensing, each Qt developer must have their own assigned Qt commercial license. It’s not permitted to mix Qt commercial licensees with Qt (L)GPL licensees in one project.

    Questions own page

  • 2.5. Why and when do I need a license?

    The Qt Framework is dual-licensed under commercial and open-source licenses. The commercial Qt license gives you the full rights to create and distribute software on your own terms without any open source license obligations. The Qt open source licensing is ideal for use cases such as open-source projects with open source distribution, student/academic purposes, hobby projects, internal research projects without external distribution, or other projects where all (L)GPL obligations can be met.

    Questions own page

  • 2.8. Can I continue to use my commercial license after it has expired?

    If you are a legacy perpetual license holder, you can continue to use your Qt license if you choose not to renew your annual support & maintenance contract. Please note that you will not have access to support, bug releases, or patches. If you are a term or subscription license holder, your rights to continue using the tools, APIs and libraries expire when the term expires, or the subscription is canceled. You will not have the rights to future development or distribution.  

    Questions own page

  • 2.9. Can I continue to distribute my application after my commercial license has expired?

    No. You are not permitted to further distribute your applications.

    If you have unused Qt for Device Creation Distribution Licenses, you may continue distribute the application with your device for a period of 6 months. You are however not allowed to further develop or maintain the applications.

    Questions own page

  • 4.2. Can I cancel my subscription at any time?

    You can cancel your subscription (Qt commercial license or specific Qt modules) at any time and won't be automatically renewed at the end of your current term. However, note that when your subscription has ended, you will not be able to access Qt Creator or specific modules and continue developing. Our tools and modules are only available with an active subscription.

    Questions own page

  • 9.1. What will happen to my license when the project is completed?

    Your commercial or open-source license is not bound to a project, especially your active commercial Qt license is eligible for several development projects. However, you are not allowed to mix open-source and commercial projects/developers. Either your project follows the open-source obligations or goes under Qt commercial where all related Qt developers have the right commercial Qt license.

    Questions own page

  • 9.2. Can I use one license for multiple projects?

    Yes, you can use your commercial or open-source developer license for multiple projects. But you are not allowed to mix projects done under open-source obligation with Qt commercial ones.

    Questions own page

  • 9.3. Can a commercial license be assigned to another person?

    Yes. If you are defined as a License Manager for your team, you can assign licenses from one user to another in your Qt Account under the Assign licenses section. Note that the License Manager can assign licenses only once within six months.

    Questions own page

  • 9.4. Who is a License Manager?

    Every commercial license has its own license manager. This person can be the same person as license holder or another person in your team. Changes or requests for defining the License Manager in your team can be ordered from the Support Center by opening a new support request. The License Manager can assign licenses from the user to another in his Qt Account.

    Questions own page

  • 9.6. How do I transfer my license to someone else if I am no longer on the project, or at the company?

    Either your License Manager can reassign your commercial license, or you can inform our Support team about the change by opening a new support request in Support Center (QtAccount).

    Questions own page

  • 9.6. What kind of support is included in the commercial offering?

    Mostly all commercial licenses come with Standard Email Support with a 24-hour response time available through your QtAccount. Only the EDU and Small Business licenses either have limited or no support. 

    Please contact us if you like to upgrade your support.

    Questions own page

  • What are my distribution options for Qt software?
    Your distribution options for software built with Qt are, as follows:
    • Stand alone software - Software built with Qt and not used together with hardware
    • Software deployed with hardware - Software built with Qt running on a computer or mobile device designed to interact with separate hardware.
    • Embedded device - Software built with Qt shipped in a device.
    Contact us to learn more.

    Questions own page