Audiokinetic offers a variety of licensing options for Wwise and for our Plug-In products. These options are designed to suit any budget. All licensing is provided on a per title basis. Please click on the section titles below for more details.
Wwise is currently available on multiple platforms. (See full platform details)
Under this Price Chart the following will not be considered Games: automotive, advertising, gambling, film production, location-based entertainment (arcade, museum, theme park, other), robotics and embedded technologies, simulation (technical, scientific, military, training, architecture, other).
Wwise commercial pricing
The cost of a Wwise license is defined by the total production budget of your project. A Wwise license is required for each platform used for your title. All pricing applies only to videogame developments. For other types of projects, please contact us.
In all the pricing tables below, the Indie plan is valid for projects with a production budget up to $250K; Pro prices are for projects with a production budget up to $2M; Premium and Platinum prices are for projects with a production budget greater than $2M.
All prices are in US currency and exclude taxes where applicable. Please note that the prices below apply to development studios located in the following regions: North America, South America, Africa, Europe, and Australia. Licenses allow for worldwide distribution of your game title.
Wwise Core License
- Production Budget Ceiling
- Wwise License
- First platform
- Extra Platforms (each)
- Source Code (Sound Engine)
- Indie
- $250,000
- Indie
- Free
- Free
- N/A
- Pro
- $2M
- Pro
- $7,000
- $3,500
- Available
- Premium
- No Cap
- Premium
- $22,000*
- $15,000
- Available
- Platinum
- No Cap
- Platinum
- $40,000**
- $20,000***
- Available
* Includes unlimited standard support for a term of 1 year from the date of initial platform invoice.
** Includes unlimited standard support for the duration of development plus 6 months post-launch, a 12-month post-launch DLC license and all Audiokinetic-developed premium plug-ins (https://www.audiokinetic.com/products/plug-ins/#audiokinetic)
*** Includes all Audiokinetic-developed premium plug-ins (https://www.audiokinetic.com/products/plug-ins/#audiokinetic)
In order to obtain the Wwise Commercial License, please register your project here.
Expansion Packs, Add-ons and DLC
A DLC license is required if the licensee plans to release new post-launch content for the product (expansion packs, downloadable add-ons) that use the audio engine. Purely cosmetic DLC that does not require new audio files (character clothes/skins, for example) do not require a DLC license. A 12-month DLC license entitles the Licensee to release unlimited new DLC content for a period of twelve months. After development of new content is completed, a DLC license would no longer be required for subsequent years.
- Wwise DLC License
- 12-Month Term
- Indie (Level A)
- Free
- Pro (Level B)
- $2,000
- Premium (Level C)
- $5,000
- Platinum
- Included (1st year)
Support
One Direct Support Plan covers one developed title. This support plan allows you to directly contact our support team via the Support Portal. If a licensee opts to not purchase a Direct Support Plan, questions may still be asked via the public Audiokinetic Community Q&A page. A 1-year unlimited support plan is included for all Premium licenses; an unlimited support plan is included for all Platinum licenses.
- Support & Maintenance Plans (see details)
- Pay2Go (1 ticket)
- Standard Support Plan (includes 10 tickets)
- Unlimited Support Plan (unlimited number of tickets)
- Indie (Level A)
- $300
- $2,500
- Pro (Level B)
- $300
- $2,500
- $7,500
- Premium (Level C)
- $300
- $2,500
- $7,500
- Platinum
- $300
- $2,500
- $7,500
Audiokinetic Premium Plug-ins
3rd Party Plug-ins
REV Engine Model Licenses
REV Engine Model license fees are sold on a per title basis; there are no fees for additional platforms.
Please contact our sales team for further information on Wwise product Licensing.
Wwise Royalty-Based License
This option allows you to license Wwise on a royalty basis, rather than with an up-front fee. The post-launch royalty rate is 1%, based on gross sales of your game. Please see the Licensing FAQ for more details.
In order to obtain the Wwise Royalty-Based License, please register your project here.
GaaS License
This option is specifically targeted at games that follow a Games-as-a-Service model (Free to Play or Paid initial access). This allows you to use Wwise for free up until the game’s launch, and then pay a monthly fee based on the total revenue generation across all platforms. Compared to the standard Royalty model, revenue reporting is highly simplified. Depending on the monthly level of success monthly for your game, you may not require any payment. This license also covers all required and validated deployment platforms, and includes free access to all Audiokinetic-developed Premium Plug-ins. Please see the Licensing FAQ for more details.
In order to obtain the Wwise GaaS License, please register your project here.