How much does Etch Studio cost?

When last reviewed on 2026-09-22, the public checkout at studio.etchbuilder.io/purchase showed $49/month. That page did not publish a separate price for lifetime-deal holders or other early backers.

What is officially known today

On the August 25, 2026 stream, Geary said Studio pricing was not yet final:

“We're not 100% on the pricing for Etch Studio yet. It's going to be insanely cost-effective.”

The public checkout showed $49/month when this page was last reviewed.

Geary also said on the same stream that the Etch Connector would carry no add-on fee and that he was considering bundling ACSS:

“ACSS could just be bundled with it … it's just part of the workflow.”

Confirm whether ACSS is included in the current checkout before you subscribe.

What a multi-tenant Etch actually costs (analysis)

On the August 25, 2026 stream, Geary explained that EtchWP plugins cost nothing to deploy infinitely, while Studio has direct cost because the vendor operates and maintains the database. Media storage uses Cloudflare R2. One-click publish connects to the client's Cloudflare account.

The table below is analysis of cost layers, not a vendor invoice. It maps what should be billable in a multi-tenant Etch versus what Studio charges for today.

A hosting fee for database, media, and compute is justified. A second product entitlement for the same Svelte canvas is not — especially for people who already funded EtchWP through lifetime or annual licenses. See Is Etch Studio included in the lifetime deal? for the entitlement question.

What LTD holders were owed instead

On the same stream, Geary described a unified dashboard as a goal, not a shipped feature:

“Think about a unified dashboard where your studio projects and your WordPress projects show up all at once … that would be phenomenal.”

If that dashboard ships, LTD backers should not need a monthly fee to access a unified environment they already funded. A self-hosted non-WordPress option should exist as well — same canvas, their host, not a rented tenant. The constructive shape for people who already paid:

• One Etch app endpoint where LTD holders see all their sites — WordPress and hosted — in one place, without a second checkout.
• The app works as it is. Optional self-host of the published site (already true for Cloudflare and ZIP output) and, later, a self-hosted non-WordPress editor.
• Bill usage hosting, not a monthly fee for the canvas.

That is the path described in The version of Etch Studio that would have kept everyone. For what you can self-host today versus what stays rented, see Can you self-host Etch Studio?.

What the community said before checkout

In mid-September 2026, members in the vendor's community discussed roughly $45 to $50 per month for Etch plus ACSS with unlimited sites. Checkout later went live at $49/month on the public purchase page when last reviewed on 2026-09-22.

What is not included

Etch lifetime deals ended July 15, 2026. They cover the WordPress plugin, not Studio. Any Studio subscription is a separate purchase on top of whatever EtchWP license you already hold.

What to ask before subscribing

Before paying at studio.etchbuilder.io, ask: what happens to your project if you cancel, do you get a Git repository or only compiled files, and does the price include ACSS or require a separate entitlement. See What EtchWP backers were promised for the promise record those questions sit against.