Plans and prices
| Plan | Price | Billed |
|---|---|---|
| Demo licence | $0 | Free of charge for 28 days. |
| Commercial licence — perpetual | — | Perpetual use; initial purchase price includes the first 12 months of maintenance and support. |
| Commercial licence — subscription | — | 6- or 12-month terms; subscription fee includes maintenance and support and renews automatically unless cancelled with 30 days’ prior written notice. |
| Commercial licence — time-limited | — | Fixed term of 6 or 12 months. |
From DIgSILENT PowerFactory's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026. Every plan
What the maker publishes
- Applications
- The product supports studies of transmission, distribution, industrial systems, power generation, distributed generation and renewable integration. source
- Automation
- Tasks can be automated with Python, DIgSILENT Programming Language (DPL), a C++ API and a task automation tool for parallel execution. source
- Core analyses
- Its listed functions include load-flow, short-circuit, MV/LV network, contingency, protection, stability and electromagnetic transient analyses. source
- Data exchange
- The base package supports network-data import and conversion, and its DGS interface exchanges data in ASCII, XML, CSV and ODBC formats for GIS and SCADA interfacing. source
- Downloads
- The public download area offers product documents, while registered users can access current software releases, documentation and model libraries. source
- Editions
- Single-User uses a local SQLite database, Multi-User manages concurrent licences through a licence server, and Team Edition supports shared project data through Oracle, SQL Server or PostgreSQL. source
- Founded
- 1985 source
- Headquarters
- Gomaringen, Germany source
- Intended users
- The maker describes the editions for individual end users, organisations managing multiple licences, and multi-user teams sharing central project data. source
- Notable licence limits
- A regular Softkey cannot be used in virtual environments; a cloud-based Softkey requires a permanent internet connection, and the optional floating licence on a local machine is limited to 30 days. source
- Other interfaces
- Dedicated interfaces include OPC DA/UA, IEEE C37.118 simulation and FMI 2.0-based third-party EMT/RMS co-simulation; some require separate licences, and OPC DA is slated for removal in PowerFactory 2027. source
- Purpose
- PowerFactory analyses electrical generation, transmission, distribution and industrial power systems. source
- Security
- DIgSILENT states that it is certified to ISO 27001:2022 and ISO 9001:2015. source
- Support
- Commercial perpetual licences include maintenance and support for the first 12 months, and subscriptions include them for the subscription term; software support requests go through the Customer Portal. source