BetaThe editor, simulator and local saving are free, with no account or payment.
These are founders’ beta prices. Subscribe while founders’ beta enrollment is open and, if eligible, keep your price for as long as you stay subscribed. You see your exact price before you pay. If you cancel and later subscribe again, you pay the current price.
For anyone learning PLC programming.
$0
No account needed
Open FORGEThe full course, industrial protocols and MicroControllers.
After beta: $30. Beta: $20/month
Founders’ beta price. Billed monthly
Everything in Pro for verified students.
After beta: $15. Beta: $10/month
Founders’ beta price. Billed monthly
| Feature | Free | Pro and Student |
|---|---|---|
| Workspace | ||
| Ladder, FBD, SFC and Structured Text editors | ||
| Run and step through scans | ||
| Inspector, forcing and Troubleshoot | ||
| Save, import and export project files | ||
| Projects saved to your account | 3 | 200 |
| Simulations running at once | 1 | 3 |
| Machines and HMI | ||
| Bottle Fill Line | ||
| Seven more scenes, including Tank Level PID and AMR Cell Transfer | ||
| HMI Studio screens per project | 1 | Unlimited |
| HMI trends and reusable faceplates | ||
| Running HMI in its own browser tab | ||
| Lessons | ||
| The PLC scan cycle and Series and parallel contacts | ||
| 15 more lessons | ||
| 28 Intermediate and Advanced courses | ||
| Progress history | 30 days | Full |
| Lesson videos | Beginner, with an account | |
| Practice exercises, XP and leaderboard | PLC logic | |
| Replay | ||
| Connections | ||
| Modbus TCP and OPC UA, with built-in practice devices | ||
| MQTT | ||
| WebSocket | ||
| Web API | ||
| SQL databases | ||
| MicroControllers | ||
| Connection Service for Windows | ||
| Links running at once | Up to 4 | |
Through the Scan Cycle Foundation, with class invitations and assignments.
No. The editor, simulator and local saving work without one.
An account keeps your lesson progress, lets you join a class and lets you choose Pro or Student.
It includes everything in Pro. Verify with your school email to get the student price.
Eligible first-time subscribers get the founders’ beta price while enrollment is open. Keep it for as long as you stay subscribed.
Same features. Yearly costs $199 for Pro instead of $240, and $99 for Student instead of $120.
Yes. High schools get free access through the Scan Cycle Foundation, and students in a class get Pro at no cost.
Request a custom quote. Your account is set up after the request.
A small Windows app that comes with Pro. It links FORGE to MicroControllers and to Modbus TCP, OPC UA, MQTT, WebSocket and SQL on your own computer and network, and asks before it pairs.
Open FORGE and practise your first circuit.