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Beekeeper Studio vs PHPRunner pricing

Beekeeper Studio is cheaper to start: $9 per user per month, billed yearly against $599 per developer, one-time license, one year of upgrades and email support, then $249 a year to renew upgrades for PHPRunner. Beekeeper Studio has changed its listed prices 5 times since 2022. PHPRunner has changed its listed prices 3 times since 2005.

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Beekeeper Studio vs PHPRunner at a glance

Current list prices as last read from each pricing page.

Beekeeper Studio

Full analysisVisit Beekeeper Studio
Starts at
$9 per user per month, billed yearlyIndie, USD per user per month, billed yearly
Top listed plan
$18 per user per month, billed yearlyBusiness
Priced by
Per seat
Free plan
Not recorded
Price history
since 2022
Price changes
5

PHPRunner

Full analysisVisit PHPRunner
Starts at
$599 per developer, one-time license, one year of upgrades and email support, then $249 a year to renew upgradesProfessional, USD per developer license, paid once
Top listed plan
$3599 per one-time license, three Enterprise licenses for developers working on the same project at onceMultiDev
Priced by
One-time license
Free plan
Not recorded
Price history
since 2005
Price changes
3

Exhibit 1

Beekeeper Studio vs PHPRunner price history

Both histories on one chart. The default line is each product's cheapest paid plan.

Changed between readings
$10$20$50$100$200$50020082012201620202024$599 PHPRunner Professional +20%$9 Beekeeper Studio Indie +29%
Note: Beekeeper Studio: USD per user per month, billed yearly. PHPRunner: USD per developer license, paid once. Click a legend entry to add or hide a plan. Log scale.Source: live and archived pricing pages; SaaS Pricing Tracker analysis.
Show the data as a table
ObservedBeekeeper Studio IndiePHPRunner Professional
Jan 3, 2005$199
Feb 3, 2007$299
Jan 24, 2009$399
Jul 22, 2013$399
Mar 31, 2014$499
Jun 18, 2021$499
Sep 5, 2021$599
May 30, 2023$7
Jul 17, 2024$7
Feb 7, 2025$9
Jan 19, 2026$599
Sep 20, 2026$9
Nov 2, 2026$9
Nov 3, 2026$599

Plans side by side

Every plan currently listed, with the price it started at where we have it.

Beekeeper StudioUSD per user per month, billed yearly

PlanPriceListed since
Indie$9was $7 in 2023May 2023
Professional$14was $11 in 2023May 2023
Business$18Sep 2025

PHPRunnerUSD per developer license, paid once

PlanPriceListed since
Professional$599was $199 in 2005Jan 2005
Enterprise$999was $599 in 2009Jan 2009

What changed, and when

Every dated price move we have on record for either product, newest first.

  1. Sep 2025Beekeeper Studio added the Business plan. Business listed at $18.
  2. Feb 2025Beekeeper Studio raised the Indie and Professional prices. Indie went from $7 to $9 (+29%). Professional went from $11 to $14 (+27%).
  3. May 2023Beekeeper Studio added the Indie and Professional plans. Indie listed at $7. Professional listed at $11.
  4. Sep 2022Beekeeper Studio dropped the Pro (2022) and Team (2022) plans. Pro (2022) no longer listed, was $6.58. Team (2022) no longer listed, was $9.92.
  5. Sep 2021PHPRunner raised the Professional and Enterprise prices. Professional went from $499 to $599 (+20%). Enterprise went from $799 to $999 (+25%).
  6. Mar 2014PHPRunner raised the Professional and Enterprise prices. Professional went from $399 to $499 (+25%). Enterprise went from $599 to $799 (+33%).
  7. Jan 2009PHPRunner changed its plans and prices. Professional went from $299 to $399 (+33%). Enterprise listed at $599.
  8. Feb 2007PHPRunner raised the Professional price. Professional went from $199 to $299 (+50%).

Beekeeper Studio vs PHPRunner pricing questions

Is Beekeeper Studio or PHPRunner cheaper?
Beekeeper Studio starts lower at $9 per user per month, billed yearly, PHPRunner at $599 per developer, one-time license, one year of upgrades and email support, then $249 a year to renew upgrades. Prices are as shown on each pricing page when it was last read.
Has Beekeeper Studio or PHPRunner raised prices?
Beekeeper Studio: Pro (2022) has been listed since Jan 2022, starting at $6.58. It was no longer listed by Sep 2022. Team (2022) has been listed since Jan 2022, starting at $9.92. It was no longer listed by Sep 2022. Indie appeared by May 2023 at $7. It went up to $9 by Feb 2025 (+29%). Professional appeared by May 2023 at $11. It went up to $14 by Feb 2025 (+27%). Business appeared by Sep 2025 at $18. The price was unchanged through Nov 2026. PHPRunner: Professional has been listed since Jan 2005, starting at $199. It went up to $299 by Feb 2007 (+50%), then went up to $399 by Jan 2009 (+33%), then went up to $499 by Mar 2014 (+25%), and finally went up to $599 by Sep 2021 (+20%). Enterprise appeared by Jan 2009 at $599. It went up to $799 by Mar 2014 (+33%), and finally went up to $999 by Sep 2021 (+25%). PHPRunner has tripled in price since 2005, when its single license listed at $199 (a January special cut it to $149). It rose to $299 by 2007 and $399 by 2009, when the $599 Enterprise Edition appeared. Both editions went up in 2014, to $499 and $799, and again in summer 2021, to $599 and $999. Every license includes one year of upgrades; renewing them costs $249 a year for Professional and $399 for Enterprise.
How are Beekeeper Studio and PHPRunner priced?
Beekeeper Studio: per seat, USD per user per month, billed yearly. PHPRunner: one-time license, USD per developer license, paid once.

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