Plain-English guides to buying software in the UK: what Autodesk, Microsoft and Kaspersky products actually cost, which edition to choose, how licences and activation work, and where the savings are. Written and updated by the AutoSoftKey team, with prices checked against the publishers’ UK stores.
What Is Included in the Autodesk AEC Collection? Contents, Price and Who Should Buy It
The full list of applications in the Autodesk AEC Collection, who actually uses each one, when the bundle is better value than individual licences, and what…
Pre-Owned Software Licences in the UK: Why They Cost Less and What the Law Says
Second-hand software licences are lawful in the UK and the EU, and they are the reason a Windows 11 Pro or Office 2021 licence can cost…
Kaspersky Standard vs Plus vs Premium: Which Plan Do You Need? (UK 2026)
Kaspersky replaced Anti-Virus, Internet Security and Total Security with three plans. This guide shows exactly what Standard, Plus and Premium include, what each step up costs…
Office 2021 vs Microsoft 365: One-off Purchase or Subscription? (UK Guide)
Should you buy Office once or subscribe to Microsoft 365? A UK comparison of price over one, three and five years, included apps, cloud storage, Copilot,…
Windows 11 Home vs Pro: Which Edition Should You Buy in the UK?
Every real difference between Windows 11 Home and Windows 11 Pro — BitLocker, Remote Desktop, Hyper-V, Group Policy, hardware limits and set-up — with UK prices…
Fusion 360 Price UK 2026: Free Personal Use vs Commercial Licence Costs
Fusion 360's UK prices, the exact limits of the free personal-use version, the point at which a hobby becomes commercial use, and how a 3-year Fusion…
Revit Price UK 2026: Subscription Costs, Revit LT and the 3-Year Licence Alternative
Autodesk's UK prices for Revit and Revit LT in 2026, when the AEC Collection is better value, what students get free, and how the fixed-term 3-year…
AutoCAD Specialised Toolsets Explained: Architecture, Electrical, Mechanical, MEP, Plant 3D, Map 3D and Raster Design
A plain guide to the seven AutoCAD toolsets — what each adds, whether it comes with your AutoCAD licence, Windows-only limits, and how to pick the…
AutoCAD vs AutoCAD LT: Which Licence Do You Actually Need?
Full AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT? The exact feature differences, what each costs in the UK, who should buy which, and the situations where LT is enough…
AutoCAD for Students in the UK: Free Education Licence, Rules and What Happens After Graduation
Who qualifies for free AutoCAD through Autodesk Education, how to verify a UK student or teacher account, the restrictions on the student version and what to…
How to Download and Install AutoCAD (2024–2027): Step-by-Step After You Buy
Everything that happens between paying for an AutoCAD licence and drawing your first line: Autodesk account set-up, system checks, download, installation choices, sign-in activation and troubleshooting.
AutoCAD Price UK 2026: Subscription Costs vs 3-Year Licence Explained
Autodesk's UK prices for AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT in 2026 — monthly, annual, three-year and Flex — plus what a 3-year licence from AutoSoftKey costs and…