Is Magento free or paid?

[Pistle1992da70]

Magento Open Source is a free edition of the platform designed for developers and small businesses. This version can be downloaded and used completely free of charge. However, launching a Magento Open Source web store goes beyond downloading and installing the software.

[Kapil_Thakur]

Open Source is a self-hosted commerce platform with robust commerce features available free of charge. However, there are significant trade-offs you face by choosing Open Source instead of Magento Commerce like-

1. Open Source is missing native capabilities (No Page Builder, No Content Staging and Preview, No integrated B2B functionality, No automated upsell/cross-sell)
2. Open Source lacks Magento-provided support (No Customer Success Manager, Self-support, No copyright infringement protection)

You can get it in more detail via following officea page-

https://magento.com/compare-open-source-and-magento-commerce 

[naheedmire215e]

Magento Opensource is available for everyone without any charges. It's a free, open-source platform, and you can continue and configure the platform as you like. Also, Opensource users have access to numerous extensions and themes and are backed by a growing community.

[hecs_m]

What's the starting price on the paid version?