Axes
Two axes tilt you: pitch and roll. A third adds heave or yaw. Six add surge, sway and yaw as well, so a car stepping out at the rear arrives as rotation and a braking zone arrives as a push forward, not only as a tilt.
6DOF motion platform prices What a motion simulator costs.
From $1,499 for a two-axis motion platform to $159,500 for a 6DOF one. Every price below is read from the maker's own page on 3 November 2026, with its tax basis, its acceleration and its payload as that maker publishes them. Ours is held to the same standard.
Six axes
6DOF platforms, by price.
| Platform | Price as published | What the price covers | Acceleration | Payload |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARK Portal Development Kit (PDK) · direct-drive 6DOF (DD6DOF) · development kit, supplied to qualified recipients | $4,899.99 · €4,999.99 | Development-kit price for qualified recipients, under a Development Kit Evaluation Agreement; assembled by the recipient. Import terms are in the agreement, shipping quoted at dispatch. The recipient adds the seat, PC, screen and games. Built to allocation, delivery expected January to April 2027; delays of up to 12 months are possible | 3 g, up to 250 kg | 250 kg |
| DOF Reality H6 | $6,999 | Motion platform. You add your own seat, VR and controllers | 0.5 G all directions | 150 kg pilot |
| Forge Motion Systems 6DOF | From €7,093 | VAT included, shipping extra | Not published | Not published |
| D-Mover D6 | $8,990 | Motion frame with power and wiring kit. Seat not included | 1 G | 150 kg recommended, 280 kg max |
| Gforcefactory Edge 6D | From €8,995 | Motion base: home license €8,995, business license €9,995; excluding taxes and shipping | 0.6 G surge and sway · 0.5 G heave | 250 kg |
| DOF Reality P6 | $9,999 | Motion platform. You add your own seat, VR and controllers | 0.5 G all directions | 200 kg pilot |
| MotionXP Prime | From €11,200 | Do-it-yourself kit, about five days of work. Excluding tax and shipping, no peripherals or computer | Not published | 180 kg |
| Motion Systems PS-6TL-250 | €26,700 | Standard unit, net and ex-works | 0.41 G surge · 0.36 G sway · 0.31 G heave | 250 kg |
| Qubic System QS-S25 | €29,500–€34,900 | Basic set; up to €34,900 with cockpit and monitor sets; tax and duty not included | 1 G surge and sway · 0.5 G heave | 250 kg, basic platform |
| TORQ EVO 2 | €32,000 | Motion platform only, excluding VAT and shipping | Not published | 300 kg |
| Driven DynamiX DDX Precision | $84,500 | Complete system: PC, wheelbase, wheel, pedals, 49-inch screen and iRacing, delivered and installed in the continental US | Up to 4.3 G surge and sway, peak single-axis, 100 kg rider | Not published |
| Driven DynamiX DDX Prime | $159,500 | Complete system: PC, wheelbase, wheel, pedals, three 77-inch displays and iRacing, delivered and installed in the continental US | Up to 5.4 G surge and sway (rider mass not stated by the maker) | Not published |
Two cheaper listings are sold as six-axis; they sit outside the table because the published price does not cover a working six-axis platform. The Motion4Sim MK3 kit is $3,760.83 and ships without its six servo motors and gearboxes. The TFA 6DOF is listed at $3,318, and its own specification lists five axes: heave, pitch, roll, surge and sway. Marketplace listings whose product pages we could not read are left out.
Two to four axes
Fewer axes, lower prices.
The cheapest motion simulators on this page have two to four axes, from $1,499 as the maker publishes it.
| Platform | Axes | Price as published | Acceleration | Payload |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOF Reality M2 | 2 | $1,499 | 0.3 G | 150 kg pilot |
| DOF Reality H2 | 2 · pitch, roll | $2,499 | 0.7 G T · 0.5 G L | 150 kg pilot |
| Next Level Racing Motion Plus | 2 per unit, moves the cockpit | $2,499 | 1,100 mm/s² | 250 kg on the product · users to 130 kg |
| Next Level Racing Motion Platform V3 | 2 · pitch, roll, moves the seat | $2,799 | 360°/s² angular | 130 kg user |
| MOZA HMA150 | 3 · pitch, roll, heave | $2,999 | More than 1 G at 250 kg | 350 kg max |
| DOF Reality H3 | 3 | $2,999 | 0.7 G T · 0.5 G L | 150 kg pilot |
| DOF Reality H4 | 4 | $3,999 | 0.7 G T · 0.5 G L | 150 kg pilot |
| DOF Reality P3 | 3 | $5,999 | 0.75 G T · 0.5 G L | 200 kg pilot |
Next Level Racing sells the Motion Plus to be combined: two units move the cockpit on three axes, and a Motion Plus with a Motion Platform V3 underneath moves the cockpit and the seat separately. Each unit is priced on its own.
What moves the price
Three things, mostly.
Acceleration and payload
Moving more weight harder takes more force from every actuator. Makers do not publish it the same way: several quote acceleration per axis, some for a stated weight, some not at all. Ours is 3 g on all six axes, fully loaded (250 kg), the firmware limit on the development kit.
What the price covers
Some prices are the platform alone; others include a seat, a cockpit or a PC. Some include VAT and most European prices do not. Some platforms arrive assembled; ours is a development kit the recipient assembles. Compare what arrives, not the headline.
Where the PDK sits
Six axes, 3 g and 250 kg.
Development-kit price $4,899.99.
The PDK publishes all three: six axes, an acceleration figure and a 250 kg rating, each with its basis. It is a development kit, supplied to qualified recipients and built to allocation, delivery expected January to April 2027; delays of up to 12 months are possible.
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Sources
Every figure in another maker's row is that maker's own, read from the page linked here on 3 November 2026, in its own currency and units. Makers revise prices and specifications; if one here is out of date, tell us and it gets corrected.
Sources and retrieval dates
Sources retrieved 3 November 2026: DOF Reality — H6, P6, M2, H2, H3, H4, P3 · Forge Motion Systems · D-Mover · Gforcefactory price and specification · MotionXP · Motion Systems · Qubic System · TORQ · Next Level Racing Motion Platform V3 and Motion Plus · MOZA · Motion4Sim · TFA. Driven DynamiX — DDX Precision, DDX Prime.
Every build starts with this platform. The PDK + ARK Ecosystem development kit finishes it: racing chassis, wheelbase, wheel, load-cell pedals and button box. Development-kit price for qualified recipients: $8,499.99.
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Built to allocation for qualified recipients · delivery expected January to April 2027; delays of up to 12 months are possible