New Lifetime Plex Pass Pricing | Plex
Plex raised the price of their lifetime pass from $120 to $250 back in March last year. Now just over a year later, they're raising again to a whopping $750! That is crazy!
Based on how they've phrased it, it sounds like they need to rely on the subscription model to survive, and too many people were taking the one-time lifetime price route. Looking at it, I can appreciate that they didn't just eliminate the lifetime pass - but I also think they would absolutely lose the majority of their patronage if they did. It makes me wonder, though, if they'll eliminate the lifetime pass in the future - and if that will extend to anyone that owned it to begin with.
I wonder if they're getting pressure from investors or corporate entities that want to see more out of the platform. It's just such a sticker shock to see the price rise by 200% in such a short amount of time from the last price hike.
There are other completely free options out there for what Plex is mainly used for. They have to stay competitive in order to remain relevant when these other options are meeting, and in some cases surpassing, what Plex has to offer from a self-host point of view... so this price hike just feels really irrational. What do you think?
We’ve considered eliminating the Lifetime Plex Pass in the past, given that recurring subscriptions help us sustain long-term development, but we know it’s still a valuable option for many in our community. So instead of retiring it, we’re keeping it available at a price that reflects the real, ongoing value of the software we’re committed to building and maintaining for years to come.
Based on how they've phrased it, it sounds like they need to rely on the subscription model to survive, and too many people were taking the one-time lifetime price route. Looking at it, I can appreciate that they didn't just eliminate the lifetime pass - but I also think they would absolutely lose the majority of their patronage if they did. It makes me wonder, though, if they'll eliminate the lifetime pass in the future - and if that will extend to anyone that owned it to begin with.
I wonder if they're getting pressure from investors or corporate entities that want to see more out of the platform. It's just such a sticker shock to see the price rise by 200% in such a short amount of time from the last price hike.
There are other completely free options out there for what Plex is mainly used for. They have to stay competitive in order to remain relevant when these other options are meeting, and in some cases surpassing, what Plex has to offer from a self-host point of view... so this price hike just feels really irrational. What do you think?