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LearnDash pricing
LearnDash publishes 3 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
As of 31 August 2026, LearnDash pricing is $199/year across 3 published tiers. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- $199/year
- Model
- Per site per year
- Tiers
- 3
- Free tier
- Not on record
LearnDash plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| LearnDash LMS, 1 site | $199/year | 3 | Entry tier |
| LearnDash LMS Plus, 10 sites | $399/year | 3 | +$200/year, 3 more features |
| LearnDash LMS Pro, unlimited sites | $799/year | 3 | +$400/year, 2 more features |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
LearnDash LMS, 1 site
$199/yearThe entry tier. It covers single site licence, all course, quiz and certificate features, no share taken of course revenue.
LearnDash LMS Plus, 10 sites
$399/yearOver LearnDash LMS, 1 site, this tier adds:
- Up to ten sites
- Same feature set
- Suits agencies and multi brand operators
LearnDash LMS Pro, unlimited sites
$799/yearOver LearnDash LMS Plus, 10 sites, this tier adds:
- Unlimited sites
- Priced for agencies building for clients
What the product covers
The full LearnDash feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
Other
- Course builder
- Quiz engine
- Certificates
- Groups and group leaders
- Commerce integration
- Ownership of data
People bring LearnDash in for a creator whose course revenue has grown to the point where a percentage based platform costs more than a developer would, organisations that already run wordpress and want courses on their own domain and brand, training businesses that need learner data in a database they control rather than in a vendor account, agencies building course sites for multiple clients under one unlimited site licence. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to LearnDash are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in LMS
Too few lms tools in this directory publish a starting price to quote a meaningful median, so the table below is a like-for-like list rather than a ranking.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LearnDash (this page) | $199/year | Per site per year | - | |
| Weet | Free, then $24/month | Per creator per month | - | vs LearnDash |
| Claroline | Free | Open source, no licence fee | - | vs LearnDash |
| Whatfix | On request | quote | - | vs LearnDash |
| Skilljar | On request | quote | - | vs LearnDash |
| Chamilo | Free | Open source, no licence fee | - | vs LearnDash |
| Sana | On request | quote | - | vs LearnDash |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the LearnDash badges page.
Before you pay for LearnDash
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: 3 tiers between $199/year and $799/year, with the jump itemised above. With no free tier on record, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to compare LearnDash against the tools that do have one before committing.
LearnDash runs on web, wordpress, and is published by LearnDash (StellarWP, Liquid Web) of Lansing, Michigan, United States. The full record is on the LearnDash review, and the rest of the category is under best lms tools.
LearnDash pricing questions
- How much does LearnDash cost?
- LearnDash publishes 3 tiers, from $199/year for LearnDash LMS, 1 site up to $799/year for LearnDash LMS Pro, unlimited sites. The cheapest paid tier is $199/year.
- Does LearnDash have a free plan?
- Not on the record we hold: LearnDash is listed as Per site per year. Whether a free trial is offered is not something this record captures, so check the vendor's site.
- What is the difference between LearnDash LMS, 1 site and LearnDash LMS Plus, 10 sites on LearnDash?
- LearnDash LMS Plus, 10 sites costs $399/year against $199/year, and adds up to ten sites, same feature set, suits agencies and multi brand operators.
- Is the LearnDash LMS Pro, unlimited sites plan on LearnDash worth it?
- That depends entirely on whether you need what it adds, which on the published record is unlimited sites, priced for agencies building for clients. It costs $799/year against $199/year for LearnDash LMS, 1 site. Softwr has not used either tier, so this page can tell you what changes, not whether it is worth the difference to you.
- Which lms tools can I use without paying?
- 3 of the 8 lms tools listed alongside LearnDash have a free tier: Weet, Claroline, Chamilo.
- What am I actually paying for with LearnDash?
- The record lists 6 features across 1 area: other. In practice it is brought in for a creator whose course revenue has grown to the point where a percentage based platform costs more than a developer would, organisations that already run wordpress and want courses on their own domain and brand, training businesses that need learner data in a database they control rather than in a vendor account.
- Does LearnDash charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 3 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these LearnDash prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare LearnDash against before paying?
- The closest lms tools in this directory are Weet, Claroline, Whatfix, Skilljar. Each has a side-by-side comparison with LearnDash covering price, platforms and features.