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PlayStation Plus pricing
PlayStation Plus 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 29 August 2026, PlayStation Plus pricing is $10.99/month 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
- $10.99/month
- Model
- Subscription
- Tiers
- 3
- Free tier
- Not on record
PlayStation Plus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PlayStation Plus Essential | $10.99/month | 4 | Entry tier |
| PlayStation Plus Extra | $16.99/month | 3 | +$5.999999999999998/month, 3 more features |
| PlayStation Plus Premium | $19.99/month | 5 | +$3/month, 5 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.
PlayStation Plus Essential
$10.99/monthThe entry tier. It covers monthly games, online multiplayer, exclusive discounts, cloud storage.
PlayStation Plus Extra
$16.99/monthOver PlayStation Plus Essential, this tier adds:
- All Essential benefits
- Game Catalog with hundreds of games
- Ubisoft+ Classics
PlayStation Plus Premium
$19.99/monthOver PlayStation Plus Extra, this tier adds:
- All Extra benefits
- Classics Catalog
- Game trials
- Cloud streaming
- Sony Pictures Catalog
How that compares in Gaming
Across the 3 gaming tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $11.99/month. PlayStation Plus starts at $10.99/month, which puts it in line with the middle of its category.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PlayStation Plus (this page) | $10.99/month | subscription | - | |
| Winio | Free | subscription | - | vs PlayStation Plus |
| Roblox | Free | Free to play, Robux currency packs and a subscription | - | vs PlayStation Plus |
| Fortnite | Free | Free to play with in-app purchases | - | vs PlayStation Plus |
| Minecraft | $29.99/one-time | One-time purchase, optional Realms subscription | - | vs PlayStation Plus |
| Humble Bundle | $11.99/month | Pay what you want per bundle, or a monthly subscription | - | vs PlayStation Plus |
| Amazon Luna | $9.99/month | Per user per month | - | vs PlayStation Plus |
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 PlayStation Plus badges page.
Before you pay for PlayStation Plus
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 $10.99/month and $19.99/month, with the jump itemised above. With no free tier on record, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to compare PlayStation Plus against the tools that do have one before committing.
PlayStation Plus runs on not recorded. The full record is on the PlayStation Plus review, and the rest of the category is under best gaming tools.
PlayStation Plus pricing questions
- How much does PlayStation Plus cost?
- PlayStation Plus publishes 3 tiers, from $10.99/month for PlayStation Plus Essential up to $19.99/month for PlayStation Plus Premium. The cheapest paid tier is $10.99/month.
- Does PlayStation Plus have a free plan?
- Not on the record we hold: PlayStation Plus is listed as subscription. Whether a free trial is offered is not something this record captures, so check the vendor's site.
- What is the difference between PlayStation Plus Essential and PlayStation Plus Extra on PlayStation Plus?
- PlayStation Plus Extra costs $16.99/month against $10.99/month, and adds all essential benefits, game catalog with hundreds of games, ubisoft+ classics.
- Is the PlayStation Plus Premium plan on PlayStation Plus worth it?
- That depends entirely on whether you need what it adds, which on the published record is all extra benefits, classics catalog, game trials, cloud streaming. It costs $19.99/month against $10.99/month for PlayStation Plus Essential. Softwr has not used either tier, so this page can tell you what changes, not whether it is worth the difference to you.
- Is PlayStation Plus expensive for a gaming tool?
- It starts in line with the middle of its category. Across the 3 gaming tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $11.99/month; PlayStation Plus starts at $10.99/month.
- Which gaming tools can I use without paying?
- 5 of the 8 gaming tools listed alongside PlayStation Plus have a free tier: Winio, Roblox, Fortnite, Lutris, RetroArch.
- What am I actually paying for with PlayStation Plus?
- The record we hold does not itemise what each tier includes beyond the plan names and prices. The PlayStation Plus review carries whatever feature detail is available.
- Does PlayStation Plus 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 PlayStation Plus 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 PlayStation Plus against before paying?
- The closest gaming tools in this directory are Winio, Roblox, Fortnite, Minecraft. Each has a side-by-side comparison with PlayStation Plus covering price, platforms and features.