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Plex pricing
No tier breakdown is published on the record we hold for Plex. Below is what is on record, and how it compares with the entertainment tools listed alongside it.
As of 30 August 2026, Plex pricing is free, then $6.99/month. 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
- Free, then $6.99/month
- Model
- Not recorded
- Tiers
- -
- Free tier
- Yes
What is on record
The Plex catalogue entry carries a starting price of $6.99/month, but no tier breakdown. The category comparison below is still useful, and the Plex review carries the full feature record.
What the product covers
The full Plex 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
- Financial management
- Manufacturing execution
- Supply chain
- Quality management
- Analytics
Integrations
- IoT platforms
- REST APIs
- Webhooks
- Third-party systems
Security
- Advanced encryption
- Access controls
- Audit logging
- SOC 2 compliance
Platform
- Cloud support
- Web support
- Mobile support
People bring Plex in for industry 4.0, real-time monitoring, iot integration, smart manufacturing. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Plex are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Entertainment
Across the 4 entertainment tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $53.5/month. Plex starts at $6.99/month, which puts it below the middle of its category.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plex (this page) | Free, then $6.99/month | - | - | |
| Philo | $33/month | Per household per month, single plan | - | vs Plex |
| StubHub | Free | Free to browse, two sided transaction fees on buyers and sellers | - | vs Plex |
| The Roku Channel | Free | Free, ad-supported; individual paid channel add-ons | - | vs Plex |
| mpv | Free | Open source, no licence fee | - | vs Plex |
| Infuse | Free, then $1.99/month | Per user per month | - | vs Plex |
| fuboTV | $73.99/month | Per household per month, tiered plans | - | vs Plex |
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 Plex badges page.
Before you pay for Plex
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: not published on the record we hold. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.
Plex runs on roku, fire tv, apple tv, android tv, google tv, xbox, playstation, ios, android, web, windows, macos, linux, and is published by Plex Systems Inc. of Troy, Michigan, USA. The full record is on the Plex review, and the rest of the category is under best entertainment tools.
Plex pricing questions
- How much does Plex cost?
- Plex starts at $6.99/month. No tier-by-tier breakdown is published on the record we hold.
- Does Plex have a free plan?
- Yes, Plex is recorded as free, so it can be used without paying.
- Is Plex expensive for a entertainment tool?
- It starts below the middle of its category. Across the 4 entertainment tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $53.5/month; Plex starts at $6.99/month.
- Which entertainment tools can I use without paying?
- 5 of the 8 entertainment tools listed alongside Plex have a free tier: StubHub, The Roku Channel, mpv, Infuse, IINA.
- What am I actually paying for with Plex?
- The record lists 16 features across 4 areas: other, integrations, security, platform. In practice it is brought in for industry 4.0, real-time monitoring, iot integration.
- Does Plex charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period, 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 Plex 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 Plex against before paying?
- The closest entertainment tools in this directory are Philo, StubHub, The Roku Channel, mpv. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Plex covering price, platforms and features.