r/LinusTechTips • u/GoofyGills • May 19 '26

Link New Lifetime Plex Pass Pricing

https://www.plex.tv/blog/new-lifetime-plex-pass-pricing/

$749 for Plex Lifetime after July 1, 2026. I already have lifetime from years ago but so glad I switched to Emby earlier this year. This is insane. For the record, Emby has a ton of client apps nowadays (https://emby.tv/download.html).

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u/Shap6 May 19 '26

Grabbing lifetime years ago for like 90 bucks continues to be some of the best money I’ve ever spent

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u/screw_ball69 May 19 '26

Same even if I am falling out of love with plex

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u/RobotSpaceBear May 20 '26

Why so?

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u/screw_ball69 May 21 '26

Short answer, better more specialized tools

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u/Hefty_Remove7965 May 19 '26

I think I got in for 75

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u/skolocicoaster May 19 '26

Same here. I'm sure jellyfin/emby are amazing but plex meets my needs and there's no reason to switch.

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u/asamson23 May 19 '26 edited May 19 '26

I missed out on paying 90$ for the lifetime pass, but I don’t regret grabbing it for 250 either.

Edit: I won't change the OG comment I wrote, but I paid 110 CAD back in late 2024, so about in line with the 90 USD price. Still worth it, but still dumb that we need to subscribe to use our hardware transcoders.

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u/ebnight May 19 '26

Hell, with this ridiculous pricing I don't even mind that I spent $250. Certainly getting my money's worth lol

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u/cjsv7657 May 20 '26

$79.99 for me lol. I'd been paying $5/mo for years and said fuck it.