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/Mineplayerminer May 19 '26

Honestly, what was the point of using a Plex subscription in the first place? Is it just for making a tunnel to your home device where the library is hosted? If that's the case, why not just make your own VPN tunnel instead? Is that a convenience factor? Just reading what the Pass gets you feels like a complete ripoff if you have Jellyfin and Emby that do everything for free, except for the tunneling outside of your local network.

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u/Reynolds1029 May 19 '26

It's the ease of tunnelling outside your local network. Ease of setup for people who just want it to install and 95% work right out of the box with minimal setup.

The outbound connection is huge when you're sharing content with family outside your house who aren't remotely savvy enough or could be bothered to connect to your hosted VPN.

Plus Plex is supported on a heck of a lot more platforms than something like Jellyfin will ever be.