Need a Plex Lifetime Pass? Buy Now or Pay Triple Starting July
Plex is set to increase the cost of its Lifetime Plex Pass from $249.99 to $749.99 starting July 1. This marks the second significant price hike for the plan in two years, following a previous increase in March 2025. The company has stated that the price reflects the ongoing value of the software and has no plans to retire the lifetime option.
- ▪The Lifetime Plex Pass will triple in price after July 1.
- ▪Plex raised the price from $119.99 to $249.99 in March 2025.
- ▪Users can still purchase the pass at the current price until the deadline.
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Plex is increasing the cost of its Lifetime Plex Pass threefold starting July 1. Users can continue purchasing the pass at $249.99 until the deadline, after which the price will permanently increase to $749.99.This is the second astronomical price hike for the lifetime plan in as many years. After keeping the cost unchanged for 10 years, Plex raised it from $119.99 to $249.99 in March 2025.For those unaware, Plex is a media platform that lets you store and organize your personal movies, TV shows, music, and photos on a storage device running Plex Media Server software and stream them remotely from almost any device.
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