Pluralsight Costs: What makes the most sense?

 If you're thinking about using Pluralsight as an elearning platform, you might want to know more about its pricing options. In addition to its various subscriptions, you can try out its courses for free with a free trial.

In this Pluralsight pricing guide, I will explain how much Pluralsight costs and what subscriptions are available, so that you can decide which plan is best for you.

An Overview of Pluralsight

Pluralsight is an online learning platform that focuses on technology-related subjects such as software development, security, and business professionals. It provides over 7,000 courses designed for both individuals and groups. When you first sign up, you will receive a 10-day free trial with access to the entire library of courses.

Costs of Pluralsight in Summary

Pluralsight has subscription plans for both individuals and teams. Individual plans are available for $29 per month or $299 per year, with the Premium individual plan costing $45 per month or $449 per year. The team subscription plans are as follows: Starter for $399, Professional for $579, and Enterprise for $779 (per user/per year). In addition to the various subscription plans, you can get a free trial and download up to 30 courses per device for offline viewing.

If you're in a hurry and don't have time to read the entire Pluralsight pricing guide, don't worry; the overview table below will suffice.

Does Pluralsight offer a Free trial?

Pluralsight doesn’t exactly offer free courses, but what it does offer is a 10-day free trial or 200 minutes of access to its content (whichever you use first).

Pluralsight Standard and Premium free trial

An individual learner can choose between the Standard or the Premium plan. You have the option to be billed Monthly or Yearly.

The Standard Free Trial includes;

• Access to the Core library (2,500+ courses)
• Create channels
• Earn certificates of completion
• Take skill IQ assessments
• Take notes
• Offline viewing

The Premium Free Trial includes;

• Access to the Expanded library (7,000+ courses)
• Take interactive courses and projects
• Prepare for certification practice exams
• Create channels
• Earn certificates of completion
• Take skill IQ assessments
• Take notes
• Offline viewing

To sign up with a free trial with Pluralsight you must enter your first and last name, email address plus a debit/credit card or your Paypal information. After the 10 days of your free trial is finished, you will begin to be charged on the 11th day (If you don’t want your trial to convert to a paid subscription, you must cancel it before the free trial expires).

> Check out Pluralsights free trials here

Free Trial for a Team

The free trial is not only offered to individuals, if you are a team or business you have the option of a free team trial or pilot with 2 out of its 3 team plans. The Professional and the Enterprise offer a 14-day free trial.

To access the Professional and Enterprise team trial or pilot, you will need to enter a credit/debit card to start either.

The Professional Free Team Trial includes;

• Access to the Expanded library (7,000+ courses)
• Create channels
• Earn certificates of completion
• Take skill and role IQ assessments
• Take notes
• Certification practice exams
• Trend and usage analytics
• Skills & Roles analytics (Basic)
• Channels analytics (Basic)

The Professional Enterprise Free Team Pilot includes;

• Access to the Expanded library (7,000+ courses)
• Create channels
• Earn certificates of completion
• Take skill and role IQ assessments
• Take notes
• Certification practice exams
• Trend and usage analytics
• Skills & Roles analytics (Advanced)
• Channels analytics (Advanced)
• Role customization
• Q&A
• Data export

Note: If you don’t want to enter any billing information or would like a trial or pilot for more than 10 users, you can submit a request to the sales team here.

Paid Individual Subscription Plans

Pluralsight offers two different Pluralsight subscription plans for individual users. The two paid models available are the Standard and the Premium.

Individual Strategy

The individual plan offers a monthly plan for $29 per month and an annual plan for $299 for the entire year (a 14 percent savings), which works out to just under $25 per month. You will have access to the entire video course library (7,500+), as well as certificates of completion, channels, paths, Skill IQ, and Role IQ.

In addition to the Individual plan for single users, there is a Premium plan for $449 per year. The Premium plan includes everything that the Individual plan does, plus some additional features such as;

• To prepare for certifications, you have unlimited access to Kaplan certification practice exams.
• Interactive courses: coding challenges in the browser with guided feedback
• Projects: use your own integrated development environment to practice and apply what you've learned in real-world scenarios (IDE)

Business subscriptions

Pluralsight not only offers individual subscription plans, but also plans for businesses and teams. It has three plans: Starter, Professional, and Enterprise.

Starter Plan

The most basic plan starts at $399 per user (per employee) per year and includes access to the core library (2,500+ courses). Its features include the ability to create channels, participate in course discussions, complete exercise files, and use the mobile and TV apps. In addition, offline viewing and access to the Skill and Role IQ are available.

Professional Strategy

You will have access to an expanded library of video courses (7,000+), interactive courses, projects, and Kaplan certification practice exams for $579 per user (per employee) per year. You will also have access to powerful analytics and user organization tools in addition to these features.

• Administrators of the plan can organize learners into teams and appoint team managers.
• Billing and subscriptions can be managed by plan administrators.
• Plan administrators and team managers can view detailed analytics on content, usage, skills, and other topics.
• To align learning, plan administrators and team managers can use company-wide channels.

Business Strategy

The Enterprise plan costs $779 per user (per employee) and includes all of the features of the Professional Plan as well as SSO integration, API access, data export, and options for other powerful add-ons.

Payment Methods and Currencies Accepted

Pluralsight subscription plans can be purchased with a debit/credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover) or through Paypal. American Express is only available in US dollars.

You can pay in USD (United States Dollar), EUR (Euro), GBP (British Pound), or INR (Indian Rupee) (Indian Rupees). You will also be charged tax on your subscription depending on the location of your billing information, which varies by country, state, and country.

When you first sign up for Pluralsight, you will be asked to enter your payment method in the Payment section, which can be either a credit card or a PayPal account. Even if you are doing a free trial, you must still enter your payment information.

Please keep in mind that if you do not wish to continue with one of Pluralsights' subscriptions, you must cancel before your free trial expires.

Pluralsight Subscription Upgrade

If you want to change or upgrade your Pluralsight Subscription, you can do so. For example, if you already have a monthly plan and want to switch to an annual plan or upgrade to a premium subscription, simply follow these four simple steps:

• Click the Subscription & Billing tab on the Accounts page.
• Select Manage Subscriptions.
• Change or Upgrade should be selected.
• Click the Confirm button.

Keep in mind that if you decide to downgrade your Premium subscription to a monthly or annual subscription, you will not receive a refund because Pluralsights subscriptions are non-refundable.

Renewal and Cancellation of Pluralsight Subscriptions

Your monthly and annual subscriptions will renew on the same day each month or year that you signed up. If you decide not to renew your Pluralsight subscription, make sure to cancel it before it renews automatically.

If you decide to cancel your Pluralsight subscription, simply follow these four simple steps:

• Click the Subscription & Billing tab on the Account page.
• Select Manage Subscriptions.
• Click the Cancel button.
• Click the cancelation confirmation button.

Keep in mind that canceling your subscription does not result in the deletion of your account.

Pluralsight does not provide refunds, but if you cancel your subscription, you will still have access to the course content until the end of your paid subscription period (either of that month or year).

Last Thoughts on Pluralsight Pricing

Hopefully, you now have a better understanding of what Pluralsight has to offer in terms of pricing and subscription plans. I'll just summarize the main points.

If you want to learn a skill or gain knowledge for a specific role in the tech industry, the Individual plans, Standard, or Premium subscriptions are worth considering. The Standard plan is $29 per month or $299 per year and includes access to the Core library (2,500+ courses). This includes in-demand topics such as cloud computing, data analytics, security, and software development.

If you want to invest more, the Premium plan, which costs $45 per month or $449 per year, gives you access to the entire Expanded library (7,000+ courses) as well as other premium features such as certification practice exams and projects.

Finally, if you are a company or a group. There are several subscription plans to choose from, including the Starter for $399 per user / per year, the Professional for $579 per user / per year, and the Enterprise for $779 per user / per year. Each plan focuses on upskilling your employees so that they are prepared for modern tech roles. It also aids in the formation of fluid teams that meet objectives and provides leaders with a vision of what their employees are capable of.

Remember that Pluralsights free trials give you either 10 or 14 days to try out the platform and what it has to offer before committing financially.

If you have any questions, please leave a comment below and I'll do my best to answer them.