Plex blindsides customers by climbing costs and eradicating a free function

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Plex has introduced it’s rising the worth of its Plex Move to $6 a month and $70 yearly. The Lifetime Plex Move can also be rising from $120 to $250.
Plex says it’s elevating costs to deal with “rising prices” and since it wants extra assets to ship its companies successfully.
Distant playback (streaming away from house) will now require a Plex Move or a $2 month-to-month Distant Watch Move beginning April 29, 2025.

Plex is a well-liked streaming service for managing and internet hosting video and media. This yr, it’s set to launch its “newly reimagined Plex Experience,” an entire overhaul of its person interface on cell and different platforms. Nevertheless, earlier than that large replace arrives, Plex has introduced a price increase for its Plex Move subscription.

In a current blog post, Plex revealed that beginning April 29, 2025, the month-to-month value of its Plex Move will rise from $5 to $7. The annual subscription will see a rise from $40 to $70, whereas the lifetime move will now be priced at $250, up from $120. This worth hike will have an effect on all current and new subscriptions beginning in April. In case you already personal a Lifetime Plex Move, this enhance won’t have an effect on you. If you wish to get a Lifetime Plex Move, now could be the time to do it earlier than the worth hike begins.

Plex defined that its choice to extend costs was made to deal with “rising prices” and that it stays “dedicated to making sure each Plex Move and our help for private media proceed to thrive.” It’s price noting that that is the primary worth enhance Plex has applied in ten years, which is sort of completely different from different streaming companies like Netflix or Disney+, which elevate their costs far more steadily.

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Plex is making modifications to Distant Playback

You will want a Plex Move or Distant Watch Move to observe your media away from house

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Plex has additionally introduced modifications to its distant playback function for private media. Beginning April 29, 2025, distant playback will not be out there without cost. Customers wishing to stream content material from their media server whereas away from their house community will now want a Plex Move. Alternatively, server house owners (or different customers who’ve entry to the server) who don’t have a Plex Move can go for a Distant Watch Move at a value of $2 per 30 days or $20 per yr.

Plex’s reasoning for these modifications was as a result of it wants “extra assets to proceed placing forth the perfect private media expertise.” It emphasizes that the worth changes for the Plex Move and the introduction of the Distant Watch Move “will assist present these assets.”

On a constructive word, Plex has additionally introduced that streaming content material on a neighborhood community from its cell app will quickly be free. This implies customers will not want a Plex Move or should pay a one-time activation payment to get rid of the irritating one-minute playback restrict at present in place on Android and iOS gadgets. This modification will happen when Plex launches its new cell expertise later this yr.