Plex
A personal media library platform for organizing and streaming your content alongside free entertainment
- Also known as
- plex
Available worldwide · Popular in: US
What is Plex?
Plex is a media server that allows you to build a personal library of movies, TV, music, and photos and stream them across devices, while also providing free ad-supported movies and shows.
Plex pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
Free tier with 30-day trial. Plex Pass subscriptions: monthly/annual (prices not specified in source), 5-year ($249.99), or lifetime ($749.99 as of July 1, 2026).
Free
FreeFree tier with access to ad-supported content
- Free movies and TV shows
- Watchlist
Plex Pass Monthly
Monthly Plex Pass subscription
Plex Pass Annual
Annual Plex Pass subscription
Plex Pass 5-Year
Five-year recurring Plex Pass subscription
Plex Pass Lifetime
One-time lifetime Plex Pass purchase
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- iOS
- Web
Plex alternatives
Other self-hosted apps we track, ranked by the same independent score.
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- JellyfinA free, community-built media server alternative to commercial streaming serviceslow · 1%
- ImmichA self-hosted platform for backing up, organizing, and managing photos and videos with privacy-preserving featureslow · 1%
Compare Plex
Side by side against other self-hosted apps, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Plex, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 100 | 0.05 | 5.3 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 50 | 0.05 | 2.7 | ✓ |
| Price level | 25 | 0.04 | 1.0 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 0 | 0.03 | 0.0 | - |
| Integrations | 0 | 0.04 | 0.0 | - |
| Security posture | 0 | 0.09 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | mediumsource · 2026-09-01 · 50% |
Pricing
Reliability
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Status page | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-09-01 · 60% |
Security
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Trust center | https://www.plex.tv/blog/security-notice-forum-user-password-resets/ | mediumsource · 2026-09-01 · 60% |