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Ever since LearnDash was purchased by LiquidWeb/StellarWP in September of 2021, LearnDash pricing has become more complex. You used to just have a single price for the LearnDash plugin license per year. All official LearnDash add-ons were included for free, except for ProPanel, which was included on the second and third highest plans.
Now the LearnDash pricing page has many options, and it’s not immediately clear what you’re paying for. We’re here to make it easy:
- How much does LearnDash cost?
- What plans are available with LearnDash?
- Which LearnDash add-ons are included in your license?
- How is LearnDash Cloud different from the LearnDash plugin?
- …and many more of your LearnDash pricing questions, answered.
Watch our LearnDash pricing video or skip below to the written version.
Let’s start off with a few frequently asked questions.
Frequently Asked LearnDash Pricing Questions
No, there is no free version of LearnDash. LearnDash has always been a premium WordPress plugin.
If you’re just building one website with LearnDash, it costs $199/yr.
No. Almost 10 years ago, LearnDash offered an LTD for a brief time, but for almost a decade, LearnDash has never offered a lifetime deal. I would not expect them to offer one in the future.
No, LearnDash does not offer a free trial. However, they do have a demo site you can try before you buy. You must provide your email address to gain access to the demo.
LearnDash will continue to work on your site, but you will no longer receive updated versions of the plugin, and lose access to LearnDash support. This might be okay for a short period, but security issues are likely to arise, and you’ll need an active LearnDash license to install them. You also can’t receive any new LearnDash features.
MemberDash is a completely separate plugin created by the LearnDash team. It is designed to help you build a membership community, not an LMS.
LearnDash occasionally runs sales. To see if there’s a current deal on LearnDash, visit our LearnDash discount code page.
Now let’s get into more details about LearnDash’s pricing, plans, add-ons, hosting, and more.
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LearnDash Plugin vs. LearnDash Cloud
The LearnDash plugin option on LearnDash’s pricing page simply means you get access to the LearnDash plugin, plus all of the official free add-ons.
The LearnDash plugin is what you install on a WordPress site to create your online courses. You would choose this option if you already have a WordPress site, or plan to purchase your own WordPress hosting. The plugin is only available for a yearly cost (no monthly options).
LearnDash Cloud means you get access to the LearnDash plugin (and free add-ons), plus you get WordPress hosting to go along with it. So instead of buying your own hosting, LearnDash is providing it for you.
Quality LearnDash hosting varies in price quite a bit, depending on how big of a site you have, how many students, how often the students access the site, and many other factors. It starts around $25-30/mo. and can quickly increase from there if you have a growing elearning platform.
Both the LearnDash plugin & LearnDash Cloud renew automatically as subscriptions, until cancelled.
LearnDash Plugin Pricing
The LearnDash plugin includes all of LearnDash’s core features, access to their free add-ons, plugin updates & new features, and access to LearnDash support.
- 1 site, $199/yr.
- 10 sites, $399/yr.
- Unlimited sites, $799/yr.
LearnDash Plugin: Plan Comparison
| 1 Site | 10 Sites | Unlimited Sites | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $199/yr. | $399/yr. | $799/yr. |
| Licenses | 1 | 10 | Unlimited |
| Unlimited courses & users | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Quiz question types | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Course content protection | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Drip-feed content | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Certificates & badges¹ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Email notifications² | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| 22 official free integrations | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Email support | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Updates & new features | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Course forums³ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Advanced reporting⁴ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Multiple instructors⁵ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Phone/Chat support | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Free version | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
¹ Badges require the official LearnDash Achievements add-on
² Requires the official LearnDash Notifications add-on
³ Requires bbPress, BuddyBoss, or another third-party forum plugin
⁴ Requires the ProPanel add-on ($49/yr.)
⁵ Requires the third-party Instructor Role plugin
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LearnDash Cloud Pricing
LearnDash Cloud also includes LearnDash’s core features and free add-ons, plus:
- WordPress hosting
- ProPanel, LearnDash’s official reporting add-on ($49/yr. value)
- Solid Security plugin ($99/yr. value) – learn more
- Object Cache Pro ($948/yr. value) – learn more
There are 3 LearnDash Cloud plans to choose from, each with different specs, depending on the size of your learning platform.
- Starter, for 1,000 learners: $25/mo. or $300/yr.
- Growth, for 5,000 learners: $49/mo. or $492/yr.
- Pro, for 25,000 learners: $99/mo. or $996/yr.
LearnDash Cloud is a good option for beginners who don’t want to research different hosting plans, or those looking to get started building their site right away.
WARNING
While I don’t like to speculate without data to back up my claims, I have a very hard time believing their plans can support that many simultaneous users for that price. If you’ve got 1,000+ simultaneous users on a LearnDash Cloud site, please tell us about your experience in the comments.
LearnDash Cloud: Plan Comparison
| Starter | Growth | Pro | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $25/mo. or $300/yr. | $49/mo. or $492/yr. | $99/mo. or $996/yr. |
| # of courses | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| # of learners | 1,000 | 5,000 | 25,000 |
| 20% off add-ons | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Free domain | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Daily backups | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| SSL certificate | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| PHP workers | 20 | 30 | 40 |
| Storage | 30GB | 60GB | 120GB |
LearnDash Pricing: Add-Ons
Here’s where things get a little more confusing. Which LearnDash add-ons are included for free, with your plugin or Cloud subscription, and which ones cost an additional fee?
LearnDash Free Add-Ons
The following 22 add-ons are included for free with both the LearnDash Plugin and LearnDash Cloud.
- LearnDash Course Reviews (read our review)
- LearnDash Course Grid (our course grid guide)
- LearnDash Notifications
- LearnDash Certificate Builder
- WooCommerce integration
Stripe integration(deprecated; built into core)- EDD integration (Easy Digital Downloads)
- Samcart integration
- Thrivecart integration
- 2Checkout integration
- MemberPress integration
- Paid Memberships Pro integration
- Restrict Content Pro integration
- Gravity Forms integration
- Elementor integration
- LearnDash Migration (supports LearnPress, Tutor LMS, Sensei)
- LearnDash Achievements
- The Events Calendar integration
- Event Espresso integration
- bbPress integration
- Zapier integration
LearnDash Integrity(don’t use this; it’s broken)- LearnDash Multilingual integration
Now let’s take a look at the 4 premium LearnDash add-ons.
LearnDash ProPanel Pricing
LearnDash ProPanel is the official reporting plugin for LearnDash. It allows you to track student enrollment, monitor assignments, identify struggling learners, and more. It is included with a LearnDash Cloud subscription, but must be purchased separately with all LearnDash plugin plans.
Curious about other options? View all LearnDash reporting plugins →
- 1 site, $49/yr.
- 10 sites, $99/yr.
- Unlimited sites, $199/yr.
Like all other LearnDash products, it includes updates & support for 1 year, and renews automatically as a subscription.
LearnDash Groups Plus Pricing
LearnDash Groups Plus allows you to manage groups by setting up organizations, assigning team leaders, creating message boards, and more. The pricing is the same as ProPanel.
- 1 site, $49/yr.
- 10 sites, $99/yr.
- Unlimited sites, $199/yr.
LearnDash Notes Pricing
LearnDash Notes allows students to take notes on course content, as well as open up two-way communication with instructors. Pricing is the same.
- 1 site, $49/yr.
- 10 sites, $99/yr.
- Unlimited sites, $199/yr.
LearnDash Gradebook Pricing
LearnDash Gradebook allows students to take notes on course content, as well as open up two-way communication with instructors. Pricing is the same.
- 1 site, $49/yr.
- 10 sites, $99/yr.
- Unlimited sites, $199/yr.
LearnDash Pricing: Bundles
In addition to buying LearnDash add-ons individually, you can also bundle add-ons to save a little money. Both of LearnDash’s bundles include the LearnDash Plugin, as well as updates and supports for the included add-ons for 1 year.
Ultimate Course Creator Bundle
The Ultimate Course Creator bundle is for those looking to build the most advanced, fully-featured LMS on WordPress. It includes all 4 of LearnDash’s premium add-ons:
- LearnDash Plugin
- ProPanel
- Groups Plus
- Notes
- Gradebook
Savings in parenthesis, compared to purchasing the add-ons individually.
- 1 site, $299/yr. (save $96/yr.)
- 10 sites, $599/yr. (save $196/yr.)
- Unlimited sites, $1,399/yr. (save $196/yr.)
Student Success Bundle
The Student Success bundle only includes 2 of LearnDash’s premium add-ons:
- LearnDash
- Notes
- Gradebook
I find it a bit strange that ProPanel is not included. You would think that tracking student enrollment, monitoring assignments, identifying struggling learners is paramount to “student success,” but… 🤷♂️.
- 1 site, $249/yr. (save $48/yr.)
- 10 sites, $499/yr. (save $98/yr.)
- Unlimited sites, $1,099/yr. (save $98/yr.)
If you have any questions about LearnDash’s pricing, or need help choosing a plan or add-on, let us know in the comments. We’d love to help you out 🙂.
Spencer
Dude this is such a great article. I was on their site today and could not, for the life of me, figure out what their pricing structure was offering between the 3 options. This was a great article.
What does it mean when there is a free integration with MemberPress? It’s included with LearnDash, or it’s free to integrate a paid subscription of MemberPress with LearnDash?
Dave Warfel
Thanks Spencer. I appreciate the feedback and I’m glad you found it helpful.
The “free integration with MemberPress” refers to LearnDash’s official MemberPress integration add-on, which is included when you purchase the LearnDash plugin or LearnDash Cloud. It does still require you to purchase MemberPress separately, but if you do, you can assign LearnDash courses to MemberPress member levels, and use MemberPress’ payment/checkout experience to provide access to LearnDash courses.