{"id":243313,"date":"2026-05-10T07:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T11:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/10\/plexs-price-hikes-prove-i-was-right-to-switch-to-jellyfin\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T19:50:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T23:50:07","slug":"plexs-price-hikes-prove-i-was-right-to-switch-to-jellyfin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/10\/plexs-price-hikes-prove-i-was-right-to-switch-to-jellyfin\/","title":{"rendered":"Plex\u2019s price hikes prove I was right to switch to Jellyfin"},"content":{"rendered":"

Plex\u2019s price hikes prove I was right to switch to Jellyfin<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/plex-price-hikes-get-jellyfin-3663600\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-05-10 07:04:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.androidauthority.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Robert Triggs \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n

The very concept of being charged a subscription fee to access your own media rubs me the wrong way. It\u2019s an anathema to the whole self-hosted ethos and a bid to escape the spiraling costs of music and video subscription services. If Netflix isn\u2019t getting my money for original programming, I\u2019m certainly not handing Plex cash to rewatch my old Spaced DVDs.<\/p>\n

Let me be clear: I\u2019m all for paying for a service that offers fair value. If Plex were storing and serving your data \u2014 like Google One or a hosted VPS \u2014 that would be one thing. I\u2019m also more than willing to accept that Plex Pass represents solid value for the features it has accumulated over the years. But what does Plex\u2019s Remote Watch Pass actually do? It simply allows you to view content on any number of servers you have access to, no matter where you are.<\/p>\n

Do you pay for Plex?<\/h3>\n

701 votes<\/p>\n

I have a lifetime Plex Pass<\/p>\n

79%<\/p>\n

I subscribe to Plex Pass<\/p>\n

4%<\/p>\n

I pay for Remote Watch Pass<\/p>\n

1%<\/p>\n

I use Plex but would never pay<\/p>\n

15%<\/p>\n

In that sense, it\u2019s little more than a glorified relay gateway \u2014 albeit one that\u2019s now required even if you set up port forwarding. Granted, it handles authentication and basic routing, but everything else depends on your server, such as available bandwidth and transcoding capabilities. Paying $29.99 a year or $2.99 per month for that feels steep, especially when you\u2019re hosting the media yourself.<\/p>\n

\"plex<\/p>\n

Dhruv Bhutani \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n

There\u2019s one good caveat here: you don\u2019t need a Remote Watch Pass if the server owner has a Plex Pass. This also gives the owner extra features like transcoding, downloads, and Plex Dash, which they\u2019ll no doubt find very useful if they\u2019re serving data to a larger number of viewers. However, priced at $69.99 for the whole year or $249.99 for a lifetime, this again doesn\u2019t represent very good value for money for those self-hosters simply looking to take their own media outside their home.<\/p>\n

Plex prices are expensive just to…<\/p>\n

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