LearnDash: pricing overhauled to unified Essentials/Pro/Elite SaaS tiers
What happened
Between the Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026 captures of LearnDash's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: per-site plugin licenses ($199-$799/yr), Essential/Plus/Ultimate subs ($29-$79/mo), and standalone add-ons/bundles replaced by one license with unlimited sites/courses at Essentials $259/yr, Pro $399/yr, Elite $599/yr. In detail: Pricing restructured: per-site plugin licenses ($199-$799/yr), Essential/Plus/Ultimate subs ($29-$79/mo) + standalone add-ons/bundles replaced by unified Essentials/Pro/Elite tiers ($259/$399/$599/yr). Pulse files it as a packaging change (package change) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 19, 2026) lists Pro at $33.25 and Elite at $49.92.
It lands 10 days after LearnDash's previous change, "LearnDash drops white-glove onboarding promise from Elite plan" (Jun 22, 2026). LearnDash has been tracked since 2026-02-28.
In the same window Kajabi, Coursera, Udemy and Thinkific also changed their Software Development & Testing pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Pro, Elite · PackagingPackage change
Pricing restructured: per-site plugin licenses ($199-$799/yr), Essential/Plus/Ultimate subs ($29-$79/mo) + standalone add-ons/bundles replaced by unified Essentials/Pro/Elite tiers ($259/$399/$599/yr)
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pro, Elite | Packaging | Pricing restructured: per-site plugin licenses ($199-$799/yr), Essential/Plus/Ultimate subs ($29-$79/mo) + standalone add-ons/bundles replaced by unified Essentials/Pro/Elite tiers ($259/$399/$599/yr) | Package change | |
Values as written on LearnDash's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of LearnDash's pricing page (learndash.com) from Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026; the change is marked in the lower part of the page.
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LearnDash, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 19, 2026packagingLearnDash drops $259 Essentials plan, leaving Pro $399 and Elite $599
- Jul 3, 2026packagingLearnDash: pricing overhauled to unified Essentials/Pro/Elite SaaS tiers · this change
- Jun 22, 2026packagingLearnDash drops white-glove onboarding promise from Elite plan
Across Software Development & Testing in the same window
All Software Development & Testing changes- KajabiJul 3Kajabi: New AI Tools section added (Backstage, Expert Agents, AI Credits)
- CourseraJun 29Coursera adds AI proctoring and lockdown browser for enterprise exams
- UdemyJun 22Udemy adds Google Certificates to Enterprise with Credly badges
- ThinkificJun 10Thinkific shifts Plus plan to custom limits for enterprise users
Questions about this change
Did LearnDash raise prices in June 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: package change.
What changed on LearnDash's pricing page between Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026?
Pricing restructured: per-site plugin licenses ($199-$799/yr), Essential/Plus/Ultimate subs ($29-$79/mo) + standalone add-ons/bundles replaced by unified Essentials/Pro/Elite tiers ($259/$399/$599/yr). Pulse compared the captures it took on Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does LearnDash change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for LearnDash in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "LearnDash drops white-glove onboarding promise from Elite plan" on Jun 22, 2026; LearnDash has been tracked since 2026-02-28.