LearnDash drops $259 Essentials plan, leaving Pro $399 and Elite $599
What happened
Between the Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026 captures of LearnDash's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Essentials plan ($259/year, for solo instructors) removed; pricing now shows only Pro ($399) and Elite ($599), with Essentials features folded into Pro card as Core features. Pulse files it as a packaging change (plan removed). Pulse's latest capture (Nov 9, 2026) lists Pro at $33.25 and Elite at $49.92.
It lands 108 days after LearnDash's previous change, "LearnDash: pricing overhauled to unified Essentials/Pro/Elite SaaS tiers" (Jul 3, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "LearnDash drops white-glove onboarding promise from Elite plan" (Jun 22, 2026). LearnDash has been tracked since 2026-02-28.
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- RemovedPro, ElitePlan
BeforeEssentials plan ($259/year, for solo instructors)
AfterNot listed
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pro, Elite | Plan | Essentials plan ($259/year, for solo instructors) | Not listed | Removed |
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 Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where the Essentials plan ($259/year, for solo instructors) no longer appears.
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LearnDash, pricing history
Full history- Oct 26, 2026PackagingLearnDash drops Pro and Elite tiers for $350-$999 multi-plugin bundles
- Oct 19, 2026PackagingLearnDash drops $259 Essentials plan, leaving Pro $399 and Elite $599 This change
- Jul 3, 2026PackagingLearnDash: pricing overhauled to unified Essentials/Pro/Elite SaaS tiers
- Jun 22, 2026PackagingLearnDash drops white-glove onboarding promise from Elite plan
Across Software Development & Testing in the same window
All Software Development & Testing changesQuestions about this change
Did LearnDash raise prices in October 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: plan removed.
What changed on LearnDash's pricing page between Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026?
Pro, Elite plan removed: Essentials plan ($259/year, for solo instructors). Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does LearnDash change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for LearnDash in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "LearnDash: pricing overhauled to unified Essentials/Pro/Elite SaaS tiers" on Jul 3, 2026; LearnDash has been tracked since 2026-02-28.