When Plex first started, we were movie and TV fans who wanted to make something great for people like us. We chose to offer a Lifetime subscription early on because we knew many of our customers would rather pay a higher one-time fee for software that they can depend on every day.

We’ve considered eliminating the Lifetime Plex Pass in the past, given that recurring subscriptions help us sustain long-term development, but we know it’s still a valuable option for many in our community. So instead of retiring it, we’re keeping it available at a price that reflects the real, ongoing value of the software we’re committed to building and maintaining for years to come.

https://www.plex.tv/blog/new-lifetime-plex-pass-pricing/

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[–] AverageGoob@lemmy.world 6 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

Exposing your jellyfin on the Internet is much more difficult and requires knowledge of networking and security best practices. It is not as easy as "just giving someone a login" though for those with the know how I would easily recommend it over Plex.

[–] StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works 3 points 14 hours ago

I mean I've done it, it required buying a cheap domain and I found out most people don't give a crap about my server even if I offer them access 🥲

[–] JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 1 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Do we know if Plex has been audited? Or is just that it is so much easier to do and Plex says it is secure so people think it is secure? That is often the case with closed source software.

[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 4 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Not the point. When setting up remote access Plex is easy, Jellyfin is not.

[–] JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 1 points 6 hours ago

Yes that is true, but the commenter I replied to specifically mentioned security and it always comes up when people compare the two that Jellyfin security isn't great.