MyPass LMS includes unlimited registered users on every plan, including the free self-hosted Community Edition and managed hosting from 99 dollars a month. There is no per-seat fee and no charge for adding new learners. We built it this way because per-seat pricing punishes the exact outcome an organization wants, which is more people learning, and because it makes budgeting nearly impossible for anyone whose headcount changes.
The pricing model most LMS buyers do not question until it hurts
Most learning platforms price per seat or per active user. It sounds reasonable on a pricing page. You pay for what you use, the argument goes, and it scales with your organization. In practice, it means every new hire, every new member, and every growth milestone raises your bill, often without you noticing until the renewal invoice lands.
We built MyPass differently. Every plan, from the free Community Edition to managed hosting, includes unlimited registered users. Add ten people or ten thousand, the price does not move. This article explains why we made that choice and what it actually changes for you.
Why per-seat pricing punishes the wrong thing
Consider what per-seat and per-active-user pricing actually reward and punish:
- It punishes growth. Hire more people, gain more members, or expand your customer education program, and your software cost rises automatically, even though the value you get from the platform has not fundamentally changed.
- It punishes success at your mission. For an association or nonprofit, growing membership is the whole point. A pricing model that taxes that growth is fighting against the reason the organization exists.
- It creates forecasting risk. Many active-user models include true-up clauses. Underestimate your usage and you owe the difference at the end of the term, often as a surprise.
- It discourages full adoption. If every additional learner costs money, there is a quiet incentive to limit who gets access, which defeats the purpose of training in the first place.
| → The test worth applying to any LMS quote: does the price change if your organization grows? If the answer is yes, you are being charged for your own success. |
What unlimited registered users actually means at MyPass
On MyPass, unlimited registered users is not a marketing phrase with an asterisk. It applies to every plan:
- The free, self-hosted Community Edition includes unlimited registered users at no license cost.
- Managed hosting, starting at 99 dollars a month, also includes unlimited registered users, with no per-seat add-on and no active-user cap to forecast against.
- There is no tier where adding people becomes a separate line item. Whether you are training 50 employees or serving 5,000 association members, the platform price stays the same.
This is what lets a growing organization budget with confidence. You know your training cost today, and you know it will not change next quarter just because you had a good quarter.
How this changes the math in practice
The clearest way to see the impact is to compare two paths for an organization with 2,000 people to train. [Figures illustrative, based on typical 2026 per-user LMS pricing discussed in the market.]
- Under a typical per-registered-user model charging around 3 to 8 dollars per user per month, 2,000 users can cost anywhere from roughly 72,000 to 192,000 dollars a year, and that number climbs the moment headcount grows.
- Under MyPass managed hosting, the same 2,000 people are covered by a flat plan starting at 99 dollars a month, with no per-user multiplier at all.
That gap only widens as an organization grows, which is exactly the point. The model is built so growth is a milestone worth celebrating, not a line item that shows up in next year's budget review.
The bottom line
Unlimited registered users on every MyPass plan is a deliberate choice, not a trial gimmick. Per-seat and per-active-user pricing charge organizations for the exact outcome they want, which is more people learning, and that structure does not fit associations, nonprofits or growing businesses. With MyPass, your training cost is predictable regardless of how many people you add.
See full MyPass pricing, compare it against other platforms, or start a free trial and add your whole team without worrying about the bill.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does MyPass charge per user?
No. MyPass includes unlimited registered users on every plan, including the free self-hosted Community Edition and managed hosting from 99 dollars a month. There is no per-seat fee and no charge for adding learners.
What is per-seat LMS pricing?
Per-seat pricing charges an LMS customer for each user provisioned on the platform, regardless of how often they log in. It means the bill rises every time an organization adds a new employee, member or learner.
Why is unlimited-user pricing better for associations and nonprofits?
Because growing membership is often the core mission. A pricing model that charges more as membership grows works against that goal, while unlimited-user pricing lets an organization welcome more members without a rising software bill.
Is there a catch to unlimited registered users on MyPass?
No hidden catch on user count. The trade-off with the free Community Edition is that you self-host, meaning you handle hosting and maintenance. Managed hosting removes that trade-off for a flat monthly fee.
How much does MyPass cost with unlimited users?
MyPass Community Edition is free to self-host with unlimited registered users. Managed hosting starts at 99 dollars a month, also with unlimited registered users and no per-seat charges.