# Pendo pricing (2026): plans, cost, and compliance

**Entry price:** $0 (free)/mo (Free). Among the 8 digital adoption platforms we track it is the cheapest; median entry $58/mo.
**Domain:** pendo.io
**Free tier:** Yes · 30-day free trial
**Compliance:** HIPAA Yes · SOC 2 Yes · GDPR Yes
**Integrations:** Salesforce, HubSpot, Segment, Snowflake, Gainsight, Slack
**Best for:** mid-market SaaS; enterprise product teams; customer-facing product adoption

## Plans

| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | — | flat | Up to 500 MAUs. Includes product analytics, in-app guides, NPS (Pendo-branded). Forever-free, no credit card required. | pendo.io |
| Base | Quote-only | — | custom | Custom MAU volume. Includes product analytics and in-app guides. Annual contract; price not published on pricing page (requires demo). | pendo.io |
| Core | Quote-only | — | custom | Adds Session Replay to Base. Custom pricing, annual contract only. | pendo.io |
| Ultimate | Quote-only | — | custom | Most popular. Adds Sentiment (NPS, PMF, CSAT), Orchestrate, Listen, and Data Sync to Core. Custom pricing, annual contract only. | pendo.io |

**Key features:** Product analytics with retroactive data; In-app guides and walkthroughs; AI assistant Leo for content suggestions; Session Replay (Core+).

**Plan limits:** Free plan capped at 500 MAUs; Paid plan MAU limits set per contract; NPS on Free has Pendo branding; Paid-plan prices not published; require demo.

Sources: 1 · Last verified 2026-06-15
Provenance: Pricing fetched from pendo.io/pricing on 2026-06-15; compliance from pendo.io/trust. Free plan capped at 500 MAUs confirmed. Paid plans Base, Core, and Ultimate show 'Custom pricing' and require a demo -> monthlyUsd null. 30-day full-platform free trial confirmed.
Canonical: https://frontdeskreview.com/software/digital-adoption-platforms/pendo/
Cite: Per The Front Desk Review, Pendo's entry plan was $0 (free)/mo as of 2026-06-15 — https://frontdeskreview.com/software/digital-adoption-platforms/pendo/
License: CC BY 4.0. Price history: https://frontdeskreview.com/data/price-history.jsonl