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Free for families. Always.

Every tool a parent, carer or young person needs is free, with no account and no sign-in.

Find your next steps How Plenda is paid for

Three promises

  • Promise 1

    Paying never changes an answer.

    Every plan runs the same rules, the same rules version (england-2026.10) and the same sources. Paid plans add workflow, teams and ways to connect other software, never different findings.

  • Promise 2

    The tools are free for everyone.

    All seven tools are free for everyone, including professionals, schools and local authorities. Early access to the paid plans costs nothing. The one exception is a local authority pilot, which is paid and agreed in writing before it starts.

  • Promise 3

    No selling inside assistants.

    Plans are sold only on this site. Nothing Plenda tells an AI assistant mentions a price or a plan.

Plans

Plans for the people who use Plenda at work.

Paid plans are in early access. Joining costs nothing, except a local authority pilot, which is paid. Prices are shown without VAT (ex VAT) unless marked.

What the labels mean

  • Available now You can use it today.
  • Early access You can join now, and your feedback shapes what is built.
  • In development Being built now. No date is promised.

  • Family

    Available now

    For parents, carers and young people.

    £0, always

    • All seven tools, on this site and in AI assistantsAvailable now
    • Add any date to your calendarAvailable now
    • “Save where you are”: a summary to copy and paste back laterAvailable now
    • No account and no sign-in, everAvailable now
    • Plenda keeps no copy of what you typeAvailable now

    Start with next steps

  • Community

    Available now

    For SENDIASS services, IPSEA, parent carer forums and charities that give free SEND advice.

    £0, on application

    • All seven toolstoolsAvailable now
    • Team features at no charge, when they are builtteamIn development

    Apply by email

  • Pro

    Early access

    For one independent professional, such as an SEN advocate, a psychologist or therapist who writes reports, a tutor, a consultant or a sole solicitor.

    £29 a month or £290 a year, ex VAT

    £290 a year or £29 a month, ex VAT

    £34.80 a month or £348 a year including VAT.

    £348 a year or £34.80 a month including VAT.

    • All seven toolstoolsAvailable now
    • The same rules as everyone, england-⁠2026.10rule_packAvailable now
    • Saved cases: 40cases.activeEarly access
    • Reminders for statutory datesremindersIn development
    • Word and PDF exports, with sourcesexportsIn development
    • Personal API keyapi_keyIn development

    Get early access

  • Team

    Early access

    For teams of 2 or more, such as SEN law firms, advocacy practices and therapy practices.

    £49 a person a month or £490 a person a year, ex VAT

    £490 a person a year or £49 a person a month, ex VAT

    From 2 people.

    • Everything in Proincludes
    • Shared cases and rolesworkspaceEarly access
    • Who checked what, and whenaudit_trailEarly access
    • Exports with your brandingexportsIn development

    Get early access

  • School

    Early access

    For maintained schools and academies.

    from £350 a year Ex VAT. Billed yearly. Invoice and purchase order accepted.

    • Primary or small, under 400 pupils£350
    • Secondary or large£650
    • Special school, AP or resource base£950
    • Pupil cases by reference, never namespupil_casesEarly access
    • Reviews and phase transferremindersIn development

    Trusts: 10% off for 5 to 14 schools, 20% off for 15 or more.

    Get early access

Early access to Pro, Team and School costs nothing. There is no card to add. You get an email 14 days before any first bill, and you can cancel any time.

Enterprise

Early access

For local authority SEND services, in Teams, Outlook, Word and Excel.

By size Ex VAT. Invoiced.

  • A paid pilot firstpilotEarly access
  • Then a yearly licence by size, plus a one-off setuplicenceEarly access

See what is included

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Rules API

For companies that put the rules inside their own software.

  • Public REST API: £0, no keyapi.publicAvailable now
  • Keys, higher limits and a service levelapi.keysIn development

Read the notes for developers

PlanPrice, ex VATUnits a month
Developer£01,000, test key
Build£199 a month or £1,990 a year20,000
Scale£599 a month or £5,990 a year100,000
Platformfrom £15,000 a yearFair use

In development All four plans need a key, and keys are in development. All prices ex VAT. A unit is one lookup. A plan or letter check counts as 5 units.

Register interest

Impartial, whoever pays

What paying does not buy.

A local authority, a school and a family get the same findings from the same text.

  • Different answersOne engine and one set of rules serve every plan.
  • Earlier rule updatesEvery plan gets each new rules version on the same day.
  • Hidden findingsNothing can be switched off or softened for a paying reader.
  • A sidePlenda does not act for anyone, whoever pays.

Shipped recently

What is live today.

Each release of the rules, newest first. Every plan gets a new release on the same day.

Changelog · newest firstFull changelog

  1. england-2026.10: first release

    Law as at 30 September 2026. 58 time limits, 52 plan checks and 100 terms.

Questions

Questions about plans

Anything else: hello@plenda.co.uk. Please do not send a child's name or any personal details.

Will families ever have to pay?

No. Plenda is free for families and young people, and it will stay free. Families never need an account. Services that give free SEND advice can use the Community plan at no charge.

When will I be billed?

Not during early access. Early access for Pro, Team or School costs nothing. You get an email 14 days before any first bill. A local authority pilot is the one exception: it is paid, and agreed in writing before it starts.

Does paying change the answers?

No. Paste the same plan into the free check and you get the same findings a paying local authority or firm gets, from the same rules version.

Can I cancel?

Yes. Early access for Pro, Team or School costs nothing, so there is nothing to cancel until billing starts. After that, you can cancel at any time. A local authority pilot is agreed in writing before it starts.

Is anything about a child stored?

The seven tools keep nothing. If a paid feature ever keeps anything, the privacy notice will say what and why before it opens. School cases use a reference, never a name.

Is this legal advice?

No. Plenda gives general information about the law in England. It is not legal advice. For help with a particular case, contact your local SENDIASS or IPSEA. Both are free.

How do local authorities buy it?

A local authority starts with a paid pilot. Then a yearly licence, priced by size, plus a one-off setup. Both are invoiced. Plenda is not yet listed on G-Cloud.

Who sells the plans?

Eshmere Ltd, which publishes Plenda. Eshmere also provides SEND consultancy to local authorities. Read how Plenda stays independent.