Difference between free LinkedIn and LinkedIn Premium accounts

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We offer a basic (free) account as well as Premium subscriptions, which you can try free for one month.

Important to know

LinkedIn Learning does not offer one-off, a la carte purchases of individual courses, nor does it offer individual LinkedIn Learning subscriptions. The subscription that most resembles an individual subscription is LinkedIn Premium Career, which offers LinkedIn Learning in addition to a suite of products and services.

Get ahead with LinkedIn Premium

LinkedIn Premium helps you get hired, grow your business, or learn new skills.

Try Premium for free. Available only for eligible users.
With a basic account, you can:
  • Find and reconnect with colleagues and classmates

  • Request and provide recommendations

  • Search for and view profiles of other LinkedIn members

  • Receive unlimited InMail Messages

  • Save up to three searches and get weekly alerts on those searches

We also offer various paid or Premium subscriptions which members can opt for based on their need.
The various Premium subscriptions we offer and their features are:
  • Premium Career helps you get hired and get ahead in your professional life.

  • Premium Business helps you get detailed business insights and further expand your business.

  • Premium Business Suite helps you find new clients, showcase your small business, and hire when you need to

  • Sales Navigator helps you generate leads and build your clientele.

  • Recruiter Lite helps you find and hire talent.

  • Premium Company Pages helps make your Page stand out and effectively convert more visitors to paying customers.

  • LinkedIn Learning helps you improve your skills and learn new ones.

These subscriptions can be directly purchased only by the account owner. Access to Premium services is available to Premium Business, Sales Navigator, and Recruiter Lite users. For business solutions available for your team, please visit: https://business.linkedin.com.

Here's a tip

The Premium DACH Essentials subscription plan is available in some regions, but is no longer available for purchase.

Comparison of subscription plans

Premium subscription features Premium Career Premium Business  Premium Business Suite Sales Navigator Core Recruiter Lite LinkedIn Learning Premium Company Page
Unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning    
Private browsing    
Applicant insights    
Direct messaging    
Who viewed your profile    
Who's viewed your profile insights availability 365 365 365 365 365    
InMail credits 5 15 30 50 30    
AI tools    
Custom button      
Business insights      
Premium Service Page features        
Top choice job          
Advanced search        
Trending prospect posts            
$50 monthly post boosting credit            
$50 monthly job posting credit            
Sales Navigator interface            
Custom lead and account lists            
Lead recommendations and saved leads          
Real-time updates and alerts            
Recruiting-specific design            
Automatic candidate tracking            
Job posting          
Smart suggestions            
Who’s visited my Page            
Custom testimonial            
Credibility highlights            
Auto-invite content engagers and invite followers of similar Pages          

Here's a tip

If you have an existing Premium subscription and would like to upgrade your plan, you can look at different options by selecting Switch plans from your Premium account management settings page. 

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