How to Cancel Emby Premiere in 2026
Emby Premiere costs $4.99/month, $54/year, or $119 lifetime for premium features on your self-hosted media server. The free version of Emby handles most use cases. Or switch to Jellyfin — it's 100% free and open-source.
Cancel Emby Premiere
- Go to emby.media/premiere
- Sign in to your Emby account
- Go to "My Premiere"
- Click "Cancel subscription"
- Your Emby server continues working on the free plan
Free vs Premiere
Free Emby:
- Full media server (movies, TV, music)
- Software transcoding
- Web, mobile, TV apps
- Parental controls
- Library management
Premiere ($4.99/mo) adds:
- Hardware transcoding (GPU acceleration)
- Live TV and DVR
- Offline sync to mobile
- Cinema mode
- Cover art
Consider Jellyfin Instead
💡 Jellyfin is Emby, but free:
- Jellyfin forked from Emby in 2018 when Emby went closed-source
- 100% free, open-source — no Premiere tier, no paywalled features
- Hardware transcoding included for free
- Live TV and DVR included for free
- Active community development
- Migration from Emby is relatively straightforward
Media Server Comparison
- Jellyfin (free) — everything Emby Premiere does, no subscription. Best open-source option
- Plex (free + $5/mo or $120 lifetime) — most polished UI, biggest app ecosystem. Free tier is generous
- Emby Free — keep using Emby without Premiere, just miss hardware transcoding
Lifetime vs Monthly
If you decide to keep Emby Premiere:
- Monthly ($4.99/mo): $59.88/year
- Annual ($54/yr): Saves $6/year over monthly
- Lifetime ($119): Pays for itself in ~2 years. Best value if you're committed
- But Jellyfin at $0/forever is still cheaper
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