Difference between free LinkedIn and Premium LinkedIn accounts

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, 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.
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	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
InMail credits	5	15	50	30
AI tools	✓	✓	✓	✓
Custom button		✓	✓	✓
Business insights		✓	✓	✓
Premium Service Page features		✓	✓	✓
Top choice job	✓	✓
Advanced search			✓	✓
Standalone sales interface			✓
Custom lead and account lists			✓
Lead recommendations and saved leads			✓
Real-time updates and alerts			✓
Recruiting-specific design				✓
Automatic candidate tracking				✓
Integrated hiring				✓
Smart suggestions				✓
Who’s visited my Page						✓
Custom testimonial						✓
Credibility highlights						✓
Auto-invite content engagers and invite followers of similar Pages						✓

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.

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.