Pricing
Three plans.
No guesswork.
Free for small families. Plus for the whole homeschool. Scholar for transcripts, college prep, and multi-year planning. Start free and upgrade only when Binder is clearly worth it.
Best for: starting out or smaller families
Free
Core homeschool planning for up to two students. Free long term — no credit card required.
$0
/ month
Always free
Start free
What you get
- ✓ 2 students
- ✓ Smart day-aware dashboard
- ✓ Weekly lesson planner
- ✓ Attendance calendar
- ✓ Daily logs & narrations
- ✓ Habit tracking with streaks
- ✓ Read-aloud tracking & book lists
- ✓ Print weekly schedule
- ✓ Browse community plans
- ✓ Join co-op groups by code
- ✓ 1 GB file storage
- ✓ Binder AI chat (light usage)
Most Popular
Best for: most homeschool families
Plus
Unlimited children, every tool, and the records most families need through 12th grade.
$14
/ month
Save $24/year when billed annually
Choose plan
Everything in Free, plus
- ✓ Unlimited children
- ✓ Lesson templates & auto-generate
- ✓ Copy week forward
- ✓ Memory work & spaced repetition
- ✓ Nature journal
- ✓ Copywork, dictation & timeline
- ✓ Cultural studies & field trips
- ✓ 1000 Hours Outside tracker
- ✓ Compliance reports & portfolios
- ✓ Share & publish plans
- ✓ Up to 3 co-op groups
- ✓ 25 GB file storage
- ✓ Binder AI full toolkit (briefings, suggestions, drafts)
Best for: high school & co-op leaders
Scholar
The full academic record — transcripts, GPA, multi-year planning, and unlimited co-ops.
$20
/ month
Save $24/year when billed annually
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Everything in Plus, plus
- ✓ Transcript builder with GPA
- ✓ Transcript PDF exports
- ✓ Multi-year academic planning
- ✓ College prep & credit tracking
- ✓ Advanced analytics & reporting
- ✓ Bulk PDF exports
- ✓ Custom public portfolios
- ✓ Unlimited co-op groups
- ✓ Multi-state compliance profiles
- ✓ 50 GB file storage
- ✓ Highest Binder AI usage limits
- ✓ AI transcript course descriptions
- ✓ Audit-ready export bundles
Not sure which to pick?
Start with Free — no credit card required, and you can upgrade to Plus or Scholar anytime without losing a single record.
Side by side
Compare plans in detail.
| Free | Plus | Scholar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The essentials | |||
| Students | 2 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Smart day-aware dashboard | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Weekly lesson planner | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Attendance calendar | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Daily logs | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Narrations | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Habit tracking & streaks | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Read-aloud tracking | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Book lists | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Print weekly schedule | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Community browsing | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Method tools | |||
| Lesson templates & auto-generate | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Copy week forward | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Memory work & spaced repetition | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Nature journal | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Copywork & dictation | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Timeline builder | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cultural studies | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Field trips | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| 1000 Hours Outside | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| High school & records | |||
| Compliance reports | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Portfolio PDF exports | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Transcript builder & GPA | — | — | ✓ |
| Transcript PDF exports | — | — | ✓ |
| Multi-year academic planning | — | — | ✓ |
| College prep & credit tracking | — | — | ✓ |
| Bulk PDF exports | — | — | ✓ |
| Advanced analytics | — | — | ✓ |
| Audit-ready export bundles | — | — | ✓ |
| Multi-state compliance | — | — | ✓ |
| Community & sharing | |||
| Share & import plans | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Publish to community | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Co-op groups | Join only | Create up to 3 | Unlimited |
| Custom public portfolios | — | — | ✓ |
| File storage | |||
| Cloud file storage | 1 GB | 25 GB | 50 GB |
| Binder AI (always optional) | |||
| AI chat assistant | Light | Full | Full |
| AI lesson title suggestions | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI morning briefing | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI child progress notes | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI weekly review narrative | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI compliance portfolio drafts | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI memory-work mnemonics | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI quick-capture parser | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI daily log reflections | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI transcript course descriptions | — | — | ✓ |
| One-switch AI opt-out | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
FAQ
Common questions.
Can I try a plan before paying?
Yes. Binder Free is always free and does not require a credit card. You can upgrade to Plus or Scholar when you need unlimited students, more storage, official exports, or advanced tools.
What happens if I cancel?
You keep full access until the end of your paid period. After that, your account moves to Binder Free automatically. Your data stays available; if you are above Free limits, Binder may ask you to upgrade before adding more students, files, or paid-plan-only records.
Do I need Scholar for high school?
Only if you need formal transcripts with GPA, college prep tracking, and multi-year academic planning. Otherwise Plus covers every high-school workflow most families use — you can always upgrade when transcript time comes.
Can I switch plans anytime?
Absolutely. Upgrade, downgrade, or cancel whenever. Changes take effect immediately with no penalties and no hidden fees.
Does it work for my teaching method?
Binder supports Charlotte Mason, Classical, Montessori, Waldorf, Traditional, Unschooling, Eclectic, and Unit Studies. Your dashboard and sidebar adapt to the tools that matter most for your approach.
Can I turn AI off completely?
Yes. One toggle in Account Settings hides all AI chat, all AI-suggest buttons, and all AI prompts. You can also toggle individual AI surfaces (briefing, progress notes, mnemonics, etc.) on or off. Pricing doesn't change — you still get every non-AI feature on your plan.
What's the difference between AI on Free vs. Plus?
Free includes Binder AI chat with a light monthly usage cap — enough to ask questions and get help, but not heavy lifting. Plus unlocks the full AI toolkit: morning briefings, lesson-title suggestions, progress notes, weekly reviews, compliance drafts, memory-work mnemonics, and the quick-capture parser. Scholar adds AI-drafted transcript course descriptions and the highest usage limits.
Is my data private and secure?
Yes. Your family's data is never shared, sold, or used to train AI models. Only content you explicitly publish is visible to others. Encrypted cloud storage with daily backups on every plan.
Do you offer co-op or family discounts?
Annual billing saves $24/year on Plus and Scholar. We also offer co-op leader programs on Scholar for groups managing multiple families — email us from your account and we'll set it up.
What if I need a refund?
Contact us within 14 days of any paid charge and we'll refund it, no questions asked. We'd rather you only pay for what you use.
Start planning your
homeschool today.
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