Perlego
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Perlego, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Perlego's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Complete | — | 1.4 million+ books · Premium Read Aloud · Research Assistant · Smart Search · maximum 2 app and 2 web devices · Monthly; also available semesterly and yearly. Current price varies by region and is not shown in the opened pricing page. |
| Essential | — | 800,000+ titles · unlimited reading · Standard Read Aloud · Smart Search · maximum 2 app and 2 web devices · Monthly; also available semesterly and yearly. Current price varies by region and is not shown in the opened pricing page. |
| Institutions & Organisations | Priced on request | Up to 100 subscriptions: instant quote · More than 100: personalised pricing · SSO, LMS, and library discovery integrations listed for larger plans · Price per subscription; quote-based pricing and volume discounts are available. |
The facts
Each one read from Perlego's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access rights
- Book availability can depend on a subscription plan and publisher sales rights in the user’s region.checked 7 Oct 2026
- AI tools
- Perlego’s Complete plan includes Research Assistant, and both Essential and Complete list Smart Search.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Catalogue
- The maker describes a library of over 1 million books across 1,000+ topics.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Institutional administration
- Institutional administrators can use Subscription Manager to monitor and manage individual user subscriptions.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- For organisations with 50 or more subscriptions, Perlego says it can offer integrations with authentication systems, library discovery systems, and learning management systems.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Offline access
- Books can be downloaded for offline reading in the iOS and Android app, and downloaded content stays inside the app.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Privacy compliance
- The 2025 security whitepaper says Perlego works with Ametros Group to ensure GDPR compliance.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Product
- Perlego is a subscription-based digital academic library providing access to academic and professional books.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Reading limit
- The help centre says users can copy up to 10% of a book and that there is no in-platform tool to print directly from the reader.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Security
- Perlego’s 2025 publisher security whitepaper says it uses TLS for data in transit and AES 256-bit encryption for sensitive data at rest.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Study tools
- Reading tools include text-to-speech, highlights, notes, bookmarks, a notebook, citation generation, reader settings, and bookshelves.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- The help centre says customers can contact support through live chat or email.checked 7 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Platform limit
- Perlego says desktop reading is through a web browser and that it does not currently offer a desktop app.checked 7 Oct 2026
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