Start free and explore the platform at no cost. When a decision really matters, paid tiers unlock the PathDecider Matching Engine for deeper, more accurate career analysis.
→ Currently in beta. All tools are free while we refine the experience. Paid tiers launch soon. Join the waitlist for early access and your first period free.
🔒PathDecider is intentionally lightweight. We do not build persistent user profiles or sell personal data. No passwords. No accounts. Just your email to deliver results and manage credits.
Beta period: Every tool is currently free. We're testing with real users before launching paid tiers. Join any waitlist and you'll be notified at launch with your first period free as a thank-you.
Free
$0
Always free
The full exploration experience. Real tools, real data, no artificial limits. A genuine starting point built to be useful on its own.
Career Match Quick Assessment (about 12 adaptive questions)
For individuals making a real decision. Questions adapt to your answers. The PathDecider Matching Engine produces a personalized report for each session.
Everything in Free
Adaptive 24-question assessment
PathDecider Matching Engine
Personalized match reasoning
PDF report delivered by email
10 reports per year
Additional reports: $2 each
Most popular
Professional
$49 /year
30 reports/year
For serious decision makers. Adds essay analysis and voice conversation so the Matching Engine understands how you think, not just what you say.
Everything in Starter
Voice conversation assessment
Passion essay analysis
Highest accuracy matches
30 reports per year
12-month career check-in
Additional reports: $1.50 each
Educator
$149 /year
200 student reports/year
For school counselors working with students on career direction. Modern, honest tools built for real conversations about the future.
Everything in Professional
200 student reports per year
Results delivered to students by email
Group summary reporting
Share results with parents
Additional reports: $0.75 each
Student import tools (coming)
School
$499 /year
1,000 reports/year
For schools and districts ready to replace legacy platforms with something students actually want to use.
Everything in Educator
1,000 student reports per year
District-level summary reporting
Custom school branding
Priority support
Volume pricing available
School system integration (coming)
Already purchased credits?
No account or password needed. Just enter the email you used at purchase to receive a secure link and see your remaining credits.
No accounts. No passwords. No dashboards. Here's exactly how the credit system works in plain language.
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Purchase is tied to your email address
When you purchase a paid tier, your credits are linked to the email address you provide. That's all we need. No username or password is created.
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We send you a secure link to get started
After purchase, you'll receive a confirmation email with your remaining credit balance and a secure one-time link. Click it to generate your first report.
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A credit is only used when a report is generated
Browsing the site, exploring tools, and clicking around never consume a credit. A credit is only used when you complete an assessment and a full report is successfully generated.
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Return anytime using the same email
When you're ready to use another credit, come back to PathDecider and enter the same email address. We'll send you a new secure link with your remaining balance. Credits don't expire within your plan year.
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Reports are delivered to your email
Each completed report is sent directly to your email as a PDF. We recommend saving it. PathDecider does not retain copies of your reports after delivery.
What it costs us to run this.
We show you the real numbers. The difference between our cost and your price covers data licensing, hosting, and ongoing development.
Free tier — local matching algorithm, no external analysis
$0.00 per user
Starter — 10 PathDecider Matching Engine reports per year
~$1.50 per year
Professional — 30 reports including essay and voice analysis
~$4.50 per year
Educator — 200 student reports per year
~$30 per account
School — 1,000 reports per year
~$150 per account
We don't sell user data. Pricing reflects actual operating costs plus sustainable platform development. Read our full methodology
For context: Naviance, the most widely used school career platform, costs schools $13,000 to $22,000 per year. PathDecider School tier is $499 per year. Same student population. More honest data. A tool students actually want to use. See how our data compares
Questions we'd ask if we were you.
How do credits work?
Credits are purchased in advance and tied to your email address. No account or password is required. Each credit allows you to generate one complete report through the PathDecider Matching Engine. Browsing the site, reading tools, or exploring never uses a credit. A credit is only consumed when a full report is successfully generated and delivered to you.
Do I need to create an account?
No. PathDecider intentionally does not use traditional accounts, usernames, or passwords. Your credits are linked to your email address only. When you're ready to use a credit, enter the same email you used at purchase and we'll send you a secure link to get started.
How do I access unused credits?
Visit the "Access My Credits" page, enter the email address you used when you purchased, and we'll send you a secure link. That link shows your remaining credit balance and lets you generate your next report. You can return days, weeks, or months later and your credits will still be there within your plan year.
What counts as a credit?
A credit is only used when you complete an assessment and a full report is generated and delivered. Exploring the site, using the free tools, reading Career Salary Lookup or Degree ROI data, and browsing do not consume any credits. If you start an assessment and don't finish, no credit is used either.
Do you store my reports or search history?
No. Reports are generated and delivered to your email as PDFs. We recommend saving them, because PathDecider does not retain copies of your reports after delivery. We intentionally keep the platform lightweight and do not build long-term records of your searches or assessments.
Can I save previous searches or revisit past results?
Not at this time. This is intentional. Most people use PathDecider during a specific decision-making period, not as an ongoing service. We designed the platform to be lightweight and privacy-conscious rather than building persistent histories most users don't need. Future Educator and School tiers may include optional tools for counselors to track group-level patterns, but individual search histories are not something we plan to store for personal tiers.
Do you sell my personal or career data?
No. We do not sell personal data, career assessment results, or educational information to any third party. We only use your email to deliver reports and, if you opt in, to notify you of significant platform updates. That's it.
Why is the free tier genuinely useful and not just a teaser?
Because we're educators, not salespeople. The free tier includes a real Career Match Quiz, real salary data, real automation risk assessment, and a full Degree ROI calculator. It runs on a local matching algorithm rather than the PathDecider Matching Engine, which makes it less personalized. But it is not artificially limited to push you toward paying. We'd rather you trust us from the free tier than feel pressured into purchasing something you don't need yet.
Do you take sponsorships or get paid by schools to recommend them?
No. PathDecider has no sponsors, no institutional partnerships, and no arrangements where schools or employers pay to be featured or recommended. Our analysis is informed by government data sources and independent research institutions. Nobody pays to influence our results.
How is PathDecider different from CareerExplorer, Truity, or HIGH5?
Those tools focus primarily on personality matching. They tell you what careers suit your personality type. PathDecider combines personality and aptitude matching with real labor market data: actual salaries, automation risk, degree ROI, graduate outcomes, and state-by-state job markets. We cross-reference multiple independent data sources. We're not replacing those tools. We're answering the questions they don't.
I'm a school counselor. Is the Educator tier right for me?
If you work with fewer than 200 students per year using this tool, yes. If you need more capacity, the School tier covers 1,000 reports annually and includes district-level reporting and custom branding. For larger implementations, contact us directly for volume pricing.
When will paid tiers launch?
We're currently in beta, refining the tools with real users. Paid tiers will launch once we're satisfied with the accuracy and reliability of the PathDecider Matching Engine. Join the waitlist and we'll notify you at launch. You'll receive your first period free for being an early supporter.
Starter — $19/year
Join the waitlist.
We'll email you the moment this tier launches. As an early supporter, you'll receive your first period completely free.
One email when it launches. No spam. That's it.
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We'll email you when launches. Your first period is free. Thank you for being an early supporter.