Every Student Subscription Discount Available Right Now (2026)

Students Are Overpaying for Subscriptions They Could Get Cheaper

The average UK student spends £30–£50 per month on subscriptions. Most of them have no idea that many of those services offer student pricing at 40–50% off — sometimes more. The savings add up fast. A student who takes advantage of every available discount could save £300–£500 per year.

This guide lists every major subscription offering student pricing in 2026, how to verify your student status, and how long the discounts last. We update it regularly, so bookmark it and check back each term.

How Student Verification Works

Most services use one of three verification methods:

UNiDAYS

The most common verification platform. Create a free account at unidays.com using your university email address (.ac.uk). Once verified, you can unlock student pricing on dozens of services. Verification lasts for one academic year and needs to be renewed.

Student Beans

Similar to UNiDAYS but with a slightly different roster of partner services. Sign up at studentbeans.com. Some services use Student Beans exclusively.

University email verification

Some services skip the middleman and simply require a valid .ac.uk email address. This is the simplest method but easiest to lose access to after graduation.

Music and Audio

Spotify Premium Student — £5.99/month (save £4.50/month)

The most popular student subscription deal in the UK. You get full Spotify Premium plus ad-free Hulu and SHOWTIME (US only, but the Spotify Premium alone is worth it). Verified through UNiDAYS. Lasts up to 4 years — you need to re-verify each year.

Standard price: £10.99/month
Student price: £5.99/month
Annual saving: £54
Verify via: UNiDAYS

Apple Music Student — £5.99/month (save £4.50/month)

Identical pricing to Spotify's student plan. Includes access to Apple TV+ for free while your student subscription is active — that alone is worth £8.99/month. Verified through UNiDAYS.

Standard price: £10.99/month
Student price: £5.99/month
Annual saving: £54 (plus free Apple TV+ worth £107.88/year)
Verify via: UNiDAYS

YouTube Premium Student — £7.99/month (save £5.00/month)

Ad-free YouTube, background play, YouTube Music Premium, and offline downloads. Verified through UNiDAYS or Student Beans depending on your institution.

Standard price: £12.99/month
Student price: £7.99/month
Annual saving: £60
Verify via: UNiDAYS

Streaming and Video

Amazon Prime Student — £4.49/month or £44.99/year (save ~50%)

Amazon's student deal is one of the best available. You get the full Prime package — Prime Video, free next-day delivery, Prime Reading, Prime Gaming — at half the standard price. New students also get a 6-month free trial (the standard trial is 30 days).

Standard price: £8.99/month or £95/year
Student price: £4.49/month or £44.99/year
Annual saving: £50
Verify via: .ac.uk email or NUS/TOTUM card

Apple TV+ — Free with Apple Music Student

If you have the Apple Music student subscription, Apple TV+ is included at no extra cost. This is not widely advertised but it is genuine — check your Apple subscriptions after signing up for Apple Music Student.

Software and Productivity

Adobe Creative Cloud Student — £16.24/month (save ~65%)

This is the biggest absolute saving on the list. The full Adobe Creative Cloud suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, After Effects, and 20+ other apps) costs £54.99/month at the standard rate. Students pay £16.24/month — a saving of over £38/month or £465/year.

Standard price: £54.99/month
Student price: £16.24/month
Annual saving: £465
Verify via: UNiDAYS or valid student ID

Microsoft 365 Education — Free

Microsoft offers Office 365 Education completely free to students at eligible institutions. This includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Teams, and 1TB of OneDrive storage. Check if your university is eligible at education.microsoft.com.

Standard price: £59.99/year (Personal) or £79.99/year (Family)
Student price: Free
Annual saving: £59.99–£79.99
Verify via: .ac.uk email

Notion — Free Plus plan

Notion's personal Plus plan (normally £7/month) is free for students and educators. Unlimited file uploads, unlimited blocks, 30-day version history. Verify with your .ac.uk email address.

GitHub Student Developer Pack — Free

Not a traditional subscription, but worth mentioning. GitHub offers students free access to a bundle worth over £1,000 including GitHub Pro, domain names, cloud credits, and developer tools. Apply at education.github.com.

News and Reading

The Times Student — £1/week

The Times and Sunday Times digital access for £1/week (normally £6/week). Includes full website access, the app, and the digital newspaper edition.

Standard price: £6/week (£312/year)
Student price: £1/week (£52/year)
Annual saving: £260
Verify via: Student Beans

The Economist Student — 50% off

The Economist offers 50% off digital subscriptions for students. Given the standard price of £15.50/month, this brings it down to around £7.75/month.

Fitness

Apple Fitness+ — Included with Apple Music Student

Another hidden benefit of the Apple Music student subscription. Apple Fitness+ (normally £9.99/month) is included. That is three Apple services for £5.99/month.

What to Do When Your Student Discount Expires

Student discounts typically expire when you graduate or after 4 years, whichever comes first. When that happens:

Do not let it auto-renew at full price. Set a calendar reminder for one month before your student verification expires.
Cancel and trigger a retention offer. Many services will offer a discounted rate to keep you rather than lose you entirely. Check our cancel guides for scripts.
Switch to a free alternative. For many services, free alternatives exist that are good enough for most people. See our free alternatives guide.
Check if you qualify for other discounts. Some services offer graduate rates, NHS worker discounts, or low-income plans that you might be eligible for.

The Total Saving

If a student subscribed to every service on this list at student pricing instead of standard pricing, the total annual saving would be approximately:

| Service | Annual Saving | |---|---| | Spotify | £54 | | Apple Music (+ TV+ & Fitness+) | £54 + £107 + £120 | | YouTube Premium | £60 | | Amazon Prime | £50 | | Adobe CC | £465 | | Microsoft 365 | £60 | | The Times | £260 | | Total | £1,230 |

Not every student needs all of these services. But even picking three or four from this list saves hundreds per year. Browse our full student discount directory for service-specific details and sign-up links.