Pathly is a web-based college and career readiness platform for students, counselors, schools, districts, and independent educational consultants. Students can take personality, EQ, and values assessments and receive AI career matches drawn from more than 1,000 possibilities. They can build roadmaps with monthly and weekly milestones, track progress, and adjust their plans. Pathly’s AI mentor is available around the clock for guidance on next steps, course selection, and application deadlines. Counselors can view assessment results, career recommendations, progress signals, and conversation starters, but not students’ individual AI messages unless a student chooses to share them. Supported routes include college, trades, apprenticeships, certifications, and entrepreneurship. Counselor resources list nearly 1,000 careers, more than 4,800 colleges and training paths, over 2,000 scholarships, and more than 400 free courses. Student accounts are free. Counselor plans start at $199 per month, and a seven-day counselor trial requires a payment card and converts to a paid subscription unless canceled before it ends.
Who it is for
Pathly suits students exploring career options and planning next steps, along with counselors and education organizations supporting them. Its listed pathways also serve students considering trades, apprenticeships, certifications, or entrepreneurship.
What is good
- AI matches draw from more than 1,000 career possibilities.
- Roadmaps include monthly and weekly milestones.
- Supports college, trade, apprenticeship, certification, and entrepreneurship routes.
- Students can use the platform for free.
What to know first
- Counselor Solo starts at $199 per month.
- The seven-day counselor trial requires a payment card.
- Pathly itself does not hold a SOC 2 Type II attestation.
- The counselor trial converts to paid unless canceled.
Verdict
Pathly brings career exploration, planning, and counselor visibility into a web platform, with student accounts remaining free. Counselors should note the paid plan terms and that they cannot see students’ AI conversations unless students share them.
Get started with Pathly
- Open https://pathly.com/ in a web browser.
- Create a student account to use the free student plan.
- For counselor features, choose Solo, Group, or Enterprise.
- If starting a counselor trial, provide a payment card and cancel before the seven-day period ends if you do not want a paid subscription.
What the free plan stops at
The free Students plan is for student accounts; counselor features are offered through paid plans. Solo includes one seat and 15 active students, with each additional student costing $13 per month. Group includes three seats and 50 active students, with each additional student costing $11 per month; the seven-day counselor trial requires a payment card and converts to paid unless canceled before it ends.
Questions about Pathly
Is Pathly free?
Student accounts are free, and counselor plans do not gate student access. Counselor plans start at $199 per month.
What do counselor plans cost?
Solo costs $199 per month for one seat and 15 active students. Group costs $599 per month for three seats and 50 active students; Enterprise has custom pricing.
What platforms does Pathly support?
Pathly is available on the web.
What does the counselor trial include?
The counselor trial lasts seven days, requires a payment card, and converts to a paid subscription unless canceled before it ends. Enterprise trials are unavailable.
Can counselors read students’ AI conversations?
No. Counselors cannot see students’ AI conversations or individual messages; students choose whether to share conversation content.
Which pathways can students plan for?
Pathly supports college, trade, apprenticeship, certification, and entrepreneurship pathways.
Pathly plans and pricing
All plansCompared on career guidance software
- Free plan
- Yes
- Pathway planning
- Yes
- Education matching
- Yes
- Counselor dashboard
- Yes
- Delivery model
- both
