Full disclosure first: I run WayExam, a PMP question bank, so I have an obvious interest in people looking for a replacement. I will keep the facts and the advice separate, and most of this post applies whichever product you end up using — including if the right answer for you is to keep using PrepCast until the end.
What PrepCast has said
These are quoted from PrepCast's own store pages, checked on 7 October 2026:
- "The PM PrepCast is closing on December 4, 2026."
- Products are marked "YOUR ACCESS ENDS 2026-Dec-04".
- Simulator access lasts the purchased duration "but no later than December 4, 2026, whichever comes first."
- "Products are 50% off until October 31."
- "All purchases are final. No refunds."
The store links to a longer announcement on the PrepCast website. I could not read the full text of that page, so I am not going to guess at anything it says beyond what the store pages state. If a detail below matters to your situation — especially anything about certificates — read the announcement yourself or ask PrepCast directly while their support is still running.
The one number that matters: days left
Counting from today, December 4 is 58 days away. That is the real access window for anything you buy from PrepCast now, regardless of the duration printed on the product.
| Tier | Listed access | Access if bought today |
|---|---|---|
| Simulator Essential | 30 days | 30 days |
| Simulator Advanced | 60 days | about 58 days |
| Simulator Deluxe | 90 days | about 58 days |
At 50% off the products may still be good value if your exam falls comfortably before December 4. The question is not the price. The question is when you will actually sit the exam.
If your exam is before December 4
You are mostly fine. Finish your plan. Two suggestions:
- Do not let your exam date drift past the cutoff. Exam dates slip for ordinary reasons — work, an application audit, no seats at the test centre in the week you wanted. If you are booked for late November, a single reschedule puts you past the date your practice tool disappears. Have a fallback in mind now rather than in the week you need it.
- Take your last full-length mock exam early enough to act on it. A mock is only useful if you have time to drill what it exposed. A mock taken two days before the cutoff tells you something you no longer have the tool to fix.
If your exam is after December 4
You will lose access mid-preparation, so plan the switch instead of having it happen to you.
- Use PrepCast for what it is good at while you have it. If you already own it, work through the full-length exams before December 4 and record your results by domain. That record is yours even after the account goes away, and it tells your next tool where to start.
- Write down your weak areas in a form you can carry. A list like "stakeholder engagement in hybrid projects, procurement contract types, earned value forecasting" survives a platform change. Your answer history inside a closing product does not.
- Do not buy a long tier expecting long access. The Advanced and Deluxe tiers both end on the same day.
- Pick the replacement before you need it, so you are not choosing under time pressure in December.
If you are using PrepCast for your 35 contact hours
This is the part I would act on first, because it affects your application, not just your studying.
The 35 hours of project management education are an eligibility document. When you apply, you name the provider, the course and the dates, and PMI can select your application for audit. If you are audited, you need to show proof of completion.
- Finish the course before December 4 if you intend to use it for your hours.
- Download and save your certificate of completion as soon as you have it, and keep a copy somewhere other than your email. I have not seen a statement about whether certificates can be retrieved after the closing date, so assume they cannot.
- Keep the provider name, course title and completion date with the certificate. That is what an audit asks for.
A related rule with nearly the same date: from 1 December 2026, PMI is restricting which providers can deliver live training hours (Authorized Training Partners, China REPs and eligible academic programs). It does not affect self-paced courses, and hours completed before that date stay valid. I wrote that up separately: PMP training hours change on 1 December 2026.
The same logic applies if you have been earning PDUs through PrepCast products for certification renewal: claim them while you can still get the records you need.
How to choose a replacement
Whatever you choose, check these five things before you pay:
- Is it written for the current exam? The PMP exam changed in July 2026 — new domain weightings (People 33%, Process 41%, Business Environment 26%) and a different structure. A question bank that has not been updated is training you for a test that no longer exists. See what changed in the July 2026 update.
- Will access outlast your realistic exam date — including one reschedule? This is the lesson of the PrepCast cutoff. A tool that ends on a fixed calendar date is fine until your exam moves.
- Does it have full-length mock exams, not just short quizzes? Stamina and pacing across four hours are part of what the exam tests.
- Are the explanations good enough to learn from? The value of a wrong answer is in understanding why your choice looked right. If an explanation just restates the correct option, you are paying for a score, not for learning.
- Can you try it before paying? Any decent question bank lets you sample the questions. Do that, and judge the explanations rather than the marketing.
If you also still need contact hours, a course-plus-simulator bundle from a single provider is often simpler than buying the two separately — and for live courses after December 1, check that the provider is a PMI Authorized Training Partner.
Where WayExam fits, honestly
WayExam is a question bank only: 2,250 scenario questions written for the current exam, full-length mock exams, and a full explanation with every question. It does not provide contact hours or a course, so if you still need your 35 hours, you need something else for that part.
Pricing is $19 for 3 months, $29 for 6 months, or $49 for 12 months, and that is the whole price list. Signing up gives a 7-day full-access trial with no payment details, and you can try 50 questions without an account first. If your exam is after December 4, a 6- or 12-month plan means a reschedule does not cost you your practice tool.
It is a small, one-person product. That keeps it cheap, and it also means no phone support and no course certificate. Try the free questions, compare them against whatever else you are considering, and choose on the explanations.
The short version
- PrepCast says it closes on December 4, 2026, and all access ends that day. Anything bought now gets at most about 58 days.
- Exam before December 4: carry on, but do not let the date slip past the cutoff.
- Exam after December 4: use what you have now, record your weak areas, and choose a replacement before December.
- Using PrepCast for contact hours: finish the course and save your certificate now.