Good alternatives.
Honest compromises.
The goal isn’t to stop paying for things. It’s to stop paying for things that no longer work for you.
Find your subscription
Start with something you already pay for. Read the tradeoffs and see a few alternatives.
Consider the real switch
Look beyond price. Think about files, habits, features, and the time it takes to move.
Make it your plan
Add it to your stack, enter your actual cost, and choose whether to switch or stay.
Three verdicts. Plenty of nuance.
A free or simpler option is worth trying for the basic use case described.
MaybeThe right decision depends on which features you need and how much work it takes to move.
KeepThe paid product can offer meaningful convenience or reliability. Don’t switch just to win a smaller number.
What the numbers mean
Prices are in US dollars before tax. A dated price check means we found that plan price in official information; an estimate means the current US price still needs confirmation. Annual plans show a monthly equivalent, with billing terms and seat counts on the detail page. Your actual bill is the best starting point.
Potential monthly savings = your monthly cost minus the chosen replacement’s recurring cost, with a minimum of zero. Annual savings multiply that by 12. Choosing “Keep current plan” produces zero savings.
Calculations exclude tax, new hardware, hosting, optional upgrades, migration effort, existing contract commitments, and cancellation fees. Check regional availability, eligibility, and limits before switching.
A growing catalog, with a paper trail
Our comparisons use official product information, linked on each page. A source review is separate from a price check and is not a hands-on migration test. Verdicts describe a particular use case; they do not promise that two products are interchangeable. Check the plan limits and try a representative task before moving your data.
Each record supports sources, research status, and a review date. Future research assistance can prepare drafts for a person to verify before publication. There is no AI generation or automatic publishing in this version.
Build a smaller tool, or host an existing one
Build-your-own briefs focus on a single personal workflow. Each has a scope, limitations, rough effort, and a prompt you can copy into a coding assistant. These are starting briefs, not tested applications. The effort assumes you can review, debug, and maintain the result.
Self-hosting means running existing software yourself. A $0 license does not include servers, storage, backups, or your time. A local-only homemade tool can have no recurring service bill, but hosted versions, coding tools, and APIs may cost money. DIY estimates are separate from the savings calculator. We do not recommend homemade password vaults, backup infrastructure, or substitutes for licensed catalogs.
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The directory and existing MIT-licensed demos remain free. You can also request setup help. Any paid work needs an agreed scope and quote first.
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