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45 paid apps with no free version, and the cheapest tier or alternative for each. Looking for free instead?
1Password Individual $3.99, cheaper options: Save $28/yr. An open-source password manager with an encrypted vault and cross-platform apps.Adobe Acrobat Pro $19.99, cheaper options: Save $60/yr. Core PDF editing, creation and e-signing tools at a lower monthly price.Adobe Creative Cloud Pro $69.99, cheaper options: Save $180/yr. Most Creative Cloud desktop apps and services at a lower monthly price.Amazon Music Unlimited $11.99, cheaper options: Save $12/yr. Amazon Music Unlimited catalog at a lower monthly price for Prime members.Apple Music Individual $11.99, cheaper options: Save $60/yr. Full Apple Music catalog at a lower monthly price for verified students.Calendly Teams $16, cheaper options: Save $72/yr. Core scheduling features for an individual user with personal event types.ChatGPT Plus $20, cheaper options: Save $144/yr. A lower-cost ChatGPT plan with access to core chat features at a reduced monthly price.Claude Max $100, cheaper options: Save $960/yr. Access to Claude models with usage well above the free plan at a much lower monthly price.Cursor Ultra $200, cheaper options: Save $2304/yr. The Cursor AI code editor with a limited monthly usage allowance for agent and model requests.Dashlane Premium $4.99, cheaper options: Save $40/yr. An open-source password manager with encrypted vault sync and Premium-level vault features.DigitalOcean Basic Droplet $6, cheaper options: Save $14/yr. A small cloud server with 2 vCPUs and 4 GB RAM at a lower monthly cost.Disney+ Premium $21.49, cheaper options: Save $108/yr. Full Disney+ catalog with ads, at a lower monthly price.Dropbox Plus $9.99, cheaper options: Save $20/yr. 2 TB of cloud storage shared across Google Drive, Gmail and Google Photos.Duolingo Max $29.99, cheaper options: Save $204/yr. Ad-free lessons and unlimited hearts at a lower monthly price.ExpressVPN $4.49, cheaper options: Save $24/yr. A cheaper VPN with unlimited device connections and core privacy features.GitHub Copilot Pro+ $39, cheaper options: Save $348/yr. Core Copilot coding assistance in your editor and on GitHub at a much lower monthly price.Google Workspace Business Standard $14, cheaper options: Save $84/yr. Gmail, Drive, Docs and Meet with 30 GB of pooled storage per user at a lower price.Grammarly Pro $12, cheaper options: Save $84/yr. Grammar, spelling and style checking in many languages, with a larger text limit.HBO Max Premium $22.99, cheaper options: Save $144/yr. HBO Max library with ads, at a lower monthly price.Heroku Standard dyno $25, cheaper options: Save $240/yr. Usage-based hosting with monthly usage credit, suited to small apps and services.Hulu (No Ads) $18.99, cheaper options: Save $84/yr. Hulu streaming library with commercials, at a lower monthly price.LastPass Premium $3, cheaper options: Save $16/yr. Encrypted vault and two-step login features at a lower price, with an open-source password manager.Mailchimp Standard $20, cheaper options: Save $96/yr. Email campaigns, automations and landing pages for 500 subscribers at a lower monthly price.Microsoft 365 Business Standard $14, cheaper options: Save $84/yr. Web and mobile versions of Office apps with core cloud services for business.Microsoft 365 Personal $9.99, cheaper options: Save $60/yr. Desktop Word, Excel and PowerPoint, paid once for a single PC or Mac.Microsoft Visio Plan 2 $15, cheaper options: Save $120/yr. Web-based Visio diagramming with the core diagram and template tools.Midjourney Standard $30, cheaper options: Save $240/yr. Midjourney image generation with a smaller monthly allowance of fast GPU time.Netflix Standard $19.99, cheaper options: Save $132/yr. Netflix library with ads, streamed on up to two devices at a time.NordVPN $4.49, cheaper options: Save $24/yr. A cheaper VPN with unlimited device connections and core privacy features.Notion Business $20, cheaper options: Save $120/yr. Core Notion workspace features with unlimited blocks and team collaboration.Parallels Desktop Pro $10, cheaper options: Save $20/yr. Parallels virtualization for running Windows and other systems on a Mac with core features.Paramount+ Premium $13.99, cheaper options: Save $60/yr. Paramount+ streaming library with ads, at a lower monthly price.Peacock Premium Plus $19.99, cheaper options: Save $84/yr. Peacock streaming library with ads, at a lower monthly price.Peloton All-Access Membership $44, cheaper options: Save $372/yr. Peloton class library through the app, without Peloton hardware.PlayStation Plus Premium $19.99, cheaper options: Save $108/yr. Online multiplayer and monthly free games at a lower monthly price.QuickBooks Online Plus $140, cheaper options: Save $1224/yr. Core QuickBooks bookkeeping for one user, including invoicing and expense tracking.Shopify Basic $39, cheaper options: Save $408/yr. A low-cost plan for selling through social links, a store page and buy buttons.Slack Business+ $15, cheaper options: Save $93/yr. Core Slack messaging and workspace features with standard integrations and support.Spotify Premium Individual $12.99, cheaper options: Save $72/yr. Same Spotify Premium features at a lower monthly price for eligible students.Squarespace Personal $16, cheaper options: Save $173/yr. A simple builder for one-page sites with a custom domain on the Pro plan.Tinder Platinum $49.99, cheaper options: Save $300/yr. Unlimited likes and rewind without the priority features of Platinum.Webflow CMS $23, cheaper options: Save $156/yr. A website builder for a simple site with a custom domain and basic publishing tools.Wix Light $17, cheaper options: Save $185/yr. A simple builder for one-page sites with a custom domain on the Pro plan.Xbox Game Pass Ultimate $22.99, cheaper options: Save $156/yr. Online multiplayer and a game library at a lower monthly price.YouTube Premium $15.99, cheaper options: Save $84/yr. Ad-free viewing of most YouTube videos, at a lower monthly price.
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