Independent software research59 tools tracked · 58 confirmed prices
RESEARCH LOG

Everything we checked, and when.

Every price check, every recheck and every correction, dated and sourced. This is the record of the work, not a news feed.

59tools tracked
176price records
164sources cited
36corrections published
0hands-on tests

Every line is a check that was actually performed, with its date and its source. Corrections are our own mistakes; they are not counted as price movements. Nothing is ever deleted from this log: older entries are folded away, not removed.

03.11.2026

Correction

ChatGPT price corrected

We were publishing €23.00. The month-to-month price is €8.00. The headline now follows Go, the cheapest paid plan this record names; our earlier readings followed Plus (23 €, unchanged the same day). Not a price drop.

Source · chatgpt.com ↗
Price up

ClickUp went up

$10.00 → $12.00/month. ClickUp replaced Unlimited ($10 monthly, $7 yearly) with Core: $12 monthly, $9 yearly; read on the "Monthly" and "Yearly" views, from France

Source · clickup.com ↗

26.10.2026

Correction

Two articles quoted tool counts that no longer matched our database

Our articles on monthly versus annual pricing and on billing units quoted fixed counts, including a total of 43 tools, that no longer matched our database. Recounted on 26 October, several did not hold: the number of tools with an annual discount, the list of tools without one (Fireflies, Metricool, Later and Buffer do offer one), Trello and Airtable placed below a 15% discount they exceed, and seat pricing described as the largest group by some distance, when it leads flat pricing only narrowly and only once usage-priced plans are counted apart. The articles now describe these groups without fixed counts and state the counting rule we use.

Correction

Capsule's yearly saving was higher than Capsule's own

Capsule's card showed a 21% yearly saving, calculated from an annual figure we could not re-read, while Capsule's pricing page says yearly billing saves up to 18%. We removed the calculated badge and the annual figure; the record now gives the monthly price and sends you to Capsule's page for the yearly one. Capsule is an affiliate partner.

Correction

Our under-20 guide promised a table it did not show

The guide to AI tools under 20 a month described a table generated from our database, but the table never appeared on the page, in English or in French. It is now shown, each price in the vendor's own currency. We also removed a claim that most sub-20 headline prices assume annual billing, which our own records, shown month to month since 12 September, no longer support, and a budget range for freelancers that had no source.

Correction

ChatGPT's entry price named the wrong plan

Our ChatGPT record gave Plus as the paid entry point, while the same page said Go was cheaper. Go is now the entry plan. Because we could not re-read the euro prices on OpenAI's page on 26 October, the record no longer quotes amounts and links to OpenAI's pricing page instead. It now also states what OpenAI's help centre confirms: Go, Plus and Pro are billed monthly only, with no annual plan.

Correction

HubSpot was listed at a promotional price

Our HubSpot record and our CRM comparison gave Starter's entry price as the figure HubSpot showed with a time-limited discount. We say elsewhere that we do not publish promotional prices, because they expire. The record now shows no price until we can read the regular one on HubSpot's own page, and we no longer call HubSpot the largest or most complete free CRM, a ranking we had not measured.

25.10.2026

Correction

Writesonic and Copy.ai were described as having a free plan

The AI writing tools comparison still called Writesonic the budget pick with a free plan and credited Copy.ai with a free tier, while the price table on the same page correctly showed both as paid only. The recommendation text had not followed the record when the free plans disappeared. The verdict, picks and FAQ are rewritten, and a build check now fails if an article credits a free plan to a tool whose record has none. The same pass removed untested quality claims ("best-in-class", "dramatically faster") and a DeepL data-processing statement made in our own voice.

Correction

Airtable vs Notion quoted Notion's annual price as its starting price

Two FAQ answers on Airtable vs Notion said Notion starts at €9.50 per member, which is the annual-billing figure, and one set it against Airtable's monthly $24. Both now quote the monthly figures (€11.50 and $24) with the annual ones in brackets. The answer to "which is cheaper" no longer sets dollars against euros: the vendors price in different currencies on the pages read, and the site does not convert one into the other.

Correction

Canva Pro was multiplied as if it were sold per seat

Canva's record described its entry plan correctly (Pro, €12 a month for one person) but carried a per-seat billing unit, so the team-cost table on the Canva page and the seat-cost charts on pages comparing Canva multiplied a single-person plan by 3, 5 and 10. For a team, Canva sells Pro+ at €17 per person a month. Found while taking a dated screenshot of the pricing page; Canva is now left out of every per-seat calculation.

Correction

Todoist Pro was priced as a team plan

Todoist's pricing page lists Pro (7 € a month) under individuals; the team plan is Business, 10 € per user a month plus local taxes. Five pages multiplied Pro by a team size, including "the same team on Todoist Pro pays five times €7" and a five-person total of €35. Team figures now use Business, and the Todoist vs ClickUp page no longer ranks a euro price against a dollar one. Found while taking a dated screenshot of the pricing page.

Correction

Descript Hobbyist was multiplied as a per-seat plan

Descript's Hobbyist plan ($24 a month on monthly billing) includes one person; teams use Creator at $35 per person, up to 3. The record carried a per-seat unit, so the seat-cost charts on pages comparing Descript multiplied Hobbyist by 3, 5 and 10. Descript is now left out of per-seat calculations. Found while taking a dated screenshot of the pricing page.

Correction

Google AI Plus was counted per seat

Gemini's entry plan, Google AI Plus at 4.99 EUR a month, is a personal Google subscription, but the record carried a per-seat unit, so seat-cost charts could multiply it by a team size. It is now left out of per-seat calculations.