Pricing update + what's coming (grandfathering, and how to lock in the current price)
Hey everyone, a quick and honest heads up on pricing, plus a couple of improvements landing alongside it.
Starting Monday, July 6, the annual prices are going up a little for new members. Basic goes from $25 to $30 a year, and Pro from $70 to $75. Monthly prices aren't changing.
If you're already subscribed, you don't need to do anything. You're grandfathered in, which means you keep your current price when you renew next year, and every year after. The increase only ever applies to new signups.
And if you've been on the fence about subscribing: sign up before Monday and you lock in today's price for good. That's $25 for Basic or $70 for Pro, and it stays there at every renewal, even after the change.
On the why: I sat down with my accountant and ran the numbers, and to keep Zerosum sustainable as it grows, the annual prices need to come up a bit. Most of it is infrastructure. I'd rather nudge the price for new members now than cut corners on the product. I have no plans to raise it again.
To put it in perspective, the new prices work out to about 40 cents more a month. For comparison, the best-known budgeting app charges $109 a year and doesn't even offer a plan for people who track manually without a bank connection. I still think $30 and $75 are very fair for what you get.
A couple of upgrades landing at the same time:
- International bank sync now supports 4 institution connections instead of 3.
- Plaid is coming to the US and Canada very soon, with unlimited connections. If you're in the US or Canada and want automatic syncing, that's the one to watch.
If you've got any questions, just message me. I'm around.
Thanks for being here. It genuinely means a lot.
