Pricing trends across 65 developer tool categories. See which categories have rising prices, free tier removals, and new deals.

Pricing Trends by Category

546 tracked pricing changes across 65 categories. Ranked by volatility.

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Categories with pricing changes
Startup Perks ↑ Prices rising 38 changes 34 neg 2 pos AI / ML ↑ Prices rising 31 changes 16 neg 1 pos Databases ↑ Prices rising 28 changes 14 neg 6 pos Dev Utilities ↑ Prices rising 28 changes 14 neg 4 pos Cloud Hosting ↑ Prices rising 25 changes 10 neg 3 pos AI Coding ↓ Prices declining 23 changes 3 neg 5 pos Email ↑ Prices rising 23 changes 15 neg 4 pos Cloud IaaS ↓ Prices declining 22 changes 4 neg 6 pos Testing ↑ Prices rising 21 changes 14 neg 1 pos Design ↑ Prices rising 21 changes 14 neg 3 pos Monitoring ↑ Prices rising 18 changes 10 neg 3 pos Analytics ↑ Prices rising 17 changes 10 neg 3 pos Storage ↑ Prices rising 16 changes 11 neg 4 pos Project Management ↑ Prices rising 15 changes 11 neg 2 pos Security ↔ Stable 14 changes 6 neg 6 pos API Development ↑ Prices rising 13 changes 9 neg 1 pos CI/CD ↑ Prices rising 11 changes 5 neg 3 pos Forms ↑ Prices rising 11 changes 7 neg Messaging ↑ Prices rising 9 changes 4 neg Logging ↑ Prices rising 8 changes 5 neg 2 pos API Gateway ↑ Prices rising 8 changes 3 neg Web Scraping ↑ Prices rising 7 changes 4 neg 3 pos Auth ↑ Prices rising 7 changes 2 neg 1 pos Maps/Geolocation ↔ Stable 7 changes 1 neg 1 pos Startup Programs ↓ Prices declining 7 changes 2 neg 3 pos Search ↑ Prices rising 6 changes 5 neg IDE & Code Editors ↑ Prices rising 6 changes 3 neg Server Management ↑ Prices rising 6 changes 3 neg 2 pos Infrastructure ↔ Stable 5 changes 1 neg 1 pos Communication ↑ Prices rising 5 changes 3 neg 1 pos AI/ML ↑ Prices rising 4 changes 3 neg 1 pos Team Collaboration ↑ Prices rising 4 changes 2 neg Error Tracking ↑ Prices rising 4 changes 4 neg CDN ↑ Prices rising 4 changes 3 neg Localization ↑ Prices rising 4 changes 3 neg Headless CMS ↓ Prices declining 4 changes 1 neg 2 pos DNS & Domain Management ↑ Prices rising 4 changes 2 neg 1 pos APIs ↑ Prices rising 3 changes 3 neg Payments ↔ Stable 3 changes Developer Tools ↔ Stable 3 changes Container Registry ↓ Prices declining 3 changes 1 pos Cloud Storage ↑ Prices rising 3 changes 2 neg Code Quality ↑ Prices rising 3 changes 2 neg Workflow Automation ↑ Prices rising 3 changes 1 neg Feature Flags ↑ Prices rising 3 changes 2 neg 1 pos Productivity & Notes ↔ Stable 3 changes 1 neg 1 pos E-Commerce ↔ Stable 2 changes Hosting ↔ Stable 2 changes Background Jobs ↔ Stable 2 changes 1 neg 1 pos Mobile Development ↑ Prices rising 2 changes 2 neg Notebooks & Data Science ↑ Prices rising 2 changes 2 neg Tunneling & Networking ↑ Prices rising 2 changes 2 neg Communication & Messaging ↓ Prices declining 2 changes 1 pos AI/ML APIs ↓ Prices declining 1 change 1 pos Media ↑ Prices rising 1 change 1 neg Version Control ↓ Prices declining 1 change 1 pos Authentication ↓ Prices declining 1 change 1 pos Cloud IDE ↔ Stable 1 change Serverless ↑ Prices rising 1 change 1 neg DevOps ↑ Prices rising 1 change 1 neg Source Control ↑ Prices rising 1 change 1 neg Video ↑ Prices rising 1 change 1 neg Enterprise Software ↔ Stable 1 change Secrets Management ↑ Prices rising 1 change 1 neg Documentation ↑ Prices rising 1 change 1 neg Low-Code Platforms ↓ Prices declining 1 change 1 pos Browser Automation ↓ Prices declining 1 change 1 pos Streaming & Media ↑ Prices rising 1 change 1 neg Password Managers ↔ Stable 1 change Fitness & Health ↓ Prices declining 1 change 1 pos News & Reading ↓ Prices declining 1 change 1 pos Education ↔ Stable 1 change Consumer Email ↑ Prices rising 1 change 1 neg Banking & Finance ↔ Stable 1 change
Stable categories (no tracked changes)
Design & Creative ↔ Stable 0 changes Diagramming ↔ Stable 0 changes Meditation & Wellness ↔ Stable 0 changes Status Pages ↔ Stable 0 changes VPN & Privacy ↔ Stable 0 changes