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Software you can use for free, whose code anyone can read and improve. Pick the paid tool you’d otherwise buy, and see what can replace it.

Instead of 1Password

1Password costs $2.99 per month, billed yearly (Individual; shown against an original price of $3.99; US price). Our take on 1Password

Instead of Ableton Live

Ableton Live costs USD 99 (Live 12 Intro). Our take on Ableton Live

Instead of Adobe Acrobat Pro

Adobe Acrobat Pro costs US$19.99/mo, annual plan billed monthly. Our take on Adobe Acrobat Pro

Instead of Adobe After Effects

Adobe After Effects costs US$22.99/month (After Effects single app, annual plan billed monthly). Our take on Adobe After Effects

Instead of Adobe Audition

Adobe Audition costs US$22.99/mo, annual plan billed monthly. Our take on Adobe Audition

Instead of Adobe Firefly

Our take on Adobe Firefly

Instead of Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Illustrator costs US$22.99/mo, annual plan billed monthly (Illustrator, individuals). Our take on Adobe Illustrator

Instead of Adobe InDesign

Adobe InDesign costs US$22.99/mo (Annual, billed monthly). Our take on Adobe InDesign

Instead of Adobe Lightroom

Adobe Lightroom costs US$11.99/mo (Annual, billed monthly). Our take on Adobe Lightroom

Instead of Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Photoshop costs US$22.99/mo, annual billed monthly (Photoshop plan); US$263.88/yr if prepaid annually. Our take on Adobe Photoshop

Instead of Adobe Premiere Pro

Adobe Premiere Pro costs US$22.99/mo, annual plan billed monthly. Our take on Adobe Premiere Pro

Instead of AnyDesk

AnyDesk costs Solo: $24.90 USD per month, billed annually (excl. VAT); first-year price shown with 20% off is $19.92. Our take on AnyDesk

Instead of Asana

Asana costs $10.99 per user, per month billed annually ($13.49 billed monthly) for Starter. Our take on Asana

Instead of AutoCAD

Our take on AutoCAD

Instead of Camtasia

Camtasia costs $39.00 per year billed yearly (Starter); $179.88 per year billed yearly (Essentials, the cheapest plan listed without the Camtasia watermark). Our take on Camtasia

Instead of ChatGPT

ChatGPT costs $8/month (Go). Our take on ChatGPT

Instead of Chrome Remote Desktop

Our take on Chrome Remote Desktop

Instead of Clip Studio Paint

Clip Studio Paint costs From US$0.99/month (subscription); one-time purchase from US$63.00. Our take on Clip Studio Paint

Instead of Confluence

Confluence costs US$5.78 per user per month (Standard). Our take on Confluence

Instead of Docusign

Docusign costs $11/month (Personal, annual commitment billed monthly; $132/year). Our take on Docusign

Instead of Dropbox

Dropbox costs $9.99/month (Plus, 1 person, 2 TB). Our take on Dropbox

Instead of Evernote

Evernote costs US$14.99 per month billed monthly, or US$99 per year (Starter). Our take on Evernote

Instead of Figma

Figma costs $16 per month per Full seat (Professional plan). Our take on Figma

Instead of GitHub Copilot

GitHub Copilot costs $10 per month (Copilot Pro). Our take on GitHub Copilot

Instead of Google Analytics

Our take on Google Analytics

Instead of Google Chrome

Our take on Google Chrome

Instead of Jira

Jira costs $8.48/user/month (Standard, monthly billing). Our take on Jira

Instead of LM Studio

LM Studio costs $20 USD/month (Bionic+, optional cloud models). Our take on LM Studio

Instead of Loom

Loom costs $18 per user / month. Our take on Loom

Instead of Lucidchart

Lucidchart costs $9.00/month + tax. Our take on Lucidchart

Instead of Mailchimp

Mailchimp costs Essentials: starts at $13/month (after a 14-day free trial). Our take on Mailchimp

Instead of Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365 costs $9.99/month or $99.99/year (Microsoft 365 Personal). Our take on Microsoft 365

Instead of Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Outlook costs Ad-free with a Microsoft 365 subscription, starting at $1.99 / month in the US. Our take on Microsoft Outlook

Instead of Midjourney

Midjourney costs Basic: $10/month, or $96/year billed annually ($8/month). Our take on Midjourney

Instead of Miro

Miro costs $8/month per member, billed yearly. Our take on Miro

Instead of Notion

Notion costs $10 per member / month (Plus plan). Our take on Notion

Instead of Obsidian

Our take on Obsidian

Instead of Plex

Plex costs $2.99/month (Remote Watch Pass, USD); Plex Pass from $6.99/month. Our take on Plex

Instead of Procreate

Procreate costs $12.99. Our take on Procreate

Instead of Shopify

Shopify costs Basic: $24/month billed yearly, or $32/month billed monthly (USD). Our take on Shopify

Instead of SketchUp

SketchUp costs $10.75 per user per month, billed annually (Go). Our take on SketchUp

Instead of Slack

Slack costs $7.25 USD per user / month, when paying annually (Pro); $8.75 per user / month when paying monthly. Our take on Slack

Instead of Splashtop

Splashtop costs Solo: $6/month, billed annually at $72 (USD). Our take on Splashtop

Instead of Squarespace

Squarespace costs $12/mo on annual billing; $19/mo on monthly billing (Basic plan). Our take on Squarespace

Instead of Sublime Text

Sublime Text costs $99 USD (personal licence, one-time, includes 3 years of updates). Our take on Sublime Text

Instead of TeamViewer

Our take on TeamViewer

Instead of Trello

Trello costs $5 USD per user/month if billed annually ($6 billed monthly) for Standard. Our take on Trello

Instead of Typeform

Typeform costs Basic: 39 USD/month billed monthly, or 28 USD/month billed yearly (468 USD/yr). Our take on Typeform

Instead of UltraViewer

UltraViewer costs Lite: $3.99/month, billed annually (currency not named; page says prices include all taxes). Our take on UltraViewer

Instead of Wix

Wix costs $17 per month, billed yearly (Light plan). Our take on Wix

Instead of YNAB

YNAB costs $9.08 per month, billed $109 annually ($14.99 billed monthly). Our take on YNAB

Instead of Zendesk

Zendesk costs $19 per agent per month, billed annually (Support Team). Our take on Zendesk

Instead of Zoom Workplace

Zoom Workplace costs $14.16 /user per month · billed annually USD (Pro); $16.99 /user per month · billed monthly. Our take on Zoom Workplace

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