Research Reports

Independent market research based on verified pricing and feature data from 495+ tools.

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Annual Billing Discount Report 2026NewBilling

The real median annual discount across 482 plans is 20%. The 87% VPN and hosting banners are prepay teasers with renewal jumps behind them. Full category benchmarks.

July 2, 2026

SaaS Hidden Costs Report 2026NewHidden Costs

Over 1,300 documented costs that never appear on the pricing table: renewal jumps, seat minimums, credit meters and paid add-ons, sorted into five patterns with real dollar cases.

July 2, 2026

SaaS Price Volatility Report 2026NewVolatility

3,800+ pricing-page changes tracked in 2026. Vendors reshuffle plan packaging four times more often than they touch prices, and hikes beat cuts more than 2 to 1.

July 2, 2026

Annual vs Monthly: The Real Gap 2026NewSavings

A 20% annual discount breaks even at month 10. Breakeven math per category, savings at 5 and 10 seats on real plans, and the tools with no annual discount at all.

July 2, 2026

The Quote-Only Economy 2026NewEnterprise

What "contact sales" actually costs. Marketplace listings put floors under hidden pricing: Alation from $60k/yr, Atlan from $100k/yr, Collibra from $120k/yr.

July 2, 2026

SaaS Pricing Report 2026Pricing

Median costs, free plan adoption rates, and category benchmarks across 495+ tools. Covers AI, CRM, DevOps, cloud hosting, and more.

May 21, 2026

AI API Cost Index 2026AI / LLM

Token pricing across 14 LLM API providers. Input and output costs per 1M tokens, free tier availability, and subscription plan benchmarks.

May 21, 2026

Security Software Pricing Report 2026Security

Pricing benchmarks across 54 security tools: EDR, IAM, compliance automation, cloud security, VPN, and password managers.

May 21, 2026

SaaS Free Plan Report 2026Freemium

66% of SaaS products offer a free tier. Category breakdown, usage limits, and freemium conversion patterns across 485 verified tools.

June 2, 2026

AI Coding Tools Pricing Report 2026AI Coding

Per-seat costs, free tier limits, and IDE coverage for 15 AI coding assistants. GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Codeium compared.

June 2, 2026

CRM Pricing Report 2026CRM

Per-seat costs and TCO for 18 CRM platforms at 10, 50, and 200 seats. Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive compared.

June 2, 2026

AI Agents Pricing Index 2026AI Agents

Workflow execution pricing and API costs across 13 platforms. n8n, Make, Zapier AI, Devin pricing models compared.

June 2, 2026

Crypto Exchange Fee Comparison 2026Crypto

Maker-taker fees and actual cost per $10K trade across 8 major exchanges. OKX 0.08% vs Coinbase 0.4% compared.

June 2, 2026

FinOps and Cloud Cost Report 2026FinOps

Free visibility tiers and enterprise pricing for 11 FinOps platforms. Vantage, CAST AI, Kubecost, Zesty compared.

June 2, 2026

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All reports are based on manually verified data. Methodology