Software & subscriptions

This category is priced as a two-part product: a heavily discounted first term and a much higher renewal. Every "70% off" you see is the first number. The discipline that saves you money is not finding a better code — it is putting the renewal date in your calendar and deciding again, because the second-term price is where these businesses make their margin.

What to check before you pay

The renewal rate, not the first-term promo, is what you will pay repeatedly
Longer terms are cheaper per month and much more expensive to regret
Money-back guarantees are real, and they are the safest way to test
Cancel auto-renew the day you subscribe if you only want one term

25 stores in software

Pay-per-image stock — no subscription, which suits occasional buyers.

3 dealsOpen →

Backup and partition utilities with a lifetime licence and free tiers.

4 dealsOpen →

Indian hosting and domains — the renewal price is several times the first term.

3 dealsOpen →

Free video editor with a Pro tier — check the commercial-use terms.

3 dealsOpen →

PC cleanup utility with a free tier that covers most of what it does.

3 dealsOpen →

Managed cloud hosting billed hourly — the discount is the first months.

4 dealsOpen →

Diagramming and mind-mapping tools with a perpetual licence option.

4 dealsOpen →

WordPress page builder — buy the site count you need, not the feature list.

4 dealsOpen →

AI app builder billed by usage — the credit burn is the thing to watch.

3 dealsOpen →

Creative assets by subscription, where annual billing is the only real discount.

3 dealsOpen →

Email marketing priced per contact — the annual term is the discount.

3 dealsOpen →

Game server hosting — location matters more than the specification.

3 dealsOpen →

Interior design tool where the free tier does most of the useful work.

3 dealsOpen →

Template and AI video generation — the export minutes are the real limit.

3 dealsOpen →

PC optimisation software — check what Windows already does first.

3 dealsOpen →

Consumer video editing sold with a lifetime option and constant sales.

4 dealsOpen →

Meeting transcription — the minutes allowance is what you are buying.

3 dealsOpen →

Run Windows on a Mac — the perpetual licence versus subscription choice.

4 dealsOpen →

Mockups, logos and templates by subscription — check the licence for merch.

3 dealsOpen →

Home design in the browser — free to plan, paid to render.

3 dealsOpen →

AI retouching plugins sold as perpetual licences, one task each.

4 dealsOpen →

Stock media by subscription — unused monthly downloads are the waste.

4 dealsOpen →

VPS and dedicated servers across many locations — pay monthly, scale later.

3 dealsOpen →

Creative and utility software with a perpetual-versus-subscription choice worth making.

4 dealsOpen →

Microsoft Office alternative with a usable free tier and a lifetime option.

4 dealsOpen →