type: decision
status: active
timestamp: 2026-06-22
tags: [decision, pricing, tiers, free, pro, max, single-package, minimum-manual]
status: active
timestamp: 2026-06-22
tags: [decision, pricing, tiers, free, pro, max, single-package, minimum-manual]
Three-tier pricing: Free / Pro / Max — single package, minimum manual work, community-support only
3 tiers Free/Pro/Max. Single @chirag127/astro-billing package
Three-tier pricing: Free / Pro / Max
Tier matrix
| Feature | Free | Pro | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Use all 26 apps | ? | ? | ? |
| Ads (AdSense + AdMob) | shown | hidden | hidden |
| PWA install / offline static content | ? | ? | ? |
| Family SSO across all 26 apps | ? | ? | ? |
| Cross-device sync (history, bookmarks, theme) | — | ? | ? |
| Custom themes (light/dark/HC + custom palette) | — | ? | ? |
| Multi-format export (PDF / CSV / JSON / XLSX) | limited | full | full |
| Usage caps on tools (PDF merges, image converts, etc.) | 10/day | 100/day | unlimited |
| AI features in apps (chatbot, summarize, rewrite) | 10/day free-providers only | 50/day free-providers | unlimited + premium models |
| AI rate limit | shared free-provider pool | dedicated free-provider quota | premium models + dedicated quota |
| Early access to new tools | — | — | ? (30 days before Free) |
| API access to oriz services (REST) | — | — | ? |
| Pro badge in community (Giscus comments) | — | ? | ? (Max badge) |
| Free books bundle | — | — | ? (1 book/year for Yearly Pro/Max) |
| Support | community (Giscus/Discord) | community + GH issue priority | community + GH issue priority + direct DM |
Pricing — NO LIFETIME (monthly + yearly only, per 2026-06-22 grill update)
| Tier | Monthly INR | Yearly INR |
|---|---|---|
| Free | ?0 | ?0 |
| Pro | ?99 | ?799 |
| Max | ?299 | ?2,499 |
USD via Paddle (auto-converted): Pro ~$1.19/mo · $9.59/yr · Max ~$3.59/mo · $30/yr.
Lifetime tier DROPPED 2026-06-22. Reason: subscription is the standard for SaaS; lifetime locks predictable revenue. Reintroducible later if user demand emerges. |---|---|---|---| | Free | ?0 | ?0 | | Pro | ?99 | ?799 | | Max | ?299 | ?2,499 |
USD via Paddle (auto-converted): Pro ~$1.19/mo · $9.59/yr · Max ~$3.59/mo · $30/yr.
Cross-refs
- Replaces two-tier ? [[monetisation/pricing/two-tier-ad-free-plus-pro]]
- Single pricing page ? [[decisions/packages/single-pricing-page-package]]
- Payment architecture ? [[security/payment-architecture-direct-links]]
- Billing webhooks ? [[decisions/compute/billing-webhook-cf-pages-function]]
- AI providers ? [[decisions/packages/oriz-ai-providers-package]]
- No card on file ? [[rules/no-card-on-file]]