Each guide in this section takes one product and answers one cost question: which plan a feature starts on, where a limit sits, and what a team of a given size pays in a year. The numbers come from the vendor's own pricing pages and help centers, and the arithmetic is written out.
The guides run vendor by vendor: Asana, HubSpot, monday.com, Semrush, Shopify and Squarespace. Comparisons across vendors, such as where the free plans stop or what a seat means, sit in the other three sections.
What does Asana actually keep track of, and when do you start paying?
See how one request becomes a shared task and when paid seats are useful.
Read → Plans by productHow many AI requests does each Asana plan give you, and what are they for?
Separate AI requests from Studio credits and estimate the work your shared allowance can cover.
Read → Plans by productWhich Asana plan do you need for Gantt charts, portfolios, and goals?
Starter includes Gantt and timeline views.
Read → Plans by productCan Asana Starter handle request intake and routing on its own, or do you need Advanced?
Starter can collect requests through a form, turn responses into tasks and route them with rules.
Read → Plans by productDoes connecting Asana to Slack, Salesforce, or your own systems require a certain plan?
Basic Slack and Google Workspace integrations are included in Asana’s free integration offering.
Read → Plans by productIs it cheaper to buy HubSpot one Hub at a time or as the full Customer Platform?
Starter Customer Platform is worth comparing with an individual Starter Hub because their advertised starting seat price is the same.
Read → Plans by productHow much can the free HubSpot CRM hold before you need to pay?
HubSpot’s free CRM supports up to two users and 1,000 contacts without a time limit.
Read → Plans by productHow many HubSpot Credits do the AI agents use, and what happens when a month's allowance runs out?
Breeze Assistant, HubSpot's chat assistant, is included with every subscription, but the AI agents run on HubSpot Credits.
Read → Plans by productWhat does Marketing Hub Professional add over Starter, and what does it cost a four-person team in year one?
Marketing Hub Professional adds full workflows for automating marketing across channels, while Starter allows up to 10 actions in each simple workflow.
Read → Plans by productWhich Sales Hub plan unlocks sequences, and what would four reps pay?
Sequences, HubSpot's automated follow-up cadences, require Sales Hub or Service Hub Professional or Enterprise.
Read → Plans by productWhat does it cost to add a knowledge base and customer portal in HubSpot Service Hub?
A knowledge base publishes help articles; the customer portal lets customers view and reply to their tickets.
Read → Plans by productHow far can you get with HubSpot's free website builder before you have to pay?
Up to 30 website pages.
Read → Plans by productDo you need a paid Data Hub plan to connect HubSpot to your other systems?
Free sync may be enough; custom mappings, workflow processing and API request volume are different needs.
Read → Plans by productDoes one monday.com subscription cover all its products, or do you pay for each one?
Each product has its own purchase. Size the seats, credits and contacts separately.
Read → Plans by productWhich monday work management plan do you need for Gantt charts, guests, and time tracking?
Standard starts Gantt and guest access; Pro adds time records and private boards.
Read → Plans by productHow much does monday dev cost once your team needs sprints and GitHub sync?
Standard starts sprint planning and GitHub sync; eight developers need ten seats.
Read → Plans by productWhich monday CRM plan lets you send email from the CRM, and what does it cost a small sales team?
Standard connects the mailbox; Pro adds sequences, mass emailing and tracking.
Read → Plans by productHow far do monday.com's monthly AI credits go, and what happens when they run out?
AI credits are purchased with seats under the eligible work platform model. Standard starts at 2,000 credits per month, shared across AI tools.
Read → Plans by productWhich Semrush tools come with the base price, and which ones cost extra?
SEO tools start at $139 a month; Semrush One combines SEO and AI Visibility from $199. Specialist toolkits are separate purchases.
Read → Plans by productWhat does it cost to track your brand in ChatGPT and Google's AI answers with Semrush?
For 100 tracked prompts, standalone AI costs $219 with add-ons; Starter plus one block costs $259 and Pro+ costs $299 on monthly billing.
Read → Plans by productHow much keyword research does each Semrush plan let you do in a day?
Starter provides 3,000 keyword reports a day but only 10 list-clustering actions a month. These allowances count different work.
Read → Plans by productHow big can your site be before Semrush Site Audit needs a pricier plan?
A 15,000-page site fits Starter when audited weekly and needs Advanced for daily audits. Both monthly and per-audit ceilings matter.
Read → Plans by productCan the Semrush SEO plan show where a competitor's traffic comes from, or do you need Traffic & Market?
To compare a competitor’s traffic across search, social, email and other channels, you need the separate Traffic & Market Toolkit.
Read → Plans by productHow much does a Shopify store cost in its first year, beyond the monthly plan?
A US Basic store pays $348 upfront for a year at the standard annual price, before tax.
Read → Plans by productHow much does a paid Shopify theme cost, and can you reuse it on a second store?
A paid Shopify theme is a separate purchase, licensed to the store that buys it.
Read → Plans by productWhen do Shopify app charges hit your bill, and do you get money back if you uninstall?
Uninstalling a Shopify-billed app stops future recurring cycles, but a charge already generated can still reach your next invoice.
Read → Plans by productDoes turning on Shop Pay add anything to what a Shopify store pays in fees?
Turning on ordinary Shop Pay does not add a separate processing fee: transactions use your Shopify Payments rates.
Read → Plans by productWhat does it cost to run a physical shop on Shopify POS, per location and up front?
For a US store, basic in-person selling is included in a paid Shopify plan.
Read → Plans by productDoes upgrading your Shopify plan actually make shipping cheaper?
A higher Shopify plan does not by itself guarantee cheaper postage.
Read → Plans by productWhat does a Shopify dropshipping store cost to run each month?
A US Shopify dropshipping store can start with Basic at $29 a month equivalent on annual billing ($348 paid for the year), plus a free sourcing app.
Read → Plans by productWhich Squarespace plan makes sense once you start selling?
For a US Squarespace store selling products or services, Core becomes cheaper than Basic above $6,000 a year in store sales on annual billing.
Read → Plans by productIs a Squarespace domain really free, and what do you pay after the first year?
An eligible Squarespace annual website plan includes one domain for its first year; it does not include free renewals.
Read → Plans by productHow much does a branded email address cost through Squarespace?
Workspace Starter: $84 or ¥12,600 per user per year. One new user may qualify for a free year; Titan is limited to four signup countries.
Read → Plans by productWhich Acuity Scheduling plan do you need, and does it come with a Squarespace site?
Acuity is separate from the website: $192, $324 or $588 a year. Count independent booking calendars and check SMS needs. The trial accepts appointment payments.
Read → Plans by productIs Squarespace Basic enough for a portfolio site, or do you need Core?
Basic suits an inquiry portfolio. Japan pricing: ¥14,160 yearly versus Core’s ¥24,960; the store-fee break-even is ¥540,000 in annual sales.
Read → Plans by productjAlbum: should you buy a license or pay for hosting?
Your publishing space and commercial-use rights determine the plan. Compare full-term costs, support renewals and account expiry.
Read → Plans by productMartinic: should you buy a lifetime or one-year plugin license?
A one-year license keeps the initial cost down; lifetime suits repeated use. Compare the actual bundle contents and update rights.
Read → Plans by productWhat does Zoho One cost, and when is it cheaper than buying Zoho apps separately?
Zoho One Standard costs $37 per employee per month on All Employee pricing or $90 per user on Flexible User pricing, both billed annually; month to month they are $45 and $105 (US-dollar prices on Zoho's pricing page, checked November 8, 2026).
Read → Plans by productWhat does ClickUp cost per member, and what do the paid plans add?
ClickUp Unlimited is $7 per member per month billed yearly or $10 billed monthly, and Business is $12 yearly or $19 monthly, on the USD pricing page checked 2026-11-02.
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