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Annual vs monthly subscription calculator

Compare the total for the months you expect to pay, not just the advertised monthly equivalent.

Your numbers

One year only. No refunds, extra fees, taxes or borrowing costs. The monthly plan must allow cancellation; annual billed monthly is a different commitment. Actual rights and terms vary.

How it works

Monthly total equals the monthly price times whole paid months. The annual price is paid once, with no refund assumed. The saving is the annual price minus the monthly total: positive means monthly costs less; negative means annual costs less. Compare identical features and currency.

Example: six payments of 20 cost 120, versus 168 annually. Monthly costs 48 less. Nine payments cost 180, so annual costs 12 less.

Source and background

CSV files open in spreadsheet apps. They contain your inputs and calculated results, not formulas or a connected financial account.