About

Pay Once Directory is a small, curated directory of one-time-purchase, offline, and self-hosted alternatives to popular subscription SaaS products. If you're tired of paying monthly for software that used to cost a single upfront fee, this is a list of tools that still work that way.

How apps are selected

Every app on this site started as a real recommendation from a real user — usually found in discussion threads where people were looking for an alternative to a subscription product they were unhappy with. Before an app is listed, the basic facts (pricing model, platforms, what it replaces, and links) are checked against the app's own website or store page.

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