42 of 80 web-service plans renew above their advertised price, averaging +196%. Measured daily, provider by provider.
12 of 27 tracked providers charge the same at renewal as they advertise. The rest average +196%. Verified daily.
Advertised prices are first-term promotions. The widest gap we measure is 9.7× over three years. Calculated from daily-verified prices.
Your provider's renewal price is public and we track it daily. How to use that number, plus a script, to negotiate before the charge lands.
Every VPN we track, with advertised versus renewal pricing. Steepest increase: NordVPN at +307%. Verified daily.
Most providers print their renewal price somewhere. 1 does not. Why we score non-disclosure as a failure, and who discloses well.
Every antivirus plan we track renews above its first-year price, averaging +94%. Yearly figures for Norton, McAfee and Avast, checked daily.
Norton 360 Deluxe's advertised price alternated between $39.96 and $50.04 a year across 32 daily checks. An original measurement.
McAfee renews at up to $279.96 a year against a first-year price from $50.04. Every plan, checked daily.
Norton 360 renews at up to $189.96 a year. Every plan's first-year and renewal price, read daily from Norton's own page.
Antivirus renews at an average of +94% over the first-year price. How to find your renewal date and turn auto-renewal off before the charge lands.
9 major streaming services cost $95.91/mo in 2021-03 and $154.41/mo today, up 61%, or $702 a year. Every change sourced.
75 documented price increases across 11 streaming services, 2015–2026. Every change dated and linked to its source.
The monthly premium for an ad-free streaming plan has widened at every service with a matched record, up to $7 a month.