Terms of Service.

What this service is.

Stack Cost AI is a free informational web tool that helps first time founders and builders estimate the cost of the vendor stack behind an IT or software project. This can include authentication, databases, LLM APIs, hosting, payments, storage, and other services, with free first provider options and clear notes on where free tiers realistically stop being free.

It is a planning tool delivered through a website. Stack Cost AI is not a vendor, reseller, affiliate marketplace, or procurement service.

Estimates, not quotes.

Every price on this site is a hand researched estimate for reference only. It is not a real time price, offer, or quote. Vendor pricing can change without notice, and pricing tiers and free tier limits may vary by region, usage, and other factors. Your actual costs will depend on your specific project.

Before spending money, always verify the current pricing directly on each provider's website.

• We show when prices were last manually verified and flag information that hasn't been checked recently.
• Nothing on this site constitutes financial, legal, tax, or professional advice.
• Always confirm the provider's current pricing, plan details, and free tier limits before making a purchase or committing a budget.
• Stack Cost AI is not responsible for costs, overruns, or other problems resulting from estimates provided by the site. Any decision you make based on this information is your responsibility.

Acceptable use.

You are free to use Stack Cost AI for personal projects, professional work, and planning. You can also print or export your estimates as PDFs to share with your team, clients, or investors.

Please don't:

• Attempt to disrupt, overload, or gain unauthorized access to the site or its infrastructure.
• Scrape the site in a way that negatively affects its performance or availability.
• Resell our pricing research as your own dataset or product.
• Present information from Stack Cost AI as an official quote from a provider. It isn't one.
• Use the site for anything unlawful.

Intellectual property.

The Stack Cost AI name, website design, original text, and pricing research are owned by Stack Cost AI and are protected by applicable intellectual property laws.

Provider names, logos, and trademarks displayed on the site belong to their respective owners. Mentioning or listing a provider does not constitute an endorsement, partnership, or affiliation.

There are currently no affiliate links on Stack Cost AI. If affiliate links are introduced in the future, they will be clearly disclosed and will never influence how providers are ranked.

Availability and changes.

The site is provided as is. We may add, change, suspend, or remove features, pages, or pricing data at any time.

There is no guarantee that the site will always be available or that its information will remain unchanged between visits. Pricing data is regularly updated, so estimates may change as providers update their pricing.

Disclaimers.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Stack Cost AI is provided"as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, and non infringement.

We make a reasonable effort to keep our pricing information accurate and current, but we cannot guarantee that every number is complete, current, or free from errors.

Limitation of liability.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Stack Cost AI and its operators will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including lost profits, unexpected costs, lost budgets, or lost data, arising from your use of or reliance on the site.

To the extent that any liability exists, our total liability will be limited to the amount you paid us. Since Stack Cost AI is free, that amount is $0.

The standard bits.

If any part of these terms is found to be unenforceable, the remaining sections will continue to apply. Not enforcing a particular term once does not mean we waive our right to enforce it later.

These terms do not create a partnership, agency, employment, or other business relationship between you and Stack Cost AI.

These terms represent the entire agreement between you and Stack Cost AI regarding your use of the site.

Changes to these terms.

We may update these terms from time to time. The latest version will always be available on this page, along with the date it was last updated.

If you continue using Stack Cost AI after the terms have been updated, you agree to the revised terms.