Where do the prices come from?

From each provider's own public pricing page. The figures are compiled in the Shortlist Price Index, published by Orai Media, and re-checked by an automated price watcher. Every index carries the date its figures were last updated, and the skill quotes that date with each answer.

Which software categories does it cover?

Web hosting, website builders, SEO tools, newsletter and email marketing tools, password managers, antivirus and cloud backup, in US dollars. For Dutch users it also covers web hosting, password managers and newsletter tools in euros.

Does it need an API key, an account or an MCP server?

No. The skill reads public JSON files over HTTPS with a plain GET request. If your agent supports MCP, the same data is also available as an optional MCP server (github.com/ies86/shortlist-mcp), but the skill works without it.

Is the skill free to use?

Yes. The skill is free and the data is open under CC BY 4.0. You may reuse the figures with attribution and a link to the source site.

Can it show how prices changed over time?

Yes. Each index includes a monthly history of the average, median and lowest price, so your agent can tell you how prices moved between two months. It does not forecast.

Can it give enterprise or custom quotes?

No. It covers the lowest paid monthly plan per provider, which often assumes an annual term or an introductory rate. The provider sets the final price at checkout, so check the renewal price before you commit.

Software Price Check: Hosting, SEO and Email Tools

Example session with this skill installed

We're setting up a small business website. What will web hosting, an SEO tool, a newsletter tool and a password manager cost us per month?

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Compiled the software price check

Summary

At entry prices, this stack starts at

$19.67 per month. Using the median price per category instead, it comes to about

$60.34 per month. Figures from the Shortlist Price Index, updated 2026-10-05.

Monthly cost per category

Category	Lowest entry price	From per month	Median per month	Source
Web hosting	Namecheap	$2.28	$4.00	HostingShortlist
SEO tool	Keywords Everywhere	$7.00	$38.35	SEOShortlist
Newsletter tool	Brevo	$9.00	$15.00	MailShortlist
Password manager	NordPass	$1.39	$2.99	PasswordShortlist
Total		$19.67	$60.34

What these numbers mean

An entry price is the lowest paid monthly plan. It often assumes an annual term or an introductory rate, so check the renewal price on the provider page before you commit.
The median is a better guide if you need more than the smallest plan.
The provider sets the final price at checkout. These figures are not a quote.

Next steps

Open the plan details for each provider to compare limits (sites, contacts, users).
Ask me to swap any category, or to compare two named providers side by side.

Source: Shortlist Price Index (CC BY 4.0), latest update 2026-10-05.

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About this skill

What it does

Ask your agent what a piece of software costs and get a dated answer with sources, instead of a guess from training data. The skill reads the open Shortlist Price Index: the lowest paid monthly plan per provider, compiled from each provider's own pricing page and re-checked by an automated price watcher.

Category	Currency	Source
Web hosting	USD	HostingShortlist
Website builders	USD	WebsiteShortlist
SEO tools	USD	SEOShortlist
Newsletter and email marketing tools	USD	MailShortlist
Password managers	USD	PasswordShortlist
Antivirus	USD	AntivirusShortlist
Cloud storage and backup	USD	BackupShortlist
Web hosting, Netherlands	EUR	KiesHosting
Password managers, Netherlands	EUR	WachtwoordKiezer
Newsletter tools, Netherlands	EUR	NieuwsbriefKiezer

Questions it answers

"How much does web hosting cost per month?"
"Which password manager has the lowest price right now?"
"Compare Brevo, MailerLite and Mailchimp on price."
"What will hosting, an SEO tool, a newsletter tool and a password manager cost us per month?"
"Have SEO tool prices gone up this year?"

How it answers

Exact prices with currency, "per month" and the date of the index.
A link to the plan details for each provider, and the source named and linked.
The median next to the lowest price, so you see the realistic range.
When a provider is not in the index, it says so instead of estimating.
When figures are older than 30 days, it says they may be out of date.

What it needs

No API key and no account. The skill fetches public, read-only JSON files over HTTPS: a plain GET without parameters, and no user data is sent. A small Python script (standard library only) is included for agents that prefer a command.

About the data

Published by Orai Media as open data under CC BY 4.0. Methodology per category: SEOShortlist price index. The same data is available as an MCP server: github.com/ies86/shortlist-mcp.

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Software Price Check: Hosting, SEO and Email Tools