Use cases
What it costs to build it, at your volume
Picking a stack for something new? Each page prices one job across the vendors in the Stackcut catalog at real volumes,
says which free tiers are really free, and shows the question to ask your agent. The same data answers choose_stack on the MCP server.
Modeled, not measured. Savings use public prices and planning assumptions: the bill you stop paying, minus the new tool, your upkeep time and your setup time at $50/hour, over the first 12 months. Results marked Tested by Stackcut are Stackcut's own test, not a customer. Every price links the page it came from.
Transactional emailTransactional email for a startup: what it costs from 3,000 to 300,000 emails a monthSign-up confirmations, receipts and password resets. Here is what each email API in the Stackcut catalog costs at your volume, which free plans are really free, and the one question to ask your agent.Updated 2026-09-25Database and authDatabase and auth for an MVP: what it costs from 1,000 to 250,000 usersPostgres plus sign-in, for something you're about to launch. Here is what each option in the Stackcut catalog costs as users and data grow, which free tiers pause, expire or run out, and what to ask your agent.Updated 2026-09-25SEO dataSEO data for AI agents: what keyword and search data costs per callAn agent that plans content or checks rankings needs keyword volumes and live search results, not a seat in an SEO suite. Here is what that data costs per call, what we measured ourselves, and which free sources cover your own site.Updated 2026-09-25SupportA support inbox for a 3-person team: what it costs, and when an agent skill is enough3 people, 1 support address, maybe a chat widget. Here is what each help desk costs per agent, which free plans fit 3 people, and what happened when we answered our own support email with an agent skill instead.Updated 2026-09-25Email marketingA newsletter for your first 10,000 subscribers: what it costs at each sizeMost newsletter tools are free at the start and priced by list size after that, and the free plans differ on automations. Here is what 500, 2,500 and 10,000 subscribers cost on each tool in the Stackcut catalog.Updated 2026-09-25
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