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submitted 7 months ago by dep@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

Really just curious what folks out there deem valuable enough to give money for monthly or annually. As a software engineer I have quite a few that keep me productive and I'll list a few:

  • ChatGPT
  • Perplexity
  • Obsidian Sync
  • YouTube Premium
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[-] ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Too many but here’s a few off the top of my head:

  • GitHub Pro and Copilot
  • ChatGPT
  • Linode (I self-host a lot of things but keep Nextcloud off-site for backups)
  • YouTube Premium and Nebula
  • RadarScope, Windy, and NightSky (astronomy hobby plus I live in NOLA so good weather apps are kind of a must have)
  • Feedly
  • Bitwarden
  • TripIt
  • Apple Music

There’s more but as a developer, I try to pay for software. (I mean, if I don’t, who will?) I’ll sail the high seas for some stuff but only if the company pisses me off.

[-] Deebster@programming.dev 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)
  • email
  • Nebula
  • Kagi
  • domains and VPSes
  • VPN
  • windyty
[-] hperrin@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)
  • ChatGPT
  • YouTube Premium
  • DoorDash
  • ProtonMail
  • Google (storage)
  • Apple (storage)
  • MLB (game audio)
  • GitHub Premium
  • Various Twitch Streamers
  • Dropout
  • Apple Music

I think that’s it. I would subscribe to Port87, but I made it, so I don’t need to.

I understand that that’s a lot of subscriptions. I used to have a lot more, and I’ve been slowly unsubscribing.

I’ve almost replaced ProtonMail with Port87, so that will be the next to go. I like ProtonMail, but I only subscribed so that I could do the things Port87 does automatically. I’ll still subscribe to Proton VPN though. I need that for… Linux ISOs.

I’ve also almost replaced Google Photos with Immich, so that will go soon too.

I’m thinking about replacing Apple Music with a self hosted option.

I also am finding ChatGPT less and less useful as open source LLMs get closer in quality.

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[-] roht@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago
  • YouTube Premium
  • Netflix
  • Torguard VPN
  • Google One for storage

That's about it. I don't use ChatGPT often enough to sub. I sometimes subscribe to Canva Pro if I have a project ongoing.

[-] micke@lemm.ee 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)
  • Mullvad
  • 1Password
  • pCloud
  • Kagi
  • Real Debrid
  • YouTube Premium
  • Posteo
  • Deezer
  • Qobus
  • Tidal Hifi

(Yes i listen a lot to music)

[-] Churbleyimyam@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

How come several music services? Are some artists not on all of them?

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[-] UNY0N@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Pcloud, NordVPN, Tidal, reMarkable sync

I'd use Obsidian Sync too if I used Obsidian across devices. I just back my vaults up in the cloud.

[-] CriticalMiss@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Only a 3.50€ VPS on OVH. Gets the job done. For music I just use firehawk52’s Deezer ARLs to download the music. For TV shows/movies the obvious is piracy. The whole subscription model drives me away from services.

[-] UnfairUtan@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Bitwarden

Proton Family

Spotify Family

Nintendo online

1 small Contabo VPS to host rocket chat

1 larger Contabo VPS for my main Nextcloud and Immich instances

[-] Modva@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

1Pass NordVpn ChatGPT YouTube Premium

[-] nadram@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Surfshark VPN and YouTube premium. Recently cancelled Netflix and Amazon prime. Not much but I've had enough of subscriptions.

[-] Oha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Mullvad and Tuta are the only services I pay for monthly

[-] jetsetdorito@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago

spotify, NextDNS, 1password, lifetime pcloud, Microsoft 365 on annual sales, notesnook. I guess I donate to my mastodon/Lemmy instance and immich development.

[-] Churbleyimyam@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago

Just a VPS. £4/month.

[-] qaz@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)
  • Bitwarden
  • Addy.io
  • Backblaze B2 (technically not a subscription)
  • Managed Nextcloud (Hetzner)
  • Webhosting (Hetzner)

I'm a student and I don't work that much so I try to keep the costs down. I considered selfhosting Nextcloud but it doesn't seem worth it for now.

[-] SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip 2 points 7 months ago

How do I webhost with Hetzner? I want to get into server hosting and Hetzner is a small business with a good price, but the learning curve is so steep.

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[-] brunacho@scribe.disroot.org 2 points 7 months ago

I give some bucks to disroot for email and cloud services and I donate monthly to a local server that hosts a mastodon instance and some other goodies. I occasionally donate to some software projects

My partner subscribes to media services which I use too, like max, Spotify and others.

[-] GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 months ago

Google One, Spotify, Netflix and Nebula.

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