Subscription Cost Calculator

Add your subscriptions and see the real monthly, yearly, and 5-year total.

Your subscriptions

Monthly cost per subscription

Your hourly wage (optional)

Used to calculate hours worked to fund your subscriptions.

$ per hour

Estimated annual billing discount (optional)

Used to estimate how much you'd save switching to annual plans.

% off for annual billing

Want more context? Read the guide to subscription costs over time.

What this calculator measures

Most people underestimate their monthly subscription costs because the charges are small and automatic. This subscription cost calculator adds up every recurring service you pay for and surfaces the numbers that are easy to ignore.

Monthly cost

Your combined monthly subscription costs across every service — streaming, software, storage, and anything else that auto-bills.

Annual cost

Your monthly total multiplied by 12. This is the number that tends to surprise people — $50/month is $600/year before you've added the rest.

5-year cost

What your current subscriptions cost over five years, assuming nothing changes. Useful context when deciding whether to keep or cut something.

Hours worked to pay for this

Enter your hourly wage and the calculator converts your annual subscription spending into hours of work. Seeing it in hours instead of dollars makes the cost feel more concrete.

Why subscription costs add up

Recurring charges are engineered to stay out of sight. Autopay means you're rarely asked to actively decide whether a service is still worth it — the money just leaves. Free trials convert quietly. Small monthly charges don't trigger the same mental alarm as a single larger purchase, even when the annualized cost is identical.

Unused subscriptions are the biggest culprit. A gym membership you don't use, a streaming service you meant to cancel, a software plan that still charges monthly after you switched tools — each one is small on its own. Together, they can add hundreds to your annual subscription spending without ever feeling like a real expense.

The fix isn't necessarily canceling everything. It's knowing what you're paying for in the first place.

How to use the result

Once you've got a number, a few things are worth doing with it.

→ Identify unused services. Go through your list and ask whether you've used each one in the past 30 days. If not, decide whether to cancel or keep it intentionally.
→ Compare monthly vs annual plans. For services you're definitely keeping, annual billing is usually 15–20% cheaper, and the savings compound across multiple subscriptions — here's how to tell when an annual plan actually saves money.
→ Cancel duplicates. Multiple music services, two cloud storage plans, overlapping streaming libraries — these are common and easy to miss until you list everything in one place.
→ Keep what you actually use. The goal isn't to minimize subscriptions — it's to make sure what you're paying for is worth it to you. Some subscriptions are genuinely good value.
→ Review again in a few months. Prices change. Free trials expire. New subscriptions accumulate. A quick review every quarter keeps the list accurate.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I calculate my total subscription cost?

List every service you pay for on a recurring basis. Enter each one with its monthly amount — or convert annual subscriptions to a monthly equivalent by dividing by 12. This calculator adds them up and shows your monthly total, annual spending, and 5-year cost in one place.

Should I include annual subscriptions?

Yes. Divide the annual cost by 12 to get the monthly equivalent, then add it. The calculator works in monthly amounts so the math stays consistent across all your recurring subscriptions.

How do I calculate my annual subscription cost?

Add up what every subscription costs per month, then multiply the monthly total by 12. This calculator does it automatically — enter each service's monthly amount and it shows your annual subscription cost, the 5-year total, and the hours of work behind it.

Why do subscriptions feel cheaper than they are?

Recurring charges are designed to feel small. A $15 charge barely registers — but 12 of them is $180. Spread across several services, the annual total surprises most people. That's what this subscription cost calculator is for: putting the full number in front of you at once.

How often should I review my subscriptions?

Every few months is enough for most people. Quarterly reviews catch free trials you forgot to cancel, price increases that slipped through, and services you stopped using but didn't get around to canceling.

Does this calculator store my information?

No. Everything you enter stays in your browser. Nothing is saved, sent, or stored anywhere.

What counts as a subscription?

Anything that bills you on a recurring basis: streaming services, software, cloud storage, fitness apps, news sites, food delivery memberships, and annual plans you pay once a year. If it renews automatically, it counts.

What's the difference between monthly and annual subscription plans?

Annual plans are usually cheaper than paying month to month. The tradeoff is paying the full amount upfront, and canceling mid-year typically means losing the remaining months. Monthly plans cost more but are easier to cancel.

Recurring monthly costs rarely stay isolated. The same habits that create subscription creep often show up in other forms of spending too.

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