When evaluating growth platforms, most people compare headline prices. But the true cost is what you spend across all the tools you need to actually grow your business. Payment processing is one piece — growth infrastructure is the rest.
What growth actually requires: To run a modern software business effectively, you need A/B testing to optimize conversions, SEO content to attract organic traffic, session analysis to find conversion killers, competitor research to stay ahead, and site audits to catch issues. Setting these up separately means subscribing to Optimizely ($49-199/mo), SEMrush ($99-299/mo), Hotjar ($49-99/mo), SimilarWeb ($49-149/mo), and hiring a content writer ($500-2000/mo). That's $746-2746/month before you even start configuring them.
Revnu's approach: pricing tailored to your business. Everything included: A/B testing (ten variants at once, not just A/B), SEO content generation, session replay analysis, automated site audits, competitor monitoring, pricing experiments, and daily growth reports. No separate subscriptions, no integration work, no management overhead.
The compound effect: Unlike payment processing fees (a cost per transaction), growth tools are an investment that compounds. An A/B test that improves conversion by 15% permanently increases revenue. An SEO article published today continues attracting traffic for years. A session insight that fixes a conversion killer saves future revenue. The earlier you start, the more these improvements stack up.
The calculator above helps you model the total cost across different platforms and scenarios, including the growth tools you'd need alongside each one.