Trakt to increase prices to $60 for all users, including those on legacy, promotional, and grandfathered pricing
Trakt to increase prices to $60 for all users, including those on legacy, promotional, and grandfathered pricing
Hey Trakt Community, We’re sharing an important update regarding Trakt VIP renewal pricing. Transparency is a priority for us, and we want to give you a heads-up in advance. We’re also emailing all members on a legacy VIP plan that will be affected by this change. What’s Changing? Starting May 20,...
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I also think it's time for the open source and/or fediverse Trakt alternatives to get some love.
The price change is listed as going from $30 a year to $60 a year, and they're also changing everyone to that price:
Starting May 20, 2025, all VIP renewals will move to a standardized price. This means that any legacy, promotional, or grandfathered pricing will no longer apply to renewals processed on or after that date. Instead, all VIP memberships will renew at the new standard rate going forward.
People are not happy on their forum:
https://forums.trakt.tv/t/upcoming-vip-renewal-pricing-changes/56676
This user poll suggests that around 97% of respondents (at the time of making this post) will not renew
https://forums.trakt.tv/t/poll-will-you-keep-your-vip-membership-at-60/56923
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Anyone tried Simkl as a replacement?
I use simkl after using Trakt, and I prefer it. I can't remeber what I liked better about it, I guess just the general ux. Oh and it can track Anime, although that can be a bit wonky.
From quick research, it certainly seems to be the preferred alternative. It’s been around for quite awhile and look to have a legit business model. I also found an open source app that looks decent.
How is it a replacement when the price is pretty much the same? I am happy with trakt, I am a VIP member for exactly 10 years and like the feature set, I just can't justify a 100% price increase.