Roon Subscription Costs

[clpetersen]

...are going up:

"On January 1st, 2023, the price of a yearly subscription will change to $12.49/mo, billed annually.

We're also changing the prices of our monthly and lifetime subscriptions on January 1st, 2023. The monthly subscription will change to $14.99/month, and the lifetime subscription will change to $829.99.

If you'd like to switch to a lifetime subscription at the lower price, visit your account page and change your billing before your next charge."

I am a Roon fan, annual subscription model. About 3 years in. I don't think I will invest in the lifetime subscription, because of the 5 year break-even point. That is a long time in software world.

At what point will Roon become too expensive for you? What would you use instead? I like JRiver, but no integration with streaming services (Tidal, etc.)