Metronome: Starter plan free-volume allowance removed
What happened
Between the Jul 27, 2026 and Aug 3, 2026 captures of Metronome's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Starter plan no longer shows an included free allowance before fees apply — $100,000 billing volume and 10M events (previously included) removed from display; billing volume now billed flat at 0.8% and events at $0.04/1k ingest events from the start. In detail: Starter plan lost its included free allowance: $100,000 billing volume and 10M events no longer shown as included before fees apply; now billed flat at 0.8% and $0.04/1k events from the start. Pulse files it as a packaging change (limit decrease) with a downward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 26, 2026) lists Starter at $0.8.
It lands 22 days after Metronome's previous change, "Metronome adds usage pricing detail: $100K included, 0.8% overage on Starter" (Jul 13, 2026). Metronome has been tracked since 2026-05-04.
In the same window Stripe, Zoho, Freshbooks, Quickbooks and Recurly also changed their Finance & Accounting pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Starter · LimitLimit decrease
Starter plan lost its included free allowance: $100,000 billing volume and 10M events no longer shown as included before fees apply; now billed flat at 0.8% and $0.04/1k events from the start.
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | Limit | — | 0.8% | Limit decrease |
Values as written on Metronome's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Metronome's pricing page (www.metronome.com) from Jul 27, 2026 and Aug 3, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page.
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Metronome, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 26, 2026packagingMetronome renames Startup plan to Starter, keeping prices and features
- Aug 24, 2026packagingMetronome: entry plan renamed Starter → Startup
- Aug 3, 2026packagingMetronome: Starter plan free-volume allowance removed · this change
- Jul 13, 2026packagingMetronome adds usage pricing detail: $100K included, 0.8% overage on Starter
Across Finance & Accounting in the same window
All Finance & Accounting changes- StripeAug 4Stripe: Radar restructured to Pay Monthly/Pay As You Go plans + Radar Lite
- ZohoAug 4Zoho Expense: Itemized receipt OCR moves from Premium-only to Standard
- FreshbooksAug 3FreshBooks: 90% off promo shortened from 6 to 3 months
- QuickbooksJul 27QuickBooks Payroll: per-employee fee cut on all 3 plans
- RecurlyJul 4Recurly: Subscriptions retiered into Starter ($249/mo) + All-Access (<1% billing volume)
Questions about this change
Did Metronome raise prices in August 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Jul 27, 2026 and Aug 3, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: limit decrease.
What changed on Metronome's pricing page between Jul 27, 2026 and Aug 3, 2026?
Starter plan lost its included free allowance: $100,000 billing volume and 10M events no longer shown as included before fees apply; now billed flat at 0.8% and $0.04/1k events from the start. Pulse compared the captures it took on Jul 27, 2026 and Aug 3, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Metronome change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Metronome in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Metronome adds usage pricing detail: $100K included, 0.8% overage on Starter" on Jul 13, 2026; Metronome has been tracked since 2026-05-04.