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by madelinecameron 3645 days ago
I like where Plaid is going but it bothered me that they are coy about their pricing.

Typically when a company refuses to say their price or says "Contact Us", that means "Prepare your wallets".

With that said, very economical. I think it was something like $0.10 per account you add. I am looking forward to Plaid expanding what banks are offered since currently they only work with 10 or so (although if they pick you, they give you access to a few thousand more. Not sure the criteria)

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Hi Madeline - Charley from the Plaid growth team here. Totally get where you're coming from in regards to pricing, we're working on a bunch of improvements to the site, of which pricing is at the top of my list to get on there! So that will be on there soon :)

If you have any other questions, feel free to reach me directly at charley@plaid

Ha! You are actually the person I got in contact with when I complained to the help email.

You were very helpful! I am looking forward to having access to more banks! (If that is in the plan)

> Typically when a company refuses to say their price or says "Contact Us", that means "Prepare your wallets".

This, so much. Especially when it is a developer tool, where the switching cost is high because other software sits on top of it.

> I like where Plaid is going

They're due to get hit with a nasty suit regarding fraud.

I am interested in learning more about this. Can you provide links to more information?
What prices have to do with the subject discussed here?