Manera ships four price tiers. They look like a typical SaaS ladder, but the design behind each step is intentional and worth understanding before you buy. This article is the decision tree for picking the right tier on day one.
| Tier | Price | What you get | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Public-data preview pages, capped read access | Researchers, students, evaluators |
| Standalone | $29-$999/mo per sub-app | One petal at full functionality | Single-petal use case, no cross-mesh need |
| Mesh | $999/mo | All 9 flagships + unlimited mesh + unlimited seats | Default for serious buyers |
| Sovereign | $1,500-$7,500/mo | Custom DPA + dedicated tenant + SLA + audit packs | Regulated industries, F500, pre-IPO |
Free is read-only public-data preview. You can browse:
What Free does not include: persistent workspace, cross-mesh synthesis, write actions (e.g. configure FX pairs), audit chain, fact-card export.
Pick Free if: You are evaluating, you are a researcher, you are a student, you are a journalist working on a story.
Don't pick Free if: You have a real production use case. Free is intentionally not enough for ongoing operational use — it is a marketing surface, not a product.
Standalone gives you one petal at full functionality, priced per petal, billed monthly.
| Petal | Price |
|---|---|
| FXWatch | $99-$999/mo (volume tier) |
| LedgerPulse | $149/mo |
| CreditPulse | $199/mo |
| EarningsIntel | $99-$199/mo |
| CommodityWatch | $149/mo |
| SentimentDNA | $29-$249/mo |
| ThreatPulse | $149/mo |
| IdentityPulse | $99/mo |
| EndpointPulse | $99/mo |
| CloudPulse | $199/mo |
| AdversarialAI | $249/mo |
| PhishingPulse | $49/mo |
| LexiWorld | $199/mo |
| RealEstatePulse | $149/mo |
| TalentIntel | $49/$149/$999/mo (tier) |
| Billing | $149/$499/$1999/$9999/mo (tier) |
| NEIP | $199/mo |
| ProductDNA | $149/mo |
| NexusAI | $499/mo |
Pick Standalone if:
Don't pick Standalone if: You will subscribe to 3+ petals — Mesh Tier breaks even at 3 sub-apps and dominates from petal four onward.
The break-even math:
| Sub-apps | Standalone total/mo | Mesh Tier/mo | Better choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (e.g. FXWatch only) | $99-$999 | $999 | Standalone |
| 2 (e.g. FXWatch + ThreatPulse) | $248-$1,148 | $999 | Mesh wins from $1,000 |
| 3 (FXWatch + ThreatPulse + LexiWorld) | $447-$1,347 | $999 | Mesh almost always |
| 4+ | $596+ | $999 | Mesh always |
Mesh Tier at $999/mo is the default tier for serious buyers. It includes:
Pick Mesh Tier if:
Don't pick Mesh Tier if:
Sovereign Tier is for buyers who genuinely need dedicated infrastructure beyond what shared multi-tenant Mesh can provide. Custom-priced $1,500-$7,500/mo, scoped per engagement.
What Sovereign Tier adds over Mesh:
Pick Sovereign Tier if:
Don't pick Sovereign Tier if:
Sovereign Tier is engaged via direct conversation: [email protected].
Use this in 30 seconds:
``` Need one petal only, no cross-mesh ever? → Standalone
Will you use 3+ petals or any cross-mesh? → Mesh Tier ($999/mo)
Are you in regulated industry / F500 / need dedicated tenant? → Sovereign Tier (custom)
Just evaluating / no production use case? → Free ```
We don't offer them. Reasoning at What's the Mesh Tier and why $999/mo.
In short: month-to-month makes us accountable. Bloomberg sells 3-year contracts to lock customers in even when the product underdelivers; Manera does the opposite.
When comparing tiers, always include these often-missed line items:
| Cost line | Standalone | Mesh | Sovereign | Bloomberg ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per-seat licensing | None | None | None | $24K/seat/yr |
| Cross-mesh per-call meter | N/A | $0 | $0 | N/A |
| Setup / onboarding | $0 | $0 | $0 (bundled) | $5K-$25K |
| Custom integration | DIY | DIY | $0 (bundled) | $50K+ |
| Annual SOC 2 audit pack | N/A | Pre-audit | $0 (bundled) | $0 (have it) |
| Cancel cost | $0 | $0 | Per engagement | Reps for 6 months |
| Procurement legal | $0 (shrink-wrap) | $0 (shrink-wrap) | Negotiated | $10K-$50K |
A Mesh Tier customer at $11,988/yr typically replaces an incumbent stack at $200K-$2M/yr, with zero per-seat or per-integration overhead. The procurement-friction savings alone often pay for the first year.
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