generated: '2026-09-19'
method: probed
source: https://api.live-direct-marketing.online/api/public/pricing
docs:
  - https://developers.live-direct-marketing.online/pricing
  - https://developers.live-direct-marketing.online/billing-byoc
  - https://check.live-direct-marketing.online/docs
raw: plans/live-direct-marketing-online-public-pricing.json
plan_count: 3
currency: USD
model: >-
  Prepaid USD balance billed per operation; delivery is charged only for messages marked SENT for at
  least 24 hours without a recorded bounce (the provider is explicit that this "does not prove the
  final recipient's Inbox folder"). The public pricing endpoint answers without authentication;
  tenant overrides are visible only in the authenticated GET /api/billing/balance.
payment_status: >-
  The pricing endpoint reports payment.mode "demo", gateway "none", topUp "manual_by_admin" — no
  payment gateway is connected while the beta runs, top-ups are handled by the operator, and the
  legal documents say payment and chargeback terms apply only once billing is enabled.
plans:
  - id: ldm-welcome-credit
    name: Welcome credit
    price: 0
    currency: USD
    period: one-time
    included:
      - $50.00 prepaid balance on signup (signupCreditUsd: 50), stated never to expire
      - Full platform and API access at the same pay-per-inbox rates
      - Agent API key auto-issued on signup (read + safe-draft scopes until activation)
      - Support chat in the app
    limits:
      - Beta capacity is limited — self-signup workspaces beyond the active seats join a waitlist
      - Self-signup database quota 50 MB per tenant (writes return 403 over quota)
      - Auto-activation capped at 1 per hour platform-wide; agent registration 3 per hour per IP
    source: https://developers.live-direct-marketing.online/pricing
  - id: ldm-pay-as-you-go
    name: Pay as you go
    price: null
    currency: USD
    period: usage
    unit: per email x operation (creative_approval per creative)
    entries:
      - { name: inbox_placement, price: 0.015, unit: per inbox delivery, note: managed sending pool }
      - { name: inbox_placement_byoc, price: 0.005, unit: per inbox delivery, note: 'BYOC = bring your own finished content (recipient contentSource=byoc), not your own sending account' }
      - { name: creative_approval, price: 5, unit: per creative (one-time), note: waived on automatic system:* approval }
      - { name: platform_render, price: 0, unit: per preparation }
      - { name: audit, price: 0, unit: per passed content audit }
      - { name: audit_failed, price: 0.0005, unit: per failed content audit, note: independently priced — not a fraction of audit }
      - { name: send, price: 0, unit: per queued send }
    included:
      - Unlimited API keys and webhooks
      - Email support
      - '"No rate limits" (marketing claim on the pricing page; see rate-limits/ for the limits that are in fact documented)'
    source: https://api.live-direct-marketing.online/api/public/pricing
    snapshot_note: 'pricing.version 0, updatedAt null at fetch time; the billing page dates the same figures to 2026-09-06 and calls them "a dated example, not a fixed quote".'
  - id: inbox-check-tiers
    name: Inbox Check API tiers
    price: null
    currency: USD
    period: month
    description: >-
      The Inbox Placement Test is free without signup (3 tests per email per day, 10 per IP per day,
      results retained 7 days). API keys are self-issued at the basic tier; pro and enterprise are
      "contact the operator only for a tier upgrade" — no prices are published for them.
    tiers:
      - { name: basic, daily_tests: 100, monthly_tests: 1000, screenshots: false, price: null, note: default for self-service keys }
      - { name: pro, daily_tests: 500, monthly_tests: 10000, screenshots: true, price: null }
      - { name: enterprise, daily_tests: 5000, monthly_tests: 100000, screenshots: true, price: null }
    limits:
      - Up to 3 active API keys per user; up to 100 monitored domains per account
      - Quota exhaustion returns 402 Payment Required {"error":"quota_exceeded"}
    source: https://check.live-direct-marketing.online/docs
comparison_claims: >-
  The pricing page compares LDM to SendGrid, Mailgun and Instantly on "pay for fails", inbox
  verification and agent-nativeness; these are the provider's claims and were not verified here.
x-canonical:
  generated: '2026-10-08'
  vocabulary: all/0-working/economics/plans-canonical.yml
  models:
  - free
  units:
  - message
  plans:
  - name: Welcome credit
    access: other
    model: free
    model_how: derived
    units: []
    periods:
    - one-time
  - name: Pay as you go
    access: other
    model: free
    model_how: derived
    units:
    - message
    periods:
    - per-use
  - name: Inbox Check API tiers
    access: other
    model: unstated
    model_how: derived
    units: []
    periods:
    - month