AU$329.40 Annual fee to use API

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Does anyone know if there's going to be an alternative option for API access once the 'Pro' plans are fully active?

From what I can tell anyone using the API either directly or through a 3rd party listings management plugin will have to have at minimum a 'Pro Basic' plan at a cost of AU $27.45/mo / AU$329.40/pa.

This feels like an excessive cost for something that is marketed as 'free', if nothing else they might want to reword:
""No time limit -- always free!" and includes 5,000 API calls per day."
Maybe something like this woiuld be more appropriate / accurate:

""No time limit -- at least AU$329.40/pa." and includes a 5,000 API calls per day limit too." 😄

[twyngwyn]

 No other option

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I'm not sure why they would call Pro-starter 'Pro' anything when it doesn't include API access... or how they can seriously call API 'always free!' when to use it in any way in the production environment requires a paid subscription.