Number of Seats/Users: Things offers discounts based on the number of users or seats. A higher volume typically leads to a better discount structure, especially for enterprise-level usage.

Commitment to a Long-Term Contract: Discounts are often provided to companies that commit to using the service for a longer period (e.g., 1-year or 3-year contracts). A longer commitment shows Things that the company is serious and willing to invest in the platform long-term.

No Active Discounts: Companies that are not already receiving other active discounts may have a better chance of qualifying for additional discounts from Things. Things reserves discounts for new customers or those not currently under promotional pricing.

Volume or Usage Commitment: Things offers discounts if you agree to a minimum amount of usage or transaction volume. This could be based on data storage, transactions, or other metrics tied to how much you will use the platform.

Enterprise-Level Negotiation: Companies that qualify as “enterprise” due to their size or complexity (e.g., having large teams, multiple departments, or geographical presence) may be eligible for additional discounts from Things. Such companies are often in a position to negotiate for better pricing.

Early Renewal or Prepayment: Things often offers discounts if you renew early or prepay for the entire contract period. This is a common approach to securing a lower price.

Here at Spendbase, our internal data shows that Things scores extremely high on satisfaction, but also triggers a lot of pricing and feature questions that are perfect to address from a savings standpoint.

Overall sentiment
– The average rating across our Spendbase clients is very close to 5/5.
– Most clients describe Things as a “second brain” that they actually enjoy using daily.

What Spendbase clients love most

Our data shows clear patterns around strengths:

• Design & ease of use
• Clean, modern interface that “makes you want to use it”
• Very low friction to add tasks (quick add, keyboard shortcuts, inbox capture)

• Simple GTD-style structure: Areas, Projects, headers, Today/Upcoming/Someday

• Productivity impact

• Helps offload mental load and avoid forgetting tasks
• Strong alignment with Getting Things Done methodology

• Cross-device sync across Mac, iPhone, iPad works “seamlessly”

• Key capabilities

• Solid reminders and deadlines
• Calendar integration (especially iOS Calendar)
• Great for both simple lists and fairly complex projects

Common pain points our data highlights

Several themes come up repeatedly:

• Pricing & licensing
• Per-platform purchase (Mac, iPhone, iPad all separate)
• Considered expensive versus free or cross‑platform alternatives

• Frustration when paying again for major upgrades

• Collaboration gaps

• No real team features: no shared projects, no assigning tasks to others

• Limits usage for teams; many switch to other tools for group work

• Missing or limited features

• No native attachments (only links)
• No or weak geolocation / location-based reminders
• Limited integrations with other calendar/apps

• Some want calendar view, more sorting options, and more customization

• Platform constraints

• Apple‑only ecosystem is seen as a blocker for some companies

What this means from a Spendbase savings angle

• For individual power users and small Apple-centric teams, Things is perceived as worth the money, but:
• Multi-device licensing quickly adds up

• Major upgrades can create unexpected spend

• For larger or more collaborative teams, our clients often:

• Use Things only for personal workflow, and
• Pair it with a separate, shared project management tool

In practice, we typically help companies by:
– Mapping who really needs multi-device access vs. single device
– Identifying where a shared team tool can replace (or complement) Things
– Reducing redundant licenses where people are only light users

Net takeaway: Things is a premium, high-adoption personal task manager. The main optimization levers for Spendbase clients are license scope, device coverage, and whether it should stay a personal tool or be replaced/augmented for team workflows.