3.8
Taco ratings
Pickaxe has received high praise for its intuitive no-code platform, customizable templates, and seamless deployment options. While there have been some concerns about GDPR compliance and token limitations, these are minor issues in the grand scheme. Overall, Pickaxe is a solid choice for anyone looking to create and monetize AI tools. With a 60-day money-back guarantee, customers are encouraged to give it a try.
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accounts BANNED
someone should tell PickAxe that in 2026 you don’t ban or delete accounts if they haven’t migrated, especially if those accounts were bought via AppSumo as lifetime deals! we are aware of numerous users whose accounts got removed—or rather banned. this is a clear violation of the sale terms advertised. the crazier part is AppSumo thinks it’s not a problem? over the last few years AppSumo has been dropping the ball.
Nathaniel_Pickaxe
May 1, 2026Hi,
We gave users 9 MONTHS to migrate to the new system. We sent 10 emails over the course of that time. I'm sorry you missed it, but we couldn't maintain the AppSumo migration infrastructure forever.
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Now they deactivated account! - Unfair
They deactivated my account. Their response was that they had emailed users to migrate to the new portal, and since I didn't do so within the given timeframe, I missed the window — and now my account has been permanently disabled.
However, I could not find any such email in my inbox asking me to migrate to the new portal within a limited period.
Nathaniel_Pickaxe
Apr 24, 2026Hi Kitesz,
We gave users 9 MONTHS to migrate to the new system. We sent 10 emails over the course of that time. I'm sorry you missed it, but we couldn't maintain the AppSumo migration infrastructure forever.
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Pickaxe degraded our deals
Due to the change from credit system to "dollar" system, the deals now are laughable. Value of the deal dropped like 98%. Total scam and unethical move from Pickaxe company, I hope Appsumo will stand by us and help us get back the value we had.
Nathaniel_Pickaxe
Edited Feb 23, 2026Hi Siven,
Sorry to hear you feel that way. Actually we were pretty generous with AppSumo users when we made the switch. All 3 AppSumo tiers get between $10-$15 per month of usage... every month... in for life! Our gold users that pay $37/m only get $15/m of usage.
$15 would amount to about 75 thousand interactions with Gemini 2.0 Flash... way more than the ~750 "uses" credits you may have had...
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Questionable Ethics.
I picked up this tool on I think the Tier 2 level when it was first on Appsumo. Played around with it but wasnt quite sure it was ready for prime time so I shelved it to come back later. No problem. When I come back to check on the progress it seems that there have been some, unfortunately most dont apply to LTD buyers. Unfortunate, but fair enough. Whats not fair is that major features of the LTD (Document limits and most importantly Bring Your Own API key) have been removed. I honestly would not have purchased if these features were not offered and judging by the recent reviews many others feel the same. Super shady. Of course we're past the refund period so this will just be pretty much a toy for me now. But I dont like the feeling of being conned.
Nathaniel_Pickaxe
Edited Jan 29, 2026Thanks for the feedback! The document limit & BYOK changes we made apply to ALL CUSTOMERS, not just LTD holders. Sorry to hear this damages your opinion of the product.
The product today has years of the team's effort and tons of money poured into it. It is almost unrecognizable from where it was a year ago, and we're very proud of the changes we've been able to make.
Unlike any other company I...
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Trust goes away, step by step.
From today's mail from Pickaxe:
"If you fail to migrate by Jan 23 2026, your data will not be lost, but your Pickaxes will stop working! If you are an LTD holder and you do not migrate, we will consider your account with us closed."
I repeat the last sentence:
"If you are an LTD holder and you do not migrate, we will consider your account with us closed."
I wonder how you think you can justify that?
Given all the lost trust (just read all the reviews) how can you do that?
Appsumo as a platform should never allow such actions. MANY of us AS customers lose more and more trust in the AS plattform.
Nathaniel_Pickaxe
Edited Jan 23, 2026Hello,
Thanks for your review. We are SHUTTING DOWN the old version of the platform and migrating everyone to the new version. There is NO OPTION to stay on the old version of the platform. The new version is much much better in every possible respect anyway.
As a company we are committed to protecting our user's data. As such, once we shut down V1, we will eventually be deleting all...
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