AppSumo Plus Yearly Plan Reviews

I bought a product that disappeared before the year was up. It was an email verification service; the seller collected money on AppSumo and then shut the service down.

APPSUMO refuses to give me a refund because the seller provided an alleged source code on GitHub so that those of us who were scammed have to rent a server and hire a developer to install it and get it running. All of that is already more expensive than what we paid for the service, but that's not all—we also have to pay the monthly cost of the server where the software would run.

This ridiculous situation is enough for AppSumo to say that the service was not taken down completely, so they will not give me my money back.

If it sounds like a scam, smells like a scam, and tastes like a scam, what is it?

The value of the plus membership has declined significantly over the past couple of years. Some vendors attemtping to make contact after the purchase of their product and ask you to purchase addidtional products, upgrade and constant marketing after the sale. Also some of the vendors sell the same features on higher tiers. Charging more money with no benefit to the appsumo member. When appsumo is questioned about this and a refund requested... there is no protection to the appsumo member and no solution given. When you attempt to gethelp and post on the appsumo site the content is removed for moderation because they are controlling the narrative and dont want the end user to complain or tell the real truth about their experience. Im DONE with Appsumo!!! this has gone too far

Don't fall for the AppSumo Plus trap. They sell the $100 annual membership on the promise of coupons that make the fee "a wash," but the reality is a cynical game of "you snooze, you lose."

The hypocrisy is glaring. AppSumo will bombard your inbox to get you to buy deals—extending deadlines and screaming that "time is running out." Yet, they suddenly lose the ability to send emails when your paid-for member coupons are about to expire. Customer service will happily remind you that you're out of luck, proving that their ultimate goal is for members to forget their rewards entirely. They love your wallet, but they hate your savings.

should be able to accumulate the quarterly rewards to additional quarters to then exercise the amount or have something like , taking $5 off since you did not use it this quarter - i mean i get the motivation to incentivize to keep buying but to lose it all is not kosher.

Also, had bad exerpiences with company going down-under and there has been a few - i buy the packages in the hopes of using it in the future and when the time comes, its nowhere to be found :/

I regret buying the AppSumo Plus yearly plan. The advertised “1‑year protection” is basically nonexistent — they only honor it for deals they choose, and everything else is denied. I bought a $109 lifetime deal that shut down after five months, and AppSumo refused to help at all.

The $100 in coupons is structured to benefit AppSumo, not the customer. Each $25 coupon expires quickly and forces you to make purchases you may not want. The 10% discount isn’t even exclusive — I can get the same discount without being a Plus member.

And the so‑called “priority VIP support” is not real. I contacted support about a product issue and waited months for a reply. That’s not VIP service by any definition.

For me, the Plus plan delivered zero meaningful protection and almost no real value.