NetLift vs Olakai
By Paige Gilmore, Founder, NetLift · Published 2026-07-28 · Updated 2026-08-07
Prices checked 2026-08-16 against official vendor pricing pages.
NetLift provides flat-rate value management to measure AI ROI starting at $199 per month, while Olakai offers per-seat AI capabilities starting at $5 per employee or $25 per developer.
NetLift and Olakai serve different roles in an AI strategy. NetLift is a management platform used to track the time saved and financial return of AI investments across an organization. Olakai provides the actual AI tools for employees and developers, with costs scaling based on the number of seats assigned.
NetLift pricing is tiered by feature set, while Olakai pricing is determined by headcount. Choosing between them depends on whether you need to deploy new AI capabilities or measure the fiscal impact of the AI tools you already use.
NetLift vs Olakai: plans side by side
| NetLift | Olakai | |
|---|---|---|
| Plan 1 | NetLift Pilot: $199/mo | Olakai Assistive Olakai Assistive: $5/seat/mo |
| Plan 2 | NetLift Growth: $699/mo | Olakai Agentic Olakai Agentic: $25/seat/mo |
| Plan 3 | NetLift Business: $1,999/mo | — |
NetLift plans in detail
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| NetLift — Pilot | $199 | per month | 14-day free trial. Includes manual entries, CSV staff cost import, Decision Centre & Dashboard, Forecasts, 3 s |
| NetLift — Growth | $699 | per month | 14-day free trial. Includes all Pilot features plus staff cost API import, unlimited scenarios, P&L summary, a |
| NetLift — Business | $1,999 | per month | 14-day free trial. Includes all Growth features plus advanced admin controls, higher API limits, finance repor |
Olakai plans in detail
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olakai Agentic — Olakai Agentic | $25 | per seat / month | Billed $25 per month per developer |
| Olakai Assistive — Olakai Assistive | $5 | per seat / month | Billed $5 per month per employee |
Break-even value per seat
| Plan | Price / seat / month | Hours to break even at $50/h | Hours to break even at $75/h | Hours to break even at $100/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olakai Assistive — Olakai Assistive | $5 | 0.1 h | 0.1 h | 0.1 h |
| Olakai Agentic — Olakai Agentic | $25 | 0.5 h | 0.3 h | 0.2 h |
Break-even hours = seat price ÷ loaded hourly cost. Each seat pays for itself once it saves that much verified time per month.
How does the per-seat model affect Olakai budgeting?
Olakai charges per seat, which means the total cost grows as more employees or developers are onboarded. The Assistive tier is billed per employee, while the Agentic tier is billed specifically per developer. Both tiers offer the flexibility of deployment in either the Olakai cloud or a private customer cloud.
What is the break-even threshold for these tools?
To justify the cost of a seat, the employee must save enough time to cover the monthly fee. For Olakai Assistive at $5 per month, the break-even point is just 0.1 hours of saved time, regardless of whether the hourly staff cost is $50 or $100. The Agentic tier requires more significant savings, needing 0.5 hours at a $50 hourly rate to pay for itself.
To determine if AI tools are delivering a real return, organizations use NetLift to compare saved time against baseline staff costs. NetLift provides the evidence quality needed for finance teams to verify if the 0.1 to 0.5 hours of monthly savings per seat are actually being captured as recovered time or cost reduction.
Sources
All pricing on this page comes from official vendor pages:
- https://netlift.app/pricing — retrieved 2026-08-07
- https://www.olakai.ai/pricing — retrieved 2026-08-07
Frequently asked questions
What is the starting price for NetLift?
NetLift starts at $199 per month for the Pilot plan, which includes manual entries and CSV staff cost imports.
How much does Olakai cost for developers?
The Olakai Agentic plan costs $25 per seat per month and is billed per developer.
Is there a free trial available for these services?
NetLift offers a 14-day free trial across all plans with no credit card required. The provided facts do not list a trial for Olakai.
How do NetLift Growth and Business plans differ?
The Growth plan ($699/mo) adds Staff cost API imports to the Pilot features, while the Business plan ($1,999/mo) adds advanced admin controls.
About the author
Paige Gilmore is the founder of NetLift, the AI Value Management platform that helps organisations measure the cost, savings and return of AI adoption. Paige Gilmore on LinkedIn