NetLift vs Olakai: AI Value Management vs Per-Seat Pricing
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NetLift vs Olakai

By Paige Gilmore, Founder, NetLift· Published July 28, 2026· Updated August 7, 2026
Prices checked August 18, 2026 against official vendor 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.

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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About the author

Paige Gilmore · Founder, NetLift

Paige Gilmore is the founder of NetLift, the AI Value Management platform that helps organisations measure the cost, savings and return of AI adoption.

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