<mistral pm here - thanks for feedback we need to make this clearer>
Clicked sign in, was presented with a sign up form, got a free account. From there could upgrade to pro plan or pay-as-you-go.
I agree it was perhaps too hidden, but calling it hard is not fair I think.
This is on par with European stereotypes about French engineering so I’ll just go along with it :)
That's because the base offering is free. So you create an account, use it for free, and when you want to pay, click on "Upgrade to Pro."
I've seen some terrible B2B corporate websites that made it impossible to figure out how to give money to a company as a normal person, but I don't think this is one of them.
Maybe your definition of hard is much different than everyone else's...
There is a subscription in there. I'm paying.