The Tools I Cut in 2025 (And Why)

Six tools cancelled in 2025. Here is the honest reason for each.

Roam Research ($15/month): Bidirectional linking is a real innovation. I genuinely found value in it for eighteen months. Then Obsidian implemented the same functionality for free, and my notes were already in a more portable format there. The switching cost was low. The cost of keeping Roam was not. Cancelled in February. Didn't notice by March.

Superhuman ($30/month): I was paying $30/month to process email faster. A broken API integration with my mail provider forced me to use regular Gmail for three weeks. My email throughput was identical. I cancelled in April.

Todoist ($5/month): I was running Todoist alongside Linear (See Sean's full review →). They overlapped almost completely. Linear is better for project-level work. Todoist had better natural language input for quick personal tasks. I moved the personal tasks to a single Notion database and cancelled Todoist in June. Slightly more friction for personal tasks. Zero additional tools to maintain.

Asana ($13/month): Linear replaced it entirely. No migration drama because I had been moving work to Linear for eight months before cancelling. Asana's timeline view is slightly better. Everything else about Linear is faster. Cancelled in July.

Grammarly ($12/month): Claude handles editing with more context and better judgment. Cancelled in August. Zero use case remaining after the Claude subscription.

A specialized AI writing tool ($45/month): The one Adam found. Good tool, not worth the cost differential versus Claude for my actual use patterns. Cancelled in October. Claude handles the use case at $20/month.

Total monthly savings from 2025 cuts: $120. Annual savings: $1,440. The work quality has not declined. The stack has five fewer tabs open at any given time.