Just credits vs TC Pro
Pay-per-credit vs the Pro subscription: what each gives you, and which to choose.
TrackingCoder has two ways to pay, and they answer two different questions. Just credits (pay-per-credit) answers "get me working tracking code." TC Pro answers "...and tell me the moment it stops working." This page explains exactly what each one gives you and how to choose.
💡 The one-line version
What "just credits" gives you
Credits are the pay-as-you-go core of TrackingCoder. One credit generates the tracking code for one scenario (one event on one destination set). See Credits & pricing for the full mechanics. With credits alone you get:
- The complete code generator: all channels (GA4, Meta, Google Ads, LinkedIn, Microsoft Ads) and 450+ event combinations.
- Consent Mode v2 + cookie-banner support, and a step-by-step install guide for every event.
- Output as a GTM container, GTM Custom HTML, or a direct script.
- Credits that never expire, bought in packs. You pay only when you generate, with no subscription.
- The Free Forever plan: 5 free credits every month for basic events on GA4, no card required.
What credits don't include: any ongoing monitoring, alerting, attribution, reporting, or team features. Once the code is installed, you're on your own to notice if it ever breaks.
Best for: a one-time setup, a single site, occasional changes, or solo users who just need correct code and will check their own dashboards.
What TC Pro adds on top
TC Pro is a subscription that sits on top of everything above. It adds the layer that turns "I generated tracking" into "I know my tracking is working."
- 10 credits every month, included, plus 15% off every credit pack you buy while subscribed.
- Real-time monitoring: a live count of every event firing across all your sites (Pro monitoring).
- Anomaly alerts: drift, spike, no-activity, and weekly active-probe failures, before a client notices (Anomaly alerts).
- Per-event parameter capture and Events by traffic source: see which channel drives each conversion (Traffic source tracking).
- Goals + a 0–100 performance score per domain (Event goals & performance score).
- White-label client reports: your logo + colours (Branded client reports).
- Team workspace: shared ID vault, activity feed, and per-member credit budgets (Workspace & branding).
- Free regeneration of pre-existing simple-event tracking into monitoring, at no credit cost (Free regeneration backfill).
- API keys and the MCP server: drive TrackingCoder from Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Claude Desktop or your own code. Generation spends the workspace's credits, with your approval (API & MCP server).
A standard Pro plan includes monitoring for 20 domains, 250 tracked scenarios across all of them, 100k monitored event-firings/month, and 3 team members. Comfortably more than most single businesses need; if you're an agency that expects to outgrow it, get in touch and we'll sort out higher limits.
Best for: anyone running ads who needs tracking to stay correct, agencies managing multiple client sites, and teams that need a shared vault, reports, and alerts.
Side by side
| Capability | Just credits | TC Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Generate tracking code (all channels, 450+ combos) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Consent Mode v2 + install guides | ✓ | ✓ |
| How you pay | Per-credit packs, never expire | Monthly/annual + 10 credits/mo & 15% off packs |
| Real-time event monitoring | ✗ | Live, across all sites |
| Anomaly alerts (drift / spike / no-activity / probe) | ✗ | ✓ |
| Events by traffic source + per-event parameters | ✗ | ✓ |
| Goals + 0–100 performance score | ✗ | ✓ |
| White-label client reports | ✗ | ✓ |
| Team workspace, shared vault, per-member credits | Solo | 3 members included |
| Free monitoring backfill of existing tracking | ✗ | ✓ |
| API keys + MCP server for AI assistants | ✗ | ✓ |
Which should I choose?
Quick gut-check:
- Stick with credits if tracking is a one-off job: you set it up, install it, and rarely touch it again, on a single site you check yourself.
- Go Pro if broken tracking would cost you money: you're spending on ads, managing client sites, or need to prove what's working with attribution and reports. The first time Pro catches a silently-broken Purchase tag, it's paid for itself.
ℹ They're not mutually exclusive
Pricing at a glance
- Credits: pay-per-pack, never expire. See live pack prices on the Buy credits page.
- TC Pro: monthly or annual, with a 14-day free trial (no card). Early-adopter pricing is locked for life if you subscribe before 30 November 2026. See the TC Pro page for current rates in your currency.
New here? Start on the Free Forever plan, or open the 14-day Pro trial to try the monitoring layer with no card.