100% agree. CEO of 13 people services biz here. We're currently priced out of this when it could actually be useful.
One thing of note: when we consider security tools / training, monthly is not the right frame of reference. It's either brought back to a daily expense (i.e. how does it compare in my daily costing vs. billed revenue per day), or annually, compared to an insurance premium. I know ho much my cyber liability insurance costs me and it's easier to compare on a yearly basis. FWIW, it would be an instant buy for us at 199 per year. Above this, it'll fall in the budget security bucket and under comparison with others.