There are tools out there that devs pay for themselves. That's an answer to the paperwork insanity. If the tool is useful enough relative to the price, go with

There are tools out there that devs pay for themselves. That's an answer to the paperwork insanity. If the tool is useful enough relative to the price, go with direct to (developer-)consumer. I know instances of that working for jetbrains, sublime, beyondcompare, matlab and obsidian. I can see web browsers and off site backup fitting that model.