I went to update a user role today and suddenly found myself looking at what looked like a lot or restrictions where I don’t seem to be able to control the backend menu etc?

Is AAM now a premium product?

The plugin page still lists all the free features:

THE MOST POPULAR FEATURES

• [free] Manage Backend Menu. Manage access to the backend menu for any user or role.
• [free] Manage Roles & Capabilities. Manage all your WordPress roles and capabilities.
• [free] All necessary sets of tools to manage authentication with JWT.
• [free] Create temporary user accounts. Create and manage temporary user accounts.
• [limited] Content access. Granular access to an unlimited number of posts, pages, custom post types, terms, taxonomies, or custom taxonomies.
• [free] Manage Admin Toolbar. Filter out unnecessary items from the top admin toolbar for any role or user.
• [free] Backend Lockdown. Restrict access to your website’s backend side for any user or role.
• [free] Secure Login Widget & Shortcode. Drop the AJAX login widget or shortcode anywhere on your website.
• [free] Ability to enable/disable RESTful and XML-RPC APIs.
• [limited] URI Access. Allow or deny access to any page of your website by the page URL as well as how to redirect a user when access is denied;
• [free] Manage access to RESTful or XML-RPC individual endpoints for any role, user, or visitor.
• [free] Passwordless login with URL.
• [free] Content Filter. Filter or replace parts of your content with AAM shortcodes.
• [free] Login/Logout Redirects. Define custom login and logout redirect for any user or role;
• [free] 404 Redirect. Redefine where a user should be redirected when a page does not exist.
• [free] Access Denied Redirect. Define custom redirect for any role, user, or visitor when access is denied for a restricted area on your website.
• [free] Manage Metaboxes & Widgets. Filter out restricted or unnecessary metaboxes and widgets on both frontend and backend for any user, role, or visitor.
• [paid] Manage access based on an IP address or referred domain. Manage access to the entire website or any specific page or post based on referred host or IP address.
• [free] Multiple role support.
• [and even more…]