SaaS Pricing Debates

Comments focus on critiquing the pricing of software tools and SaaS products, debating affordability, per-user costs, monthly subscriptions, and comparisons to free or open-source alternatives.

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sccxy Oct 2, 2023 View on HN

Looks nicer but I guess not 7usd/month nicer if it is not your main tool.

How about alternatives between free and $50/user a year?

verdverm Jan 10, 2023 View on HN

price for what they are providing, seems like an open source alternative ought to exist by now

longtermd Apr 3, 2020 View on HN

The pricing of 440 USD/month must be an April's joke. It might be worth 9 USD/month compared the many competitors and free solutions.

mritchie712 Mar 9, 2021 View on HN

Per user pricing feels weird for this product. Have you talked to devs in your target market?

voldemort1968 May 6, 2020 View on HN

Looks like a great tool, but $50/month is pretty steep especially when I'm the provider of the computing power. Can you explain the rationale behind this price?

silisili Sep 22, 2022 View on HN

Came to say this. Their pro version, even in cloud, would come in under what OP is asking for.

techdebt5112 Nov 11, 2014 View on HN

it's more than 5x what Atlassian charges for the same product

claytongulick Jun 7, 2023 View on HN

That's pretty steep pricing for a product that has a lot of free/open source competition that are more capable and mature (node red, supabase, Directus, strapi, etc...)

leptoniscool Aug 28, 2020 View on HN

Seems over priced.. A small team can make something similar in a few weeks?