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by tommy_mcclung 1879 days ago
Co-founder here. The basic premise is we price based on the type of environment, the number of environments and the number of services within the environment. The reason we took pricing off the site was because every company has a unique setup. When we did user research it was confusing presented as a big table with checkboxes. We decided that for now a quick chat to make sure we understand what's needed was the best way to communicate what it costs. But, the starting point is as around $1000/month if you have a modest setup. For most funded startups with a development team this is usually where they start. We're specifically targeting companies at the moment and not individual developers. We do have some plans to address that segment of the market but we've had to focus where there's an addressable opportunity for our size and scale. This is great feedback and we'll figure this out soon.
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$1000 is much too expensive for a startup that is not yet funded, or one that is bootstrapped. Suggest you start lower with a pay-for-what-you-use model. Otherwise, you're looking at an enterprise sale with a longer sales cycle. Make it easy for people to try this thing.
I agree. We are mostly targeting startups that have been funded but for those that aren't and are interested we definitely find ways to make it work for them. Much like how larger companies offer credits for early stage companies we are capable of making it work for them.