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Show HN: It took me 5() months to build a Plausible alternative

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Re: Show HN: It took me 5() months to build a Plausible alternative

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Post by weird-eye-issue »

rognjen wrote: post #9

While admirable, a one time payment for a service you host is fair neither to you (what if I use it for 10 years) nor me (what if you shutdown tomorrow). On the other hand, a one time fee for analytics I could deploy on my server a) makes financial sense for you and b) is an intriguing value proposition for me. Have a look at https://once.com/

The irony of ONCE is that the company behind it makes 8 figures annually on recurring revenue. They can afford to launch products with unsustainable business models just to get some PR

Re: Show HN: It took me 5() months to build a Plausible alternative

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Post by vivzkestrel »

As genuine feedback, you have a long way to go. First of all, plausible can be self hosted and it won't cost you a dime. Secondly, there are atleast 50 analytics services out there that are self hostable and they clearly indicate what features they provide. It is good expect value for your efforts but the other person buying for 49$ also needs to see value. Perhaps add a list of features, some GIFs, screenshots of your analytics tool in action showcasing various parts?

Re: Show HN: It took me 5() months to build a Plausible alternative

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Post by tugu77 »

Avfrosta wrote: post #10
rognjen wrote: post #9

While admirable, a one time payment for a service you host is fair neither to you (what if I use it for 10 years) nor me (what if you shutdown tomorrow). On the other hand, a one time fee for analytics I could deploy on my server a) makes financial sense for you and b) is an intriguing value proposition for me. Have a look at https://once.com/

That's a beautiful site and a nice way to put it. But yes, you're right. While my server costs are low anough that just one user could cover months, it's still not sustainable. My plans is to move onto a "pay for what you use system" in the future. But I have thought about making it self-hosted too. But there already is so many great products for that out there. I wish there was a perfect way to do this. I despise su…

Have you considered open sourcing?

Re: Show HN: It took me 5() months to build a Plausible alternative

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Post by otherme123 »

grenran wrote: post #11

> Problem is, I didn't feel like paying 9$ a month to see the amount of visitors on a website i didn't even earn anything on You can self-host Plausible yourself if you don't feel like paying $9 a month.

I'm doing this, is relatively easy if you are used to docker, and one instance can be used to track multiple small sites.

My problem with self hosted Plausible is that the backup-restore of the clickhouse db isn't as easy. If my service blows, I currently have to start the stats from zero.

Re: Show HN: It took me 5() months to build a Plausible alternative

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Post by probabilista »

Why are you trying to solve a problem that does not exist ? If you want to self host Plausible - or X, Y, or Z - you can and it’s free.

If you want to create an analytics product and learn by doing it and sell it, that’s fine. But don’t say you did this because the problem was paying for Plausible.

Re: Show HN: It took me 5() months to build a Plausible alternative

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Post by janmo »

Regarding the pricing here is what I would do:

- Unlimited and free but basic metrics are public for everyone to see (similar to what Github did before)

- Paid but priced at page view consumption, for example: 12,000 page views a month will be charges 1.20 USD, 140,000 page views a month something like 5.20 USD etc...

This is something I might be willing to subscribe to.

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