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Re: Show HN: Polybit – Build, Deploy, Host Node.js APIs

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Post by keithwhor »

joshdickson wrote: post #40

Node JS developer here. The idea of the project is great. It can be difficult to get folks up to speed on various Node JS topics, and one of the big ones (like with any code deployed on a web framework, really) is getting people up to speed on deployment. Anything that is working on making that easier, especially for new/young developers, is great. That being said, I really do not like the pricing strategy because I…

Thanks for the insight. :) I don't disagree. Database queries don't use credits right now. We're going to be playing around with what makes the most sense for our customers. Expect things to change as we grow!

Re: Show HN: Polybit – Build, Deploy, Host Node.js APIs

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Post by petercooper »

ThatMightBePaul wrote: post #2

Congrats Keith :D I've met Keith a few weeks ago at the NodeJS NYC meetup. Great dude, who genuinely wants to make development better. Polybit seems particularly cool for front-end / designers, mobile devs, and anyone else who'd rather build an app than fret over the high availability, scalability, or etc. What I'm saying is: cool idea + Keith's very approachable if ya wanna pick his brain about the design :) Hope th…

I want to second this. There is no doubting Keith's enthusiasm and attitude for both development and helping end users. If you have any questions or issues to raise, I'm pretty sure Keith will do his best :-)

Re: Show HN: Polybit – Build, Deploy, Host Node.js APIs

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Post by keithwhor »

puddintane wrote: post #38
ebbv wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I realize this style of pricing is the new hotness and I get why it's appealing for the company providing the service, but as a developer this is really unappealing to me. The last thing I want to do is have to worry about how many API requests my application is making because it costs money. For example; if I want to render a complicated page out and the API design will be better if that's done with 10 API requests…

No your not crazy at all! Sometimes it is better to do many smaller requests versus one bigger request, and it would be nice to see a pricing structure based on bandwidth at least.

Pricing is going to be something we continue to iterate on. Always appreciate feedback!

Re: Show HN: Polybit – Build, Deploy, Host Node.js APIs

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Post by keithwhor »

petercooper wrote: post #43
ThatMightBePaul wrote: post #2

Congrats Keith :D I've met Keith a few weeks ago at the NodeJS NYC meetup. Great dude, who genuinely wants to make development better. Polybit seems particularly cool for front-end / designers, mobile devs, and anyone else who'd rather build an app than fret over the high availability, scalability, or etc. What I'm saying is: cool idea + Keith's very approachable if ya wanna pick his brain about the design :) Hope th…

I want to second this. There is no doubting Keith's enthusiasm and attitude for both development and helping end users. If you have any questions or issues to raise, I'm pretty sure Keith will do his best :-)

I'm flattered! Thank you so much.

Re: Show HN: Polybit – Build, Deploy, Host Node.js APIs

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Post by janekm »

saganus wrote: post #15
mxuribe wrote: post #12

The premise of this is a great idea. The sign up is pretty neat - def. suited to expected audience/users. However, no pricing info? I'll come back once pricing is displayed.

I didn't found the pricing info either until I played around in the terminal, which gives us this: $ pricing Polybit offers pay-as-you-go services. Action | Cost ---------------------|--------------------------- API Request | 1 Credit Database Query | 1 Credit - FREE in Beta Project Deployment | 10 Credits - FREE in Beta Create New Project | 50 Credits Create New Database | 50 Credits Package | Credits | Price ------…

How often do the credits refresh? Once per day? Per month?

If it's per month it feels very expensive to me especially at the lower tiers compared to the number of transactions I'd expect to be able to do on say EC2 or GC for similar money... Am I just not the target audience?

This pricing level really limits what kind of apps would make financial sense. Nothing ad-supported for a start.

Re: Show HN: Polybit – Build, Deploy, Host Node.js APIs

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Post by janekm »

janekm wrote: post #48
saganus wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I didn't found the pricing info either until I played around in the terminal, which gives us this: $ pricing Polybit offers pay-as-you-go services. Action | Cost ---------------------|--------------------------- API Request | 1 Credit Database Query | 1 Credit - FREE in Beta Project Deployment | 10 Credits - FREE in Beta Create New Project | 50 Credits Create New Database | 50 Credits Package | Credits | Price ------…

How often do the credits refresh? Once per day? Per month? If it's per month it feels very expensive to me especially at the lower tiers compared to the number of transactions I'd expect to be able to do on say EC2 or GC for similar money... Am I just not the target audience? This pricing level really limits what kind of apps would make financial sense. Nothing ad-supported for a start.

And another example since IoT is mentioned on the website. Imagine I'm selling a temperature sensor gadget that reports once per minute. That's 2 credits * 60 * 24 * 30 per month. Even at the highest level that means 115 devices for $999 per month. If I want to sell the gadget for $10 one-off (not a low price taking into account retail margins) you can see the problem.
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