Spreedly doubles pricing.
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Spreedly doubles pricing.
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Re: Spreedly doubles pricing.
#2I'm very surprised they haven't chosen to "grandfather" existing customers, so that they can remain on the previous pricing model.
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#3I'm very surprised they haven't chosen to "grandfather" existing customers, so that they can remain on the previous pricing model.
True. They have proposed to "grandfather" the current plans only upto 90 days so customers to migrate elsewhere, if they opt to.
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#4It is surprising to see this coming from Spreedly, especially in the context of their previous discussion on the same topic in HN (when Chargify increased price).
When you price a subscription product, one should factor in long term sustainability at that price, for a long time.
Any price increase due to additional features / facilities you provide - say 24*7 on-call support, must not be burdened on your existing users.
Provide a way for existing users to "opt" for those at a higher price, but leave them at the current price as they stand.
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#5If it is so sticky, why don't people sign up for multiyear contracts for recurring billing services with some sort of price guarantee?
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#6My monthly Spreedly bill went up by approximately the amount I spent on AdWords between 9 AM and 3 PM on Friday.
I know pricing discussions generate a lot of heat, but honestly, $30 is not a lot of money. Nor does it magically become a lot of money after you have 500 customers, at which point you have very high-class problems.
Here, let me extend that graph with one extra line:
http://images1.bingocardcreator.com/blog-images/hn/spreedly-...
This subject seems tailor-made to solicit opinions from pathological customers who are not likely to be either good customers for Spreedly or successful at selling many accounts, totally regardless of whether Spreedly costs $5, $50, or $500 a month.
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#7Sure, users can export and migrate, but that costs time and money to do. Code must be updated to work with the new provider and other projects would be put on hold.
Re: Spreedly doubles pricing.
#8Sure, users can export and migrate, but that costs time and money to do. Code must be updated to work with the new provider and other projects would be put on hold.
Exactly. If your engineering costs swamp $30 -- and they do -- this announcement is a total non-event for you.
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#9My monthly Spreedly bill went up by approximately the amount I spent on AdWords between 9 AM and 3 PM on Friday. I know pricing discussions generate a lot of heat, but honestly, $30 is not a lot of money. Nor does it magically become a lot of money after you have 500 customers, at which point you have very high-class problems. Here, let me extend that graph with one extra line: http://images1.bingocardcreator.com/blo…
Yes, what you just said.
I don't use Spreedly, but it is a similar case with the AppEngine pricing: I want providers to charge a fair price and keep providing services. Also, same as AWS: I have customers who grumble some on their monthly bills, but providers need to charge a fair market price.
Re: Spreedly doubles pricing.
#10My monthly Spreedly bill went up by approximately the amount I spent on AdWords between 9 AM and 3 PM on Friday. I know pricing discussions generate a lot of heat, but honestly, $30 is not a lot of money. Nor does it magically become a lot of money after you have 500 customers, at which point you have very high-class problems. Here, let me extend that graph with one extra line: http://images1.bingocardcreator.com/blo…
You are right. This is true for businesses with substantial number of customers.
It is a significant difference for those starting up with small customer base (10 or 20) to pay from $23 earlier to $53.