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Thanks for all the feedback and sorry for the connection hiccup. This is still a very early version of the service. Account management is currently limited to

Thanks for all the feedback and sorry for the connection hiccup. This is still a very early version of the service. Account management is currently limited to signing up via Stripe and getting an email with your API key and a how to get started guide :) I can make the free tier more obvious, you really don't need an account or credit card to get started with the API that's why "Get Started" links to the docs. You can just copy and paste the commands/code examples and get started. I see now that's it's not at all clear and will fix this. Otherwise I'd say the pricing units are really just the number of calls. A really interesting idea might be to have a comparison on the site between my service and Maxmind's web service! Some really basic account management like you describe is very much in the works. There're currently no accounts on the site. But it's something I'd like to do possibly offering a higher free tier quota to users who sign up, so that I'm able to communicate with them and have stats on conversion etc

rgbrenner 9y ago
It sounds like you're heading in the right direction. I think adding the accounts, improving the signup flow, and reducing the number of plans would go a long way. It seems like those are bigger issues than the pricing itself. After getting a better handle on the service, one issue that occurred to me: how do you track the free tier usage? I assume its by request IP, but that should be stated in the docs. That could be another advantage of signing up for a free account -- to be able to see your usage; and knowing that you're below the max would provide some peace of mind and make them more comfortable building on the API.
- jonathan-kosgei 9y ago
  By IP address, referer and api key. I'll mock up something really simple that does just that in the next couple of weeks. Thanks!

rgbrenner 9y ago

It sounds like you're heading in the right direction. I think adding the accounts, improving the signup flow, and reducing the number of plans would go a long way. It seems like those are bigger issues than the pricing itself. After getting a better handle on the service, one issue that occurred to me: how do you track the free tier usage? I assume its by request IP, but that should be stated in the docs. That could be another advantage of signing up for a free account -- to be able to see your usage; and knowing that you're below the max would provide some peace of mind and make them more comfortable building on the API.

jonathan-kosgei 9y ago
By IP address, referer and api key. I'll mock up something really simple that does just that in the next couple of weeks. Thanks!