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We're still feeling out the market here, to see where we can take it. It will probably stay free for personal use and then grow from there with services like ho

We're still feeling out the market here, to see where we can take it. It will probably stay free for personal use and then grow from there with services like hosting, etc. Pricing model for businesses is something we're looking at from case to case currently. Competitors include Mendix, Outsystems etc., when it comes to low-code and serving citizen developers. Excel as well. On the other hand there are still a lot of custom implementors out there that try to solve similar problems for businesses.

tyingq 8y ago
That's helpful...thanks. I had been very interested in Google's Appmaker (https://developers.google.com/appmaker/ https://developers.google.com/appmaker/), but their model where only paid Gsuite users can access applications was a showstopper, as it made access to the general public impossible.
servercobra 8y ago
Really interesting framework. And the docs are super easy to understand; nice work! I'll be interested to see where it goes with pricing. It's hard to start building on a platform if you don't know if it's going to become too expensive in the future. Paid hosting seems like it would work really well for a system like this (though I'd encourage some type of open-core model as well, so people have some escape hatch if the company goes under).
- klageveen 8y ago
  Good to hear the docs are clear for someone who hasn't been "living it" for years. I understand it's hard to put your trust into something Alan right now, so we're definitely looking at making more of it available without our direct involvement. All I can say right now is that you should just give it a go, I bet it will change the way you look at code. If you do eventually want to build something critical on Alan, get in touch with us and we'll get the contracts set up to support that properly.

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We're still feeling out the market here, to see where we can take it. It will probably stay free for personal use and then grow from there with services like ho

by klageveen 8y ago

tyingq 8y ago
That's helpful...thanks. I had been very interested in Google's Appmaker (https://developers.google.com/appmaker/ https://developers.google.com/appmaker/), but their model where only paid Gsuite users can access applications was a showstopper, as it made access to the general public impossible.
servercobra 8y ago
Really interesting framework. And the docs are super easy to understand; nice work! I'll be interested to see where it goes with pricing. It's hard to start building on a platform if you don't know if it's going to become too expensive in the future. Paid hosting seems like it would work really well for a system like this (though I'd encourage some type of open-core model as well, so people have some escape hatch if the company goes under).
- klageveen 8y ago
  Good to hear the docs are clear for someone who hasn't been "living it" for years. I understand it's hard to put your trust into something Alan right now, so we're definitely looking at making more of it available without our direct involvement. All I can say right now is that you should just give it a go, I bet it will change the way you look at code. If you do eventually want to build something critical on Alan, get in touch with us and we'll get the contracts set up to support that properly.