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I can't keep from thinking this is a misguided step. If they are going after the google analytics market of non paying users maybe they are able to lure some, b
by dudus 6y ago
I can't keep from thinking this is a misguided step. If they are going after the google analytics market of non paying users maybe they are able to lure some, but remember that these are non paying users so they are not likely to bring much revenue anyway, google can justify because it sells the value of their ad business. On the other hand there's an enterprise market they just can't compete with, a market Google is #2 and Adobe is #1.
So they are spending a lot of valuable eng cycles and a ton of computing resources to go after a very narrow and low revenue market.
- deltron3030 6y agoStatic hosts like Netlify or Vercel don't play nice with Cloudflare, so if you come for the analytics you might stay for their static CDN and serverless stuff as well.
- leorio 6y agoYou are downplaying the role of bundling effects especially for a company like Cloudflare.
- dylan604 6y agoCloudflare is a business, and businesses exist to make money. So anything they do ultimately has an ulterior motive of getting more business. Even if it is a loss leader type of service. However, could it possibly be that there is a company that has decided that they could give back to the community they make money from to push back against the hoovering of all data just because? I currently use no Cloudflare service(s), but small things like this get my attention.
- seldonnn 6y agoit help fill the customer acquisition funnel, which drives revenue for other products. The product is effectively marketing expense.