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I was thinking that something like this sounded interesting, and certainly couldn't cost more than $20/year for unlimited searches. But $10/m, and already being

I was thinking that something like this sounded interesting, and certainly couldn't cost more than $20/year for unlimited searches. But $10/m, and already being raised to $19/m? Almost doubling the price per month already honestly seems like this product doesn't have long left to live. And the price is already expensive enough where only privacy enthusiasts would be considering it. And for anyone saying free plan, 50 searches a month is just too low. If I have one issue I'm trying to resolve, it's very possible I use half of them right there, and who wants to worry about how many searches they have left.

Semaphor 4y ago
> And the price is already expensive enough where only privacy enthusiasts would be considering it. Their plan is actually to compete on quality. Just for privacy, I was happy enough with DDG for free.
Shank 4y ago
> Almost doubling the price per month already honestly seems like this product doesn't have long left to live. And the price is already expensive enough where only privacy enthusiasts would be considering it. Well, early-adopters seem to be grandfathered in. But, if this model stops them from running out of money and helps them actually reach sustainability, I'm fine with it! I think that if they can't find 10,000 users who want to pay $20/mo for a really excellent search engine, there's a bigger problem here. There are surely 10,000 privacy conscious people who would pay, right? The $9.99/mo pricing model is kind of a meme, because no matter what the service is, people seem willing to charge the exact same cost. At least Kagi is being up-front and saying "hey, our service costs more to operate and we aren't making enough money yet". People willingly pay Superhuman $30/mo for an alternative interface to Gmail. If that niche exists, surely a paid search at $20/mo niche exists?

Semaphor 4y ago

> And the price is already expensive enough where only privacy enthusiasts would be considering it. Their plan is actually to compete on quality. Just for privacy, I was happy enough with DDG for free.

Shank 4y ago

> Almost doubling the price per month already honestly seems like this product doesn't have long left to live. And the price is already expensive enough where only privacy enthusiasts would be considering it. Well, early-adopters seem to be grandfathered in. But, if this model stops them from running out of money and helps them actually reach sustainability, I'm fine with it! I think that if they can't find 10,000 users who want to pay $20/mo for a really excellent search engine, there's a bigger problem here. There are surely 10,000 privacy conscious people who would pay, right? The $9.99/mo pricing model is kind of a meme, because no matter what the service is, people seem willing to charge the exact same cost. At least Kagi is being up-front and saying "hey, our service costs more to operate and we aren't making enough money yet". People willingly pay Superhuman $30/mo for an alternative interface to Gmail. If that niche exists, surely a paid search at $20/mo niche exists?