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Image manipulation + storage + CDN is a very interesting combination, especially if images can be uploaded straight from the browser, without travelling through
by mattront 15y ago
Image manipulation + storage + CDN is a very interesting combination, especially if images can be uploaded straight from the browser, without travelling through the application server.
But for a service with large amount of user uploaded images (like we plan to have at http://pllop.it http://pllop.it) pricing is the major issue. At $0.50 per GB you would be around 5 x more expensive than CloudFront and even they are expensive compared to other options.
If the price would be on the level of CloudFront with 10-30% premium for taking care of image manipulation, we would consider using such service.
- sudhirj 15y agoThat's really helpful... thanks. I'll try to start with pricing that's closer to $0.30 / GB - that should be workable. I'm trying to look at usage patterns now to see what prices are viable. Also, would you take the "I'll cut prices as and when I achieve better utilization" promise into consideration? Or is that irrelevant?
- mattront 15y agoFrom the cost planning perspective the promise doesn't help much. We need to know how much it costs and how much it will cost without relying on how other clients use the service. Hope that helps. Wish you a lot of success with your venture!
- true_religion 15y agoIt's kind of ironic that you'd criticize him on not having a pricing model well defined yet... but on pllop.it you guys say "We are still figuring out the exact pricing model. One idea is to charge from $10 per month for unlimited Pllops with soft limit on monthly views. In the meantime Pllop.it is free." Aren't you both in the same boat here? ---- By the way what kind of pricing would you be interested in? Would 10 to 15 cents per GB suit your needs?