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> We have thousands of users generating thousands of chats daily. Lawyers discussing sensitive cases. Executives planning strategy. Developers working on propri

> We have thousands of users generating thousands of chats daily. Lawyers discussing sensitive cases. Executives planning strategy. Developers working on proprietary code. They trust us because their data is mathematically guaranteed to be private. But that trust evaporates quickly when the service is unavailable. And 250 dollars/month was considered expensive for the infrastructure handling that? My first impression is that based on the stakes alone, that would warrant a full time dedicated engineer. Not gonna lie, although I appreciate the comparison and that they shared their experience publicly, this post sounds like half a technical write-up, half an ad for both companies.

samlambert 1y ago
if it's going down and causing reputation damage then $1 a month is too expensive.
anthonyronning 1y ago
> And 250 dollars/month was considered expensive No, it was not my intention for price to be the main thing people hooked in on with this article. It's the combination of it all. Better reliability, performance, and infrastructure AND it's more affordable. > warrant a full time dedicated engineer TBH, it's basically my sole full time job as the CTO. > half a technical write-up, half an ad for both companies I've been frustrated by Neon for months now and excited about PlanetScale's new postgres offering. Was pleasantly surprised by it too and wanted to write about it. I do appreciate you writing this and sorry if it comes up too much like an ad for us. Only meant to share our unique experiences and satisfaction with a new thing.
- gr4vityWall 1y ago
  No problem. I appreciate the technical details of your article. Best of luck to your startup.
markskram 1y ago
we're a pre-seed startup with a team of two, so no money for a full time engineer babysitting the database. first impressions and reputation are big as we launch, so we need reliability

samlambert 1y ago

if it's going down and causing reputation damage then $1 a month is too expensive.

anthonyronning 1y ago

> And 250 dollars/month was considered expensive No, it was not my intention for price to be the main thing people hooked in on with this article. It's the combination of it all. Better reliability, performance, and infrastructure AND it's more affordable. > warrant a full time dedicated engineer TBH, it's basically my sole full time job as the CTO. > half a technical write-up, half an ad for both companies I've been frustrated by Neon for months now and excited about PlanetScale's new postgres offering. Was pleasantly surprised by it too and wanted to write about it. I do appreciate you writing this and sorry if it comes up too much like an ad for us. Only meant to share our unique experiences and satisfaction with a new thing.

gr4vityWall 1y ago
No problem. I appreciate the technical details of your article. Best of luck to your startup.

markskram 1y ago

we're a pre-seed startup with a team of two, so no money for a full time engineer babysitting the database. first impressions and reputation are big as we launch, so we need reliability