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Looks great. Some feedback: + Setup a live demo (allow users to fiddle with a demo and visualize the possibilities). + The entry plan of $49 seems a bit steep

Looks great. Some feedback: + Setup a live demo (allow users to fiddle with a demo and visualize the possibilities). + The entry plan of $49 seems a bit steep. Would a $29 plan be financially possible? + Personally, I am not a fan of trial periods. Either I find value in a product and am excited or not. Great work though guys. Where in San Francisco are you located at?

kmfrk 14y ago
Maybe they could have a free sandbox tier with placeholder data?
redguava 14y ago
Why aren't you a fan of trial periods? I much rather give it a shot before I commit to paying some money. In fact, I pass on many that don't have trials. It's easy to talk the talk on a marketing website, a free trial shows the truth.
- nodesocket 14y ago
  If they had a live demo, why would a trial be necessary? I think either a free plan or a really awesome demo provides the information and experience needed for users to make a purchasing decision. I dislike trials because they require a credit card to even experience the product. Also, I hate having to remember to cancel before the trial period ends. The product should be compelling and exciting, and provide enough details and information that I am willing to pull out a credit card and commit.
  - pc86 14y ago
    I don't believe the trial here requires a credit card until the trial is over (to continue using the service).
- tijs 14y ago
  I too would pick it up sooner if there was an (almost) free plan with some strict limits. That way i could use it in say a hobby project or something that's still in beta and figure out if it works for me before running up hefty costs right away. This is a product phase where usually stuff like hosting is free still (Heroku and such have free tiers) and $49/month is suddenly a lot in comparison.
vtuulos 14y ago
Thanks for the feedback! + Technically a live demo with a static dataset would be doable. [adds to Trello] + We think that $49 is reasonable given how powerful and flexible the service is. We can extend your trial if you are not convinced :) + Although in general I like freemium, I would feel slightly uneasy about sending my private data to a service that doesn't cost anything. Most free(mium) analytics services use the customer data for ad retargeting etc. We are located at 7th and Market. We are always happy to grab a coffee at Sightglass that's nearby - feel free to ping me at ville@bitdeli.com.

kmfrk 14y ago

Maybe they could have a free sandbox tier with placeholder data?

redguava 14y ago

Why aren't you a fan of trial periods? I much rather give it a shot before I commit to paying some money. In fact, I pass on many that don't have trials. It's easy to talk the talk on a marketing website, a free trial shows the truth.

nodesocket 14y ago
If they had a live demo, why would a trial be necessary? I think either a free plan or a really awesome demo provides the information and experience needed for users to make a purchasing decision. I dislike trials because they require a credit card to even experience the product. Also, I hate having to remember to cancel before the trial period ends. The product should be compelling and exciting, and provide enough details and information that I am willing to pull out a credit card and commit.
- pc86 14y ago
  I don't believe the trial here requires a credit card until the trial is over (to continue using the service).
tijs 14y ago
I too would pick it up sooner if there was an (almost) free plan with some strict limits. That way i could use it in say a hobby project or something that's still in beta and figure out if it works for me before running up hefty costs right away. This is a product phase where usually stuff like hosting is free still (Heroku and such have free tiers) and $49/month is suddenly a lot in comparison.

vtuulos 14y ago

Thanks for the feedback! + Technically a live demo with a static dataset would be doable. [adds to Trello] + We think that $49 is reasonable given how powerful and flexible the service is. We can extend your trial if you are not convinced :) + Although in general I like freemium, I would feel slightly uneasy about sending my private data to a service that doesn't cost anything. Most free(mium) analytics services use the customer data for ad retargeting etc. We are located at 7th and Market. We are always happy to grab a coffee at Sightglass that's nearby - feel free to ping me at ville@bitdeli.com.