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I don't really understand the technical limitations too much, but the hardest selling point for me is that an ES Bonsai instance cost more than a Heroku dyno.

by vinhboy 11y ago

I don't really understand the technical limitations too much, but the hardest selling point for me is that an ES Bonsai instance cost more than a Heroku dyno. I couldn't get over the fact that I have to pay more for one feature in my app, than the entire cost of running the app... I totally understand that the economics does not work out for you guys and that sucks. Hopefully things will change in the future.

nzadrozny 11y ago
Hmm. Considering Heroku dynos start at $0/mo for development, that may be an apples and oranges comparison here ;) In the context of reasonable hobby/development costs, I our $10/mo plan fits well for that and is pretty popular. Pricing wise it compares well to a $7 dyno or $9 Postgres instance. And addons are prorated to the second, just like dynos.
mrkurt 11y ago
It's not uncommon for databases to cost more than the rest of the app stack put together. If you're using Elasticsearch for a secondary feature, I can understand why it seems weird, but I think most companies spend more operating DBs than they do on the code in front of them.