Discussion splits on pricing pressure versus service value
4 Nov 1 11:32 PM · 9d ago · 6 comments · 1 source · development 4 of 8
Commenters diverge on whether open alternatives will force SaaS price cuts (comparing to Deepseek's impact on AI pricing) or whether the real value proposition of SaaS lies in service and support rather than software alone.
“This entire website screams "Authored by AI". It is ironic and lazy that the manifesto of a movement nominally for humans would be written by AI.”
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I haven't personally been affected by layoffs, but I imagine the emotional turmoil is pretty brutal. That said, I do find it sad to see this level of bitter vengefulness in our industry. It seems like exactly the kind of attitude that makes one tricky to work with, which given the current climate, feels like an unwise strategy.Expanded on this…
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This put a cap on the upper price. Basically it forced the SAAS pricing to dive similar to what Deepseek is doing to OpenAI and Anthropic. Easily 30% of any SAAS are not companies. So over time that portion will not grow and chip away. And further more this encourage other smaller companies to vye for the same enteprise customers forcing the price…
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This is a really nice idea, but most of these types things die as a nice idea unless they reach critical mass. 99% of people (to use the 99% idea from the website) just want to pay a fee to get a product and know that there is good documentation/training material and customer support behind it. Sometimes that "support" comes in the form of…
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I think we can make it sharper by not only 1:1 copying it, but focusing on a specific use case that bugs people. How about a backend-only replica that solves Terraform-specific bugs and makes a 1:1 compatible API that feels like a breeze? Then users can slap their own UI on top and basically own the product.
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This entire website screams “Authored by AI”. It is ironic and lazy that the manifesto of a movement nominally for humans would be written by AI.Does anyone else feel that this discredits it?
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Yeah that's gonna pay the mortgage, put food on the table, and cover the insurance premiums LOL.
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