Re:How Mapbox Is Winning Over Developers to Challenge Google...
by dabernathy89 on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @06:29PM
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You're right that part of it is "if you have to ask, you can't afford it". But it's also frustration that they don't have a predictabe, structured pricing plan - they almost certainly tailor it to specific clients above the intro tier (otherwise, why not list it?).
Now I understand custom pricing has to be implemented at some level, but you usually see multiple pricing tiers before it kicks in.
I find it interesting how often people (myself included) are willing to consider spending hundreds of dollars on a product or service, but aren't willing to take 30 seconds to send an inquiry email or ring a sales line. Possibly it stems from cynicism (or from a perception that "if you have to ask, you can't afford it") but a few times now I've grumblingly made contact with a supplier only to find that the prices are very reasonable and they're great to deal with.