Show HN: Pipedream. Develop any workflow, on any trigger, with auth and no infra

Re:Show HN: Pipedream. Develop any workflow, on any trigger,... by masukomi on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @03:19PM (#21274320)

to me that translates as "WARNING! TRAP!" because I may decide I like your thing, and then my users may decide they like _my_ thing, and then suddenly I find out what your price is for my scale and "oh shit! I'm going to go broke OR have to recode everything"

ESPECIALLY since this would become a key part of the infrastructure / how my app gets its stuff done. Replacing your service with a competitor or something homebrew would be a major pain, especially when I find myself unexpectedly popular.

there is NO WAY I would ever use or recommend a service that refuses to tell me what my potential long term costs are up front.

It's too much of a gamble with a business or worse, a hobby project that isn't making me any money to compensate for this unexpected "balloon payment".

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Re:Show HN: Pipedream. Develop any workflow, on any trigger,... by aledalgrande on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @05:11PM (#21275749)

Kind of agree with this. As a business you want to have not only your present costs, but your future costs known. No surprises.

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Re:Show HN: Pipedream. Develop any workflow, on any trigger,... by quickthrower2 on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @09:29PM (#21278113)

RMS has the solution here: “Free” software. If they shut down you have the source and can self host on aws.

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