Re:Ask HN: What to charge for support SLA for one-person SaaS
by orkj on Wednesday September 01, 2021 @08:37AM
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Great advice! The wording in the draft does not even mention that the SLA should have a fee, so I don't know if they expect it to be flat or if they are trying to trick me into getting it as part of the custom plan I am offering them ;)
If they do require a flat fee, I would try to cap the number of incidents. This will force them to place value on support requests and not take advantage of the SLA.
You'll need to be explicit when defining the scope of the SLA. If there is an issue with your product that is impacting production, that seems like a reasonable support request. Alternatively, if they want consulting services or training that may be beyond the scope of the SLA. I've had expierence with customers who open a support request, only to request consulting services.