Re:Google Docs New Feature: Pageless
by AnonC on Friday March 04, 2022 @10:33AM
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A tangential question on Zoho Writer: why isn’t there any information on pricing (or a statement that it’s free)? I looked for pricing links. I even went to the resources page and searched for pricing and found no results. The very first thing I need to know when looking at an online platform is what kind of lock-in exists, how I can safely try it out and how much time I should invest in trying it out. The Writer pages don’t help me in this regard. I’m on mobile using Firefox Focus, if at all this happens to be a browser and/or ad blocker issue.
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Hi, sorry about the confusion. We didn't have a pricing page because the app itself is free for individuals (along with a bunch of other editors as well for spreadsheets and powerpoint presentations). You can sign up with your email account right away and start using.
We do have paid plans in case you need to onboard a team and want access to a bunch of other apps as well - https://www.zoho.com/in/workplace/
Re:Google Docs New Feature: Pageless
by StevePerkins on Friday March 04, 2022 @01:06PM
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It's "free"... but as a SaaS office suite, the documents (along with any attached images, etc) are stored in the cloud. And if you're not paying for WorkDrive, then the storage limits (if any?) are not really documented or clear at all.
I recently signed up for Zoho mail hosting, after Google announced the sunsetting for their legacy free customers. But the mail plans don't come with WorkDrive access. So even though I'm a paying customer to get IMAP access, I haven't really touched any of the Zoho office suite apps yet because I simply don't understand what my caps and limitations are.
GP here: it would be a good idea to include this information directly on the product page.
Because you have to buy one of their bundles to get this product, these are the ones I found:
https://www.zoho.com/workdrive/pricing.html