Re:Ask HN: Strategies on Converting Free Users to Paid Users?
by pelcg on Tuesday June 13, 2023 @06:51AM
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They are mostly free users using the service, we do restrict our tier a lot and the price to upgrade is around $10/mo, we use Stripe Checkout to process the payments.
> I would love it if you priced your free tier in a sustainable way.
I would love to know more what you mean by this.
Re:Ask HN: Strategies on Converting Free Users to Paid Users?
by mcny on Wednesday June 14, 2023 @04:19AM
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I recently started using a free postgresql database service provider and within a few months they folded and got acquired/hired by some bigger company and sunset the entire product with a short notice (it was on the front page of HN). Meanwhile, elephantsql continues to serve me, even though the free tier only allows tiny 20MB databases so I can play with postgresql easily. Not that I do it everyday or even every week but it is there when I need it.
I mean you should limit the free users to a point where you aren’t worried about the whole thing collapsing under the weight of free users.
Congratulations on shipping!
Are new people mostly "free people" or do you continue to have a good mix of over 10% paid users? Is your free tier too generous? Is it too difficult to pay? As a "free people", I would love it if you priced your free tier in a sustainable way.