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SSO Tax

Ending the Absurdity of SSO Tax – Introducing ssotax.org

ssotax.org

#sso tax#single sign-on#enterprise pricing#saas pricing

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Objections

  • Vendors could simply gate something else for enterprise tiers, so the tax would persist.

    From 1 comment
    • Ha ha. I noticed the SSO tax and it has stopped us SSOing all the things which would be nice from a security point of view. I think vendors use SSO as a feeler for “company has…
      quickthrower2 on HN

Requests

  • Give SSO away for free on lower tiers.

    From 1 comment
    • Yes, that's what I heard too. I mean they still have SCIM which allows you create/remove user accounts via API. Although that's still security relevant, giving at least SSO out…
      mathiasn on HN

Questions

  • Does Docker gate SSO on its top tier, or use revenue thresholds?

    From 2 comments
    • Yes, that's what I heard too. I mean they still have SCIM which allows you create/remove user accounts via API. Although that's still security relevant, giving at least SSO out…
      mathiasn on HN
    • I didn’t know about their SSO sorry, I just meant their desktop licensing based on paying once you reach a certain revenue. If companies use SSO as a rough proxy for “willing to…
      quickthrower2 on HN

Alternatives named

  • Docker desktop licensing based on revenue thresholds

    From 2 comments
    • Ha ha. I noticed the SSO tax and it has stopped us SSOing all the things which would be nice from a security point of view. I think vendors use SSO as a feeler for “company has…
      quickthrower2 on HN
    • I didn’t know about their SSO sorry, I just meant their desktop licensing based on paying once you reach a certain revenue. If companies use SSO as a rough proxy for “willing to…
      quickthrower2 on HN

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