PriceLevel
Web and SaaS
software pricing transparency
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How HN took it
17 positive, 40 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 18 critical, out of 79 comments about the project. Thread score +0.03.
Idea: 6 for, 6 againstPricing: 5 for, 3 againstPrivacy: 2 for, 4 againstDesign: 2 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful transparency for buyers who want ballpark prices
From 3 comments
As a buyer, it's definitely nice to have more data on this. Pricing can be very opaque and sometimes I just want to know the ballpark to know if it's even worth exploring.…
a13n on HNBloody life saver! So hard to find this, and all I want is a basic understanding. Thank you!
trojanalert on HNpricing for open pricing! now this is what I come to HN for
yieldcrv on HN
Good idea that fills a real gap
From 3 comments
This is a great idea. Nice work!
smcleod on HNThis is COOL! Finally some transparency honestly it was much needed
orliesaurus on HNCool idea, hope it grows!
ramonverse on HN
Objections
Legal risk that customers breach NDAs by sharing pricing
From 3 comments
Love this! As a consumer, there's nothing like open pricing. However, as a provider I can totally see a situation where I (proverbially, I'm not in this business) sue you for…
passwordoops on HNAs a buyer, it's definitely nice to have more data on this. Pricing can be very opaque and sometimes I just want to know the ballpark to know if it's even worth exploring.…
a13n on HNJust to be clear, we both agree we're not lawyers But I can argue that pricing is part of my strategy and revealing pricing information in cases where I explicitly forbade it is…
passwordoops on HN
Hard to verify honesty and accuracy of submitted prices
From 3 comments
How do you know people are entering pricing info honestly? How do I trust anonymous respondents?
0x6461188A on HNHow do you verify accuracy of contributions? What stops somebody from submitting fake (overpriced) numbers for companies they don’t like (competitors)?
mikpanko on HNWhat is the incentive to contribute and how do you check the legitimacy of the numbers provided?
piterrro on HN
Contract terms vary too much for prices to compare fairly
From 2 comments
The problem with this approach is that often for any sort of "Enterprise" deal the contract varies wildly, not just in agreed pricing terms but in length and terms and…
xyzzy_plugh on HNlol this is why everything is in an NDA upfront. For us, every customer has pretty unique, so even two feature sets that look the same might have wildly different support…
lettergram on HN
Requests
Show the price term such as per month or per year
From 3 comments
This is really nice and I like it a lot, disregarding of the "transparency" thing, I completely loathe when I have to "call to get a quote" for a SaaS. If you can quote a launch…
moralestapia on HNVery nice indeed. A suggestion - I cannot tell if the pricing is per contract/per month/per year etc. Would be great to be able to collect all this info and then slice and dice it.
nine_zeros on HNLists price, but doesn't state the term (monthly, yearly, etc.)
bagels on HN
Add region and contract length
From 1 comment
Add region or locations immediately. Single biggest factor outside of customer size or how much product they’re buying. Also contract length. Pretty common to get deep discounts…
apimade on HN
Remove the account requirement to see details
From 1 comment
Thought this was a great idea until I saw you had to create an account to see details. Seems pretty antithetical to the entire premise.
cdchn on HN
Questions
How are contributed prices verified
From 2 comments
How do you verify accuracy of contributions? What stops somebody from submitting fake (overpriced) numbers for companies they don’t like (competitors)?
mikpanko on HNWhat is the incentive to contribute and how do you check the legitimacy of the numbers provided?
piterrro on HN
How is the data kept up to date
From 1 comment
How do you keep something like this up to date? Not like you could scrape it from somewhere…
tumidpandora on HN
Alternatives named
Vendr
From 1 comment
this is cool! but how is it diff than vendr?
techcofounder on HN
SSO Tax
From 1 comment
See also: https://ssotax.org/
anotherhue on HN
Levels.fyi
From 1 comment
levels.fyi for pricing. Love it.
enahs-sf on HN