promptcloud.com
Web and SaaS
cloud pricing calculator
SHOW HN2013
How HN took it
2 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 6 critical, out of 14 comments about the project. Thread score -0.24.
Design: 0 for, 4 againstIdea: 2 for, 0 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
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What HN said
What people liked
Simple and useful tool for deciding on reserved instances
From 2 comments
This is simple but excellent. AWS should have graphs like that on their calculator page to help people decide how long it will take for their investment in a reserved instance to…
forbes on HNThat very cool, something that many of us will find useful. Feedback: The top bar folds over when the browser window is resized (looks like anything less than 1024 px). The page…
Sealy on HN
Objections
Heavy reserved instances bill hourly 24/7 even when unused, which the chart may not make clear
From 2 comments
Maybe, but the heavy reserved instances come with a required hourly commitment. If you buy one, you have to pay the 24/7 hourly usage fee regardless of whether you're actually…
nirvdrum on HNUnfortunately, it's not an assumption. It's not immediately clear when looking at the pricing, but if you buy a heavy reserved instance you have to pay the 24/7/365 hourly rate.…
nirvdrum on HN
Layout breaks on narrow windows and mobile sliders do not work
From 3 comments
Sweet project :) The page layout seems to break for windows narrower than about 900 pixels, though.
sp332 on HNThe sliders dont work on mobile.
if_by_whisky on HNfails for me with android chrome beta 28.0.1500.21 on android 4.2.2
ProCynic on HN
Accessibility: sliders do not work with screen readers
From 1 comment
Is there any plans on making this tool accessible? I'm a screen reader user and the sliders don't appear to work with Firefox and Jaws.
jareds on HN
Confusing labels and graph lacks axis values
From 1 comment
I like the idea, it's just a bit difficult to use for what I'm getting out of it. Simple things like making clear what the "number of days" slider means (it didn't take long to…
Eclyps on HN
Requests
Add Windows instance pricing
From 2 comments
If you're taking feature requests, it'd be really handy to see pricing breakdowns for Windows instances as well. They have a different breakeven point than the Linux ones.
nirvdrum on HNI second the request for Windows instances. I currently use a spreadsheet to track everything, then update the costs every few months--comparing instance sizes with OS's. It…
cpher on HN
Add spot instance pricing
From 1 comment
It would be interesting to see the current spot instance price plotted as well.
dhendo on HN
Use AWS instance codes such as M1 and M2 in the dropdown
From 1 comment
Cool tool. One suggestion, in the dropdown where you list the types of instances, can you append the abbreviations that AWS uses (e.g. M1-small, M2-medium, M3-large). I'm sure…
waterside81 on HN
Questions
Does the tool account for price drops on old reservations
From 1 comment
There is one more "gotcha" if you dig deeper. That is the drop in EC2 prices and Amazon in general has been vague about passing on the benefits of price drop to old reservations…
promptcloud on HN
Alternatives named
AWS Cost Calculator
From 1 comment
I like the idea, it's just a bit difficult to use for what I'm getting out of it. Simple things like making clear what the "number of days" slider means (it didn't take long to…
Eclyps on HN
whichinstance.com
From 1 comment
This is a nice tool, another one (and a point of comparison/inspiration) is at http://whichinstance.com. EDIT: fixed autocorrect
imperialWicket on HN
ec2price.com spot price graphing
From 1 comment
I recently made an app to graph spot prices: http://ec2price.com/
grosskur on HN