Ask HN: Lifetime pricing for SAAS App?

by webstartupper on 8/5/2013, 9:26 AM with 8 comments

I want to test a different pricing strategy for my SAAS web app - DomCop. Currently, I have a monthly pricing scheme (like normal SAAS apps do) and want to try a lifetime pricing i.e. Pay $X and have access to the app for life.

Do you have any examples for apps that have done something like this? I tried googling it and searching here - but I might be using the wrong keywords for it.

Thanks

  • by rabidonrails on 8/5/2013, 5:06 PM

    I've thought about pricing like this in the past but it's important to consider what happens when you decide to stop working on/supporting/customer service.

    If memory serves, there was a bit of backlash against 37Signals when they shuttered Breeze (https://basecamp.com/breeze) especially because of the lifetime pricing.

  • by lwe on 8/5/2013, 9:37 AM

    Basecamp from 37signals have a "Basecamp: Personal" account, where you pay once for a single project

    https://basecamp.com/personal

  • by on 8/5/2013, 10:45 AM

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  • by iriche on 8/5/2013, 9:33 AM

    A lot of games are doing that, why not a SAAS app?

  • by LarryMade2 on 8/5/2013, 2:48 PM

    teamviewer.com has this though the lifetime price is also linked to the local machine version.

  • by colinm on 8/5/2013, 4:36 PM

    feedly