Ask HN: Examples of rev share + fixed pricing model side by side?
Hi HN - can anyone point me in the direction of a SaaS offering where the business offers a choice between a "free" w/ revenue share plan vs. a fixed price plan w/ no rev share?
i.e.:
Plan A: Free + 30% of sales
Plan B: $199/mo - 0% of sales
Am considering doing something along these lines w/ my product and would like to see how others have positioned this.
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I have never heard of this for a software service. I don't am skeptical that many businesses would sign up for the rev share plan. You'd have to be offering something incredibly valuable / rare to even entertain it.