I know... the answer is "it depends" ....but there must be some rules of thumb.

We could end up with 10s of thousands (or more) of users in 2026 with the World Cup coming and I have NO idea how to plan for that.

What sort of user capacity do the current tiers in pricing represent roughly? We will be using Version 5.

Are there any general rules of thumb for cost per 1000 users or 1000 records? I understand users is not the best measure as peak use is an issue ect....

The two scenarios I would be looking at are this

1. The cost per say, per 1000 users who log in, use forums, don't post any images and have tiered permission access to a low number of Page records. They are not content heavy users. This would be a minimalist setup.

2. The cost with three classes of user. While it is not what we are doing, the best example would be a photography sharing website. Many more people browsing photos than uploading them.A low number of users, under 2000 who produce large number of records. Say 1 user to 500 records, image heavy either in the Store or Pages. Then a high volume of users who are mixed log in and guests browsing those records.

Not looking for specific $$$ to pin the tail on the donkey, just hoping to get some idea how to plan.

Thanks

JM

You are on cloud, which is priced on features. So the question is actually irrelevant in terms of users. Its in terms of features and storage you should be looking at. You just happen to be on an older cloud solution where per user was a thing.

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Hi Marc. Thanks for the reply.

I am curious though, is it largely to do with advances in server power and server software that makes user count irrelevant?

It can't be totally irrelevant.... there must be some thresholds to be passed.

I have encountered people who start off with a SaS business on AWS. It starts cheap but gets expensive fast as they scale up.

Thanks
JM

 

I am curious though, is it largely to do with advances in server power and server software that makes user count irrelevant?

Ultimately, it was a change in business model for us in pricing cloud.

Personally, I've seen too many people get hung up on the user count thing and didn't know where to price themselves. Currently, it is very defined. Either you need more storage or you don't and you want these features or you don't.