It is. With 10k MRR it represents 0.15% of the revenue. Having the whole backend costing that much for a company selling web apps is like it’s costing zero.
replyYou probably don't make 10k MMR on day one. If you make many small apps, it can make sense to learn how to run things lean to have 4x longer runway per app.
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replySaving 15 USD on 10k+ USD MMR is ridiculous.
replyGiven how much revenue depends on the experience of a web app and loading times, I’d be happy to pay 100$ a month on that revenue if I don’t have to sacrifice a second of additional loading time no matter how clever I was optimizing it.
replySaving 15 USD on 0 USD MMR while still building the business is priceless. Virtually infinite runway.
replyThere’s a happy medium and $5 for 1GB RAM just isn’t it.
replyBe sure to inform the author of the article who is currently making money on his 1GB VPS that he hasn’t found a happy medium
replyNot a very strong argument now is it?
replyif the project already has positive revenue then arguably the ability to capture new users is worth a lot, which requires acceptable performance even when a big traffic surge is happening (like a HN hug of attention)
replyif the scalability is in the number of "zero cost" projects to start, then 5 vs 15 is a 3x factor.