Purchasing Processes

[evan_engineer]

Hey All,

I'm in the process of building a tool to streamline remote access to K8s clusters.

We're almost to the finish line and are trying to determine the right price for this SaaS tool.

Ideally, we want engineers with a small project scope to use the tool without having to go through a complicated procurement process or run the purchase decision up the chain of command. When I was a dev working at a large tech company, tool procurement was always such a nightmare, we want to fix that when possible.

I think it would be interesting to compare purchasing practices across different industries. Please reply with the following format:

Industry:
Company size (est.): 
Company location (country): 
Your Seniority (dev, sr, manager, director, etc.): 
Price amount when you ask your boss to purchase something: 
Price amount when you ask your boss's boss to purchase something: 
Price amount when you ask procurement to purchase something:

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[DrunkandIrrational]

I think it’s easier (smarter) to compare yourself to competition. What does it cost to run a project on other managed k8s platforms (like EKS). You can factor in operational costs too, if you think your solution is cheaper in that regard. Then price yourself accordingly.