Ask HN: Do you pay for any SaaS's? what would it take for you to switch?

I pay for lots—some for personal, some for business.

For me to switch usually I need to be forced, there needs to be a killer feature, or there needs to be a combination of less important factors AND a total lack of friction to switch.

I only switch if that SaaS allows me to quit and export my data in a format so i could host it myself using opensource alternatives. For piece of mind.

I pay for the easy setup/managing and most importantly for the easy upgrading/securing. Especially the latter.

I pay for loads, and im always trying new ones. If you're product has a better UX, creates more value for my business, has less friction and better and more integrations and ideally costs less: Im in. Im not that price sensitive though. I'll happily pay more if there's more of the other benefits to be had because i can trade that off against the extra ROI i get.

As a rule, no. If I can't run it on my own infrastructure (whether it is for personal or work use) I don't want it.

would open source be enough of a reason to switch?

I would switch if the following points are given:

- lower price

- same quality or better quality

- easy to remove the old service from my infrastructure

i do, many of them in fact. it depends on how happy i am with the existing solution, the cost and the quality.

i reserve the right to change my mind and move my business at any time, i think everyone should, sad so many don't.