Back then the plugin was called ThingieQuery, which turns out not to be a great name for a product aimed at enterprise customers. Since then, I've been quite busy, I've incorporated, rebranded, sold (licenses), polished, and other verbs as well. I've also adjusted the pricing and switched to a freemium model.
Here's the free vs. paid breakdown:
- Free stuff: basic IDE functionality, full SQL support for tables in Excel, query automation, non-commercial use
- Paid stuff: (in addition to all the free stuff) connectivity to external databases, advanced IDE functionality (autocomplete, error squigglies, etc.), commercial use
The free feature set is pretty useful on its own. Offering it makes sense from a business perspective - to drive adoption, but also from a personal standpoint, since it's a product I'm proud of and would like as many people to make use of it as possible.
The paid licenses come in two flavors:
1. Professional
- for people paying out of pocket
- can activate 2 machines at the same time (e.g. work/home)
- licenses can be transferred ad-hoc to other machines with a 1-min procedure (e.g. when working on a client's computer)
2. Enterprise
- a per-seat license for purchase by companies
- includes support
- can also be transferred from machine to machine
The license types were in large part influenced by the feedback I got in the original post.
I should note that I'm running a December discount promotion; you can use the following key to get a cool 40% discount on a Professional license: RZHDNDT4
In any case, please do take a look and give it a try. The trial licenses (for the premium features) have been reset since last post, so you can use a new one even if you've used a trial before.
Feedback, customers, and free users are most welcome and appreciated:)