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I would recommend something between Free and Pro, If I were about to launch a startup I won't pay $100 a month at the beginning. A programming language, a database and a custom domain are the basics, this "combo" needs to be an option.

With the free account we could test the platform and develop, with the "startup account" we can launch our product, with a little success we take an upgrade to pro for cache, etc.

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Who should bear the risk for your startup - DotCloud or yourself? If you're creating a product you believe in, $100 (or more for that matter) should by no mean be out of reach - no matter if you're bootstrapping or looking to raise funding. In case you compare it to a cheap VPS, well, you get what you pay for - and you'll need to do the ops yourself, which is time you should rather spend building your business.

I am just saying that a lot of people are searching for a platform where we can deploy for what we need. DotCloud let's me choose the stack I need, that's really good, but it would be awesome if also there is a plan with the price and features that I need. Flexibility. There is a big leap between free and pro, it's like take it or just play with it. I'm not suggesting a "better free", just an intermediate plan.

Or how about a free, startup friendly plan and in return get free marketing from the startup, a link back at the footer (powered by DotCloud).

That's exactly what we do :) Get in touch if you're interested.

That's a good idea!

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