Why I priced JD Intelligence at $29/mo (and not $99 or $9)
The honest breakdown:
Affinda (the main alternative) is ~$800/mo with a sales call. Enterprise only.
I could've gone $9 to grab volume, but that signals a toy. Job board operators have real budgets — they spend more than that on hosting.
$99 felt like I was guessing at value I hadn't proven yet.
$29 is:
• Instant "worth trying" for any developer
• Low enough for solo builders and indie job boards
• High enough to take seriously
• 500 parses/mo — plenty to validate before scaling
7-day free trial, no sales call, instant API key.
Will I raise it? Yes, once I have 10 paying customers and understand who's getting the most value.
Honestly i would not even deal with free trials :D but thats me.
Also a really good video from starter story: youtube.com/shorts/VZoSrQoIyNQ