Another pricing model - Request for Quote

[BRJP]

I just logged into the HostBill Client Portal to check our license date and noticed that you cannot buy modules/plugins without requesting a quote.  It seems prices are no longer visible and the new pricing model requires a quote for anything you buy - whether it is an entire service or a single add-on post purchase of the core software.

We have not yet asked for the cost of a module so this will be interesting when we do.  What is concerning is the lack of transparency of the prices - which is at odds with how most businesses operate which is to promote transparent pricing.

For some reason, I am more worried by this approach to pricing then previous price increase over the last 12 months.  I am also not sure why KBKP cannot find a model and stick to it for a reasonable period.

[Fusionhost]

Crazy.  Kris do us a favour please send me your email and I will purchase the company and turn it into what it was destined to be...

[Verdantphils]

Just logged into my account and appears he has removed the request for quote and back to displaying the price for a module.

[BRJP]

Just logged into my account and appears he has removed the request for quote and back to displaying the price for a module.

You are absolutely right; and I think this is the right thing to do. 

KBKP needs to keep pricing transparent and increase certainty of their company.  I do remain a strong supporter of the product and would like to see some stability in their pricing.

[lowprofile]

Hostbill is a dead end. Forget Hostbill people. We used more than 1 year to make hostbill run smoothly with 3-4 systems together.
We never managed to achieve this goal. Hostbill really sucks. Yes they have some nice orderpages and some nice modules, but the truth is, that Kris is not a person you can trust in any way. His businessmodel changes every hour, he changes his prices like the weather changes, then there is this ridiculous support system, bug tracker etc. I could mention so many bad things, too many than good. 

How can you run a business with such an unstable person? All people who run HB must admit that YES there is some serious issues with the developer behind this software. It is a ripped version of whmcs anyway. Any developer knows that.

Go for whmcs, you get professional support and there is more modules available than HB. If you can't find a specific module compared to HB, get it custom developed.  We did this and what we couldn't achieve in 13-14 months, we did it with whmcs within 2months.

For those who are running HB, trust me, you can't sleep good at night  Admit or not, that is the truth. One day when he is turning the key, you will stand there and doing the same.