Ben Tremblay
Technology, business and change
The Price Of Free (Or Cheap)
I love free and I’m sure you do too. We all love free things.
Sadly though, free (or even “cheap”) is often given too much importance when looking for a solution. In the end, paid solutions are sometimes “cheaper”.
Here are a few examples/considerations:
- How much is “support when you need it” worth to you?
- How much is the extra two weeks you or your team will need to customize the free solution worth?
- How long will it take for you to do it Vs a paid expert?
- How much is not being able to customize the solution exactly the way you want worth to you?
- What’s the price of a single paid solution with all the tools you need Vs 50 different free solutions? Does it matter?
- How much is “not having to worry about it” worth to you?
- How much is reliability worth to you?
You get the idea. Free has a price and it often is your time and/or the limitations you are willing to accept.
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