Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
Adding some context regarding lock-in:
Everything you use for local development and everything running in your cloud is Open Source, so is tooling to generate standalone Docker images if you don't wish to use Encore's CI/CD and cloud automation tools. See more in the docs here: encore.dev/docs/how-to/migrate-away
Cloud lock-in is lessened if you use Encore, since you can deploy to different cloud providers without making big changes to your application. Of course there is always an element of being tied into your cloud providers of choice since you may not wish to migrate data or you use some specific managed services only they offer.
About pricing, we're trying to make sure we offer great value at a sustainable price. Our customers don't think Encore is expensive and they generally claim they get 10x value back. Where many early-stage companies fail is they run out of runway before they get to a sustainable scale, and this is exactly where Encore helps. Taking your example: saving months at the start can mean the difference between life and death for a new business.
And we like to think the productive workflow doesn't only matter at the beginning, rather it helps speed up iterations continuously by providing tooling for local dev, testing, and DevOps.
Here's what our customers are saying btw: encore.dev/customers
Encore may not be for everyone, and that's all good! :)
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Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
Adding some context regarding lock-in:
Everything you use for local development and everything running in your cloud is Open Source, so is tooling to generate standalone Docker images if you don't wish to use Encore's CI/CD and cloud automation tools. See more in the docs here: encore.dev/docs/how-to/migrate-away
Cloud lock-in is lessened if you use Encore, since you can deploy to different cloud providers without making big changes to your application. Of course there is always an element of being tied into your cloud providers of choice since you may not wish to migrate data or you use some specific managed services only they offer.
About pricing, we're trying to make sure we offer great value at a sustainable price. Our customers don't think Encore is expensive and they generally claim they get 10x value back. Where many early-stage companies fail is they run out of runway before they get to a sustainable scale, and this is exactly where Encore helps. Taking your example: saving months at the start can mean the difference between life and death for a new business.
And we like to think the productive workflow doesn't only matter at the beginning, rather it helps speed up iterations continuously by providing tooling for local dev, testing, and DevOps.
Here's what our customers are saying btw: encore.dev/customers
Encore may not be for everyone, and that's all good! :)