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import { PricingSlider } from "../marketing/pricing/pricing-slider";
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import type { MetricsCardProps } from "../monitor-dashboard/metrics-card";
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You can now monitor your endpoint from 35 regions.
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Here is the list of the all our supported regions:
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**Africa**
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- Johannesburg, South Africa 🇿🇦
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**Asia**
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- Hong Kong, Hong Kong 🇭🇰
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- Mumbai, India 🇮🇳
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- Singapore, Singapore 🇸🇬
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- Tokyo, Japan 🇯🇵
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**Europe**
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- Frankfurt, Germany 🇩🇪
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- London, United Kingdom 🇬🇧
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**North America**
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- Ashburn, Virginia, USA 🇺🇸
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- Boston, Massachusetts, USA 🇺🇸
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- Chicago, Illinois, USA 🇺🇸
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- Dallas, Texas, USA 🇺🇸
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- Denver, Colorado, USA 🇺🇸
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- Guadalajara, Mexico 🇲🇽
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- Los Angeles, California, USA 🇺🇸
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- Miami, Florida, USA 🇺🇸
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- Montreal, Canada 🇨🇦
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- Phoenix, Arizona, USA 🇺🇸
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- Queretaro, Mexico 🇲🇽
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**South America**
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- Bogota, Colombia 🇨🇴
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We support one region for each continent to allow multi-regions monitoring:
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We support 35 regions to allow multi-regions monitoring:
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**Africa**
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title: "Our latest pricing update: more value, cleaner numbers."
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description: We have update our pricing again, let's deep dive into it.
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name: Thibault Le Ouay Ducasse
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url: https://twitter.com/thibaultleouay
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publishedAt: 2024-07-29
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It's been six months since our last pricing update, and a lot has changed. We've shipped a lot of new features since January significantly improving our product, e.g :
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In light of these improvements, we realized our pricing needed a refresh to accurately reflect the current value we're providing to our users.
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Let's dive into the details of our update and why it matters.
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**We have grandfathered all our existing users into the previous pricing, so this update only affects new users."
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## 🫳 9️⃣ We Dropped the 9: Embracing Clean Pricing
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You may notice something unusual in our new pricing structure: the absence of prices ending in 9 This isn't a random choice, but a deliberate step towards more transparent and honest pricing.
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The psychology behind pricing is fascinating. Research by [Paddle](https://www.paddle.com/blog/end-prices-in-9s) reveals that while prices ending in 9 can boost sales, it's a common practice accross all industry. They're often associated with discount brands or perceived as a marketing ploy. By embracing round numbers, we're making a statement about our product's quality and value. We're not trying to create an illusion of a bargain; instead, we're confidently presenting our true worth.
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## 🌍💰More Regions, Lower Price
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We're proud to say that even with our updated pricing, we remain more affordable than our competitors while offering more regions. Here's a quick comparison:
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We currently support `35 regions`, and plans to expand to `41 regions` soon.
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Our checker is built in Go, making it incredibly lightweight and resource-efficient.
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Unlike most of our competitors who use Node-based checkers and/or Playwright, our solution can handle millions of requests on small machines.
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## 🔄💰 Why Regular Pricing Updates Matter
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Updating pricing regularly is crucial for any startup. It's a way to gauge how users value the product and ensure the business model remains sustainable as the product evolves.
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Valuing a product correctly is one of the most challenging tasks for any team.
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Our pricing update reflects the significant improvements we've made to our product over the past six months.
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This pricing allows us to continue providing top-notch service across more regions than our competitors, all while keeping costs manageable for our users.
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We believe in transparency, which is why we've shared these insights into our pricing strategy.
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Our goal is to continue providing you with the best monitoring service.