Premium SaaS Features Gated Behind Disproportionately Expensive Pricing Tiers
Users find that the one or two features they need are locked behind high pricing tiers bundled with many unused features. Some respond by building the feature themselves with AI coding tools. The post is anecdotal and frames a broader pricing-versus-value gap.
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