Think Zwift is hosted on AWS, so expect you pay a flat rental, then usage based on cpu/ memory/ storage/ network/ etc. (other cloud providers will charge in a similar way)
IT running costs like people, monitoring software, all the licenses, admin…
then Zwift use people to do the ride admin, which is I suspect lives between the above and the stuff below.
other things are not quite single user based, but rather the collective volume will have an affect
You need assorted devs to fix bugs (pause for the laughs ), more users more ways to find issues.
More Devs to produce more roads, etc.
That was my working assumption. The costs for an individual user added to the system are going to be minuscule. So to me, it doesn’t help to think of Zwift needing to account for individual users in the way that would make me think of single users as subsidizing costs. I don’t think of us paying users as subsidizing the costs of kids using the system, even though kids aren’t paying, because there are a fairly small number of kids in the total population–I suspect their presence isn’t leading to a big added cost for Zwift.
Yeah, same with really anything with either different user costs or different amounts of use. A cell phone company offering lower New User rates, Netflix for two users who watch different amounts of TV, etc.
(Edit: I’ve also never met a bus driver that I’d want to argue with. Very nice people who do not want to take my ****, lol)
(Edit Edit: there’s also a local take-and-bake pizza place. If you swing by just before close, they’re likely to have pizzas they made for people who then never came to pay or pick them up, They’ll sell you those for $5 a piece if you ask nicely.)
I imagine many zwifters are in this boat - but the new price increase hits 2 zwifter households incredibly hard.
Previously we really didn’t mind the $14 a month too much, so $28 for our household - but now we are looking at $40 a month just to have 2 accounts. That’s a $144 annual increase. Honestly with the $20 a month price we should be able to have 2 profiles on one account. It’s not hard…
I believe in zwift, it’s a great product with great support - but this price increase is short sighted and without a family plan option we will certainly be cancelling next month when the renewal hits. PLEASE implement a family plan. It cannot be that hard.
Can’t find a way to vote, so also commenting to echo the original request.
I’ve only ridden 4 times and now my kid wants to try. Made a profile only to find I needed a second subscription for her. ROUVY has a group rate and my ERGATTA rower allows multiple profiles on one subscription. Come on ZWIFT, please try to find a way.
Today, I was going to buy some accessories, but am now holding off since I couldn’t add a second profile. Without that ability, I’m not sure if I’m staying on Zwift. The lack of this subscription feature seems like it could limit some of Zwift’s uptake wiith new members, like me.
UPDATE: I just subscribed to ROUVY; less than $17/month for their “Duo” rate paid yearly.
I already have a KICKR Core and would buy the new ZWIFT Ride frame to go with it. With the simple adjustment options, I would also get my wife to start ZWIFTing. But not with a fully paid second account.
), more users more ways to find issues.
