A: THE BASELINE OF OUR SCALABLE MODEL
The cores are indeed the baseline of our scalable model. We strive to maintain a very transparent model for our customers.

PAY ONLY FOR WHAT YOU USE
We never charge for what you do not use. If you need to scale out CPU, bandwidth, or memory, you have the flexibility to do so, and only for the purposes and features that you need. Additionally, if resources are not being used—such as an application sitting idle—this will not consume any resources. This ensures a transparent and linear scalable solution, which is why we pivoted to this model.

OUR PREVIOUS MODELS AND WHY WE CHANGED
In the past, we had two different models:

The first was the classical tiering model, where features were upscaled with the license cost. However, this was deemed undemocratic, as smaller developers or projects often couldn’t access advanced features like single sign-on.

The second was a fully fine-grained model, where all aspects (e.g., CPU, bandwidth, memory) were measured in different metrics and then translated into costs. While this provided flexibility, it was considered overly complex and variable by our customers.

WHY THE CURRENT MODEL WORKS
As always, we onboard feedback from our user community and aim to facilitate their needs as much as possible. The current licensing model, based on true measured resource consumption, provides the requested scalability, transparency, and clarity.

BANDWIDTH AS A POTENTIAL BOTTLENECK
Regarding the bottleneck of bandwidth, as you mentioned, this is currently not a significant issue for most of our customer base. Typically, they scale for CPU and storage rather than bandwidth. However, for very high-traffic applications, bandwidth could indeed become a factor that affects core consumption.

OPTIMIZATIONS FOR RESOURCE EFFICIENCY
To address this, we have optimizations built into the stack, from the compiler level to the entire architecture, ensuring that resources are used as efficiently as possible. This has been demonstrated in applications built with NoCode-X, where SaaS creators have achieved healthy profit margins based on reasonable costs.

EMBEDDED SECURITY AND HIGH-PERFORMING ARCHITECTURE
What many of our users appreciate most is the embedded security and high-performing architecture, which are all included in the licenses. These features significantly unburden developers, allowing them to focus on building and scaling their applications without worrying about hidden costs or complex pricing models.