Show HN: TalkJS – Integrated messaging for web and mobile products

by joshschoenon 2/13/2017, 1:23 PMwith 24 comments

by dvccon 2/13/2017, 6:27 PM

That pricing seems insane :o. Even on the lite setup, each conversation would need to have $2 in value, on the standard plan it would need $2.50 in value (I know there is an increase in features but an increase in price per conversation as well?). Although I am not quite sure what a conversation consists of -- it could be a chat between two people over any timespan, in which case it really isn't terrible?

by sarrephon 2/13/2017, 8:19 PM

Irks me slightly that they use a 3rd-party°° FrontDoor[0] (chat via Slack) integration to talk to potential customers, instead of a proprietary implementation of their own platform.

Yes, it's technically a different thing (user->company instead of user->user) — but if they're advertising an expensive JS chat service, I would expect them to be showing that off front-and-center as a way to communicate with their support.

[0] - https://frontdoor.im

°° EDIT -- The creator responded below, showing that I am incorrect.

by pdxandion 2/13/2017, 6:05 PM

This looks really nice and something I'd be interested in, but I'm wondering how you arrived at the pricing model. $49 for 100 conversations seems steep to me and not something I could afford for smaller projects.

So if I have 100 users who each have one conversation, is that considered 100 conversations? If I have two users talking with each other, is that one conversation? I looked through the FAQ but can't quite understand the pricing model.

Also, when I click on "We can't afford TalkJS" in your FAQ, it expands the answer for the question.

by yamillon 2/13/2017, 8:21 PM

Why did NSFW (porn) content come up when I clicked view demo?

by the_cap_theoremon 2/13/2017, 7:39 PM

From https://talkjs.com/hello/terms_and_privacy/

>> We do not promise that our software works or is good for anything at all.

Is this a joke?

by kapauldoon 2/14/2017, 1:01 AM

Love this idea, but the price is just way too expensive. Anyone know of an open source alternative?

by thedangleron 2/13/2017, 7:46 PM

Congrats on launching, but why should I use you guys over https://smooch.io or https://sendbird.com

Please and thanks

by dylzon 2/15/2017, 1:36 AM

Is that wine offer still open?