Update on Pricing from Miva, Inc.

[ILoveHostasaurus]

Re: Update on Pricing from Miva, Inc.

David,

Thanks for the info. Only thing my client runs right now is a basic BASH script that FTPs an order file to a fulfillment house, archives the file and sends emails.

Guessing something like this would require the dedicated server.

-Kevin

If it runs via cron, that would work fine on shared hosting; we have many customers doing tasks like that. If they wanted to ssh in and kick it off manually, it may even be possible to get it working there too given how simple it sounds, since the commands it likely uses could probably be copied into the custom environment.

[lancermedia]

Re: Update on Pricing from Miva, Inc.

David,

Thanks for the info. Only thing my client runs right now is a basic BASH script that FTPs an order file to a fulfillment house, archives the file and sends emails.

Guessing something like this would require the dedicated server.

-Kevin

[ILoveHostasaurus]

Re: Update on Pricing from Miva, Inc.

Quick question on hosting with Miva - do the Small Business Plans listed on Miva.com include both the Miva license and the hosting fees? So the $249/mo plan is just $249/mo?

And I'm guessing that with these plans, Miva still doesn't allow SSH access to run any unix scripts?

-Kevin

We have allowed a restricted SSH shell enabled by default on all plans for the past few years. You can use typical commands, but if you wanted to do things like run php scripts, perl, etc. those won't work in the restricted shell because they depend on libraries and other parts of the filesystem that are not accessible. You can set up cron jobs that call scripts though, which do not run restricted.

[Rick Wilson]

Re: Update on Pricing from Miva, Inc.

Kevin,

That's the entire price, no separate licensing fee.

[lancermedia]

Re: Update on Pricing from Miva, Inc.

Quick question on hosting with Miva - do the Small Business Plans listed on Miva.com include both the Miva license and the hosting fees? So the $249/mo plan is just $249/mo?

And I'm guessing that with these plans, Miva still doesn't allow SSH access to run any unix scripts?

-Kevin

[Rick Wilson]

Re: Update on Pricing from Miva, Inc.

You'd have to run a report in reporting.

[SpeakerRepair.com]

Re: Update on Pricing from Miva, Inc.

Rick, how can we see gross annual sales through Miva? I only see the 90 day numbers.

[Rick Wilson]

Re: Update on Pricing from Miva, Inc.

Omar,

You should email me directly.

[InvincibleRecordings]

Re: Update on Pricing from Miva, Inc.

We are in the same boat as we import our Amazon sales into MIVA which amounts to about 90% of our sales. Of course these have nothing to do with MIVA sales and should not be counted for determining our sales volume. I will send off a ticket regarding this.

[Dar-us-Salam.com]

Re: Update on Pricing from Miva, Inc.

Hello Rick,

My hosting company just contacted us about the price increase but didn't tell the level that we fall under. We are all pretty upset as we may like have to pay $170/month more (from $80 to $250). Small modest increase would have been understandable but more than tripling is not reasonable.

We used to ask our wholesale customers to place order online to make entering orders easier for us but now realize that that was a mistake. We also used to email customers payment links to pay through our website (for order already placed) even though we could charge over the phone.

Even after reading the posts above, the price increase is just too much and we have started our search for another shopping cart. Right now we are considering www.3dcart.com . It had been a good 15 years with Miva for us. The recent Miva improvements are nice but not essential and need plenty of time to implement. Making them as plug-ins and charging for them would have been another way to make money for Miva. For us, it is more feasible to just switch to a new company and have a new re-design and start everything over :( .

Thanks
Omar Waheed
http://www.dar-us-salam.com/

[K Series Parts]

Re: Update on Pricing from Miva, Inc.

nice to know there is a cap, maybe one day I will have to worry about it...

[Rick Wilson]

Re: Update on Pricing from Miva, Inc.

I have a question about the criteria used for pricing. Since revenue is now a key component to establish the pricing of Miva software, do sales if items on Amazon and Ebay count towards those figures if the transaction imported into Miva?

Yes they count, but keep in mind if a huge % of your sales are from those channels, let us know. That's something we factor into our pricing decisions.

There's also a "maximum" price if you will, which is essentially the same as Magneto Enterprise. You can lease a license for $20k per year, you'd pay for hosting on top of that, but at that point revenue is no longer on the table.

[Rick Wilson]

Re: Update on Pricing from Miva, Inc.

We've added more features in the last 2 years than at any point in history.

Feel free to let me know what you're looking for though, I and we take customer input seriously.

[Foreman2]

Re: Update on Pricing from Miva, Inc.

I'd understand these price increases if there weren't so many common features that I have to constantly hire developers or Miva design to create and implement.

[amotostuff]

Re: Update on Pricing from Miva, Inc.

I have a question about the criteria used for pricing. Since revenue is now a key component to establish the pricing of Miva software, do sales if items on Amazon and Ebay count towards those figures if the transaction imported into Miva?

The reason I'm asking we need to decide if we are going to import to Miva or bypass it altogether and import the sales directly into our backend software. If Ebay and Amazon sales are counted, you would essentially be taking a hit on both platforms if the external sales push you from one price tier to the next.

Thank You,

Chad & Judi Olson - Owners
Adventure MotoStuff LLC
385 Hot Springs Rd, Unit 2
Carson City, Nv 89706
(775)841-3777
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