For decades, traffic engineers designed cities around the concept of increasing car speed and flow, often prioritizing wide roads and sprawling intersections over pedestrian and cyclist safety. Efforts to reduce traffic deaths through "Vision Zero" programs faced significant resistance, as many believed reducing road capacity or lowering speed limits would cause gridlock and frustrate drivers. However, cities like Stockholm proved otherwise. By redesigning intersections, adding protected bike lanes, and implementing stricter speed limits, Stockholm drastically reduced fatalities without compromising mobility. Initially met with skepticism, these changes inspired cities worldwide to adopt similar models, prioritizing safety and accessibility over speed.
The traditional "per-user" SaaS pricing model faces criticism as outdated and misaligned with modern business needs, particularly for multi-location enterprises. Here’s why it’s problematic and how alternative models, like Pacer's "unlimited user" approach, can offer significant advantages:
Pacer addresses these limitations by shifting to a task-based pricing model:
For businesses operating across multiple sites, the flexibility of Pacer’s unlimited user model can significantly reduce costs while fostering collaboration. With no restrictions on user access, team members at every location can actively contribute to ongoing tasks and projects, improving project accountability and success rates. This pricing model also eliminates common inefficiencies associated with the per-user approach, such as password sharing and limited engagement.
The shift from per-user pricing to more flexible models like Pacer’s represents a broader evolution in SaaS, emphasizing fairness, scalability, and actual value delivered to businesses.