Would you pay more for a product with great support?
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Most people think users choose products based on features or price. In reality, support decides who stays.
A cheaper tool becomes expensive fast when every issue turns into a ticket nightmare. Meanwhile, teams keep paying more for products that solve problems and support them when it matters.
Support is not a cost. It is part of the product experience. Fast replies build trust. Clear answers reduce churn. Companies that treat support as a growth lever win.
I really wonder these questions
Have you ever stayed with a product just because their support was great?
Would you pay more for a tool if you knew you would always get real help when needed?
Curious what Product Hunt thinks?
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Pay for the quality, not the support. If it is good enough, there is no need to get support.
Triforce Todos
100%. Support is the real retention engine. You don’t leave a product that has your back.
TinyCommand
Yes, I’ve actually stuck with a few tools just because their support team was great.
When you’re running a business, fast and human support saves hours. It’s not about paying more for the product, it’s about paying for reliability.
MultiDrive
I’d say it should be a combination of both. In an ideal world, I’d prefer a great tool that doesn’t require any support.
But in reality, I’d still like to have some kind of assistant available in case I have questions.
Ideally, the product should be self-explanatory, with clear instructions and helpful UX tips to prevent me from needing to contact L1 support.
Both go hand in hand, lets be realistic - tell me one product that is flawless and worked without a support! There is no denial that the product needs to be great and that always comes first. If product is not great then however good support you have will not work. I have a very good example of this - branch.io - its a very good product, has a very good content and information on the web for self serve but we were clueless about the integration required and their support has been pathetic! I have struggled for 1 week to connect with them and clearly made up my mind to not continue and find an alternative vs Clevertap - you receive a response in 2-4 hours. Companies sell support as a premium offering to me makes no sense at all - you need support when you are small.
Immediate Support gives users instant gratification even if you are not able to immediately solve the problem but listening and acknowleding them is big win for any company . I would stay with the product with its limitation if teh support is great.
I think support is important, but it becomes critical when your users aren’t technical. I used to work at a company that built software specifically for non-technical people, and in that case, great support wasn’t optional it was part of the product itself. So when we talk about support, we should always consider who our ICP is and how much guidance they really need.
I once stuck with a tool that was slower and pricier than a competitor just because their support treated me like a human, not a ticket. When things break at 2 AM, the “feature list” doesn’t save you. A real person who shows up does. That’s worth paying for.
Businesses pay for support. It helps them justify to their leaders that they have a throat to choke when things don't work..