问HN：提供一次性付款是个愚蠢的做法吗？
一次性支付离线版本的费用。
我经营着一个低成本的SaaS，年收入约为50万美元。客户流失率相当低，用户的生命周期价值（LTV）大约为每个用户250美元。
如果我们提供一个与LTV相等的离线版应用程序的一次性购买选项，这样做会不会显得很愚蠢？
实际上，我的应用程序是以本地优先的方式构建的；它在离线状态下运行得很好。我的商业模式是SaaS，因为这样比较简单，并且我们确实有一些仅在线的功能，但我在想，是否采用双重模式能带来更多的收益？许多用户给我们发邮件询问是否可以提供一次性离线选项。
双重模式是否可行？即SaaS用于应用程序和在线功能，同时提供一次性支付选项以供离线使用和一年的更新服务？
有什么想法吗？
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A one-time payment for an offline version.<p>I operate a low-cost SaaS that does about $500,000 a year. Churn is quite low, and LTV is about $250 per user.<p>Would it be totally stupid to offer a one-time purchase equal to LTV for an offline-only version of our application?<p>I’ve actually built my application local-first; it works offline just fine. My business model is SaaS because it’s easy and we do have online-only features, but I wonder if a dual model would get more money on the table? Many users have emailed us asking for a one-time, offline option.<p>Does a dual model work? SaaS for app + online features, and a one-time payment option for offline usage and one year of updates?<p>Thoughts?