So far it doesn’t seem like they’re dedicated attackers trying to abuse the service but more like legitimate users just using the free service without concerns for paying because you don’t prevent them from using it freely.
So restrict the free tier to an amount that allows them to try it while limiting intensive usage, and then ask for a prepaid entry/starter plan for more (don’t just rely on active credit cards as they can be generated infinitely - you need to actually take money from them).
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So far it doesn’t seem like they’re dedicated attackers trying to abuse the service but more like legitimate users just using the free service without concerns for paying because you don’t prevent them from using it freely.
So restrict the free tier to an amount that allows them to try it while limiting intensive usage, and then ask for a prepaid entry/starter plan for more (don’t just rely on active credit cards as they can be generated infinitely - you need to actually take money from them).
Guess what, the data usage policy has made the difference for us.
Considering the IP limit from the demo. I think the prepaid plan for under 5$ sounds like a good option. Thanks for the trigger.