Mine is 100% ChatGPT at the moment

SaaS = Software as a Service (e.g. MullvadVPN)

  • MomoTimeToDie@sh.itjust.works
    132·
    9 months ago

    Mullvad is the only one, though it’s in large part due to me not being in a situation where I have any important software needs in my personal life, meaning I can get away with just free options and cracked versions whenever I need something.

    • NateNate60@lemmy.world
      3·
      9 months ago

      I really want to switch to Mullvad but it’s difficult for me to justify 5€ a month when other VPN services regularly have specials offering US$2 a month if I prepay 2 years

  • pastermil@sh.itjust.works
    6·
    9 months ago

    I think digital service would be a more appropriate term here as some of that you mentioned is not SaaS.

    With that said, I do have a few subscriptions myself:

    • VPN
    • VPS (this is IaaS, actually…)
    • shared cloud hosting (PaaS)
    • domain name registrations
    • mesamune@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      9 months ago

      I just installed it an hour ago! Small world. I still pay for a small vultr box with next cloud for convenience sake.

  • MrVilliam@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    9 months ago

    This community might call me an idiot for this, but nord vpn. I got a long subscription a while back for cheap. I’m in a good enough financial position that I can afford a streaming service or two without issue plus this vpn to hop regions. I value my time more than that amount of money, and I only watch so much tv, so I’m really not feeling any fomo from this strategy, plus I don’t really have concerns about getting into trouble. I’m streaming, not downloading, and using services that I pay for to do so. If it’s not legal to do this, I’m not exactly a power user so I’d be surprised if I were a big enough fish to come after.

    Another one for me is PlayStation Plus (extra tier, specifically). I initially started paying for the base tier to be able to play Elden Ring with my friends. Then I saw that for a little more than I was already paying per year, I could get access to a pretty impressive catalog of games. I paid for another year of it when it went on sale like a month or two before they raised the price for it lol. Idk the exact cost now, but I figure as long as I’m trying more than like 3 games in a year then it’s worth it. But even better is that because I’m not buying individual games, I don’t feel pressured to dump 100+ hours into a game I’m not loving, so I can just stop if I lose interest and move on to another game. I played 2/3 of Ghost of Tsushima and just didn’t care after that so I stopped.

    Idk, maybe I’m fucking weird, but I feel like I’m getting really good value from doing this. I rarely care about watching or playing something more than once, so I’m okay with paying a fraction of the cost of owning these things just to have temporary access, and then not have clutter leftover when I decide I’m done. I want memories, not stuff.

    • june@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      9 months ago

      I just picked up NordVPN (paid for 2 years cause it’s so cheap, relatively) and am loving how it easily lets me pipe into my Plex server that’s on its own network to manage downloads with the VPN on. The mesh network is great. And the VPN is so damn fast. I was using RiseUp and donating to it, but it was so slow and made working with my machine and downloading a huge pain in the ass.

  • TORFdot0@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    9 months ago

    Google One and iCloud+

    Google Drive makes it easy to collaborate on files with my spouse, family or colleagues. Makes it easy to have my media available where ever without having to host it locally or expose my local network to the internet. And free webhosting for my personal website using Google sites.

    iCloud integration with my photo library is top notch. iCloud+ “hide my email” is great for privacy on my personal domain and a lot better than trying to deal with security and deliverability for myself.

    I could probably get ROI on infrastructure and storage just by buying a NAS in 3 years or less. But I won’t get the time back to get the same level of security, reliability, and buy in for others so spending $99 a year on each is worth it for me.

  • rokushiro@lemmy.world
    1·
    9 months ago

    Google One (Google Photos) Backblaze (lots of stuff) Microsoft 365 (MS Office) SimpleLogin (anonymous email addresses)

    I want a VPN, but I can’t spend more. I want an alternative to my Backblaze cloud backup. Any cheaper solutions? I have over 20 TB of data.