Instead of locking up the feature entirely, give people access to the queue at the basic and free Tiers, but just limit its use. Free tier can have 1 item in the queue max, and Basic can have 2.
As I noted in my other enhancements this allows us as users to embrace the wider workflow that’s possible. As long as we’re in the right tier, we’re probably happy with the limitation. But if you’ve got two printers in free, or 3 in basic you’re probably running into situations where you wish you could queue more up.
As you grow, the next tier up makes sense. It unlocks the things that are blocking you, and the value you get from that bump in cost is easy to justify.
Because right now, as a hobbiest with one printer that tends to print in bursts based on personal need or just for the fun of it – pro doesn’t make any sense. There are a lot of features here I do not need, so the value proposition isn’t there.
At the same time, Free and Basic don’t provide enough. It leaves me questioning if I’d be better off going back to just using my home-assistant setup and getting it wired up with spoolman and maybe a little more automation work with n8n or nodered to make my own queue.