Forms
Dev tools
online database builder
SHOW HN2015
82points
61comments
#326of 2,565 in 2015
Top 13%of 2015 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
8 positive, 22 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 2 critical, out of 34 comments about the project. Thread score +0.12.
Idea: 6 for, 0 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Good idea to simplify CRUD apps that enterprises rebuild constantly
From 3 comments
It looks nice at first glance. Eventually someone, somewhere, is going to get this right and it will be extremely popular. Maybe it's you, who knows. I bet there are hundreds of…
mistermann on HNThank you for your brave quest against the stupid CRUD apps that exist everywhere.
fiatjaf on HNTotally agree. I can't wait for someone to get this right! Many, many enterprise shops spend way too much time building simple CRUD apps. It's basically a "Microsoft Access/VBA"…
WorldWideWayne on HN
Seen as a modern MS Access for the web
From 2 comments
Totally agree. I can't wait for someone to get this right! Many, many enterprise shops spend way too much time building simple CRUD apps. It's basically a "Microsoft Access/VBA"…
WorldWideWayne on HNI was just thinking of the ability to have javascript responding to and interacting with the form. Calling out to external services as well would be huge as well. But if you can…
mistermann on HN
Objections
Pricing model seems misaligned with costs
From 1 comment
From a tech side this is great, but your pricing model is all screwed up. "Unlimited forms and fields" at the free tier? You need to align your pricing to scale with your costs.…
billyhoffman on HN
Site has broken links and unclear documentation
From 3 comments
FYI, the privacy link (https://www.sonadier.com/privacy) is a 404.
ssorc on HNAm very interested in something like this. I'm a can code, won't code type of person. I need something that can auto trigger things such as emails etc after certain events. I'm…
krmmalik on HNLooks interesting but hard to tell much about it based on the current website.
mistermann on HN
Requests
Event-based code and webservice callouts
From 2 comments
It looks nice at first glance. Eventually someone, somewhere, is going to get this right and it will be extremely popular. Maybe it's you, who knows. I bet there are hundreds of…
mistermann on HNEvent based code, or even webservice callouts would be a killer feature. It was the first thing I started looking for on the page. With just a few more features this could easily…
tdfw on HN
Zapier or IFTTT style integration
From 2 comments
We're working on integration with Zapier at the moment, it should be ready for the next major release. Do you have any suggestions for other event-based systems? Zapier is the…
semperdark on HNhttps://ifttt.com/
tyingq on HN
Row-level permissions and better reporting
From 1 comment
It looks like your access control is table level. Have you considered what it will take to provide row/column level controls? Also, the report builder looks like it doesn't allow…
steventhedev on HN
REST API for programmatic access
From 1 comment
Any kind of API / easy programattic access the results? Ideal Scenario: Can iFrame the form on own webapp (pass an ID iFrame in url), use it to collect data through custom form.…
Jake232 on HN
Questions
How are constraints and data integrity enforced?
From 1 comment
The thing that always stops me from making something similar to this (other than willpower and interest) is: how do you enforce constraints on the data? How do you keep it from…
straws on HN
Does it export SQL or HTML forms?
From 1 comment
How does it work? Does it output your forms as SQL that can be run against say PostgreSQL? Does it generate an HTML web form that you can save offline that connects to a database?
mrmondo on HN
Alternatives named
Intuit Quickbase
From 2 comments
The leader in this space at the moment is Intuit, with their Quickbase product. You can get a rough idea of the customer base here: http://quickbase.intuit.com/customers They…
tyingq on HNThe forms part is a great start. There's a pretty ripe market to grab current customers of Intuit's Quickbase product if you add the other online/rad database app features.…
tyingq on HN
Microsoft Access
From 1 comment
Totally agree. I can't wait for someone to get this right! Many, many enterprise shops spend way too much time building simple CRUD apps. It's basically a "Microsoft Access/VBA"…
WorldWideWayne on HN
Bettyblocks
From 1 comment
Disclaimer: I work for a sister-company. "We" have something like this with event based "model actions" which also support calling out to webservices (both rest and soap).…
bulte-rs on HN
Zapier
From 1 comment
We're working on integration with Zapier at the moment, it should be ready for the next major release. Do you have any suggestions for other event-based systems? Zapier is the…
semperdark on HN
DabbleDB
From 1 comment
The forms part is a great start. There's a pretty ripe market to grab current customers of Intuit's Quickbase product if you add the other online/rad database app features.…
tyingq on HN