Duet
Web and SaaS
project management and invoicing
SHOW HN2016
396points
154comments
#33of 2,264 in 2016
Top 2%of 2016 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
11 positive, 43 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 24 critical, out of 82 comments about the project. Thread score -0.16.
Idea: 3 for, 4 againstDesign: 5 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 6 againstPerformance: 0 for, 5 againstPricing: 2 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Polished, clean UI and design
From 4 comments
I only wanted to say it has a pretty nice GUI. I'm a solo developer too, and try to put a lot of attention to the visual part of my projects. This one came out very nicely.…
otto_ortega on HNLooks great! Inspiring to see this quality from a solo project. I don't spend much time in Show HN, but if constructive feedback is encouraged, check out your CSS on Nexus 6P.…
ruraljuror on HNThe website was a bit slow to load... Like the last time, I guess? Hug of death :P I love how simple it is. Really good job at breaking complex behaviour down into smaller…
philplckthun on HNPretty nice UI. Always looking for an APP with all these functions. Would like to know the background framework used in this source and the cost for 2nd year?
KayL on HN
Impressive quality for a solo project
From 2 comments
Looks great! Inspiring to see this quality from a solo project. I don't spend much time in Show HN, but if constructive feedback is encouraged, check out your CSS on Nexus 6P.…
ruraljuror on HNI only wanted to say it has a pretty nice GUI. I'm a solo developer too, and try to put a lot of attention to the visual part of my projects. This one came out very nicely.…
otto_ortega on HN
Objections
Self-hosting raises privacy and backup concerns versus cloud
From 2 comments
I have absolutely no use for this app, however I'm glad there are still people that don't think storing important things in the cloud is no biggie. A few years ago I read…
jmnicolas on HN> Not storing important things in the 'cloud' is surely a bigger problem. Every heard of off-site backups? Yes, those are external hard-drives that are moved to a different…
wott on HN
Pricing seen as too low for business use
From 1 comment
Why do you offer the software so cheap? Even the developer hour to just evaluate this tool would be more expensive already for any company. Imo: push the price to somewhere…
andreasklinger on HN
Site downtime and slow loading during traffic spike
From 3 comments
It's not a hacker news traffic bump, I found this project a few days ago and the site also didn't load. I thought it's gone for good.
kowdermeister on HNAnnnddd it's down. :(
jedicoffee on HNNot loading at all for me unfortunately. Have you got a link to the GitHub/Lab project page for it? What's it written in?
mrmondo on HN
Kanban less robust than Trello
From 1 comment
This looks very cool. However, the Kanban side looks a little less-than-robust compared to trello. You're also in an uphill battle against Colony[0], who are the new hotness in…
anonbanker on HN
Requests
One-click install on hosting providers such as Digital Ocean or Softaculous
From 2 comments
It would be great if you could get this to install as part of what webhosts provide for cpanel-type installers, eg Softaculous.
cdvonstinkpot on HNI can put those instructions together. I'll add them to the support page as soon as I do. A zip backup method would be fairly simple to implement. I'll definitely think about…
23andwalnut on HN
SaaS offering or cheaper single-user tier
From 2 comments
Have you thought about providing this as a SaaS offering? This looks really nice but I get the feeling you're in the middle between two markets. You're not quite in the…
BinaryIdiot on HNCame here to see all the reasons should be converted to A SaaS Based solution, was not disappointed. I've seen questions about - Required tech specs - Potential upgrades - Trial…
nyfresh on HN
On-demand backup and restore
From 2 comments
(Disclaimer: I'm not your target demo, so feel free to ignore this...) What kind of backup/restore capabilities does this have? If I were in the market for this, that'd be one of…
taco_emoji on HNThe installer does backups during the upgrade process. There's no mechanism for on-demand backups though. I suppose it would be trivial to add that functionality. Restoring from…
23andwalnut on HN
Better documentation and install guides
From 2 comments
(Disclaimer: I'm not your target demo, so feel free to ignore this...) What kind of backup/restore capabilities does this have? If I were in the market for this, that'd be one of…
taco_emoji on HNIt's built for the lowest common denominator. Literally all you need is PHP 5.4+ and Mysql 5+, and curl. There aren't any required modules for basic usage but you may want smtp…
23andwalnut on HN
Questions
Is there an API?
From 1 comment
Is there any API?
tessela on HN
Can clients see dollar amounts and can invoices be printed?
From 1 comment
Nice. I'm forever looking for any viable alternative to QuickBooks. I've even thought about writing my own invoicing application. Looks great, but I personally don't like the…
atria on HN
Is the product open source?
From 1 comment
There's a discussion about this above, but open source has many meanings. Duet's source is open, meaning you can absolute inspect and/or modify it once you purchase it, but it's…
23andwalnut on HN
Alternatives named
Trello
From 2 comments
I'm a solo developer and I built the first version of this app a couple of years ago. This is the third major rewrite and I've added a ton of functionality since then (i.e.…
23andwalnut on HNThis looks very cool. However, the Kanban side looks a little less-than-robust compared to trello. You're also in an uphill battle against Colony[0], who are the new hotness in…
anonbanker on HN
Basecamp
From 1 comment
I'm a solo developer and I built the first version of this app a couple of years ago. This is the third major rewrite and I've added a ton of functionality since then (i.e.…
23andwalnut on HN
Freshbooks
From 1 comment
I'm a solo developer and I built the first version of this app a couple of years ago. This is the third major rewrite and I've added a ton of functionality since then (i.e.…
23andwalnut on HN
Asana
From 1 comment
The website was a bit slow to load... Like the last time, I guess? Hug of death :P I love how simple it is. Really good job at breaking complex behaviour down into smaller…
philplckthun on HN
Colony
From 1 comment
This looks very cool. However, the Kanban side looks a little less-than-robust compared to trello. You're also in an uphill battle against Colony[0], who are the new hotness in…
anonbanker on HN
Sandstorm
From 1 comment
Sandstorm (https://sandstorm.io/) would be a great way to self-host apps like this. I believe that they are working on a monetization model for paid apps.
csu on HN