Pingr
Infrastructure
uptime monitoring
SHOW HN2020
How HN took it
3 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 0 critical, out of 7 comments about the project. Thread score +0.30.
Design: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Website design and front page look good
From 3 comments
Really like the website info/design, saw it posted somewhere a few days ago and was going to sign up. Only thing that stopped me (and maybe others?) was the price. $10 for 2 URLs…
ialexpw on HNloved the design + title :)
m88m on HNPlease tell us more how and where you spent the 800 hours. What mistakes did you make, what would you do differently. Otherwise, great looking front page!
marel337 on HN
Objections
Price is high for two URLs compared to established uptime monitors
From 1 comment
Really like the website info/design, saw it posted somewhere a few days ago and was going to sign up. Only thing that stopped me (and maybe others?) was the price. $10 for 2 URLs…
ialexpw on HN
Has essentially the same features as competitors
From 1 comment
I'll be honest, more or less I have the same functions as others. Could't find something really unique. Except, maybe, SIGNL4 integration. In plans: - Customize everything as…
Akcium on HN
Requests
Increase the number of monitors included in the plan
From 1 comment
Yeah, I think this is what stops everyone. You know why I put this price? Because I saw a competitor (successful competitor) who has 30$ for 15 monitors. I think I'd increase…
Akcium on HN
CSV reports of uptime and response time
From 1 comment
I'll be honest, more or less I have the same functions as others. Could't find something really unique. Except, maybe, SIGNL4 integration. In plans: - Customize everything as…
Akcium on HN
Customizable notifications and status pages
From 1 comment
I'll be honest, more or less I have the same functions as others. Could't find something really unique. Except, maybe, SIGNL4 integration. In plans: - Customize everything as…
Akcium on HN
Questions
How and where the 800 hours were spent, and what mistakes were made
From 1 comment
Please tell us more how and where you spent the 800 hours. What mistakes did you make, what would you do differently. Otherwise, great looking front page!
marel337 on HN
What is the unique selling point
From 1 comment
You did. Any USP to shout about?
hosker4u on HN
Alternatives named
Pingdom
From 1 comment
Congrats again, saw you on PH first. I plan on using your service once we launch in a few weeks because Pingdom doesn't need more users. Would rather help someone starting out…
husseiny on HN