Openship
Web and SaaS
order management system
SHOW HN2022
1,335points
301comments
#4of 2,570 in 2022
Top 1%of 2022 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
20 positive, 53 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 42 critical, out of 119 comments about the project. Thread score -0.16.
Idea: 13 for, 24 againstExecution: 0 for, 5 againstPricing: 1 for, 2 againstDocs: 2 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Open-source approach fills a real need for sellers
From 2 comments
You are trying to solve a real-world problem experienced by a lot of profitable companies, so there is already a market of paying customers waiting for this. One of my clients is…
johnorourke on HNOutstanding! I worked for a number of years at one of the larger used book resellers in the USA, top 1-3 of Amazon's used listings consistently, it had a fairly surprising amount…
an_taeus on HN
Good schema simplicity and clear concept
From 2 comments
Outstanding! I worked for a number of years at one of the larger used book resellers in the USA, top 1-3 of Amazon's used listings consistently, it had a fairly surprising amount…
an_taeus on HNI instinctively like this idea a lot, and the website does a really good job of explaining the concept. Good luck with it!
tailspin2019 on HN
Objections
Amazon's logistics and operational value is hard to replicate
From 3 comments
A few points I'm skeptical of: ``` simply connect to the seller’s infra instead of locking them in. ``` One of the value-adds of Amazon is there's a whole bunch of tech sellers…
jpatt on HNSaying that you're building an open source Amazon to complete with Amazon is like saying that you're working on an audio player skin to compete with Winamp. Amazon isn't a web…
MisterBastahrd on HNThose efforts look impressive but no service will be a version (open source or otherwise) of Amazon until it can place a single tube of toothpaste in my garage 18 hours after I…
rocket_surgeron on HN
AGPL license would deter business adoption
From 1 comment
Love open source projects in the eCommerce domain, especially ones that are JavaScript instead of PHP! Two pieces of feedback: - Using a copyleft license like AGPL makes this an…
eastbayjake on HN
Name is misleading; it is an order management system, not a marketplace
From 3 comments
Love open source projects in the eCommerce domain, especially ones that are JavaScript instead of PHP! Two pieces of feedback: - Using a copyleft license like AGPL makes this an…
eastbayjake on HNSo this is really a open-source Shopify replacement, right? An OMS that lets you sell on multiple channels (website, Amazon, Instagram, Etsy…) and manage/fulfill those orders in…
adavid17 on HNThe change in your past HN posts from "open source order management system" to "open-source Amazon" is a great case of vision selling better than the product itself.
0x9b on HN
Requests
Clarify landing page and naming as order management system
From 2 comments
Love open source projects in the eCommerce domain, especially ones that are JavaScript instead of PHP! Two pieces of feedback: - Using a copyleft license like AGPL makes this an…
eastbayjake on HNI think this is a good solution for businesses that are starting to outgrow their home garages. Here's my feedback: When I read this post and looked at the site I thought you…
craniumslows on HN
Consider MIT license for enterprise adoption
From 1 comment
Love open source projects in the eCommerce domain, especially ones that are JavaScript instead of PHP! Two pieces of feedback: - Using a copyleft license like AGPL makes this an…
eastbayjake on HN
Questions
How will the project be monetized?
From 1 comment
I think it's fantastic. Growth will be slow. This is something like xmpp or mastodon, people will use it for sure, it will grow over time, but you're not going to see an…
betwixthewires on HN
Why is a new OMS needed alongside a new marketplace?
From 1 comment
So this is really a open-source Shopify replacement, right? An OMS that lets you sell on multiple channels (website, Amazon, Instagram, Etsy…) and manage/fulfill those orders in…
adavid17 on HN
Alternatives named
Shopify
From 1 comment
So this is really a open-source Shopify replacement, right? An OMS that lets you sell on multiple channels (website, Amazon, Instagram, Etsy…) and manage/fulfill those orders in…
adavid17 on HN
OpenBazaar
From 3 comments
One of these day someone will do OpenBazaar (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenBazaar) right. They were on to something, and just possibly, all this infrastructure built around…
ivoras on HNI think it's fantastic. Growth will be slow. This is something like xmpp or mastodon, people will use it for sure, it will grow over time, but you're not going to see an…
betwixthewires on HNOpenbazaar is a thing. https://openbazaar.org/
electric_mayhem on HN
ONDC
From 1 comment
in india they are doing some thing called ONDC https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Network_for_Digital_Commerce ONDC is not an application, an intermediary, or software, but a set…
sandeepeecs on HN