Openblocks
Dev tools
internal tool builder
SHOW HN2022
How HN took it
5 positive, 16 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 12 critical, out of 34 comments about the project. Thread score -0.14.
Execution: 1 for, 4 againstIdea: 1 for, 2 againstPricing: 0 for, 3 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 2 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
Stable, with many tests
From 1 comment
Thanks for your appreciation. It's stable. We write a lot of tests to make sure everything works.
shuaihan on HN
Snappy UI and quick onboarding compared to alternatives
From 1 comment
Some feedback, as you asked for it and I signed up for both OpenBlocks and Budibase cloud versions today to try them out: (NB: If I like either or both of them I’ll self host, as…
barnabee on HN
Objections
Firefox flagged as unsupported browser
From 1 comment
https://github.com/openblocks-dev/openblocks/blob/1c5846d04987ffb113f4833e31786943a0cbd3a1/client/packages/openblocks/src/utils/browser.ts Disappointing to see Firefox flagged as…
xnorswap on HN
Requests
Cloud service and clear pricing plans
From 3 comments
when are you guys going to provide cloud service?
xiaoyu-a on HNpricing for the cloud version?
truetraveller on HNLooking sleek! I wish you luck on building this ;) How do you plan to fund it?
_justlilian on HN
Import of Retool JSON config exports
From 1 comment
Can I import my JSON config export from Retool?
datalopers on HN
Questions
How will the project be funded?
From 1 comment
Looking sleek! I wish you luck on building this ;) How do you plan to fund it?
_justlilian on HN
Is it stable enough for production internal tools?
From 1 comment
Is it stable? I really want to ditch appsmith, tried ToolJet but didn't hook me. Yours look promising, i hope you continue the development of it.
Multrex on HN
Alternatives named
Appsmith
From 2 comments
AppSmith!
Closi on HNSee also https://budibase.com/ https://www.appsmith.com/
p10jkle on HN
Budibase
From 2 comments
Budibase.com
abdhass on HNHave you tried Budibase? For reference, I am the cofounder of Budibase and we're planning 2023 so I am super-eager for feedback. https://github.com/Budibase/budibase
foxbee on HN
ToolJet
From 2 comments
Tooljet IMO is the most promising of the open-source Retool competitors. It has a great UI, is easy to use, plugs into everything, and is super flexible. If you haven't checked…
tylersgordon on HNRelated: Tooljet is also an open source alternative to Retool https://github.com/ToolJet/ToolJet
pvsukale3 on HN
Windmill
From 2 comments
Windmill.dev
rubenfiszel on HNCongrats on the launch! The app builder looks amazing and seems indeed very inspired by Retool. We are building a tool in the same space with Windmill, also open-source [1]. The…
rubenfiszel on HN
Retool
From 1 comment
(I work at Retool.) We offer a self-hosted version of Retool if you're interested: https://retool.com/self-hosted/ The self-hosted option is also free for teams of up to 5 people…
krithix on HN