Honeybadger
Dev tools
browser extension for site research
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How HN took it
9 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 8 critical, out of 28 comments about the project. Thread score +0.04.
Idea: 5 for, 2 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful for researching companies and employers
From 3 comments
I found this not just to be useful for people researching potential competitors or partners from a startup perspective, but it's also useful for someone who's researching a…
dabent on HN> also useful for someone who's researching a potential employer Exactly. Thanks for sharing, will definitely find uses.
jsavimbi on HNSweet. I'm currently looking for a new job, so this will definitely help me evaluate potential companies. Thanks a ton. :) Edit : Single gripe to an otherwise very cool project.…
lowglow on HN
Simple and useful
From 2 comments
Awesome. Great job! It's simple and useful.
lindacambrian on HNNice. I can see myself using this a lot. Thanks for sharing.
snampall on HN
Objections
Data is outdated or incomplete, with no sources cited
From 2 comments
Sources. I need to know what sources you're getting the information on a site from. Twilio, for example, shows 16 employees which is quite outdated. Just a little footnote would…
zwass on HNI found this not just to be useful for people researching potential competitors or partners from a startup perspective, but it's also useful for someone who's researching a…
dabent on HN
Traffic data limited by Compete.com API quota
From 2 comments
It looks like Traffic section will not be available as I'm over the quota limit from compete.com. Major bummer. Anyone know of any other free alternatives out there to get…
jaequery on HNUnfortunately compete.com has a 1,000 reqs/day allowance ... so expect to see a lot of "Honeybadger don't care" message. I'm going to try to see how much the api costs and see if…
jaequery on HN
Many sites return no data
From 1 comment
This is quite a time saver and works well most of the time. However, I get this message for a few sites "Honeybadger could not retrieve any data about this site or he simply…
rvenugopal on HN
Requests
Show sources for the data
From 2 comments
I found this not just to be useful for people researching potential competitors or partners from a startup perspective, but it's also useful for someone who's researching a…
dabent on HNSources. I need to know what sources you're getting the information on a site from. Twilio, for example, shows 16 employees which is quite outdated. Just a little footnote would…
zwass on HN
Firefox version
From 1 comment
Any chance for a FF version of this?
FPSDavid on HN
Add LinkedIn data
From 1 comment
interesting, maybe you could steal some ideas from polaris insights[1], such as showing linkedin informations data [1]…
riffraff on HN
Fix popup panel persisting when switching tabs
From 1 comment
Sweet. I'm currently looking for a new job, so this will definitely help me evaluate potential companies. Thanks a ton. :) Edit : Single gripe to an otherwise very cool project.…
lowglow on HN
Questions
Does the extension send visited domains to the server, and what are the privacy implications?
From 1 comment
"The icon will be visible when the plugin can act on the current page" Does the plugin send every new domain or url back to your server? Would you say there are any privacy or…
adrianwaj on HN
Is this a real product or a side project; will it be monetised?
From 1 comment
Can someone explain to me the difference between a MVP and a a cool side/personal project? Jaequerry, I'm going to install it and check it out. The extension looks cool. It…
masonhensley on HN
Alternatives named
Duedil Chrome extension
From 1 comment
Not to be the forebearer of "seen this before" type comments but... * Duedil has a pretty nice Chrome extension (currently companies registered in UK & Ireland only) -…
tstonez on HN
Polaris Insights extension
From 2 comments
Not to be the forebearer of "seen this before" type comments but... * Duedil has a pretty nice Chrome extension (currently companies registered in UK & Ireland only) -…
tstonez on HNinteresting, maybe you could steal some ideas from polaris insights[1], such as showing linkedin informations data [1]…
riffraff on HN
WebRank SEO
From 1 comment
This is awesome. I use WebRank SEO for this for a lot of stats but the funding info I find myself looking up all the time.
jamiequint on HN
Apture
From 1 comment
I really liked to use Apture for this use case.
nchuhoai on HN