ToolJet 2.0
Dev tools
low-code internal tool builder
SHOW HN2023
How HN took it
4 positive, 12 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 10 critical, out of 27 comments about the project. Thread score -0.17.
Pricing: 0 for, 5 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 againstIdea: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Impressive improvement since earlier versions
From 1 comment
Wow this is really impressive! It has improved so much. Best low-code tool out there right now.
tylersgordon on HN
Open-source internal tooling is maturing
From 1 comment
It's amazing to see the landscape of open-source internal tool maturing, this release of tooljet look great. There are also other tools like windmill.dev that support complex…
AnhTho_FR on HN
Objections
Custom enterprise pricing with SSO only in top tier is off-putting
From 2 comments
I wanted to use ToolJet in my company, but SSO has been playing an important role for my company's security and compliance needs, even though we have only around 100 people. I'm…
haolez on HNWhenever I see mysterious Enterprise pricing and that's the only tier with SSO... I don't even both investigating the project because it creates significant hurdles to learn…
nrjames on HN
Docker setup and email field validation bug on account creation
From 1 comment
Somewhat funny bug, after running via docker and getting to the initial account creation webpage, the email field has a limit of 25 characters and won't accept my email. I…
Saris on HN
Free tier lacked user groups and roles
From 1 comment
The free tier has no "user groups & roles". Practically what does that mean?
farseer on HN
Requests
User-editable shared code library or npm package support
From 1 comment
One thing I find missing in every such platform (except Retool) is a user editable code library. It's one thing to be able run code in query transformation and widgets, another…
pritambaral on HN
SSH tunnel support for data sources
From 1 comment
Did you add support for SSH Tunnel for data source connections (e.g. mysql)?
moonbas3 on HN
SQLite datasource integration
From 1 comment
Interesting. Is it possible to run ToolJet on bare metal without too many problems? And this might seem silly, but SQLite3 datasource integration could be pretty sweet :)
TigerTeamX on HN
Cheaper tier between free and enterprise with granular access control
From 1 comment
There should be a tier between free and enterprise, with granular access control like for small saas companies.
ajitgoel on HN
Questions
Differences between self-hosted and hosted versions
From 1 comment
Congratulations on the 2.0 launch! This looks interesting. We’re considering something like this internally. Could you talk a bit about the differences - if any - between the…
darkteflon on HN
Why AGPL license was chosen
From 1 comment
Curious why AGPL was the optimal license choice? As a license, it will preclude a number of the same companies that would want to run it on-premise for data security reasons.…
grantc on HN
Whether it runs on bare metal
From 1 comment
Interesting. Is it possible to run ToolJet on bare metal without too many problems? And this might seem silly, but SQLite3 datasource integration could be pretty sweet :)
TigerTeamX on HN
Alternatives named
Retool
From 2 comments
I have seen appsmith and tooljet in the space. Played around with them for a while. What I am super scared of is pricing. Though it is free and opensource. I love that, moment…
bitlad on HNHi HN, Founder here, ToolJet’s story began when I launched beta version of ToolJet in June 2021 on HackerNews…
navaneethpk on HN
Appsmith
From 2 comments
I have seen appsmith and tooljet in the space. Played around with them for a while. What I am super scared of is pricing. Though it is free and opensource. I love that, moment…
bitlad on HNHow does it compare with AppSmith and Budibase?
satvikpendem on HN
Budibase
From 2 comments
How does it compare with AppSmith and Budibase?
satvikpendem on HNI wanted to use ToolJet in my company, but SSO has been playing an important role for my company's security and compliance needs, even though we have only around 100 people. I'm…
haolez on HN
Windmill
From 2 comments
https://windmill.dev also has upfront pricing
rubenfiszel on HNIt's amazing to see the landscape of open-source internal tool maturing, this release of tooljet look great. There are also other tools like windmill.dev that support complex…
AnhTho_FR on HN
Superblocks
From 1 comment
I have seen appsmith and tooljet in the space. Played around with them for a while. What I am super scared of is pricing. Though it is free and opensource. I love that, moment…
bitlad on HN