Aptible
Infrastructure
deployment platform
SHOW HN2014
109points
58comments
#255of 2,272 in 2014
Top 12%of 2014 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
8 positive, 16 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 6 critical, out of 32 comments about the project. Thread score +0.07.
Pricing: 0 for, 5 againstIdea: 2 for, 0 againstDocs: 2 for, 0 againstPerformance: 1 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Simplifies HIPAA compliance for startups
From 2 comments
HIPAA compliance sucks and Aptible most certainly does not. I'm so happy these guys are around, they've made our startup's life a lot easier!
ylhert on HNChas was kind enough to call me and not only explain their product, but also to educate me on HIPAA compliance in general from a legal standpoint (his background) – answering all…
metabren on HN
Fills a needed gap in healthcare infrastructure
From 2 comments
Have to disagree actually. We make seed investments in health it startups and when I came across this, I thought to myself it's a great idea, much needed. But I also wondered who…
dr_ on HNAlways nice to see something new that isn't aiming for the 20-something SF resident.
Plasmoid on HN
Objections
Price is too high for small companies
From 2 comments
Wow, cool idea. Though $3,499/month is WAY above what a small company like mine can afford. We're considering paying a one-time cost of ~$10,000 for a consultation to get us…
aik on HNI'm curious to this as well. One project I'm working on is software that helps small assisted living facilities (think a house in a neighborhood with under 16 residents) maintain…
richardbrevig on HN
Compliance is not just technical; admin and policy side is hard
From 2 comments
Love that you guys are addressing more than just the security rule - we found the technical parts of HIPAA the simplest to address. Are you planning on having employee training…
timjschwartz on HNThis is what I'm most curious about. The technical/security side is only 1/3 of HIPAA, how do you turnkey the remainder? How do you scale/automate preforming repeat RAs, etc,…
laurenstill on HN
Competitor Catalyze offers cheaper pricing
From 2 comments
Seems a fair amount more expensive than TrueVault. Any reason for this?
RVijay007 on HNCongrats Chas and Frank! I'm Travis, one of the co-founders of Catalyze - https://catalyze.io. We also offer a HIPAA-compliant platform-as-a-service (PaaS). Our compliant PaaS…
travisjgood on HN
Requests
Policies, training modules and privacy guidance
From 2 comments
Love that you guys are addressing more than just the security rule - we found the technical parts of HIPAA the simplest to address. Are you planning on having employee training…
timjschwartz on HNThis is what I'm most curious about. The technical/security side is only 1/3 of HIPAA, how do you turnkey the remainder? How do you scale/automate preforming repeat RAs, etc,…
laurenstill on HN
Support for non-US data laws such as the Netherlands
From 1 comment
I'm an ehealth / mhealth scientist / developer in The Netherlands. My biggest headaches come from infrastructure issues / security, so a product like Aptible would be great for…
matthijs_ on HN
Working bug bounty program
From 2 comments
Thanks for having a bug bounty program, far too infrequent in healthIT. Can you expand more on "generate all of the documentation, audit logs, and explanatory materials you need…
laurenstill on HNIt looks like the bounty board is down: https://bugcrowd.com/aptible
wefarrell on HN
Questions
How the platform differs from Heroku performance-wise
From 1 comment
Great idea - a matter of execution wizardy to seize the huge opportunity. A couple of questions - mostly about performance. While heroku offers fantastic start for early and…
kirankgollu on HN
Whether Docker is allowed for HIPAA compliance
From 1 comment
Is Docker fundamentally allowed for Hipaa compliance ? Note that I don't particularly know the implications of my statement, but a friend once told me that Amazon had to go…
sandGorgon on HN
Target market and company size
From 1 comment
Wow, cool idea. Though $3,499/month is WAY above what a small company like mine can afford. We're considering paying a one-time cost of ~$10,000 for a consultation to get us…
aik on HN
Alternatives named
TrueVault
From 2 comments
Seems a fair amount more expensive than TrueVault. Any reason for this?
RVijay007 on HNTrueVault is one piece of a HIPAA-compliant solution. We're providing complete end-to-end compliance. We're able to do this by: 1. Providing an end-to-end PaaS that supports all…
fancyremarker on HN
Catalyze
From 2 comments
If you're looking for someone that provides the database component with the ability to upgrade to moving your entire stack to the cloud, Catalyze has both BaaS and PaaS…
markolschesky on HNCongrats Chas and Frank! I'm Travis, one of the co-founders of Catalyze - https://catalyze.io. We also offer a HIPAA-compliant platform-as-a-service (PaaS). Our compliant PaaS…
travisjgood on HN
Heroku
From 1 comment
Great idea - a matter of execution wizardy to seize the huge opportunity. A couple of questions - mostly about performance. While heroku offers fantastic start for early and…
kirankgollu on HN