Opsee
Infrastructure
api monitoring
SHOW HN2016
How HN took it
5 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 1 critical, out of 13 comments about the project. Thread score +0.27.
Design: 2 for, 0 againstExecution: 2 for, 0 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Quick setup and good first-time user experience
From 2 comments
Very nice, took me about 1minute to set up my first test. Great first time user experience.
weixiyen on HNThis is so cool. I got a health check up and running in seconds. We're gonna be trying it out :) - What are your plans on pricing after beta? - ETA on sharing dashboards/checks,…
scrollaway on HN
Clean, simple website and UI
From 2 comments
Website looks really nice and simple ,to the point . I am interested to know the difference between Opsee and Runscope.
ing33k on HNHi, I'm Steve and I run product at Opsee. There are a few important differences: 1. The rich assertion language in Opsee means we're checking for more than availability - we're…
sboak on HN
Objections
$5 per check per month is expensive
From 2 comments
Thanks! I'll wait for teams, no need to whitelist me. $5/check/month gets very expensive, very fast if I want to make a lot of use of your product. Would you consider making…
scrollaway on HNI share the same feeling. $5/check/month is really expensive. but what I realized is that this is no replacement for functional tests.
ing33k on HN
No IPv6 or custom webhook headers yet
From 1 comment
Thanks! - You'll get a single check for free for life and after that we'll be charging $5 per check / month. - Teams are coming in the next week or so, we can add you to the…
cliffmoon on HN
Requests
Single-region checks at a lower price
From 1 comment
Thanks! I'll wait for teams, no need to whitelist me. $5/check/month gets very expensive, very fast if I want to make a lot of use of your product. Would you consider making…
scrollaway on HN
SSL certificate expiry checks
From 1 comment
Continuing my thoughts for earlier, I personally see a need for less-frequent monitoring checks of various kinds. For example, if I could set up a daily check that my SSL…
scrollaway on HN
StatusPage.io integration
From 1 comment
I've been a Pingdom user for several years and I can't stand it. I'm very excited to see another player in this market. The one thing we're hoping to see is some form of…
jonathanoliver on HN
Team sharing of dashboards and checks
From 1 comment
This is so cool. I got a health check up and running in seconds. We're gonna be trying it out :) - What are your plans on pricing after beta? - ETA on sharing dashboards/checks,…
scrollaway on HN
Questions
How does it differ from Pingdom and Runscope
From 2 comments
Could you explain the major difference(s) between Opsee and Pingdom?
robbiemitchell on HNWebsite looks really nice and simple ,to the point . I am interested to know the difference between Opsee and Runscope.
ing33k on HN
What is the pricing after beta
From 1 comment
This is so cool. I got a health check up and running in seconds. We're gonna be trying it out :) - What are your plans on pricing after beta? - ETA on sharing dashboards/checks,…
scrollaway on HN
Alternatives named
Pingdom
From 1 comment
Could you explain the major difference(s) between Opsee and Pingdom?
robbiemitchell on HN
Runscope
From 1 comment
Website looks really nice and simple ,to the point . I am interested to know the difference between Opsee and Runscope.
ing33k on HN
Uptime Robot
From 1 comment
I've been using Uptime Robot, http://uptimerobot.com/ and I'm happy with it. It can check if a port is open, ping or do an http request.
rom16384 on HN