Grapedrop
Web and SaaS
site builder
SHOW HN2018
How HN took it
14 positive, 19 neutral or asking, 5 mixed, 18 critical, out of 56 comments about the project. Thread score -0.00.
Pricing: 4 for, 3 againstIdea: 4 for, 2 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 4 againstExecution: 2 for, 2 againstDesign: 1 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Clean design and upfront pricing
From 2 comments
Yay for upfront pricing!!! Reminds me of how much I HATE it when I arrive at a site only for them to be super coy about their pricing model. You did it the way I wish everyone did.
epaga on HNThis looks amazing! This is how a side-project should look like!
martinpinto on HN
GrapesJS itself is well regarded
From 2 comments
Grapesjs is awesome software thanks for making it! I've been looking for a chance to use grapesjs in some projects but haven't had the chance to yet but it looks fantastic --…
hardwaresofton on HNI have used GrapeJs, it is a very well architected tool. Your new project will sure be more successful!
willwinger on HN
Objections
Free tier costs the maker money to host
From 2 comments
Since GrapesJS is already open source I would seriously consider pointing users to that for the free plan instead of providing free hosting. Your service provides hosting; free…
simplify on HNFollowing up on the comments of many people about not offering a free tier, would it be possible to make your system easy to clone on github AND run from a GitHub hosted site? If…
matt_the_bass on HN
Prices too low for business and enterprise plans
From 2 comments
You should charge more :) Especially for your business plan -- any service targeted at enterprises should get you bare-minimum three figures of revenue per month, and you should…
schneidmaster on HNI think it might be a good idea to increase your business/enterprise pricing. As it is, it feels to cheap (e.g. too close to the first paid plan) to be any good. Besides,…
Aeolun on HN
Registration required before trying the editor
From 2 comments
One quick bit of feedback - i'm not as likely to try it out if i have to register first. Create a demo area where i can play, but not save and use that as bait for registration.
dhumph on HNSame opinion here. Was going to try it out, but got scared away by the registration form
lordldx on HN
Domain or name triggers firewall blocks
From 2 comments
Our corporate firewall blocks your url as "porn" The fact that your ssl cert is not working is also a concern
dawie on HNYour domain name might just be triggering a word blocklist.
Gigablah on HN
Unclear what the product outputs and who it is for
From 2 comments
This looks awesome, I actually used grapesjs in a project earlier this year and it was really cool. However I don't understand what this is? What's the output? A hosted website…
fabricexpert on HN1. Your homepage should give me a better sales pitch about what I can do with your product and why I need it, not just how I do it. Explain your value. 2. All content is focused…
encoderer on HN
Requests
Provide a demo mode that does not require sign-up
From 1 comment
One quick bit of feedback - i'm not as likely to try it out if i have to register first. Create a demo area where i can play, but not save and use that as bait for registration.
dhumph on HN
Questions
Is there a self-host or GitHub-hosted option
From 1 comment
Following up on the comments of many people about not offering a free tier, would it be possible to make your system easy to clone on github AND run from a GitHub hosted site? If…
matt_the_bass on HN