Wobaka
Web and SaaS
crm
SHOW HN2019
275points
206comments
#119of 2,195 in 2019
Top 6%of 2019 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
17 positive, 32 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 27 critical, out of 78 comments about the project. Thread score -0.15.
Design: 8 for, 4 againstIdea: 3 for, 8 againstPricing: 2 for, 6 againstDocs: 0 for, 5 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean, attractive UI
From 3 comments
As someone who evaluates CRMs pretty much for a living I'm sad to report there's nothing new here. Great UI - Kudos. But, this is way more expensive than Pipedrive whose UI is…
rrggrr on HNIt's pretty! The Basecamp styling is really clear, and it's nice to see the interface on display There's a few unanswered questions that I hope it's helpful to point out; *…
eden_h on HNThe look and feel reminds me a lot of basecamp!
algodaily on HN
Solo maker shipping a product
From 2 comments
Looks great, well done for launching it (and getting onto front page of HN!). What I really like is when there's a video showing what it's like to use the product. I launched my…
davedx on HNI went through your tweets and visualized how Wobaka slowly grew into production. I also have a similar side-project (customer support system, tbh), and you launching your…
njsubedi on HN
Objections
No clear differentiator from established CRMs
From 3 comments
Went to check the landing page, looks nice. Does not answer why I would choose this over all the other 1000000 of CRM offerings (just in our office we tried Zoho, Close.io,…
luka-birsa on HNI found it a little hard to understand the differentiators. I think in a space like this, where there are already a host of established players, you should have the…
jkaufmann_ on HNThis looks nice, but when you say "you'll enjoy using" it sounds like the "you" is a salesperson. As an enterprise software PM who works with a lot of CRMs from a…
awillen on HN
Too similar to Basecamp styling
From 2 comments
Looks really nice but I wonder if you went too far with Basecamp's look. The brand colors look so similar that you could get the impression that it's a Basecamp product. It…
nickjj on HNNice UI, very much in the style of Basecamp / 37Signals.
trumbitta2 on HN
Pricing seems too low for the value or for enterprise buyers
From 2 comments
Same price for 5 ppl as for 500? WTF?
watbywbarif on HNThis looks nice, but when you say "you'll enjoy using" it sounds like the "you" is a salesperson. As an enterprise software PM who works with a lot of CRMs from a…
awillen on HN
No API or integrations yet
From 3 comments
Congrats on building this. It looks great. Two bits of feedback: I didn’t see any mention of an API. Comments indicate an uploader function, but to get into anything close to…
sswaner on HNNo API information. This is what I look for first when evaluating CRM software, which gives me an idea of the underlying schema and how to extend or integrate the software. Most…
JaggerFoo on HNFor me, the biggest pain points I face with CRMs are in integrations and customizations. Even Zendesk Sell+Support was awful when integrating to our ecom app. Does this CRM offer…
jaequery on HN
Requests
API documentation
From 2 comments
Congrats on building this. It looks great. Two bits of feedback: I didn’t see any mention of an API. Comments indicate an uploader function, but to get into anything close to…
sswaner on HNNo API information. This is what I look for first when evaluating CRM software, which gives me an idea of the underlying schema and how to extend or integrate the software. Most…
JaggerFoo on HN
Automatic contact creation from email domains
From 1 comment
A while ago I used Hubspot CRM for a bit. I think it's slow and quirky, and to me it's a big red flag how hard they make it to get the data out (or, well, 2 years ago at least).…
skrebbel on HN
Importers and email integration
From 1 comment
It's pretty! The Basecamp styling is really clear, and it's nice to see the interface on display There's a few unanswered questions that I hope it's helpful to point out; *…
eden_h on HN
Self-hosting or open source option
From 1 comment
Looks nice! What about self hosting? I’d copy the Gitlab model. Open source community edition, and a quite pricy Enterprise edition that is full of features that only larger…
jstsch on HN
Questions
Does it support colleague collaboration and workflows
From 1 comment
It's pretty! The Basecamp styling is really clear, and it's nice to see the interface on display There's a few unanswered questions that I hope it's helpful to point out; *…
eden_h on HN
Is there a privacy policy
From 1 comment
IANAL but I don't see a "Legal" or "Privacy Policy" in the app itself. Maybe someone in the know can say if it's required or not. I do skim through these document if they exist…
westoque on HN
Alternatives named
Pipedrive
From 1 comment
As someone who evaluates CRMs pretty much for a living I'm sad to report there's nothing new here. Great UI - Kudos. But, this is way more expensive than Pipedrive whose UI is…
rrggrr on HN
Close.io
From 1 comment
As someone who evaluates CRMs pretty much for a living I'm sad to report there's nothing new here. Great UI - Kudos. But, this is way more expensive than Pipedrive whose UI is…
rrggrr on HN
Salesforce
From 1 comment
This looks nice, but when you say "you'll enjoy using" it sounds like the "you" is a salesperson. As an enterprise software PM who works with a lot of CRMs from a…
awillen on HN
Monica
From 1 comment
Check out https://www.monicahq.com/ for a self-hosted CRM (personal).
ckluis on HN
ERPNext
From 1 comment
Looks nice. For anyone looking to self-host or develop their own CRMs, I can't recommend https://erpnext.com enough. It's written in Python and is FOSS.
knadh on HN