Workflow86
Productivity
process documentation and automation
SHOW HN2021
How HN took it
6 positive, 12 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 4 critical, out of 22 comments about the project. Thread score +0.14.
Idea: 3 for, 1 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 againstPricing: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Seen as empowering non-technical staff to automate processes.
From 2 comments
It has been claimed for years that some day in the future "everyone will have to learn how to code". While I don't really disagree with that statement, I am much more inclined to…
gotstad on HNI'm a software engineer who has a hospital COO for a parent, my mom! Earlier in the pandemic she asked me about building an app to help with managing vaccination of hospital…
gibbonsrcool on HN
Pricing seen as good for bootstrapping.
From 1 comment
Looks very smooth. Pricing seems amazing for bootstrapping. Time to read the docs and sign up.
stedaniels on HN
Objections
Unclear how it differs from operations tooling; a commenter struggled to see the use for devops-style operations.
From 1 comment
I have had a peruse of the product website, but I'm still kind of confused having never used a product in this niche before. When I hear "operations", as a…
kungfufrog on HN
Chat bot covered the content on the site.
From 1 comment
I am sorry that I had to quit right away because of the stupid chat bot getting in front of the content, even though I was very interested in what this tool does.
laserlight on HN
Site returned a 504 timeout under load.
From 1 comment
I'm getting a 504 Gateway Timeout when attempting to access your site.
colinarms on HN
Requests
On-premise or dedicated hosting option.
From 2 comments
If you can make this on prem, there are a bunch of DoD contracts that I've seen that are looking for this type of thing. If there's anything the DoD loves, it's documented and…
michaelrpeskin on HNAny option for dedicated tenant or onsite hosting?
jcims on HN
Built-in digital signatures and approval trails.
From 2 comments
I couldn't tell from an initial review of the feature set, but does this product incorporate any sort of digital signature / approval process? And I don't mean integration with…
jimmygrapes on HNI agree, the first thing I looked for in the docs was authorisation controls/checkpoints. I need a trail of approvals and review checkpoints. This is far more important than…
bottled_poe on HN
Change management for process versions.
From 1 comment
I agree, the first thing I looked for in the docs was authorisation controls/checkpoints. I need a trail of approvals and review checkpoints. This is far more important than…
bottled_poe on HN
Questions
How does it compare to Zapier, Integromat, or n8n?
From 3 comments
Looks interesting...how does this compare to something like Zapier?
mortonj on HNLooks great! Out of curiosity, how do you plan to compete with & distinguish yourself from well-funded players in the space like Integromat[1] etc? [1] https://www.integromat.com
peer2pay on HNThis looks remarkably similar to n8n[1]. Is this a variant of it? [1] https://n8n.io/
misterbwong on HN
Pricing for more than 10 users.
From 1 comment
Looks cool! What is the pricing like for more than 10 users?
katzskat on HN
Alternatives named
Process Street
From 1 comment
A few others in this space include Process Street and Piepfy. I am biased, but I do think we have them beat for functionality and pricing though. Give them a go, give us a go,…
taaron on HN
Pipefy
From 2 comments
A few others in this space include Process Street and Piepfy. I am biased, but I do think we have them beat for functionality and pricing though. Give them a go, give us a go,…
taaron on HNLooks great. Will try this out. Was evaluating Pipefy a while back for the same exact reason.
lyonlim on HN
Zapier
From 1 comment
Looks interesting...how does this compare to something like Zapier?
mortonj on HN
Integromat
From 1 comment
Looks great! Out of curiosity, how do you plan to compete with & distinguish yourself from well-funded players in the space like Integromat[1] etc? [1] https://www.integromat.com
peer2pay on HN
n8n
From 1 comment
This looks remarkably similar to n8n[1]. Is this a variant of it? [1] https://n8n.io/
misterbwong on HN
Zoho Contracts
From 1 comment
All of these requirements does make sense, in the context of contract management. Do check Zoho Contracts - https://www.zoho.com/contracts/ It has all of your stated problems…
lewisjoe on HN