Automatisch
Infrastructure
workflow automation
SHOW HN2023
317points
58comments
#131of 3,109 in 2023
Top 5%of 2023 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
7 positive, 9 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 8 critical, out of 24 comments about the project. Thread score +0.08.
Docs: 0 for, 4 againstExecution: 1 for, 1 againstPricing: 2 for, 0 againstPrivacy: 1 for, 1 againstIdea: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Good idea for self-hosting and data control
From 2 comments
Well, good news first of all. I feel not really ok with zapper’s closed circle
m00dy on HNThis looks great. I really want a way to plug in to (in my case) Xero, and do some automation. I'm perfectly happy writing code but it seems painfully complicated to do all the…
hgomersall on HN
Developer experience for building integrations praised by maker's approach
From 1 comment
This looks great. I really want a way to plug in to (in my case) Xero, and do some automation. I'm perfectly happy writing code but it seems painfully complicated to do all the…
hgomersall on HN
Objections
Missing imprint and data protection policy on the website
From 3 comments
First thing I do when evaluating products: checking their imprint and data policy. I didn't find them. You guys are https://automat.berlin/contact/ , right? A GmbH. For…
Eduard on HNIf it's obvious that the product won't get approved by risk management due do missing essential policies, I won't even take a glance at the actual product. Automatisch would be…
lytefm on HNBecause for many people, proper data handling is a hard requirement without which a product is useless. In addition, not having an imprint is actually in breach of German law —…
uniqueuid on HN
Limited number of integrations
From 1 comment
AGPL license is not fully free for some users
From 1 comment
Is technically open source the best kind of open source? It is open source according to the OSI, but many including myself are interested in open source for specific reasons that…
benatkin on HN
Requests
More integrations, such as Postgres, LinkedIn, Facebook, Mastodon
From 2 comments
Great product ! Personally my main use case is automating social media posts from RSS/webhooks So adding these platforms is needed for me: - LinkedIn - Facebook - mastodon -…
jacooper on HNYour integrations logo wall has the postgres elephant, but I don't see Postgres in the list. A mastodon/activitypub output action (or input trigger) would be cool.
sneak on HN
Easier testing and developer tooling for complex rules
From 1 comment
I use n8n too, but the biggest problem for me (as a developer) is, that it cost too much time to define complex rules and test them. An easier define and better test output…
progx on HN
Support for external or private integrations
From 1 comment
This looks very cool and I'm excited to try it out later today. In the past I've tried Huginn but I have always found Ruby to be particularly unapproachable and the first…
johnmaguire on HN
Questions
How does it differ from n8n and Huginn
From 2 comments
It's funny that n8n is also in Germany. I moved from Zappier to selft hosted n8n, because the low code possibilities, to create more complex flows, for example connecting to…
neoecos on HNThis looks very cool and I'm excited to try it out later today. In the past I've tried Huginn but I have always found Ruby to be particularly unapproachable and the first…
johnmaguire on HN
Is a paid hosted version planned
From 1 comment
Awesome. Do you plan on offering a paid hosted version? Would be great, especially if you would host it in Germany (or EU). Grüße von Hamburg!
shafyy on HN
How business model and license work
From 2 comments
This looks very cool and I'm excited to try it out later today. In the past I've tried Huginn but I have always found Ruby to be particularly unapproachable and the first…
johnmaguire on HNHow does the license factor into your business model? Sounds like you are going for an open core model where the enterprise feature set is implemented by separate proprietary…
pabs3 on HN
Alternatives named
n8n
From 2 comments
I currently use n8n, but always great to see more alternatives in this space. One thing that has surprised me is that no one has tried to standardize on the Zapier or IFTTT APIs…
bberenberg on HNIt's funny that n8n is also in Germany. I moved from Zappier to selft hosted n8n, because the low code possibilities, to create more complex flows, for example connecting to…
neoecos on HN
Zapier
From 1 comment
What do you believe your biggest challenges to adoption are? Also, Zapier’s value is in the long tail of integrations and their staff who keep those integrations working for…
toomuchtodo on HN
Huginn
From 1 comment
This looks very cool and I'm excited to try it out later today. In the past I've tried Huginn but I have always found Ruby to be particularly unapproachable and the first…
johnmaguire on HN
Pipedream
From 1 comment
We noticed that too and thought scripts with simple main functions and their parameters could be the universal layer for integrations, so we (Windmill) built an open-source hub…
rubenfiszel on HN
Windmill
From 1 comment
We noticed that too and thought scripts with simple main functions and their parameters could be the universal layer for integrations, so we (Windmill) built an open-source hub…
rubenfiszel on HN