Aptakube
Dev tools
kubernetes gui
SHOW HN2023
How HN took it
2 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 4 critical, out of 8 comments about the project. Thread score -0.12.
Idea: 1 for, 2 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Multi-cluster view and simultaneous connections
From 2 comments
From a feature perspective, with Aptakube you can connect to multiple cluster simultaneously, stream logs from multiple pods simultaneously (like logs from all pods in a…
goenning on HNNot upset at all, I totally understand where you're coming from :) The biggest difference between k9s and Aptakube is the multi-cluster connectivity and a more user-friendly…
goenning on HN
Streaming logs from all pods in a deployment is useful
From 1 comment
Thanks. Logs from all pods in a deployment is a good one. That is something I wished lens did, and often I would manually open 6 sessions (there is probably some fancy bash…
quickthrower2 on HN
Objections
Paid pricing hard to justify when free tools like k9s and Lens exist
From 2 comments
I’m probably not going to try it because while it sounds interesting it seems expensive for me considering that there are free tools already available. How does this compare to…
SkyLinx on HNIf its similar to k9s and lens what sets it apart? Please don’t get upset from my questions, it’s not my intention. I am genuinely just wondering why I would pay for this tool…
SkyLinx on HN
Multi-cluster and UI differences may not be enough to switch from k9s
From 1 comment
`The multi-cluster connectivity and a more intuitive resource interface` may not appear to offer significant advantages. These features may not provide sufficient incentive for…
hacker79 on HN
Keyboard navigation weaker than k9s
From 1 comment
If its similar to k9s and lens what sets it apart? Please don’t get upset from my questions, it’s not my intention. I am genuinely just wondering why I would pay for this tool…
SkyLinx on HN
Requests
Better keyboard navigation
From 1 comment
If its similar to k9s and lens what sets it apart? Please don’t get upset from my questions, it’s not my intention. I am genuinely just wondering why I would pay for this tool…
SkyLinx on HN
Refund option instead of trial period
From 1 comment
Some actionable advice you can take into consideration is that instead of giving a trial period make it so that customers can get a 30 day refund.
calculated on HN
Questions
How does it compare to Rancher, Lens and k9s
From 3 comments
I’m probably not going to try it because while it sounds interesting it seems expensive for me considering that there are free tools already available. How does this compare to…
SkyLinx on HNWhat are the advantages over OpenLens?
quickthrower2 on HNIf its similar to k9s and lens what sets it apart? Please don’t get upset from my questions, it’s not my intention. I am genuinely just wondering why I would pay for this tool…
SkyLinx on HN
Can an expired trial be reset
From 1 comment
Ah, it asks me for a license saying that my trial expired on in January, when I tried it. Is there any way I can try it again to see what's changed?
SkyLinx on HN
Alternatives named
k9s
From 1 comment
If its similar to k9s and lens what sets it apart? Please don’t get upset from my questions, it’s not my intention. I am genuinely just wondering why I would pay for this tool…
SkyLinx on HN
Lens / OpenLens
From 2 comments
What are the advantages over OpenLens?
quickthrower2 on HNThanks for the comment! It's more of an alternative to Lens/K9s than it is to Rancher. You get to see and manage the resources from all your clusters in one view without having…
goenning on HN
Rancher
From 1 comment
I’m probably not going to try it because while it sounds interesting it seems expensive for me considering that there are free tools already available. How does this compare to…
SkyLinx on HN