Matterhorn
Web and SaaS
project management
SHOW HN2015
298points
209comments
#51of 2,565 in 2015
Top 2%of 2015 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
16 positive, 33 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 50 critical, out of 103 comments about the project. Thread score -0.34.
Pricing: 3 for, 13 againstIdea: 2 for, 13 againstDesign: 4 for, 4 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 8 againstExecution: 0 for, 8 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean, appealing landing page and UI
From 3 comments
Looks great, very appealing landing page, message is passed clearly. Feedback stuff: 1) agree with pricing plan, too high for large teams 2) call for action - I saw the "sign in"…
eranation on HNThis page does a very good job at explaining what this project is about. I'd like to have a comparison of features with the competition somewhere (on another page maybe?), but…
uniclaude on HNLooks very nice. Small deal, but the web fonts appear to be getting blocked for me so you may want to host those on the same domain. Keep up the good work!
LandoCalrissian on HN
Flexible workflows suit different team members
From 2 comments
The fact that this post has made it to #2 despite the huge number of PM tools out there reveals two things: (1) Project Management is painful and the existing providers still…
eastbayjake on HNThis service looks really cool, I like that it's flexible for different preferences. Some guys on my team like Trello's columns better while others like full blown tickets a la…
sergiotapia on HN
Free trial without credit card
From 1 comment
First of all: thank you for not asking for a credit card for the free trail version, thumbs up! I skipped the demo and played around a bit, there are some things I like a lot: 1.…
zjy711_gmail on HN
Objections
No self-hosting option, cloud data concerns
From 3 comments
Disappointed to see it's a saas app with no ability to self-host. For project management I think information is too confidential to be using a third party cloud provider. I'll…
eterm on HNLooks nice, but was sorely disappointed there was no self hosting option. I would be very interested if I could keep my data on my servers, but cannot move to this otherwise.
Bedon292 on HNI've been looking for a long a time for a good PM software that is standalone (personal use) or can be self-hosted (easy setup a must). Cloud hosting is a show-stopper when…
Jun8 on HN
Price too high, especially for large teams
From 3 comments
First thought: you've priced it quite ambitiously. A 10 user team would be $90/month, compared to $20 for JIRA + JIRA Agile, $42 for Asana premium, $50 for Trello business (or…
SEMW on HNLooks great, very appealing landing page, message is passed clearly. Feedback stuff: 1) agree with pricing plan, too high for large teams 2) call for action - I saw the "sign in"…
eranation on HNI like it. Here are a few thoughts: 1. I agree about the price point. If it were $5 I might be a buyer. I know it's insignificant, but it adds up when you have a team of people.…
efriese on HN
Unclear how it differs from Trello and Jira
From 3 comments
From a sales perspective I can't tell the difference between this and trello in less than 60 seconds. When I load the page I see I can "try it" but I don't want to invest the…
bdg on HNCan you explain the benefits of using this over any of the other project management apps like Trello and Basecamp? Also: The centered text is annoying to read when there's a…
gk1 on HNLooks promising. Seems vaguely Trello-ish. Can you compare and contrast? Specifically, why would I pay for this when I get Trello for free? And Trello has a really good API.…
dccoolgai on HN
No visible privacy policy or team information
From 3 comments
No visible privacy/security policy. I'm going to trust confidential company information to somebody on the net who doesn't address privacy and security concerns on the very first…
dsr_ on HNIt's really annoying viewing a website (especially one that asks for cash) and not finding a page that talks about the team members behind the project. No accountability, No way…
AngryMike on HNwhy is it so hard to tell who is making all this, where are they, where is this app hosted, where is the company. I mean this is not aimed at causal users but to people who might…
tehabe on HN
Signup and app bugs reported
From 3 comments
Your signup form no worky. Mixed Content: The page at 'https://matterhorn.io/register' was loaded over HTTPS, but requested an insecure XMLHttpRequest endpoint…
thejosh on HNregistration page doesn't work
amalhotra123 on HNI got a 404 when clicking the reset password link that was emailed to me. The create new project button was broken. It's unclear what the pricing is. The homepage says…
benmccann on HN
Requests
Demo or video of the product
From 3 comments
Looks great, very appealing landing page, message is passed clearly. Feedback stuff: 1) agree with pricing plan, too high for large teams 2) call for action - I saw the "sign in"…
eranation on HNGet a demo online ASAP. I have no interest in signing up, confirming email, etc. just to see what the product even looks like.
brandon272 on HNThe fact that this post has made it to #2 despite the huge number of PM tools out there reveals two things: (1) Project Management is painful and the existing providers still…
eastbayjake on HN
Integrations such as GitHub, Zendesk, and an API
From 3 comments
I see nothing about integrations or an API. Thats a bit dissapointing
karka91 on HNDefinitely more information about your integrations would be really helpful. For software like this, having an integration with Zendesk to bring tickets into the tracker or…
peterevans on HNDoes anyone know if this does (or has plans to) integrate with GitHub / GitHub issues? I have a pretty similar setup with Trello right now that feeds off of various repos, but…
cvburgess on HN
Cheaper or free plan for small teams and nonprofits
From 3 comments
This service looks really cool, I like that it's flexible for different preferences. Some guys on my team like Trello's columns better while others like full blown tickets a la…
sergiotapia on HNWould you be able to offer it for free for up to 5 members? I figure this would spread the word of mouth quicker and once startups begin using it, and have enough money after…
higherpurpose on HNDo you have any discounts or even free hosting for nonprofits? I run one which could really benefit from something like this but it's way out of our budget.
kudu on HN
Freemium or educational licensing
From 2 comments
I'd make it freemium, like Slack or Trello. I'm hesitant to sign up for anything or pay for something without trying it.
temuze on HNHow about educational licensing? I'm forever trying to fit real PM tools into my curriculum but it is hard to do. Also subscriptions are really hard to deal with at an .edu, and…
fnordfnordfnord on HN
Questions
Who is behind the company and where is it based
From 2 comments
why is it so hard to tell who is making all this, where are they, where is this app hosted, where is the company. I mean this is not aimed at causal users but to people who might…
tehabe on HNIt's really annoying viewing a website (especially one that asks for cash) and not finding a page that talks about the team members behind the project. No accountability, No way…
AngryMike on HN
Comparison with other PM tools
From 2 comments
This page does a very good job at explaining what this project is about. I'd like to have a comparison of features with the competition somewhere (on another page maybe?), but…
uniclaude on HNThis service looks really cool, I like that it's flexible for different preferences. Some guys on my team like Trello's columns better while others like full blown tickets a la…
sergiotapia on HN
Alternatives named
Trello
From 3 comments
From a sales perspective I can't tell the difference between this and trello in less than 60 seconds. When I load the page I see I can "try it" but I don't want to invest the…
bdg on HNLooks promising. Seems vaguely Trello-ish. Can you compare and contrast? Specifically, why would I pay for this when I get Trello for free? And Trello has a really good API.…
dccoolgai on HNWould you be able to offer it for free for up to 5 members? I figure this would spread the word of mouth quicker and once startups begin using it, and have enough money after…
higherpurpose on HN
Jira
From 2 comments
First thought: you've priced it quite ambitiously. A 10 user team would be $90/month, compared to $20 for JIRA + JIRA Agile, $42 for Asana premium, $50 for Trello business (or…
SEMW on HNThank you! We're working on creating a tour page that would walk you through more of the features and explain how it differs from the competition.
Linnea on HN
Asana
From 2 comments
First thought: you've priced it quite ambitiously. A 10 user team would be $90/month, compared to $20 for JIRA + JIRA Agile, $42 for Asana premium, $50 for Trello business (or…
SEMW on HNReally cool. Looks like Asana?, but with a focus for agencies who have multiple projects / deadlines?
thejosh on HN
Pivotal Tracker
From 1 comment
First thought: you've priced it quite ambitiously. A 10 user team would be $90/month, compared to $20 for JIRA + JIRA Agile, $42 for Asana premium, $50 for Trello business (or…
SEMW on HN
Basecamp
From 1 comment
Can you explain the benefits of using this over any of the other project management apps like Trello and Basecamp? Also: The centered text is annoying to read when there's a…
gk1 on HN