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I'm one of the founders of Abstra, a hackable no-code tool focused on making MVPs quickly aimed at coders (not necessarily developers). Could you please share some feedback? Anything is extremely valuable, thanks!

Hi,

the idea seems interesting, but my 2 cents feedback: Allow people to use the product _without_ requiring a login, especially using third-party authentication mechanisms like Google OAuth or FB one. I do respect my own privacy and data, how do you threat users like me?

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I'm one of the founders of Abstra, a hackable no-code tool focused on making MVPs quickly aimed at coders (not necessarily developers). Could you please share some feedback? Anything is extremely valuable, thanks!

Hi, this looks really cool - slick UI and clear value proposition. Great job! Just a couple of questions: 1) why the emphasis on “for MVPs”? It seems like it can be used to build a proper product long term. Adding “for MVPs” make it seem like end users should expect to redo whatever they’ve done if they get any traction. 2)How does this compare to Retool (or how do you intend to differentiate it)?

Retool is a cool product but it’s for a different use case. Retool is for building internal applications, this is for building MVPs.

And I assume they are focused on MVPs because you aren’t going to run a $10m company on a no-code solution, you’re going to have your own devs. But using a tool like this can help you build your business while you get to that point.

Re: Show HN: Hackable No-Code Tool for MVPs

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I would need an example project (the final product and template inside the tool) to give this a try.

As it stands you just get dumped into the builder with no guidance whatsoever. I wanted to evaluate the tool, but there's no way I could dedicate that kind of time to something I didn't know existed 5 minutes ago without even knowing what it's capable of building.

Surely you have made something complex and impressive with it, right?

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I'm one of the founders of Abstra, a hackable no-code tool focused on making MVPs quickly aimed at coders (not necessarily developers). Could you please share some feedback? Anything is extremely valuable, thanks!

Are the sites created responsive?

yes

Re: Show HN: Hackable No-Code Tool for MVPs

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What’s the pricing model? I can’t see any mention on the site.

We're about to put it online, we will have a freemium tier with a cap on performance/data/etc. Then a basic plan for $6/mo with less cap, and so on. Pro = $84/mo

* all plans have unlimited editors * all plans have unlimited end users

You'd only pay more if your MVP is picking up traction in exchange for more performance, but your apps always run regardless.-

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I would have been cool if there was no required login/account at first, just checking around what's all about and performing a firs demo. Especially when for login it's required a Google account. Nope.

We're noticing lots of people are disturbed by this and we're really sorry! We have implemented Email & Password auth since then, please give it another try :)

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I'm one of the founders of Abstra, a hackable no-code tool focused on making MVPs quickly aimed at coders (not necessarily developers). Could you please share some feedback? Anything is extremely valuable, thanks!

Would you please provide other means of joining abstra, other than just google?

We have implemented this today, you can now use email & password. Please give it another try!

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I'm one of the founders of Abstra, a hackable no-code tool focused on making MVPs quickly aimed at coders (not necessarily developers). Could you please share some feedback? Anything is extremely valuable, thanks!

Hi, the idea seems interesting, but my 2 cents feedback: Allow people to use the product _without_ requiring a login, especially using third-party authentication mechanisms like Google OAuth or FB one. I do respect my own privacy and data, how do you threat users like me?

Thank you so much for the detailed feedback, this was flying under our radar. We just went with Google for simplicity because it was easier to implement and didn't realize lots of users would dislike it.

We have now implemented email & password and should add anonymous login soon!

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I'm one of the founders of Abstra, a hackable no-code tool focused on making MVPs quickly aimed at coders (not necessarily developers). Could you please share some feedback? Anything is extremely valuable, thanks!

Hello, nice looking product and great copy. 2 points: 1. Make your screenshots english too, keeping the code structure and copy consistent. Unless you want to highlight i18n. But seeing Portuguese and English mixed sticks out to someone like me with a mildly severe case of OCD. 2. Can you mention the language I can use to hack or export the source code in? I assume it’s javascript but spelling it out at least once on…

Thank you for the details! This is excellent, going straight into our backlog. :)
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