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Show HN: Pipedream 2.0 – AWS Lambda + Zapier alternative

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Re: Show HN: Pipedream 2.0 – AWS Lambda + Zapier alternative

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Post by dylburger »

58x14 wrote: post #25
58x14 wrote: post #24

Wow, wow! I think this may shave dozens of hours off a few workflows I've recently been scoping for a new project. I'm gonna start playing with this tonight. How have I not heard of you before?

Tiny grammatical error on the docs page ( https://pipedream.com/docs ) The last sentence of the Open Source section reads: "You can also create a PR contribute new or enhanced components via GitHub." Probably should read, "You can also create a PR and contribute new or enhanced components via Github."

Fixed in https://github.com/PipedreamHQ/pipedream/commit/27fd34aa1cb0... . Thanks!

Re: Show HN: Pipedream 2.0 – AWS Lambda + Zapier alternative

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Post by Zekio »

todsacerdoti wrote: post #30
Zekio wrote: post #28

I'm surprised you've kept the name pipedream for so long, considering the fact it is also a brand of adult toys makes searching the word pipedream not exactly "safe for work"

We are #1 in most searches now but we do see an occasional image which can be surprising. We love the name so it’s not changing!

I would be prepared if I were you, since if someone like Microsoft can loose the name Skydrive to a news station, I think your odds against a nearly 50 year old company probably aren't good

Re: Show HN: Pipedream 2.0 – AWS Lambda + Zapier alternative

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Post by Fire-Dragon-DoL »

todsacerdoti wrote: post #29
Fire-Dragon-DoL wrote: post #26

Question! This sounds amazing, however it's not clear if the free tier is 10k/month or if after 10k in total (globally), the account will be "disabled permanently" until starts paying. Personal request: can you provide a low cost tier for personal usage? I love the idea, but the number of invocations I'm talking about is probably around 200/month (for family related stuff), I can't justify paying 20$/month for that t…

It is 10k per month with a daily cap on the free tier. See pipedream.com/pricing.

Thank you, I looked at the pricing but the "per month" is near the dollars in all the plans (e.g. $19/month), so the "Free" tier doesn't have the word "month" anywhere, hence my question

Re: Show HN: Pipedream 2.0 – AWS Lambda + Zapier alternative

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Post by maneesh »

davidfactorial wrote: post #6
dinkleberg wrote: post #4

This is looking good, will have to give it a try. I’ve tried using zapier multiple times over the years and always found it a bit too simplistic. This looks like it may be in the sweet spot of flexible enough to do something more advanced, but would save me the effort building out the integration steps manually.

The ability to use even a small amount of arbitrary code really increases the utility for me

Zapier does allow python and JavaScript code to be run as a step in zaps.

Re: Show HN: Pipedream 2.0 – AWS Lambda + Zapier alternative

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Post by davidfactorial »

ctrlaltdylan wrote: post #7
davidfactorial wrote: post #5

Congrats on the 2.0 release! Python support and the key/value store is super cool to see. Recently used Pipedream very successfully on a freelance gig to create a search widget powered by a client-editable Airtable base that auto-feeds into an Algolia index. I'm excited to play around with v2, have been promoting Pipedream in my little Discord community of scrappy devs. Best wishes on your continued success.

@davidfactorial, curious to hear more about your Discord! I'm a scrappy dev myself :)

sure - email or tweeter me, links are in my profile

Re: Show HN: Pipedream 2.0 – AWS Lambda + Zapier alternative

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Post by toomuchtodo »

dylburger wrote: post #20
toomuchtodo wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Could you use OpenFAAS as an execution environment for the integrations/functions? This would allow you to run this without Lambda as well.

Yes we're thinking a lot about this. The vision would be let you execute workflows on whatever function runtime you use. So you'd have one definition of a workflow on Pipedream, but that could be serialized to e.g. a Google Cloud Function, an OpenFAAS function, etc. And you'd get to run it in your own VPC, with access to your own internal resources, without relying on Pipedream's infra. Still in the idea phase, but l…

It does resonate, thank you!

Re: Show HN: Pipedream 2.0 – AWS Lambda + Zapier alternative

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Post by jordn »

Remember seeing this a few years ago and love the idea of "zapier but for developers". Having just been building our Zapier integration, I'm think i'm even more of a fan of the concept. Zapier is so clicky and feels so limited. (and expensive if we were to encourage our customers to use it!)

Can I make an integration for others? Or is that stuff all done by your team?

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