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Re: Show HN: JSON For You – Visualize JSON in graph or table views

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Post by loggerhead »

satisfice wrote: post #21

As with every tool like this that I have tried, it can't handle large, realistic JSONs coming down from websites. It died with a 1.5 mb JSON, I just tried, anyway. This is why I use JQ, which I have seen tackle gigabyte-size files.

I've done my best to optimize it, although there's still room for improvement, but it's quite challenging (but I'll give it a try). The reason is that we're constrained by the browser's UI thread being single-threaded, so almost all online JSON tools will lag or freeze when handling large amounts of data (e.g., over 1MB).

Re: Show HN: JSON For You – Visualize JSON in graph or table views

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Post by loggerhead »

slightwinder wrote: post #16
loggerhead wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes, but you can also deploy it locally, so you can use it for free. May I ask, do you think that programs running locally are not worth paying for if it is open source?

People have no problem with paying for open source, once. A recurring payment is a different topic, especially if it's unclear for what the payment is good for, what value it has for the customer.

Thank you very much for your feedback! It's very insightful. Are you saying that for local tools, people are more willing to purchase through a one-time buyout rather than a subscription model? Because they feel that a subscription doesn't provide continuous value and thus isn't worth the price?

Re: Show HN: JSON For You – Visualize JSON in graph or table views

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Post by loggerhead »

devmor wrote: post #13
loggerhead wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes, but you can also deploy it locally, so you can use it for free. May I ask, do you think that programs running locally are not worth paying for if it is open source?

I think they are understandably confused by your pricing page. Do you have to pay monthly to use the tool locally?

Yes, it requires regular payment, from the SaaS perspective, since the cost is a monthly expense, adopting a subscription model is understandable. This pricing was inspired by https://jsoncrack.com/. May I ask, is there anything on the pricing page that is hard to understand?

Re: Show HN: JSON For You – Visualize JSON in graph or table views

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Post by loggerhead »

bbsz wrote: post #12
vvern wrote: post #4

What I’m hungry for is not so much this coherent application for exploring json data but rather a set of React components to integrate explorations like this into a web app. Does anybody know of any good components or libraries for that?

Seconding this. I am also looking for an out-of-the-box component as such. The standard react-json-view is too limited. The other opensource json visualizer I found operates on the similar model as OP's project, but it also doesn't provide a standalone component. https://github.com/AykutSarac/jsoncrack.com

I'm wondering, if I offer an embedding feature, would people still be as eager for a react component? For example, something similar to CodeSandbox's embedding capability.

Re: Show HN: JSON For You – Visualize JSON in graph or table views

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Post by kragen »

loggerhead wrote: post #30
kragen wrote: post #20

i've been using visidata for visualizing json and csv in table views, querying it, plotting it, etc. the node-link graph in here is something i wish visidata could do

You can try my website, I guarantee you'll be satisfied, haha.

i don't think it can do everything visidata can do

Re: Show HN: JSON For You – Visualize JSON in graph or table views

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Post by loggerhead »

jsyang00 wrote: post #35

It's a great tool, but no one is going to want to pay $10/mo for it. You will get a better ROI if you replace the pricing with a link to your socials/ website.

You mean offering it for free to everyone, but driving traffic to social media? Also, can I ask, from a consumer's perspective, what pricing do you think would be acceptable for my product?

Re: Show HN: JSON For You – Visualize JSON in graph or table views

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Post by loggerhead »

metalliqaz wrote: post #38

I miss the days when this kind of tool would be something I could just install on my PC and use, rather than having to spin up server or pay a fee to use ($10 a month!?). Like this wonderful tool: https://sqlitebrowser.org/ OSS is dead.

I think the main reason is the rapid development of web technologies, which has significantly reduced the cost of developing software with a GUI. And web technologies are best suited for the web itself, whereas running locally would introduce additional development costs.
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