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Show HN: Sprint Cost, automate cost estimation in software projects

53 points by alanmaker 8y ago

artur_makly 8y ago
what can this app do that a spreadsheet can’t? *that has value.
- alanmaker 8y ago
  Hi Artur, This tool avoids to create a lot of spreadsheets when you make budgets for different projects and frees you from making the necessary settings do adapt spreadsheets to software projects. Moreover it shows the information in an easier and more visually way. It makes my daily work as a project manager more easier :)
  - kawera 8y ago
    Any chance to have a self-hosted option?
    - alanmaker 8y ago
      Hi kawera, thanks for asking :) this webapp is in Saas format at this moment, but if you are really interested in a self-hosted option i can study to create an On-premises format Reach me here if you want to talk about it: support@sprintcost.com
      - lefstathiou 8y ago
        Don't spend any time on this. This question cost nothing to ask and will waste a ton of your time. Probability of them purchasing it is nearly zero. You are being set on a "wild goose chase"
        alanmaker 8y ago
        Hi @lefstathiou thanks for your suggestion :) If you have any feedback about the app do not hesitate to ask me
ishakahmed 8y ago
@alanmaker – The "Quick Creation" box just above FAQ on the homepage is actually a link to facebook ...
- alanmaker 8y ago
  Hi ishakahmed, you are right! Now it's fixed, a thousand thanks!!
mattrp 8y ago
This seems interesting and nicely done. What are your thoughts behind it being free long term? And how do you see it integrating with other agile tools (or not)?
- alanmaker 8y ago
  Hi @mattrp thanks for your words! About being free is because it's a first version and i want to test if there is a real interest for this product in the market. I would like to gain some traction in order to put a big money/time investment, because it's a side project at the moment. About integrations with other tools yes! it would be great to be able to import data from other platforms. I'm actually using Redmine and Toptracker from Toptal, so probably they are the first tools i will integrate, then i will study the integration with others like Jira and commercial platforms. If you are interested in talk about this integrations or any other improvement write me here: support@sprintcost.com I will be glad to talk with you. Thanks again :)
droptablemain 8y ago
Github link from the dashboard doesn't work. Is this project open source?
- alanmaker 8y ago
  Hi @droptablemain thanks for try :) the project is not open source, the github link was a link to a profile but now has been disabled sorry, i will fix it
itake 8y ago
I see a horizontal bar in firefox
- alanmaker 8y ago
  Hi @itake thank you for warning! what do you see that? i see both website and app well in firefox, can you share a screenshot with me in support@sprintcost.com ? thanks
n4bz0r 8y ago
This might sound weird, and is completely unrelated to the product itself, but I feel like color pallete of the site is too "soft" and "light". Some "confident" dark-blue should make much better accent color in this case.
- alanmaker 8y ago
  Hi @n4bz0r great feedback! thanks for sharing it! i will try to adjust color palette, you have reason that maybe it's too much light and soft colors :)

53 points by alanmaker 8y ago

artur_makly 8y ago

what can this app do that a spreadsheet can’t? *that has value.

alanmaker 8y ago
Hi Artur, This tool avoids to create a lot of spreadsheets when you make budgets for different projects and frees you from making the necessary settings do adapt spreadsheets to software projects. Moreover it shows the information in an easier and more visually way. It makes my daily work as a project manager more easier :)
- kawera 8y ago
  Any chance to have a self-hosted option?
  - alanmaker 8y ago
    Hi kawera, thanks for asking :) this webapp is in Saas format at this moment, but if you are really interested in a self-hosted option i can study to create an On-premises format Reach me here if you want to talk about it: support@sprintcost.com
    - lefstathiou 8y ago
      Don't spend any time on this. This question cost nothing to ask and will waste a ton of your time. Probability of them purchasing it is nearly zero. You are being set on a "wild goose chase"
      - alanmaker 8y ago
        Hi @lefstathiou thanks for your suggestion :) If you have any feedback about the app do not hesitate to ask me

ishakahmed 8y ago

@alanmaker – The "Quick Creation" box just above FAQ on the homepage is actually a link to facebook ...

alanmaker 8y ago
Hi ishakahmed, you are right! Now it's fixed, a thousand thanks!!

mattrp 8y ago

This seems interesting and nicely done. What are your thoughts behind it being free long term? And how do you see it integrating with other agile tools (or not)?

alanmaker 8y ago
Hi @mattrp thanks for your words! About being free is because it's a first version and i want to test if there is a real interest for this product in the market. I would like to gain some traction in order to put a big money/time investment, because it's a side project at the moment. About integrations with other tools yes! it would be great to be able to import data from other platforms. I'm actually using Redmine and Toptracker from Toptal, so probably they are the first tools i will integrate, then i will study the integration with others like Jira and commercial platforms. If you are interested in talk about this integrations or any other improvement write me here: support@sprintcost.com I will be glad to talk with you. Thanks again :)

droptablemain 8y ago

Github link from the dashboard doesn't work. Is this project open source?

alanmaker 8y ago
Hi @droptablemain thanks for try :) the project is not open source, the github link was a link to a profile but now has been disabled sorry, i will fix it

itake 8y ago

I see a horizontal bar in firefox

alanmaker 8y ago
Hi @itake thank you for warning! what do you see that? i see both website and app well in firefox, can you share a screenshot with me in support@sprintcost.com ? thanks

n4bz0r 8y ago

This might sound weird, and is completely unrelated to the product itself, but I feel like color pallete of the site is too "soft" and "light". Some "confident" dark-blue should make much better accent color in this case.

alanmaker 8y ago
Hi @n4bz0r great feedback! thanks for sharing it! i will try to adjust color palette, you have reason that maybe it's too much light and soft colors :)