Ask HN: What does everyone like for all-purpose business process platforms?

• Odoo

  151 34,756 10.0 Python

  Odoo. Open Source Apps To Grow Your Business.

  

If you are looking for "generic" workflows (HR, CRM..) and "work management" (Projects, collaboration...), then Monday is indeed the popular all-in-one solution. I'm not sure this is the best approach, but is certainly the simplest (choice-wise)

If you want to augment it with more "specific" internal data-based tools, look at low-code platforms like these [1]. You can build custom business processes on top of Airtable or any DB.

A favourite of mine is https://fibery.io/. It is a fresh take at modular business software.

Or you can go the classic OSS ERP route. https://www.odoo.com/ maybe?

[1] https://uibakery.io/retool-alternatives

• apps-script-samples

  37 4,357 5.9 JavaScript

  Apps Script samples for Google Workspace products.

  

From my current employer I discovered that you can get surprisingly high mileage with spreadsheets and a little bit of scripting.

My employer uses Google Sheets with app scripts [1].

It automatically reads emails, updates a bunch of spreadsheets, makes other API calls, creates entire report documents etc.

The initial setup might take a while though.

[1] https://developers.google.com/apps-script

• SurveyJS

  surveyjs.io featured

  Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App. With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.

  

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