Where can I download Afrous Platform software? How can I setup the software ?
Afrous is a SaaS style software purely written in JavaScript, so it only requires web browser. No software installation or setup is required. You can also embed the dashboard functionality by pasting HTML/JavaScript code inside of your HTML file. See details on Exporting Dashboard.
How much does it cost ?
Afrous Platform is free-of-charge for non-commercial and individual usage. If you’re in an enterprise and would like to use this such as company portal, please contact us directly.
SaaS Platform might be rather insecure than on-premise one, when it comes to dealing with intranet resources, doesn’t it ?
Afrous Platform doesn’t store, read, or proxy the data which you are locally storing in your local network. Communication occurs directly from your web browser to the target resource. Only metadata such as dashboard layout or resource URLs is kept in our platform. So you don’t have to care about the confidential information leakage.
Do I have to open firewall connection to mashup the intranet resources ?
No, you don’t have to. We do mashup on the client side, that is, on your web browser. Our server will not talk directly with your intranet web servers, so inbound network connection is not required to be opened.
Can I create custom widget by myself ?
Built-in widgets are designed to work for many different data sources, so in many case you don’t have to create custom one. Sometime you need it in order to accomplish entirely new user interface (like scrolling map), so we’re finding some way for developers to create their own custom widgets.
