[Steemit Hunt] Fruux - Hosted Contacts, Calendars, and Tasks by bmann

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steemit-hunt · @bmann · Aug 14 '16

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[Steemit Hunt] Fruux - Hosted Contacts, Calendars, and Tasks

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Fruux https://fruux.com offers hosted #contacts, #calendars, and #tasks. It syncs to devices using open protocols on your desktop and smartphone.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/360398/steemit/steemit-hunt/fruux-calendars.jpg

## Pricing
Fruux has a #freemium pricing model. It starts at free for individual users, and allows for syncing between 2 devices (e.g. desktop and smartphone). Individuals can upgrade to Pro at € 4/month, or you can get a Team plan for € 20/month that includes 5 team members.

## Company
The company is based out of Münster, Germany and has been around since 2007. [Read About page »](https://fruux.com/about/)

## API
Fruux is based around the open CardDAV and CalDAV standards. They have full [documentation around their API »](https://fruux.com/api/)

## Reason for Submitting

I was looking for alternatives to Google or Apple for sharing and syncing basic data. I currently use Google Apps for Domains for email/contacts/calendaring but am considering moving off of Google. I am testing fruux now. Can anyone else recommend similar (hosted) tools for contacts & calendars? I don't need team features, so it needs to work for single users.

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👍 ntomaino, bmann

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@cryptocurrency1 · Aug 14 '16

A public calendar?
What a horrible idea. No body wants to share their private meetings for others to see.

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@bmann · Aug 15 '16

Hey @cryptocurrency1, thanks for commenting. This isn't public, it's for syncing your own data between your devices. Alternately, it's for company teams to share info internally.

There are some public use cases -- imagine a public calendar for community centers or something like that. 

But the default use case is all password protected and secure. Hope that clears things up.

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@ntomaino · Aug 15 '16

What are the benefits over Google apps?

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@bmann · Aug 15 '16

$0.05

@ntomaino it's not Google :) I found this app because a number of people I know are considering moving their email to different providers. Here's a great post on one guy moving his #email [from Google to Fastmail](https://cpbotha.net/2016/08/06/moving-12-years-of-email-from-gmail-to-fastmail/).

The general reason that people are saying they want to move off of Google is that they are no longer comfortable having their activities being used as a way to deliver better ads.

👍 ntomaino

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