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Apps. Solutions. One vocabulary.

An app is software we ship. A solution is what a customer achieves with it. Don't mix them up.

Terminology · the apps-versus-solutions distinction
A
App

Software we ship.

Concrete, installable, one click from the Nextcloud app store. Has a name, a version, a maintainer, a GitHub repo.

e.g. OpenCatalogi · OpenRegister · OpenConnector · DocuDesk

S
Solution

What a customer achieves.

A concrete outcome, a problem solved, a regulation met, a workflow live. Built on apps, but not an app itself.

e.g. WOO compliance · Organisation registry · Case handling

One app can contribute to several solutions. One solution usually combines several apps. We speak from both sides: apps for visitors who know what they're looking for, solutions for visitors with a problem.

Never write "our WOO app", it doesn't exist. Write "our WOO solution, built on OpenCatalogi, OpenConnector, and DocuDesk."

Demos · partners run them, Conduction doesn't
Conduction builds apps. Partners install, demo, and support them. Anyone who wants to see a demo talks to a partner. We make sure the software works, they make sure the customer can use it.

Never write "Book a demo" or "Try the demo". Write "Request a demo from a partner" (EN) or "Vraag een demo aan bij een partner" (NL). Always link to the partner page.

Sales pitch · open source, free, GDPR. Not NLDS.
NLDS conformance is a fact, not a selling point. Our real proposition is open source, free to install, and GDPR-compliant by default. That's what the SMB decision-maker chooses, not a design-system stamp.

In heroes, badges, and ledes write "open source, free, GDPR-compliant". We mention NLDS where it actually matters: a filter, a spec row, the NLDesign theme app. Not as pride in a banner.

App taglines · SMB-direct, bilingual
AppNL · primaryEN · secondary
OpenRegister
Alle objecten, registers en documenten op één plek, die jij zelf beheert. One place for every record, object and document, fully under your control.
OpenCatalogi
Maak je data vindbaar en herbruikbaar, ook buiten je organisatie. Make your data discoverable and reusable, beyond your organisation too.
OpenConnector
Koppel alles met alles, zonder vendor lock-in of dure integrator. Connect anything to anything, without vendor lock-in or pricey integrators.
DocuDesk
Brieven, contracten en exporten genereren zonder je documenten uit handen te geven. Generate, sign and anonymise documents, without handing them to a third party.
NLDesign Theme
Geef je Nextcloud de officiële uitstraling van NL Design System. Bring the official look and feel of NL Design System to your Nextcloud.
LaunchPad
Bouw dashboards uit je eigen data, zonder dat IT eraan te pas komt. Build dashboards from your own data, no IT ticket required.
OpenCatalogi (Workplace)
Een centrale plek voor publicaties, datasets en API's, gepubliceerd waar je bezoekers zijn. One place for publications, datasets and APIs, published where your audience lives.
SoftwareCatalog
Krijg grip op welke software je draait, en welke je kwijt wilt. See exactly which software you run, and which you can retire.
PipelinQ
CRM, offertes en deals, in dezelfde Nextcloud waar je werkt. CRM, quotes and deals, in the same Nextcloud you already work in.
ZaakAfhandelApp
Burgers zien zelf de status van hun zaak, zonder dat ze hoeven te bellen. Citizens track the status of their own case, no phone call required.
LarpingApp
Bouw werelden, beheer campagnes, voor live-action role-playing. Build worlds, run campaigns, for live-action role-playing. Yes, really.

Source: concurrentie-analyse/intelligence.db, top features per app ranked by demand_score, synthesised into "what it solves + what it saves you + what makes it distinct". Banned in taglines: transformation · synergy · chain collaboration · valuable · future-proof · platform that · state-of-the-art.

The architecture · six component cards around the workspace

Nextcloud

The workspace · centre
FilesMailCalTalkOfficeSSO

Technical Core

5 foundational apps
OpenRegisterOpenConnectorDocuDeskNLDesignLaunchPad

Workplace Apps

9 user-facing apps
OpenCatalogiPipelinQProcestZaakAfhandelDeciDeskShillinQLarpingOpenWooSoftwareCatalog

AI

Cross-cutting
AutomationAgentsIntelligence

Integrated Apps

External OSS
OpenTalkMatrixn8nOpenProjectXWikiGitLabMattermost

App Builder

Coming soon
BuildCustomiseNo-code

See the live diagram in components / platform-overview: hover over an app to see what it does.