# Pando

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Pando and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** An open-source platform for deploying and sharing apps built with AI, giving employees a safer place for internal tools. No critical comments were recorded.

## Why people recommend it

- Safer place for AI-built internal apps (4 comments): "This has been really well received, and I think it's because YES there are risks with AI generated apps" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50110900)) "to help provide a safer outlet for these internal apps" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50180171)) "which is open source and targets this exact problem" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50145690))
- Looks nice, better than expected (2 comments): "Pando looks nice, thanks for sharing." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50213984)) "it's a lot better than expected" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47178844))

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- [Kamal](https://hackerapproved.com/p/kamal.md): 21 recommend
- [Argo CD](https://hackerapproved.com/p/argocd.md): 21 recommend
- [bootc](https://hackerapproved.com/p/bootc.md): 16 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Pando", https://hackerapproved.com/p/pando/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).