What do you like best about WORKERBASE?
I took part in a two-day training at the Workerbase office in Munich to get started with their SRM platform. Setting up the account and getting access was pretty quick — took less than an hour. I was in a group of 9 people, none of us had used SRM before, but we managed to get going pretty fast. After just a few hours, we had our first use case running. It wasn't super intuitive at first, but once someone showed us how it works, it clicked.
The training is clearly aimed at people without a programming background, which was great. With some support, we got a good handle on the basics. A week after the training, a few of us already started building actual use cases for our production teams, sometimes with help from more experienced users. Things like reading data from SQL servers still needed a bit of help, but overall it was doable.
The platform works with what they call "software bricks" — like blocks you can connect together to build stuff (e.g. instructions, text input, database stuff). You don’t need to code, which is great for people like me. The way the training was structured helped a lot, step by step, so we could try things out directly.
One thing I found tricky at the beginning was understanding where the platform could actually be useful. But our trainer, Lorenzo, was super helpful and knowledgeable. He answered all questions and gave us space to explore stuff on our own, which made the training more hands-on and fun.
The training definitely met our expectations. We wanted to learn how to use SRM to improve our processes — and we already built use cases shortly after. Some examples were milk run coordination, sending error messages to workers, or monitoring tool counters. The system also works well as a connector between different tools — we used it for magazine tracking and triggering transport orders automatically. In our team, SRM helps us get data from different sources more easily and use it in a practical way.
I don’t have any exact numbers, but the API stuff we learned in training saved us time and likely money, compared to paying for external development. Also, the tool monitoring helps with planning — it warns us early before tools wear out, which is really useful.
All in all, I’d definitely recommend the training. I'd give it a 10. It really helps you get started with the platform, even without coding skills. The instructors knew their stuff and were easy to talk to. After the sessions, I even had a good chat with Lorenzo about the company and their background — interesting stuff. The office vibe was also relaxed and friendly, which made it easier to learn.
Been using SRM for about two weeks now and looking forward to building more use cases with it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
