Guides
Practical, opinionated decision guides for founders picking SaaS tools. Written by the same person curating the directory — no affiliate kickbacks, no listicles, no “in today's fast-paced…”.
Slack alternatives for teams that have started to hate Slack
The problem usually isn't Slack — it's that your team uses it as a real-time interrupt system. Some alternatives fix that by design. Others just cost less.
August 6, 2026 · 6 min readZapier alternatives, and when self-hosting is worth it
The automation tools differ on two axes: how much branching logic you need, and whether the data can leave your infrastructure. Everything else is noise.
August 6, 2026 · 6 min readFigma alternatives: what you actually give up
Every Figma competitor is missing something, and the missing pieces are rarely the ones the comparison pages talk about. An honest accounting.
August 6, 2026 · 7 min readNotion alternatives, sorted by how you actually work
Notion replacements split into three groups that have almost nothing in common. Pick the group first, then the tool — most people get this backwards.
May 28, 2026 · 7 min readMailchimp alternatives: who each one is really for
Every ESP looks similar in a comparison grid. The differences that actually matter are about who they were built for. A no-nonsense buyer's guide.
May 28, 2026 · 6 min readPrivacy-first analytics tools that don't sell your data (and which one to pick)
Google Analytics 4 is free because you're the product. The privacy-first crop is genuinely better for most startups. Here's how to choose between Plausible, Fathom, Pirsch, and the rest.
May 28, 2026 · 8 min readHow to choose a Stripe alternative in 2026
Stripe is the default for a reason — but the right alternative depends on whether you're optimising for global tax, dispute risk, or just a lower bill. A practical decision tree.