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24 alternatives to How I dealt with someone trying to build a copy my business
Someone posted an ad on Craigslist offering to pay $750 to build a copy of my company, Review Trackers. I noticed the ad within a few hours of it being posted and decided to redirect the traffic (since they linked to us in the posting) to our Rails developer job posting with a little note.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. How I dealt with someone trying to build a copy my business launched in 2013; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Would you pay?▲138Find out who'd pay before you build more
26d ago · iwouldpay.dev · its alternatives →
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i wanted to build something on rails and sqlite and file_store cache. i have no idea if rei will let me into their affiliate program but this was fun to build
2022 · reipricetracker.com · its alternatives →
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Design Rails▲211Hey HN, we're building Design Rails. It's a chat-based brand builder. You describe your project, iterate with an AI designer, and walk away with a logo, color palette, typography, and style guide - all formatted as specs you can drop into your project for Claude Code, Cursor or whatever you're coding with. Free tier gets you a full logo (PNG) and basic palette. Paid tier ($49 one-time) - everything you need for your next project - full coding-agent ready specs, SVG logos, icon variants, etc. Built with Next.js, Vercel AI SDK, and Inngest for the async generation jobs. Would love to hear your…
2014 · designrails.com · its alternatives →
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DownloadPage▲58Hey HN, I'm Ben, the founder of DownloadPage Let me share a quick story... I used to sell a digital product through Lemon Squeezy. It was full of bugs, the fees were high, and payouts were slow. When I switched to Stripe, I started saving money and got paid faster. The only problem? Selling directly meant stitching together a bunch of tools just to deliver a file. So I built DownloadPage to make it simple. You connect Stripe, upload your product, and share a link. That's it. If you're tired of giving up a cut to your payment processor, this is for you! Let me know what you think. P.S. I'll…
2025 · downloadpage.io · its alternatives →
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DemoSlice▲12Hi HN! I built DemoSlice after getting frustrated with enterprise demo tools that cost $20k-$50k/year. Most teams only use 40% of their features anyway. DemoSlice does one thing: turn screenshots into clickable product tours. No complex HTML capture, no training required, no expensive contracts. How it works: 1. Upload screenshots 2. Add clickable hotspots 3. Annotate with text bubbles 4. Share a public link Pricing is simple: Free plan (1 demo with watermark) or Pro at $19/month (unlimited, no watermark). Currently validating demand with a working prototype. Would love to hear…
Mar 2026 · demoslice.io · its alternatives →
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Gorilla▲7Find real users already asking for what you're building
May 2026 · usegorilla.app · its alternatives →
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NO. I won't work for equity or exposure. Pay me instead.
2019 · its alternatives →
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BUILD▲6From idea to website/app in less than an hour... for $99.
Jan 2026 · buildthedamnthing.com · its alternatives →
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Hi there, So a buddy a couple of days ago came up with the idea for a new SaaS product regarding gpt and image generation. We did a quick MVP that barely works, it breaks almost 50% of the time but we still wanted to validate the idea before going all in. We have almost 1k followers on Twitter together. Did a quick post describing the idea with a stripe link in the comments with a 5$ value, no landing page, and no shipped product. In exchange, the buyers become beta users. Around 30 mins later we got our first sale next 30 mins another 5$ and so on. Do we consider the idea validated? The…
2023 · its alternatives →
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Buying signals on Reddit, X & LinkedIn + 1-click replies
Jun 2026 · celerflow.ai · its alternatives →
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Hey there HN! So for the last few weeks I decided I wanted to learn more about selling on Amazon and FBA - so I did what any normal hacker would do. I bought a website - https://www.chargeduck.com - Wrote some funny copy (Well I think its funny, but I suppose thats subjective) and then I went a step further. I called up suppliers, had samples made, designed packaging and even through some of that cheeky copy on the box. As I've been talking to people over the last week or two - especially other entrepreneurs its become apparent that this is a world a lot of people don't understand…
2018 · its alternatives →
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Build marketing dashboards in 60 seconds using AI
Dec 2025 · 1clickreport.com · its alternatives →
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Collect & showcase testimonials — without the Trustpilot tax
2025 · endorsehq.com · its alternatives →
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This is a previous project I decided to relaunch. There's tons of directories that accept all submissions, but I feel like that just waters down the platform. It also isn't fair for the amazingly built tools and services. I pivoted to a premium-only directory and feel like charging a small fee, while it might take longer to build the portfolio of listed tools, they'll be of much higher quality than other platforms.
2024 · findcool.tools · its alternatives →
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SubmitWell▲10Submit to 300+ quality directories effortlessly
2025 · submitwell.com · its alternatives →
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job board DAPP website built with blockchain 15$
2022 · web3-job-board.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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It works quite similar to sharing a cab. Instead of one large brand paying for an entire slot, multiple smaller brands share the screen rotation and split the cost. We already have blocked slots so you don't have to worry about not making it. The result is a much lower entry price while still getting your brand displayed in NYC Times Square, which you can post on your socials to gain trust and visibility. We have launched on PH as well and would love your feedback. I'm really excited for your brand to light up times square
Jul 2026 · bookabillboard.today · its alternatives →
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