Work · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to I built a way to monetize any link with a crypto paywall
I built this as a Garage Project over the weekend. https://x402.backpac.xyz/ Still working on refining things, but let me know your thoughts. Cheers.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
- 1

Why monetizing content on the internet is so hard
2015 · serve.castfire.com · its alternatives →
- 2MF
I know everyone is a bit burned out on blockchain and cryptocurrency related stuff around these parts, but I've been working on as a side project for the last few months and thought you guys might be interested: https://cryptoempire.io/ It's still a bit buggy and incomplete (the mobile ux needs a lot of work, the leaderboard isn't functional yet, etc.), but I've reached a point where I'm not totally ashamed of sharing it :) Any feedback would be most welcome!
2018 · its alternatives →
- 3IA
So I made this: http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/185221 Feel free to use/adapt/modify as you please.
2013 · its alternatives →
- 4

Hitclub là cổng game đổi thưởng trực tuyến với đa dạng trò chơi như bài, nổ hũ, tài xỉu, xóc đĩa, bắn cá. Giao diện hiện đại, thao tác thuận tiện, cập nhật nhiều lựa chọn giải trí hấp dẫn.
2018 · allcryptojobs.io · its alternatives →
- 5BU
I made an art project about stablecoins. Enjoy!
2025 · busd.steviep.xyz · its alternatives →
- 6PE
Hey guys, I built this platform out to allow users to passively earn crypto for non-intrusive highly targetted ads. One of the things that's awesome is that there's an option to receive payouts in Anthropic's pre-IPO stock (via PreStocks on Solana). So you can use Claude Code and receive Anthropic stock . Let me know what you guys think. Feedback is welcome and please give it a try to install.
Aug 2026 · prmpt.cash · its alternatives →
- 7

Investor, builder, writer — John Zettler
2018 · commandiv.com · its alternatives →
- 8BC
This is a combination of Show/Ask HN. I've been working on my side project, BitHub.com, for several years now. The issue is that on the revenue side there’s a big fat zero and I'm kinda lost to where to go from here. I'd love to keep the project going, but it obviously needs a new perspective and some novel ideas. If anyone from the community has any recommendations as to where to look for a better direction for the project, I would to love chat. I'm almost at a position to sell the domain and shut the whole project down, but something inside of me fights against this idea.
2020 · its alternatives →
- 9

- 10

Hey Hacker News, I'm the maker of Kopage, a free & self-hosted Website Builder. While working on new, cool features (AI, of course), it would be great to hear some HN feedback :) Thanks, Simon
2024 · kopage.com · its alternatives →
- 11IM
One week ago, I launched a new directory, which is a curated list of useful and cool Mac apps and tools that are not available on the app store. Initially, I wasn't sure if it was a good idea, but I managed to create it in just one day. I started promoting it on Twitter and some communities, and although I got some views, I didn't make any sales. Then the next day, I wrote a post on a subreddit related to Mac apps about the directory I launched. People loved it so much, and I got 39k views on that post, leading to around 2.5k visitors on my site. Thanks to this exposure, I made my first 4…
2024 · mactools.pro · its alternatives →
- 12MP
My first "real" web app! I appreciate any comments/suggestions.<p>Also I am available for hire. Contact me at www.sambolgert.com
2012 · se.cret.ly · its alternatives →
- 13MS
linkrdr (www.linkrdr.com), a personal link aggregator, was directly inspired by http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3555923 I read while browsing on HN. It's still a bit rough, but the concept is an interesting one and people have already shown interest. Let me know what you think. Also, if anyone knows a good UX designer, email me :)
2012 · its alternatives →
- 14WW
Over three months ago, I posted my book on HN and got tremendous +ve reponse. I am happy to inform that I have published the book to leanpub as per the comments I got on HN itself! It is pay as you go model, and the minimum is $0 because I wanted to contribute back to the FOSS Community
2016 · its alternatives →
- 15

- 16

- 17

Hey guys, I built an app that follows the envelope budgeting philosophy like YNAB and with beautiful expense breakdown displayed in sankey, line, bar charts. It also tracks your crypto wallet (BTC & ERC20), bank connections through Plaid and brokerage accounts through SnapTrade. Create unlimited categories, cash/loan/credit accounts and start budgeting at https://buildyourbudget.com/
Nov 2025 · buildyourbudget.com · its alternatives →
- 18

Hey HN! My newborn can’t talk yet, but I figured he needs a portfolio dashboard anyway. So I built one — tracking crypto, dividend stocks, and fun KPIs like: HODL Strength Passive Income % Crypto Mood (emoji-based, of course) Danger Zone if I YOLO too much into one coin No login. No ads. Just data, dad jokes, and dollar signs. Let me know what you think (or what my baby CEO should add next). https://mattiasassets.com
2025 · mattiasassets.com · its alternatives →
- 19IB
Do you want to monetize a private group/ channel/ community? Use Subjoin to create a personal membership page in minutes. It's easy to use and free to try out. No need to integrate Stripe if membership is free. - - - - I have never built something this fast, what a thrill! I saw there was no easy way to create a simple subscription page. Big platforms are confusing and expensive for simple needs. - - - - What are you building? Would love to connect with like-minded people on X: @tjmakingof
2024 · subjoin.me · its alternatives →
- 20CP
Hi hackers, long time reader, first time "real" submitter. This is by no means a revolutionary idea, or even execution, but rather something I've always wanted to do, just to see if I could write a good implementation of it. So without further adieu: http://ca.pitali.st/ Yes, it's just an URL shortener. Please check out the API and if there anything you like about it, please share, so I can take this feedback with me to my future projects. If there's something you REALLY hate, that's feedback too. Don't be afraid to hurt my feelings; this was put together in less than 4 hours to see if I…
2011 · ca.pitali.st · its alternatives →
- 21IV
2018 · join.slack.com · its alternatives →
- 22IM
Try it at: ssh krnl.duetbrowser.com No sign up, totally free - no download. Let me know what you think. Prior art exists (brow.sh) but I wasn't satisfied with their graphical take. I wanted the raw, old skool terminal days of the early internet - BBS, and old green phosphor library comptuers - but running the modern web, with all the bells and jingle jangle whistles (JavaScript, etc). No funding, no VC, just 100% raw terminal fun. Not sure how long the demo will last, but try it out.
Jul 2026 · its alternatives →
- 23MA
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 →
- 24WT
Two years ago, I started this side project https://bitcoinvsalts.com as an open forward testing platform for crypto. Today this platform tracks more than 1400 crypto trading strategies. As a result, we rank their performance in real time and now we start selling monthly subscriptions to automatically trade some of those algorithms. Please let me know what do you think of this project and contact me at [email protected] if you think you could help me in creating a business for it.
2021 · its alternatives →
Also compare
- Re/code Decode - Ricky Van Veen, CollegeHumor Co-Founder alternatives
- My first game – CryptoEmpire.io :) alternatives
- I am sick and tired of all this crypto coin crap. alternatives
- I made a site that aggregates every crypto job on the web to one feed alternatives
- Burnt US Dollars alternatives
- Passively Earn BTC/Sol/Anthropic for Using Claude Code alternatives
Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →