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24 alternatives to Profitable Problems

Problems Over Ideas

Profitable Problems is a free platform that connects builders and ideators to exchange problems rather than ideas. The platform addresses the common issue of pursuing ideas without validating real underlying problems… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Profitable Problems launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

  1. 1IM

    Hey everyone! While searching for entrepreneurial ideas on various sites, I noticed there wasn’t a dedicated space for finding and discussing real-world problems that need solving. That’s why I created the Problem Platform—a place where we can share, explore, and tackle problems together. Check it out!

    2024 · theproblemplatform.com · its alternatives →

  2. 2

    Hi HN, I’m a solo founder. I built ProblemHunt after noticing a common pattern: many founders start with ideas and solutions, but don’t spend enough time understanding real problems. ProblemHunt is a simple place where people share problems they actually face in work or life. Developers and founders can browse these problems and use them as a starting point for building products. So far: – ~5,000 users – 150+ real problems submitted – 100% organic growth This is still early, and I’m trying to understand if this is genuinely useful. I’d really appreciate feedback: – Would you use something…

    Oct 2025 · problemhunt.pro · its alternatives →

  3. 3RF
  4. 4

    A real problem, posted every single day 😤📆

    2018 · problemoftheday.co · its alternatives →

  5. 5

    Get product ideas based on real people's problems

    2024 · painkillerideas.com · its alternatives →

  6. 6

    AI has made building fast and cheap, but finding the right problems still feels hard. I built World’s Backlog (https://worldsbacklog.com ) to collect real problems directly from people working inside different industries. Contributors post workflow pain, others validate it, and builders can study severity, frequency, and willingness to pay before building anything. Would love feedback from builders and people who feel real pain at work.

    Dec 2025 · worldsbacklog.com · its alternatives →

  7. 7PH
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    Turn a Reddit complaint into your next company

    Jul 2026 · theeurekadatabase.com · its alternatives →

  9. 9
    Idea Hunt▲351

    Solve specific challenges for your favorite products

    2016 · ideahunt.io · its alternatives →

  10. 10

    Problems in your day to day life ! Share your problems...

    2017 · its alternatives →

  11. 11

    Ideas over heirarchy

    2022 · shardings.com · its alternatives →

  12. 12
    Craft 2.0▲273

    A collaborative platform for product creation

    2017 · craft.io · its alternatives →

  13. 13

    30+ solutions to idea validation problems

    2023 · adstra.ai · its alternatives →

  14. 14AW

    http://repp.herokuapp.com Originally, my partner and I built this app internally (just in the past few days) to find trends and commonalities in our customer development process in the commercial real estate industry. However, as we kept getting responses about pain points in these professionals' lives, we decided that this information would be really useful to any entrepreneur looking for problems to solve. Right now the web app is super basic with no login or authentication. It's like a basic notepad. Ultimately the question is, do you find this sort of information useful? If not, what…

    2012 · repp.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

  15. 15
    Probstack▲100

    Find problems that are worth solving!

    2020 · its alternatives →

  16. 16

    A platform for developers to collaborate together on cool projects and earn a fair share of the profits based on their contribution.

    2019 · crowdsourcer.io · its alternatives →

  17. 17IM

    Hi Guys, I made a simple platform to buy/sell side projects. Current solutions are over complicated so I decided to make things simpler. Let me know your what you think about this. https://secondfounder.com

    2022 · its alternatives →

  18. 18

    Know how others solve their startup problems

    2021 · its alternatives →

  19. 19

    A few days ago, someone I follow asked the community for help maintaining his side-project, 512kb.club. This got me thinking. There are loads of maintainers out there feeling burnt out, but they can't abandon their project since people are depending on the project to be maintained. In an effort to combat this, I built a website that lists projects looking for new maintainers. It's still quite empty and has some rough edges. Any feedback is very welcome!

    2022 · seeking-maintainers.net · its alternatives →

  20. 20

    Pitch your ideas against each other to find a clear winner

    2023 · its alternatives →

  21. 21

    Find real problems to solve for your next startup!

    2018 · accounts.google.com · its alternatives →

  22. 22

    Find personalised open-source problems to contribute to.

    2021 · its alternatives →

  23. 23

    Find real problems people will pay you to solve

    Dec 2025 · problemseekr.ai · its alternatives →

  24. 24

    Ideas are cheap, execution is everything - prove it for $1

    2018 · ideasarecheap.net · its alternatives →

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