Reviews

Every comparison, in one place

Honest, hands-on reviews of the tools indie makers use to ship. We keep these updated as pricing and products change.

Hosting & Deployment

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Hosting

Best Hosting for Side Projects in 2026: Fly.io vs Railway vs Render vs Vercel

11 min read

A 2026 hands-on comparison of Fly.io, Railway, Render, and Vercel for deploying a small Flask API, Next.js frontend, and Postgres on a budget.

Payments & Billing

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Payments

Best Payment Processor for Solo SaaS in 2026: Stripe vs Lemon Squeezy vs Paddle

9 min read

Stripe vs Lemon Squeezy vs Paddle for solo SaaS in 2026: merchant of record vs not, real fees, who handles VAT, and which to actually pick.

Databases

Best Database for Small Projects in 2026: Supabase vs Neon vs PlanetScale

10 min read

Supabase vs Neon vs PlanetScale for a solo SaaS or side project in 2026: free tiers, Postgres vs MySQL, branching, scale-to-zero, and pricing as you grow.

Email & Sending

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Email

Best Transactional Email for Developers in 2026: Resend vs Postmark vs Mailgun

9 min read

Resend vs Postmark vs Mailgun for transactional email in 2026: June-2026 pricing, deliverability, React Email DX, domain auth, and EU residency compared.

Domains & DNS

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Domains

Best Domain Registrar for Indie Hackers in 2026: Cloudflare vs Porkbun vs Namecheap

9 min read

Cloudflare vs Porkbun vs Namecheap for indie hackers in 2026: true renewal pricing, free WHOIS privacy, transfer lock-in, and which registrar to actually use.