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
View category →Best Hosting for Side Projects in 2026: Fly.io vs Railway vs Render vs Vercel
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
View category →Best Payment Processor for Solo SaaS in 2026: Stripe vs Lemon Squeezy vs Paddle
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
View category →Best Database for Small Projects in 2026: Supabase vs Neon vs PlanetScale
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
View category →Best Transactional Email for Developers in 2026: Resend vs Postmark vs Mailgun
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
View category →Best Domain Registrar for Indie Hackers in 2026: Cloudflare vs Porkbun vs Namecheap
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.