buildyourown.software

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Build your own…

Each page has the research, the build prompt, and the test plan. Pick the one that hurts most on your invoice.

Issue tracking

Like Linear

A fast issue list with keyboard shortcuts, a kanban board, and a GitHub hook that closes issues on merge. Linear charges per seat for it.

You pay

$1,920 per year

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Shared inbox

Like Help Scout

A shared inbox for support@ with assignment, statuses, tags, and saved replies. Help Scout charges $25 to $75 per user per month for it.

You pay

$1,500 per year

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Scheduling

Like Calendly

A page that shows when you're free and books a meeting. Calendly charges per seat, per month, forever, for a feature Google Calendar nearly has built in.

You pay

$1,920 per year

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E-signature

Like DocuSign

Upload a PDF, drop a signature box, email it, get it back signed with an audit trail. DocuSign meters that by the envelope and charges per user on top.

You pay

$2,700 per year

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Error monitoring

Like BugSnag

Catch errors from your apps, group them by stack trace, and get a Slack message when something new breaks. BugSnag bills you per event for that.

You pay

$1,524 per year

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Uptime monitoring

Like UptimeRobot

A scheduled job that fetches your URLs from two places and pings Slack when they fail. UptimeRobot sells that by the monitor, the second, and the seat.

You pay

$663 per year

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Voice dictation

Like Wispr Flow

Hold a key, talk, and clean text shows up in any app. Wispr Flow sends your voice to its servers for $15 a month. You can keep it on your laptop for free.

You pay

$720 per year

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Automation

Like IFTTT

When X happens, do Y. IFTTT caps you at 2 applets for free and charges monthly for filter code, multi-step applets, and faster polling. It's a job queue.

You pay

$108 per year

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Maps API

Like Mapbox

Mapbox meters every map load, geocode, and route. MapLibre, PMTiles on R2, Photon, and Valhalla give you the same stack with no per-request bill.

You pay

$10,800 per year

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