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 {
  "name": "Lovable",
  "url": "https://lovable.dev",
  "category": "app-builder",
  "best_for": "Non-coders shipping full-stack web apps (React + Supabase) from prompts",
  "skill_level": "no-code",
  "tags": [
   "fullstack",
   "web",
   "auth",
   "db",
   "payments",
   "saas",
   "prototype"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "Yes",
   "paid_from": "unknown",
   "source": "https://lovable.dev/pricing",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "partial",
   "note": "Free plan confirmed; paid price not rendered in static page"
  },
  "catch": "Web apps only; credit-based usage can run out fast on complex apps",
  "affiliate": "true"
 },
 {
  "name": "Bolt.new",
  "url": "https://bolt.new",
  "category": "app-builder",
  "best_for": "Fastest browser prototypes with polished front-ends",
  "skill_level": "no-code",
  "tags": [
   "fullstack",
   "web",
   "prototype",
   "mobile"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "Yes",
   "paid_from": "$25/mo",
   "source": "https://bolt.new/pricing",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "yes",
   "note": ""
  },
  "catch": "Complex stateful apps drift; token usage adds up",
  "affiliate": "true"
 },
 {
  "name": "Base44",
  "url": "https://base44.com",
  "category": "app-builder",
  "best_for": "Internal tools, admin panels and simple apps with built-in backend",
  "skill_level": "no-code",
  "tags": [
   "fullstack",
   "web",
   "internal",
   "auth",
   "db"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "Yes (25 message credits/mo)",
   "paid_from": "$16/mo billed annually",
   "source": "https://base44.com/pricing",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "yes",
   "note": ""
  },
  "catch": "Locked into Base44 hosting/backend",
  "affiliate": "true"
 },
 {
  "name": "Replit",
  "url": "https://replit.com",
  "category": "app-builder",
  "best_for": "Build, run and deploy from the browser with an AI agent",
  "skill_level": "beginner",
  "tags": [
   "fullstack",
   "web",
   "hosting",
   "db",
   "prototype",
   "mobile",
   "game",
   "bot"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "Yes (Free Mode)",
   "paid_from": "$20/mo ($18/mo annual)",
   "source": "https://replit.com/pricing",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "yes",
   "note": ""
  },
  "catch": "Agent usage billed by effort; costs can spike",
  "affiliate": "false"
 },
 {
  "name": "v0",
  "url": "https://v0.app",
  "category": "app-builder",
  "best_for": "React/Next.js UI and landing pages from prompts or screenshots",
  "skill_level": "beginner",
  "tags": [
   "web",
   "ui",
   "landing",
   "nextjs"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "Yes ($0, small daily credits)",
   "paid_from": "$30/mo",
   "source": "https://v0.app/pricing",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "yes",
   "note": "Team/Business plans per user"
  },
  "catch": "Strongest on front-end; backend needs other tools",
  "affiliate": "unverified"
 },
 {
  "name": "Emergent",
  "url": "https://emergent.sh",
  "category": "app-builder",
  "best_for": "Agent-built full-stack apps for non-coders",
  "skill_level": "no-code",
  "tags": [
   "fullstack",
   "web",
   "mobile",
   "prototype"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "Yes (10 credits/mo)",
   "paid_from": "$20/mo ($17/mo annual)",
   "source": "https://emergent.sh/pricing",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "yes",
   "note": ""
  },
  "catch": "Newer platform; credit-based",
  "affiliate": "true"
 },
 {
  "name": "Hostinger Horizons",
  "url": "https://www.hostinger.com/horizons",
  "category": "app-builder",
  "best_for": "Cheap prompt-to-web-app with hosting and domain bundled",
  "skill_level": "no-code",
  "tags": [
   "web",
   "landing",
   "hosting",
   "prototype"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "Free start",
   "paid_from": "$2.99/mo on 48-mo promo (renews $10.99/mo)",
   "source": "https://www.hostinger.com/horizons",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "yes",
   "note": "Promo vs renewal gap"
  },
  "catch": "Less flexible than dev tools; promo pricing vs renewal",
  "affiliate": "true"
 },
 {
  "name": "Tempo",
  "url": "https://www.tempo.new",
  "category": "app-builder",
  "best_for": "Visual React app building with AI plus design canvas",
  "skill_level": "beginner",
  "tags": [
   "web",
   "ui",
   "fullstack"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "unknown",
   "paid_from": "unknown",
   "source": "https://www.tempo.new/pricing",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "no",
   "note": ""
  },
  "catch": "Smaller ecosystem",
  "affiliate": "false"
 },
 {
  "name": "Firebase Studio",
  "url": "https://firebase.studio",
  "category": "app-builder",
  "best_for": "Prompt-to-app on Google's stack with Firebase backend",
  "skill_level": "beginner",
  "tags": [
   "fullstack",
   "web",
   "mobile",
   "auth",
   "db"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "Yes (no-cost Spark plan; $300 GCP credit offer)",
   "paid_from": "Usage-based (Blaze)",
   "source": "https://firebase.google.com/pricing",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "yes",
   "note": ""
  },
  "catch": "Tied to Google Cloud; usage billing on Blaze plan",
  "affiliate": "false"
 },
 {
  "name": "Create.xyz (Anything)",
  "url": "https://www.createanything.com",
  "category": "app-builder",
  "best_for": "Prompt-to-app including mobile apps",
  "skill_level": "no-code",
  "tags": [
   "fullstack",
   "mobile",
   "web"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "Yes",
   "paid_from": "$19/mo",
   "source": "https://www.createanything.com/pricing",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "yes",
   "note": ""
  },
  "catch": "Credit-based; younger product",
  "affiliate": "unverified"
 },
 {
  "name": "Cursor",
  "url": "https://cursor.com",
  "category": "ai-ide",
  "best_for": "Developers editing real codebases with an AI-native editor",
  "skill_level": "dev",
  "tags": [
   "code",
   "web",
   "game",
   "fullstack",
   "refactor"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "Yes (Hobby)",
   "paid_from": "$8/mo (Plus)",
   "source": "https://cursor.com/pricing",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "yes",
   "note": "Premium $30, Super $100, Ultra $200 per page"
  },
  "catch": "Heavy agent use pushes past the base plan",
  "affiliate": "false"
 },
 {
  "name": "Windsurf",
  "url": "https://windsurf.com",
  "category": "ai-ide",
  "best_for": "Agentic IDE (Cascade) with multi-file context",
  "skill_level": "dev",
  "tags": [
   "code",
   "web",
   "fullstack"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "Yes",
   "paid_from": "$20/mo",
   "source": "https://windsurf.com/pricing",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "yes",
   "note": ""
  },
  "catch": "Ownership changes raised long-term questions",
  "affiliate": "unverified"
 },
 {
  "name": "GitHub Copilot",
  "url": "https://github.com/features/copilot",
  "category": "ai-ide",
  "best_for": "AI pair-programming inside VS Code/JetBrains",
  "skill_level": "dev",
  "tags": [
   "code",
   "web",
   "game",
   "fullstack"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "Yes",
   "paid_from": "$10/mo",
   "source": "https://github.com/features/copilot/plans",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "yes",
   "note": ""
  },
  "catch": "Less autonomous than dedicated agent IDEs on lower tiers",
  "affiliate": "false"
 },
 {
  "name": "Claude Code",
  "url": "https://www.anthropic.com/claude-code",
  "category": "ai-agent",
  "best_for": "Terminal-native agent for multi-file changes",
  "skill_level": "dev",
  "tags": [
   "code",
   "cli",
   "fullstack",
   "refactor",
   "agent"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "Claude Free (Claude Code needs Pro+)",
   "paid_from": "$17/mo annual, $20 monthly (Claude Pro)",
   "source": "https://www.anthropic.com/pricing",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "yes",
   "note": ""
  },
  "catch": "Needs Claude subscription or API; terminal comfort required",
  "affiliate": "unverified"
 },
 {
  "name": "OpenAI Codex",
  "url": "https://openai.com/codex",
  "category": "ai-agent",
  "best_for": "Cloud/CLI coding agent bundled with ChatGPT plans",
  "skill_level": "dev",
  "tags": [
   "code",
   "cli",
   "agent"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "unknown",
   "paid_from": "Included in ChatGPT plans (price unverified)",
   "source": "https://openai.com/chatgpt/pricing",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "no",
   "note": "Pricing page blocked fetch"
  },
  "catch": "Limits vary by ChatGPT plan",
  "affiliate": "false"
 },
 {
  "name": "Gemini CLI",
  "url": "https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli",
  "category": "ai-agent",
  "best_for": "Free open-source terminal agent using Gemini",
  "skill_level": "dev",
  "tags": [
   "code",
   "cli",
   "agent",
   "free"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "Yes (1,000 requests/day per README)",
   "paid_from": "Pay-as-you-go via API key",
   "source": "https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "yes",
   "note": ""
  },
  "catch": "Free tier rate limits; terminal only",
  "affiliate": "false"
 },
 {
  "name": "Cline",
  "url": "https://cline.bot",
  "category": "ai-agent",
  "best_for": "Open-source VS Code agent, bring your own model key",
  "skill_level": "dev",
  "tags": [
   "code",
   "agent",
   "byok"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "Free for individuals (pay model API)",
   "paid_from": "Model API costs",
   "source": "https://cline.bot/pricing",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "yes",
   "note": ""
  },
  "catch": "You pay model API costs directly",
  "affiliate": "false"
 },
 {
  "name": "Aider",
  "url": "https://aider.chat",
  "category": "ai-agent",
  "best_for": "Open-source git-aware pair programmer in the terminal",
  "skill_level": "dev",
  "tags": [
   "code",
   "cli",
   "byok",
   "free"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "Free open source (pay model API)",
   "paid_from": "Model API costs",
   "source": "https://aider.chat",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "partial",
   "note": "No pricing page; OSS"
  },
  "catch": "You pay model API costs; CLI only",
  "affiliate": "false"
 },
 {
  "name": "Zed",
  "url": "https://zed.dev",
  "category": "ai-ide",
  "best_for": "Fast native editor with AI and collaboration",
  "skill_level": "dev",
  "tags": [
   "code"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "Yes",
   "paid_from": "$10/mo",
   "source": "https://zed.dev/pricing",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "yes",
   "note": ""
  },
  "catch": "Smaller extension ecosystem than VS Code",
  "affiliate": "false"
 },
 {
  "name": "JetBrains AI",
  "url": "https://www.jetbrains.com/ai/",
  "category": "ai-ide",
  "best_for": "AI assistant and Junie agent inside JetBrains IDEs",
  "skill_level": "dev",
  "tags": [
   "code",
   "game"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "unknown",
   "paid_from": "unknown",
   "source": "https://www.jetbrains.com/ai-ides/buy/",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "no",
   "note": ""
  },
  "catch": "Best value only if already on JetBrains",
  "affiliate": "false"
 },
 {
  "name": "Supabase",
  "url": "https://supabase.com",
  "category": "backend",
  "best_for": "Postgres database + auth + storage, default backend for AI builders",
  "skill_level": "beginner",
  "tags": [
   "db",
   "auth",
   "storage",
   "backend",
   "realtime"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "Yes (projects pause when inactive)",
   "paid_from": "$25/mo",
   "source": "https://supabase.com/pricing",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "yes",
   "note": ""
  },
  "catch": "Free projects pause after inactivity",
  "affiliate": "false"
 },
 {
  "name": "Firebase",
  "url": "https://firebase.google.com",
  "category": "backend",
  "best_for": "NoSQL database, auth and hosting, great for mobile",
  "skill_level": "beginner",
  "tags": [
   "db",
   "auth",
   "backend",
   "mobile",
   "realtime",
   "hosting"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "Yes (Spark)",
   "paid_from": "Usage-based (Blaze)",
   "source": "https://firebase.google.com/pricing",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "yes",
   "note": ""
  },
  "catch": "Usage-based billing can surprise; NoSQL modeling",
  "affiliate": "false"
 },
 {
  "name": "Convex",
  "url": "https://www.convex.dev",
  "category": "backend",
  "best_for": "Reactive TypeScript backend that AI agents write well",
  "skill_level": "dev",
  "tags": [
   "db",
   "backend",
   "realtime"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "Yes",
   "paid_from": "$25/developer/mo",
   "source": "https://www.convex.dev/pricing",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "yes",
   "note": ""
  },
  "catch": "Proprietary platform",
  "affiliate": "unverified"
 },
 {
  "name": "Neon",
  "url": "https://neon.com",
  "category": "database",
  "best_for": "Serverless Postgres with branching",
  "skill_level": "dev",
  "tags": [
   "db"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "Yes",
   "paid_from": "Usage-based (example ~$15/mo)",
   "source": "https://neon.com/pricing",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "yes",
   "note": ""
  },
  "catch": "Compute limits on free tier",
  "affiliate": "unverified"
 },
 {
  "name": "PlanetScale",
  "url": "https://planetscale.com",
  "category": "database",
  "best_for": "Production MySQL/Postgres at scale",
  "skill_level": "dev",
  "tags": [
   "db"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "No",
   "paid_from": "$5/mo",
   "source": "https://planetscale.com/pricing",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "yes",
   "note": ""
  },
  "catch": "No free tier",
  "affiliate": "unverified"
 },
 {
  "name": "Turso",
  "url": "https://turso.tech",
  "category": "database",
  "best_for": "Edge SQLite with generous free tier",
  "skill_level": "dev",
  "tags": [
   "db"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "Yes",
   "paid_from": "$4.99/mo",
   "source": "https://turso.tech/pricing",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "yes",
   "note": ""
  },
  "catch": "SQLite semantics",
  "affiliate": "unverified"
 },
 {
  "name": "Pocketbase",
  "url": "https://pocketbase.io",
  "category": "backend",
  "best_for": "Single-file open-source backend (db+auth) you self-host",
  "skill_level": "dev",
  "tags": [
   "db",
   "auth",
   "backend",
   "free",
   "selfhost"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "Free open source (self-host)",
   "paid_from": "Hosting costs only",
   "source": "https://pocketbase.io",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "partial",
   "note": "OSS"
  },
  "catch": "You run and back it up yourself",
  "affiliate": "false"
 },
 {
  "name": "Appwrite",
  "url": "https://appwrite.io",
  "category": "backend",
  "best_for": "Open-source backend: auth, db, storage, functions",
  "skill_level": "beginner",
  "tags": [
   "db",
   "auth",
   "backend",
   "storage"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "Yes",
   "paid_from": "unknown (compute tiers from $10/mo seen)",
   "source": "https://appwrite.io/pricing",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "partial",
   "note": ""
  },
  "catch": "Smaller community than Firebase",
  "affiliate": "unverified"
 },
 {
  "name": "Clerk",
  "url": "https://clerk.com",
  "category": "auth",
  "best_for": "Drop-in auth UI and user management",
  "skill_level": "beginner",
  "tags": [
   "auth"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "Yes (up to 50K users)",
   "paid_from": "$20/mo annual",
   "source": "https://clerk.com/pricing",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "yes",
   "note": ""
  },
  "catch": "Costs grow with monthly active users",
  "affiliate": "false"
 },
 {
  "name": "Auth0",
  "url": "https://auth0.com",
  "category": "auth",
  "best_for": "Enterprise-grade auth and SSO",
  "skill_level": "dev",
  "tags": [
   "auth"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "Yes (up to 25K MAU)",
   "paid_from": "$35/mo",
   "source": "https://auth0.com/pricing",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "yes",
   "note": ""
  },
  "catch": "Gets expensive past free tier",
  "affiliate": "unverified"
 },
 {
  "name": "Better Auth",
  "url": "https://www.better-auth.com",
  "category": "auth",
  "best_for": "Free open-source TypeScript auth library",
  "skill_level": "dev",
  "tags": [
   "auth",
   "free"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "Free open-source library",
   "paid_from": "unknown (paid infra offering not verified)",
   "source": "https://www.better-auth.com",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "partial",
   "note": ""
  },
  "catch": "You host and maintain it",
  "affiliate": "false"
 },
 {
  "name": "Stripe",
  "url": "https://stripe.com",
  "category": "payments",
  "best_for": "Payments and subscriptions with best-in-class APIs",
  "skill_level": "beginner",
  "tags": [
   "payments"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "No monthly fee",
   "paid_from": "2.9% + 30c per US card transaction",
   "source": "https://stripe.com/pricing",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "yes",
   "note": ""
  },
  "catch": "You handle sales tax/VAT unless using extra products",
  "affiliate": "false"
 },
 {
  "name": "Lemon Squeezy",
  "url": "https://www.lemonsqueezy.com",
  "category": "payments",
  "best_for": "Merchant of record: sells digital products and handles tax",
  "skill_level": "beginner",
  "tags": [
   "payments",
   "mor"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "No monthly fee",
   "paid_from": "unknown % (fee not extracted)",
   "source": "https://www.lemonsqueezy.com/pricing",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "partial",
   "note": ""
  },
  "catch": "Higher fees than raw Stripe",
  "affiliate": "unverified"
 },
 {
  "name": "Paddle",
  "url": "https://www.paddle.com",
  "category": "payments",
  "best_for": "Merchant of record for SaaS subscriptions",
  "skill_level": "beginner",
  "tags": [
   "payments",
   "mor"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "No monthly fee",
   "paid_from": "5% + 50c per transaction",
   "source": "https://www.paddle.com/pricing",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "yes",
   "note": ""
  },
  "catch": "Approval process; higher fees",
  "affiliate": "unverified"
 },
 {
  "name": "Polar",
  "url": "https://polar.sh",
  "category": "payments",
  "best_for": "Developer-friendly merchant of record for SaaS and digital goods",
  "skill_level": "dev",
  "tags": [
   "payments",
   "mor"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "Starter: no subscription fee",
   "paid_from": "5% + 50c (Starter); Pro $20/mo",
   "source": "https://polar.sh/pricing",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "yes",
   "note": "Source polar.sh/resources/pricing"
  },
  "catch": "Young platform",
  "affiliate": "unverified"
 },
 {
  "name": "Vercel",
  "url": "https://vercel.com",
  "category": "hosting",
  "best_for": "Hosting for Next.js and front-ends with previews",
  "skill_level": "beginner",
  "tags": [
   "hosting",
   "web",
   "nextjs"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "Yes (Hobby, non-commercial)",
   "paid_from": "$20/mo (Pro)",
   "source": "https://vercel.com/pricing",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "yes",
   "note": ""
  },
  "catch": "Hobby plan is non-commercial",
  "affiliate": "unverified"
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 {
  "name": "Netlify",
  "url": "https://www.netlify.com",
  "category": "hosting",
  "best_for": "Static/Jamstack hosting with forms and functions",
  "skill_level": "beginner",
  "tags": [
   "hosting",
   "web",
   "landing"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "Yes",
   "paid_from": "$9/mo",
   "source": "https://www.netlify.com/pricing/",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "yes",
   "note": ""
  },
  "catch": "Credit-based limits",
  "affiliate": "true"
 },
 {
  "name": "Cloudflare Pages",
  "url": "https://pages.cloudflare.com",
  "category": "hosting",
  "best_for": "Free, fast static hosting with Workers for backend",
  "skill_level": "dev",
  "tags": [
   "hosting",
   "web",
   "landing",
   "free"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "Yes",
   "paid_from": "unknown",
   "source": "https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/developer-platform/",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "partial",
   "note": "Free plan confirmed"
  },
  "catch": "Workers runtime isn't full Node",
  "affiliate": "false"
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 {
  "name": "Railway",
  "url": "https://railway.com",
  "category": "hosting",
  "best_for": "Deploy any backend, worker or database in clicks",
  "skill_level": "beginner",
  "tags": [
   "hosting",
   "backend",
   "db",
   "bot"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "Trial with $5 credits",
   "paid_from": "$5/mo minimum usage (Hobby)",
   "source": "https://railway.com/pricing",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "yes",
   "note": ""
  },
  "catch": "Usage-based; no permanent free tier",
  "affiliate": "true"
 },
 {
  "name": "Render",
  "url": "https://render.com",
  "category": "hosting",
  "best_for": "Heroku-style hosting for web services, cron and Postgres",
  "skill_level": "beginner",
  "tags": [
   "hosting",
   "backend",
   "db",
   "bot"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "Yes (free instances)",
   "paid_from": "$25/mo + compute (Pro workspace)",
   "source": "https://render.com/pricing",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "yes",
   "note": ""
  },
  "catch": "Free instances spin down when idle",
  "affiliate": "false"
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 {
  "name": "Fly.io",
  "url": "https://fly.io",
  "category": "hosting",
  "best_for": "Run containers close to users worldwide",
  "skill_level": "dev",
  "tags": [
   "hosting",
   "backend",
   "game"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "No fixed free tier stated",
   "paid_from": "Usage-based (~$2.19/mo smallest VM)",
   "source": "https://fly.io/pricing/",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "yes",
   "note": ""
  },
  "catch": "More ops knowledge needed",
  "affiliate": "unverified"
 },
 {
  "name": "Coolify",
  "url": "https://coolify.io",
  "category": "hosting",
  "best_for": "Self-hosted Heroku/Vercel alternative on your own VPS",
  "skill_level": "dev",
  "tags": [
   "hosting",
   "selfhost"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "Free self-hosted",
   "paid_from": "unknown",
   "source": "https://coolify.io/pricing/",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "no",
   "note": "Pricing page timed out"
  },
  "catch": "You manage the server",
  "affiliate": "unverified"
 },
 {
  "name": "Framer",
  "url": "https://www.framer.com",
  "category": "site-builder",
  "best_for": "Designer-grade marketing sites with AI",
  "skill_level": "no-code",
  "tags": [
   "landing",
   "web",
   "design"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "Yes",
   "paid_from": "$10/mo",
   "source": "https://www.framer.com/pricing",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "yes",
   "note": ""
  },
  "catch": "Not for app logic",
  "affiliate": "true"
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 {
  "name": "Webflow",
  "url": "https://webflow.com",
  "category": "site-builder",
  "best_for": "Pro marketing sites and CMS without code",
  "skill_level": "beginner",
  "tags": [
   "landing",
   "web",
   "cms",
   "design"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "Yes (Starter)",
   "paid_from": "$15/mo billed yearly",
   "source": "https://webflow.com/pricing",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "yes",
   "note": ""
  },
  "catch": "Learning curve; site + workspace plans",
  "affiliate": "true"
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 {
  "name": "Bubble",
  "url": "https://bubble.io",
  "category": "app-builder",
  "best_for": "Mature visual no-code app builder with workflows",
  "skill_level": "no-code",
  "tags": [
   "fullstack",
   "web",
   "mobile",
   "db",
   "auth",
   "payments",
   "saas"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "unknown",
   "paid_from": "unknown",
   "source": "https://bubble.io/pricing",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "no",
   "note": "Page JS-rendered"
  },
  "catch": "Workload-unit pricing; steep learning curve; lock-in",
  "affiliate": "unverified"
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 {
  "name": "Softr",
  "url": "https://www.softr.io",
  "category": "app-builder",
  "best_for": "Client portals and internal tools on Airtable/Sheets data",
  "skill_level": "no-code",
  "tags": [
   "internal",
   "web",
   "auth",
   "db"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "Yes",
   "paid_from": "$19/mo",
   "source": "https://www.softr.io/pricing",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "yes",
   "note": ""
  },
  "catch": "Limited custom logic",
  "affiliate": "true"
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 {
  "name": "Glide",
  "url": "https://www.glideapps.com",
  "category": "app-builder",
  "best_for": "Data-driven internal apps from spreadsheets",
  "skill_level": "no-code",
  "tags": [
   "internal",
   "mobile"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "Yes",
   "paid_from": "$25/mo",
   "source": "https://www.glideapps.com/pricing",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "yes",
   "note": ""
  },
  "catch": "Per-user pricing for business plans",
  "affiliate": "unverified"
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 {
  "name": "FlutterFlow",
  "url": "https://www.flutterflow.io",
  "category": "app-builder",
  "best_for": "Visual builder for native mobile apps (Flutter)",
  "skill_level": "beginner",
  "tags": [
   "mobile",
   "fullstack"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "Yes",
   "paid_from": "$39/mo",
   "source": "https://www.flutterflow.io/pricing",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "yes",
   "note": ""
  },
  "catch": "Code export on paid plans",
  "affiliate": "unverified"
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 {
  "name": "Rork",
  "url": "https://rork.com",
  "category": "app-builder",
  "best_for": "Prompt-to-native mobile apps (React Native/Expo)",
  "skill_level": "no-code",
  "tags": [
   "mobile",
   "prototype"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "unknown",
   "paid_from": "unknown",
   "source": "https://rork.com",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "no",
   "note": ""
  },
  "catch": "Young product; app-store publishing still on you",
  "affiliate": "unverified"
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 {
  "name": "Figma",
  "url": "https://www.figma.com",
  "category": "design",
  "best_for": "UI design, prototyping and Figma Make AI",
  "skill_level": "beginner",
  "tags": [
   "design",
   "ui"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "Yes",
   "paid_from": "$16/mo (Professional, Full seat)",
   "source": "https://www.figma.com/pricing/",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "partial",
   "note": "Multiple seat types"
  },
  "catch": "Seat-based pricing",
  "affiliate": "false"
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 {
  "name": "Relume",
  "url": "https://www.relume.io",
  "category": "design",
  "best_for": "AI sitemaps and wireframes for marketing sites",
  "skill_level": "beginner",
  "tags": [
   "design",
   "landing"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "Yes",
   "paid_from": "$14/mo",
   "source": "https://www.relume.io/pricing",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "partial",
   "note": ""
  },
  "catch": "Best paired with Webflow/Figma",
  "affiliate": "unverified"
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 {
  "name": "Rosebud AI",
  "url": "https://rosebud.ai",
  "category": "game",
  "best_for": "Prompt-to-browser game creation",
  "skill_level": "no-code",
  "tags": [
   "game",
   "prototype"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "Yes",
   "paid_from": "$15/mo",
   "source": "https://rosebud.ai/pricing",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "yes",
   "note": ""
  },
  "catch": "Browser/JS games only",
  "affiliate": "unverified"
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 {
  "name": "Godot",
  "url": "https://godotengine.org",
  "category": "game",
  "best_for": "Free open-source 2D/3D engine that pairs well with AI IDEs",
  "skill_level": "dev",
  "tags": [
   "game",
   "free"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "Free open source",
   "paid_from": "Free",
   "source": "https://godotengine.org",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "yes",
   "note": ""
  },
  "catch": "Smaller asset store than Unity",
  "affiliate": "false"
 },
 {
  "name": "Unity",
  "url": "https://unity.com",
  "category": "game",
  "best_for": "Industry-standard engine with Unity AI tools",
  "skill_level": "dev",
  "tags": [
   "game"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "Yes (Personal, under $200K revenue)",
   "paid_from": "$210/mo per seat (Pro)",
   "source": "https://unity.com/products/pricing-updates",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "yes",
   "note": ""
  },
  "catch": "Pricing changes history; heavy editor",
  "affiliate": "false"
 },
 {
  "name": "Resend",
  "url": "https://resend.com",
  "category": "email",
  "best_for": "Transactional email API for developers",
  "skill_level": "dev",
  "tags": [
   "email"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "Yes",
   "paid_from": "$20/mo",
   "source": "https://resend.com/pricing",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "yes",
   "note": ""
  },
  "catch": "Requires domain DNS setup",
  "affiliate": "unverified"
 },
 {
  "name": "PostHog",
  "url": "https://posthog.com",
  "category": "analytics",
  "best_for": "Product analytics, session replay and flags",
  "skill_level": "beginner",
  "tags": [
   "analytics"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "Yes (monthly free allowance)",
   "paid_from": "Usage-based",
   "source": "https://posthog.com/pricing",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "yes",
   "note": ""
  },
  "catch": "Usage-based beyond free tier",
  "affiliate": "unverified"
 },
 {
  "name": "Sentry",
  "url": "https://sentry.io",
  "category": "monitoring",
  "best_for": "Error tracking for apps",
  "skill_level": "dev",
  "tags": [
   "monitoring"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "Yes (1 user)",
   "paid_from": "$26/mo",
   "source": "https://sentry.io/pricing/",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "yes",
   "note": ""
  },
  "catch": "Event quotas",
  "affiliate": "unverified"
 },
 {
  "name": "OpenRouter",
  "url": "https://openrouter.ai",
  "category": "ai-api",
  "best_for": "One API key for hundreds of LLMs",
  "skill_level": "dev",
  "tags": [
   "ai",
   "llm",
   "byok",
   "agent",
   "bot"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "Yes (free models)",
   "paid_from": "Pay-as-you-go, 5.5% platform fee",
   "source": "https://openrouter.ai/pricing",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "yes",
   "note": ""
  },
  "catch": "Pay-per-token, small platform fee",
  "affiliate": "unverified"
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 {
  "name": "n8n",
  "url": "https://n8n.io",
  "category": "automation",
  "best_for": "Workflow automation and AI agents, self-hostable",
  "skill_level": "beginner",
  "tags": [
   "automation",
   "agent",
   "bot",
   "selfhost"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "Free self-hosted; cloud trial",
   "paid_from": "unknown",
   "source": "https://n8n.io/pricing/",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "partial",
   "note": ""
  },
  "catch": "Cloud plans priced by executions",
  "affiliate": "unverified"
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 {
  "name": "discord.js",
  "url": "https://discord.js.org",
  "category": "bot",
  "best_for": "Free library for building Discord bots (pair with any host)",
  "skill_level": "dev",
  "tags": [
   "bot",
   "free"
  ],
  "pricing": {
   "free_tier": "Free library",
   "paid_from": "Hosting costs only",
   "source": "https://discord.js.org",
   "checked": "2026-10-13",
   "verified": "partial",
   "note": ""
  },
  "catch": "Library only; hosting separate",
  "affiliate": "false"
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