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Managed realtime messaging when I do not want to operate WebSocket scaling myself. Ideal for medium to large products.
Spreadsheet-plus-database for lightweight CRMs, content calendars, and ops tables without building admin UI.
Developer-friendly log search and dashboards. Ideal for SQL-like queries without running my own stack. I haven't used it yet.
Uptime, logs, incidents, and status pages in one hosted stack. Looks promising, but I haven't used it yet.
Self-hosted auth solution for teams that want full control over their auth system. Ideal for teams that need to build their own auth system from scratch.
Full 3D pipeline in one free app. Supports Mac, Windows, and Linux.
Fast social graphics when fidelity matters less than speed. Not for deep UI work, great for quick assets.
Procedural 2D motion tool, free for individuals after Canva acquired it. I'm interested in it but haven't used it yet.
Most popular AI tool, with abundant learning resources online. Free tier is available. Suitable for beginners. Can choose between Claude and ChatGPT.
Open-source Intercom/Zendesk alternative. Self-host when support data should stay on my infra.
Community models for Stable Diffusion and Flux. Most checkpoints I use in ComfyUI come from here. You can also find tips, tools, and settings from professional content creators here.
Developer-friendly AI writing and development tool. Free tier is available. Available on Desktop, Mobile, and CLI for all platforms. Recommended to upgrade to paid version.
Anthropic’s agentic coding tool in the terminal.
Drop-in auth UI for Next.js with OAuth, orgs, and billing hooks. Saves weeks on login flows. Ideal for teams that need to authenticate users quickly. Easy to use and integrate.
Everything-in-one workspace when the team prefers one hub over Notion + Asana + Slack.
Free tier is absurdly useful. R2 for cheap object storage, Tunnel for exposing local services, Workers for edge APIs.
OpenAI’s coding agent.
Node-based image workflows with full control. Ideal for professional content creators. Recommended to use the Cloud version for beginners. Consider self-hosting for heavy usage or running on RunPod.
My main editor. Cursor's Auto and Composer models are great. You can use the latest models from major providers, or even connect your local models.
Edit, grade, and finish video in one app. Free tier is genuinely usable; color is the standout.
A visual AI agent builder — the top choice for small teams self-hosting AI agents. Teams that prioritize data security should evaluate its use carefully before adopting it.
Low-cost community home for early users and open-source projects. Rich bots, voice, and free hosting. Ideal for communities and open-source projects. Free tier is generous enough for most needs.
Ship Desktop Apps with web tech. Ideal for products that need a Mac/Windows client.
The best AI voice tool. Natural text-to-speech with real-time voice cloning. Ideal for products that need voice output or voice cloning.
Hand-drawn diagrams for architecture chats. The sketch look keeps discussions loose, not final-design.
React Native toolchain with OTA updates. Ideal for teams that need to develop for iOS and Android together.
Shared language between design and engineering. Wireframes, UI, prototypes, and Dev Mode in one bookmark.
Designer-led marketing sites with motion. When the page should feel designed, not templated.
Google’s general-purpose chat AI. Free tier is available. Integrated into Google ecosystem. Although not as smart as other models, it has the advantage of ecosystem integration, and I still pay for it.
Default for code hosting, PRs, and CI hooks. The bookmark I open ten times a day. Ideal for open-source projects. Free static site hosting. Many people use it to deploy product websites, blogs, etc.
Self-hostable Git platform alternative to GitHub. Ideal for teams that need to self-host Git repositories. Full DevSecOps platform with deep CI/CD.
Unified dashboards for metrics, logs, and traces. Cloud free tier or full self-host when I need custom observability.
Extremely fast inference API, ideal for low-latency AI API calls.
Where I start when I need an open model, dataset, or a quick Space demo.
Creator-focused newsletter and automation. Not transactional email; this is for audience nurture. Formerly known as ConvertKit.
MoR with a gentler onboarding than Paddle. Ideal for indie developers and small products.
Fast issue tracking tool. Ideal for teams that need to track tasks quickly. Lightweight and modern.
Mature deliverability tooling when volume is high and inbox placement really matters. Ideal for medium to large products.
Transactional plus marketing email in one platform when dev and marketing share one contact list. Ideal for small-scale products.
The most popular AI image generation tool. Ideal for playing with AI image generation.
Team whiteboard for workshops, user journeys, and sticky-note brainstorming. My default when collaboration needs more structure than a sketch.
Open automation tool. Ideal for teams that need to automate processes but don't want to write code. Open source with a hosted option.
Serverless Postgres with database branches. Flexible scaling and free tier. Ideal for side projects.
One API key for many models. Free tier is available for some models. Ideal for developers who want to experiment with multiple models.
Merchant of Record solution for products. Ideal for indie developers and small products. MoR products handle global tax for you.
AI search engine with citations. Useful for fact-checking and researching when creating AI agents.
No free tier, but want the flexibility of self-hosting, but don't want to deal with the complexity of using AWS, GCP, etc. Suitable for small-scale production.
Build email templates in React components. Pairs well with Resend when I want code-first templates. Ideal for code-first email needs.
Transactional email API with great DX. Ideal for sending transactional emails, signup emails, reset password emails, receipt emails, etc.
Interactive animations with state machines for product UI, not just linear motion graphics.
Rent GPUs when you can't buy them. Ideal for projects that need a lot of GPUs but can't find them.
Default error tracking bookmark. Catches exceptions with almost zero setup; self-host exists if compliance requires it.
The most popular team communication tool. Ideal for teams that need channel-based communication.
Polished sites for non-developers and small brands when custom code is not the goal.
Best payment solution for products. Unfortunately, it doesn't support Taiwan by default. Although there are many tutorials online, it's still very complicated to set up.
Open-source Firebase alternative on Postgres. Free tier is available for cloud services. Can quickly deploy database, authentication, real-time communication, and other features.
Scheduled and queue tasks tool. Free tier available. Easy to use and self-hostable.
Free tier is enough for side projects and small-scale production. Easy to deploy and scale.
Taiwan-built deploy platform with one-click templates for n8n, Dify, and other tools when I want self-hosting without infra pain. Easy to deploy and scale.
Enterprise-grade support when the team needs SLAs, routing, and a full ticket ops stack.