I built a marketplace where developers can host, share, and sell their tools — paid in USDT crypto
Hey IH community!
I've been building Devlix for a while and just launched it. Here's the idea:
Devlix is an open marketplace where any developer can:
🔧 Upload and publish their tools, apps, or scripts
💰 Sell them and get paid in USDT (supports 3 networks)
📦 Start with 200MB free storage
🚀 Get discovered by other developers
No commission taken from sales. Developers keep 100% of their revenue.
The crypto payment angle was intentional — it makes the platform accessible to developers worldwide, especially in regions where traditional payment processors don't work well.
Still early stage but the platform is fully built with React frontend and Laravel backend.
Would love honest feedback:
- Would you use something like this?
- What features would make you actually publish your tools here?
Interesting idea. My biggest question isn't the marketplace itself, it's distribution. How will buyers discover tools once there are hundreds or thousands listed? I'd be more likely to publish if there was a clear path to getting visibility, analytics, reviews, and recurring customers. The 0% commission angle is attractive, but discovery is what would make me stay.
What I'd be careful with is that several different reasons someone might join a platform like this can look aligned early on.
A developer might want distribution.
A developer might want payment access.
A developer might want a place to host projects.
Those can all point toward the same product while still pulling it in very different directions over time.
That's the part I'd be most curious about.
Nice
I like the idea and the positioning, but I couldn't clearly understand how purchases are fulfilled.
When I asked the chatbot, it sounded like purchases may require manual approval or intervention from an admin.
If that's the case, it could create friction for international customers. Since the platform is presented as a global marketplace, users may expect instant access to purchased tools regardless of time zone.
It might help to explain the purchase and delivery flow more clearly on the website.
I also tried asking a follow-up question through the chatbot, but the response didn't seem related to what I actually asked.
As a first-time visitor, this reduced my confidence because I was trying to understand how purchases work.
If the chatbot is mainly informational, it may be worth making its limitations clearer or improving its handling of follow-up questions.