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[IDEA] Services (SaaS) Comparison Site

Services (SaaS) Comparison Site

Hi Folks, I want to build a website where you can find and compare prices for different services. For example, you are looking for email delivery services. Once you enter the keywords, it will display the related email delivery services like SendGrid, Mandrill, and others. Complete with description and pricing.

So before I dive into the code, I'd like to validate if there is a need for this kind of website. 🙏🏽

If you interested, please drop your email on the google form links.

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    I think the idea is valid, but it may be a bit of a crowded market. I will say that for me, reviews are more important than pricing. When I'm researching for a product or service, I use something like G2 Crowd to see what people like and what they complain about before buying. I also wouldn't sign up for a service in order to see comparisons. Your customer may end up being the businesses themselves instead of the one doing the comparisons.

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    Just so you know, something like this does already exist. It does not mean you cannot create your own, but just know you may have some competition from other websites. https://comparisons.financesonline.com/

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    Hi Krisna,

    First of all good job on the landing page (not even being sarcastic) - I was pleasantly surprised to click through and see a really really 'throw it up and see what sticks' landing page.

    Personally I'd probably use this site if it was slick and fast but only very occasionally (I tend to have a few services I prefer working with and price becomes less of a deciding factor given most have free plans of some sort).

    I think it's probably useful but might be difficult for you to monetize - there's less chance (at least in my mind) that someone will be coming to this site all the time.

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      Hi @cimrie thanks for the feedback.

      Solution to make peoples coming back might be scale a bit to similar vertical. Like listings special prices or promo code for the services.

      And for the monetization, I was planning a freemium services where companies can get feedback and user comment about their products.