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Every teardown here is research I needed for my own portfolio first. If it didn't help me decide what to build next, it didn't get published.
Built by Jim Liu, operating 5 SaaS sites from Sydney. Every teardown is filtered through what I'm actually shipping this month.
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5 SaaS sites I run myself — the teardowns you're reading are the same research I use to ship.
2,020 total monthly visitors · 4 yrs operating
How we compare
Honest comparison with the leaders in indie hacker research.
| Feature | Inside Indie Hacker SaaS | Starter Story | Trends.vc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | $9/mo | $79/mo | $20/mo |
| Yearly price | $79/yr ($6.58/mo) | $479/yr | $249/yr |
| Content type | Reverse-engineered SaaS with Copyable Score | Founder interviews | Market trend reports |
| Build-cost estimates | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Distribution playbook | ✅ (5 channels/product) | Partial | ❌ |
| Replicate SOP | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Founder video interviews | ❌ (planned 2026 Q4) | ✅ | ❌ |
| Community / Discord | ❌ (planned 2026 Q4) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Refund policy | 10 days, no questions | 14 days | 7 days |
| Best for | Devs who want to BUILD something next | Storytelling inspiration | Operator decisions |
Common questions
50% AI category, 30% productivity/dev tools, 20% niche (no-code, content, finance). Every report flags niche fit upfront. If 114 reports don't have 3 that fit you, refund within 10 days.
Starter Story interviews founders (great storytelling, low actionability). We reverse-engineer products you can clone (build cost, MVP scope, distribution channels). Different goal, different price ($9 vs $79). See full comparison table above ↑
12 per month (3 per week, Mon/Wed/Fri). Yearly subscribers get 144 reports/year minimum. We track delivery publicly on /how-we-research.
Yes. Click cancel in /settings, email support, or DM Jim on X. 10 days, no questionnaire, no win-back call.
Already do — 30% of reports are productivity/dev/no-code SaaS (not “AI products”). The MRR threshold matters more than the category.
Partly. Tech Cost and Time-to-MVP are estimated from public stack data + our build experience. Distribution and $0→$10K Path are estimated from public traffic/signup data. Defensibility is subjective judgment, called out as such.
Indie hackers are budget-sensitive. We’d rather lock you in at $9 for 12 months than scare you off at $29 for 2. Launch price locks forever if you go yearly.
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