Thinking of building a comparison tool based on AI... you find this useful?
Heya 👋
I’m thinking of building a simple, unbiased comparison platform for products, services, tools — even technical stuff like frameworks, APIs, and AI tools — to help you decide faster with clear side-by-side insights.
Personally, I often find myself deep in Amazon reviews, YouTube videos, and scattered blog posts when trying to choose something new. While some comparison sites exist, I’ve never found a complete or truly comprehensive solution. The same goes for developers — when exploring new frameworks or libraries with similar alternatives, a quick, focused comparison could really help clarify things.
Before going further, I’d love to hear from you: Would you find this useful? Your feedback will help shaping what I build next.
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Honestly, I think there are already a lot of services doing this.
Especially when it comes to products and SaaS tools - platforms like G2 and AlternativeTo already exist,
and they’ve got massive datasets behind them.
So I’m curious:
What exactly will you focus on?
Where do you see the gap or opportunity?
Super into this, although niche, the amount of time wasted bouncing between tabs just to compare tools or products is wild enough to make this efficacious. Someone else brought up how this exists already though so I'm curious too: what makes you different?
Absolutely yes but with a few important caveats.
As someone who works on automation platforms (where users compare integrations, tools, APIs, etc. daily), I can tell you: side-by-side clarity saves hours. Especially in B2B decisions, the friction isn’t lack of options it’s noise, inconsistency, and bias across sources.
Where I think your idea stands out is unbiased, AI-powered clarity if done well.
But here’s the challenge: most “comparison tools” become SEO bait or affiliate-driven pretty fast. The trust gap widens when you can’t trace the source or see how two tools were weighed against each other.
A few thoughts if you’re going ahead:
Let users see the source logic (why X scored better than Y).
Add filters based on context: solo dev vs startup vs enterprise comparison isn’t one-size-fits-all.
Use AI for summarization, but let power users dig deeper (e.g., show API limits, pricing structures, changelog pace).