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The Build vs. Buy Register
| app | discipline | price | time to code | verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| marketing | $49/mo | code in a weekend | 93Build it | |
| notes | $2.99/mo | code in an evening | 97Build it | |
| links | $35/mo | code in a weekend | 97Build it | |
| podcasting | $12/mo | code in an evening | 94Build it | |
| scheduling | $12/mo | code in an evening | 89Build it | |
| support | $79/mo | code in an evening | 95Build it | |
| websites | $19/mo | code in an evening | 99Build it | |
| time tracking | $3.99/mo | code in an evening | 95Build it | |
| marketing | $49/mo | code in an evening | 96Build it | |
| notes | $5/mo | code in an evening | 97Build it | |
| writing | $8.74/mo | code in an evening | 99Build it | |
| devtools | $25/mo | code in a weekend | 95Build it | |
| scheduling | $6.95/mo | code in an evening | 97Build it | |
| marketing | $25/mo | code in an evening | 97Build it | |
| e-commerce | $10/mo | code in an evening | 91Build it | |
| productivity | $5/mo | code in an evening | 95Build it | |
| automation | $5/mo | code in an evening | 99Build it | |
| marketing | $49/mo | code in an evening | 96Build it | |
| forms | $39/mo | code in an evening | 93Build it | |
| links | $9/mo | code in an evening | 99Build it | |
| notes | $4/mo | code in a weekend | 93Build it | |
| devtools | $14.95/mo | code in an evening | 96Build it | |
| analytics | $9/mo | code in an evening | 97Build it | |
| reading | $4.99/mo | code in an evening | 86Build it | |
| marketing | $5/mo | code in an evening | 97Build it | |
| devtools | $99/mo | code in a weekend | 97Build it | |
| design | $9/mo | code in an evening | 93Build it | |
| marketing | $29/mo | code in an evening | 94Build it | |
| documents | $9/mo | code in an evening | 93Build it | |
 Squarespace | websites | $16/mo | code in an evening | 99Build it |
| devtools | $29/mo | code in an evening | 95Build it | |
| $25/mo | code in a weekend | 87Build it | ||
| forms | $39/mo | code in an evening | 97Build it | |
| forms | $29/mo | code in an evening | 94Build it | |
| documents | $15/mo | code in an evening | 97Build it | |
| tasks | $5/mo | code in a weekend | 95Build it | |
| time tracking | $9/mo | code in an evening | 95Build it | |
| tasks | $5/mo | code in a weekend | 95Build it | |
| websites | $74/mo | code in an evening | 96Build it | |
| devtools | $7/mo | code in an evening | 95Build it | |
| marketing | — | code in an evening | 99Build it | |
| email marketing | $29/mo | code in a weekend | 95Borderline | |
| documents | $19.99/mo | code in a weekend | 93Borderline | |
| database | $24/mo | code in a weekend | 93Borderline | |
| devtools | — | code in a weekend | 93Borderline | |
| analytics | — | code in a weekend | 97Borderline | |
| devtools | $39/mo | code in a weekend | 97Borderline | |
| crm | $49/mo | code in a weekend | 94Borderline | |
| devtools | $300/mo | code in a weekend | 95Borderline | |
| tasks | $13.49/mo | code in a weekend | 95Borderline | |
| tasks | $15/mo | code in a weekend | 94Borderline | |
| design | $12/mo | code in a weekend | 70Borderline | |
| newsletter | $42/mo | code in a weekend | 93Borderline | |
| finance | $25/mo | code in a weekend | 92Borderline | |
| storage | $20/mo | code in a weekend | 91Borderline | |
| social | $6/mo | code in a weekend | 90Borderline | |
| education | $89/mo | code in a weekend | 84Borderline | |
| productivity | $149/mo | code in a weekend | 94Borderline | |
| documents | — | code in a weekend | 71Borderline | |
| websites | $97/mo | code in a weekend | 94Borderline | |
| tasks | $10/mo | code in a weekend | 95Borderline | |
| crm | $49/mo | code in a weekend | 94Borderline | |
| workspace | $5.75/mo | code in a weekend | 93Borderline | |
| email marketing | $25/mo | code in a weekend | 95Borderline | |
| video | $24/mo | code in a weekend | 77Borderline | |
| chat | $9.99/mo | code in a weekend | 88Borderline | |
| support | — | code in a weekend | 87Borderline | |
| storage | $11.99/mo | code in a weekend | 91Borderline | |
| video | $5/mo | code in an evening | 97Borderline | |
| notes | $14.99/mo | code in a weekend | 93Borderline | |
| accounting | $10/mo | code in a weekend | 94Borderline | |
| video | $20/mo | code in a weekend | 82Borderline | |
| websites | $15/mo | code in a weekend | 99Borderline | |
| accounting | $21/mo | code in a weekend | 93Borderline | |
| support | $19/mo | code in a weekend | 85Borderline | |
| analytics | — | code in a weekend | 97Borderline | |
| devtools | $10/mo | code in a weekend | 96Borderline | |
| crm | — | code in a weekend | 94Borderline | |
| writing | $12/mo | code in a weekend | 72Borderline | |
| time tracking | $13.75/mo | code in a weekend | 95Borderline | |
| fitness | $12.99/mo | code in a weekend | 95Borderline | |
| support | $20/mo | code in a weekend | 94Borderline | |
| social | $99/mo | code in a weekend | 97Borderline | |
| analytics | $32/mo | code in a weekend | 93Borderline | |
| productivity | $9.99/mo | code in a weekend | 80Borderline | |
| support | $39/mo | code in a weekend | 87Borderline | |
| tasks | $8.15/mo | code in a weekend | 95Borderline | |
| tasks | $10/mo | code in a weekend | 95Borderline | |
| marketing | — | code in a weekend | 97Borderline | |
| video | $15/mo | code in a weekend | 77Borderline | |
| design | $9/mo | code in a weekend | 70Borderline | |
| email marketing | $13/mo | code in a weekend | 95Borderline | |
| automation | $9/mo | code in a weekend | 95Borderline | |
| chat | $6/mo | code in a weekend | 78Borderline | |
| design | $10/mo | code in a weekend | 68Borderline | |
| analytics | $28/mo | code in a weekend | 93Borderline | |
| finance | $14.99/mo | code in a weekend | 82Borderline | |
| tasks | $12/mo | code in a weekend | 94Borderline | |
| fitness | $19.99/mo | code in a weekend | 93Borderline | |
| devtools | $8/mo | code in a weekend | 99Borderline | |
| analytics | — | code in a weekend | 97Borderline | |
| productivity | $16.99/mo | code in a weekend | 93Borderline | |
| devtools | $21/mo | code in a weekend | 95Borderline | |
| documents | $35/mo | code in a weekend | 92Borderline | |
| crm | $14.9/mo | code in a weekend | 94Borderline | |
| podcasting | $9/mo | code in a weekend | 94Borderline | |
| devtools | $19/mo | code in a weekend | 97Borderline | |
| time tracking | $12/mo | code in a weekend | 89Borderline | |
| devtools | $20/mo | not worth starting | 95Borderline | |
| devtools | $10/mo | code in a weekend | 95Borderline | |
| video | $19/mo | code in a weekend | 67Borderline | |
| scheduling | — | code in a weekend | 95Borderline | |
| seo | $22/mo | code in a weekend | 97Borderline | |
| devtools | $26/mo | code in a weekend | 95Borderline | |
| e-commerce | $10/mo | code in a weekend | 97Borderline | |
| e-commerce | $9.99/mo | code in a weekend | 97Borderline | |
| chat | $8.75/mo | code in a weekend | 88Borderline | |
| devtools | $20/mo | code in a weekend | 83Borderline | |
| tasks | $12/mo | code in a weekend | 95Borderline | |
| marketing | $49/mo | code in a weekend | 95Borderline | |
| fitness | $11.99/mo | code in a weekend | 92Borderline | |
| video | $25/mo | code in a weekend | 67Borderline | |
| newsletter | — | code in a weekend | 93Borderline | |
| video | $29/mo | code in a weekend | 95Borderline | |
| education | $39/mo | code in a weekend | 84Borderline | |
| forms | $29/mo | code in a weekend | 97Borderline | |
| video | $19/mo | code in a weekend | 77Borderline | |
| hr | $8/mo | code in a weekend | 94Borderline | |
| video conferencing | $6.99/mo | code in a weekend | 67Borderline | |
| writing | $15/mo | code in a weekend | 84Borderline | |
| video | $19/mo | code in a weekend | 77Borderline | |
| finance | $14.99/mo | code in a weekend | 82Borderline | |
| automation | $30/mo | code in a weekend | 91Borderline | |
| security | $2.99/mo | not worth starting | 72Just pay | |
| design | $22.99/mo | not worth starting | 57Just pay | |
| design | $22.99/mo | not worth starting | 57Just pay | |
| design | $22.99/mo | not worth starting | 67Just pay | |
| video | $22.99/mo | not worth starting | 53Just pay | |
| seo | $129/mo | not worth starting | 56Just pay | |
| music | $14.95/mo | not worth starting | 67Just pay | |
| devtools | — | not worth starting | 85Just pay | |
| hr | — | not worth starting | 77Just pay | |
| accounting | $299/mo | not worth starting | 97Just pay | |
| websites | $29/mo | not worth starting | 76Just pay | |
| design | $12.99/mo | not worth starting | 73Just pay | |
| productivity | $20/mo | not worth starting | 95Just pay | |
| devtools | $20/mo | not worth starting | 99Just pay | |
| workspace | $12/mo | not worth starting | 77Just pay | |
| education | $59/mo | not worth starting | 68Just pay | |
| hr | — | not worth starting | 95Just pay | |
| devtools | $20/mo | not worth starting | 74Just pay | |
| devtools | — | not worth starting | 97Just pay | |
| hr | — | not worth starting | 71Just pay | |
| documents | $15/mo | not worth starting | 75Just pay | |
| education | $6.99/mo | not worth starting | 95Just pay | |
| e-commerce | — | not worth starting | 94Just pay | |
| design | $20/mo | not worth starting | 68Just pay | |
| devtools | — | not worth starting | 88Just pay | |
| devtools | $29/mo | not worth starting | 95Just pay | |
| hr | — | not worth starting | 78Just pay | |
| hr | $49/mo | not worth starting | 64Just pay | |
| fitness | — | not worth starting | 97Just pay | |
| hr | — | not worth starting | 63Just pay | |
| crm | $20/mo | not worth starting | 79Just pay | |
| hr | — | not worth starting | 95Just pay | |
| documents | — | not worth starting | 71Just pay | |
| education | $149/mo | not worth starting | 75Just pay | |
| devtools | — | not worth starting | 97Just pay | |
| documents | $41.58/mo | not worth starting | 69Just pay | |
| hr | — | not worth starting | 95Just pay | |
| productivity | $34/mo | not worth starting | 86Just pay | |
| fitness | $70/mo | not worth starting | 95Just pay | |
| security | $12.99/mo | not worth starting | 72Just pay | |
| workspace | $12/mo | not worth starting | 88Just pay | |
| security | — | not worth starting | 63Just pay | |
| websites | — | not worth starting | 95Just pay | |
| fitness | $44/mo | not worth starting | 95Just pay | |
| productivity | $20/mo | not worth starting | 68Just pay | |
| e-commerce | — | not worth starting | 94Just pay | |
| accounting | $35/mo | not worth starting | 64Just pay | |
| finance | — | not worth starting | 69Just pay | |
| devtools | $20/mo | not worth starting | 95Just pay | |
| hr | — | not worth starting | 67Just pay | |
| finance | $5/mo | not worth starting | 77Just pay | |
| crm | $25/mo | not worth starting | 80Just pay | |
| analytics | — | not worth starting | 75Just pay | |
| seo | $139.95/mo | not worth starting | 69Just pay | |
 Shopify | e-commerce | $39/mo | not worth starting | 76Just pay |
| design | $10/mo | not worth starting | 57Just pay | |
| devtools | $25/mo | not worth starting | 99Just pay | |
| music | $7.99/mo | not worth starting | 84Just pay | |
| music | $9.99/mo | not worth starting | 68Just pay | |
| design | $15/mo | not worth starting | 57Just pay | |
| music | $11.99/mo | not worth starting | 67Just pay | |
| finance | — | not worth starting | 69Just pay | |
| devtools | $25/mo | not worth starting | 88Just pay | |
| analytics | $75/mo | not worth starting | 95Just pay | |
| crm | — | not worth starting | 94Just pay | |
| devtools | $20/mo | not worth starting | 99Just pay | |
| video | $20/mo | not worth starting | 77Just pay | |
| finance | — | not worth starting | 77Just pay | |
| websites | $18/mo | not worth starting | 71Just pay | |
| fitness | $30/mo | not worth starting | 95Just pay | |
| websites | $16/mo | not worth starting | 49Just pay | |
 WordPress.com | websites | $25/mo | not worth starting | 99Just pay |
| accounting | $42/mo | not worth starting | 64Just pay | |
| support | $55/mo | not worth starting | 79Just pay | |
| video conferencing | $14.99/mo | not worth starting | 76Just pay |
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