THE TOOLS DIRECTORY

For people building in public

The tools solopreneurs actually use to vibe-code products, ship in public, build an audience, and level up.

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Hand-picked tools worth a look right now.

Payhip

Storefront for digital downloads, courses, memberships and coaching with fees from 5% on the free plan down to 0% on the $99/mo tier, paid out through your own Stripe or PayPal.

Build in PublicFree: 5% transaction fee; Plus $29/mo: 2% fee; Pro $99/mo: 0% fee; identical features on every tier; Stripe/PayPal processing fees apply on top
  • digital-products
  • storefront
  • courses

Builder.io

AI app builder and agentic CMS that imports Figma designs and ships changes as pull requests against your own codebase and design system.

Vibe CodingFree (1 seat, max 5, 15 daily/60 monthly agent credits); Pro $24/user/mo (500 monthly credits, up to 3 design systems); Team $40/user/mo (roles, Slack/Jira agent, custom MCP servers); Enterprise custom (SSO, RBAC, privacy mode). Extra credits cost $25 per 500 on Pro and Team. Annual discounts may exist but aren't published on the pricing page.
  • app-builder
  • design-to-code
  • cms

LearnWorlds

Course platform built around AI-assisted course and assessment creation, with a flat $5 per-enrollment fee on its entry plan instead of a percentage cut.

CoursesStarter $24/mo annual ($29/mo monthly) plus $5 per paid enrollment; Pro Trainer $79/mo annual ($99/mo monthly), no transaction fee; Learning Center $249/mo annual ($299/mo monthly), no transaction fee; Corporate by quote; 30-day free trial on every plan
  • course-platform
  • digital-products
  • assessments

Patreon

Membership platform for turning an existing audience into recurring monthly support, with patron-only posts, tiers and merch, for a flat 10% platform fee plus processing.

Build in Public10% platform fee + ~2.9%/$0.30 card processing for creators who joined after Aug 4, 2025; legacy creators grandfathered at 5%, 8% or 11% depending on their existing plan
  • membership
  • community
  • monetization

Webflow

Visual, AI-assisted website builder with a full CMS, except the CMS is missing entirely from the first paid tier.

Vibe CodingFree Starter; Basic $15/mo (no CMS); Premium $25/mo; Team $2,500/mo (annual contract); Enterprise custom; Workspace collaboration plans billed separately
  • website-builder
  • cms
  • no-code

Descript

AI video and podcast editor that works by editing a transcript, so deleting a word cuts the matching clip, with one-click noise cleanup and AI voice cloning built in.

Personal BrandingFree (60 min/mo, watermarked); Hobbyist $16/mo annual or $24/mo monthly (600 min); Creator $24/mo annual or $35/mo monthly (1,800 min); Business $50/mo annual or $65/mo monthly (2,400 min), per editor
  • video
  • podcast
  • transcription

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Memberstack

Build in PublicFree to build before launch; Basic $29/mo ($25/mo annual), 4% transaction fee, up to 1,000 members; Professional $49/mo ($39/mo), 2% fee, up to 5,000; Business $99/mo ($79/mo), 0.9% fee, 10,000+; Established $499/mo ($399/mo), 0% fee; standard Stripe processing applies on top of every tier

Cline

Vibe CodingFree and open source (Apache-2.0); bring your own API key billed by your model provider, or buy Cline's own inference credits at cost; Enterprise custom-priced

Transistor

Build in PublicStarter $19/mo (20K downloads, 50 private subscribers); Professional $49/mo (100K downloads, 500 private subscribers); Business $99/mo (250K downloads, 3K private subscribers); Enterprise by quote above those limits; annual billing gives 12 months for the price of 10; 14-day free trial, no free tier

Durable

Vibe CodingFree ($0, 300 total AI credits, 10 CRM contacts, no custom domain); Launch $25/mo ($22/mo billed annually); Grow $49/mo ($41/mo billed annually)

Outseta

Build in PublicStart $37/mo (2% fee, 1,000 contacts) to Max $697/mo (0% fee, 100,000 contacts), billed yearly; monthly billing runs about 25% higher; 14-day free trial, 30-day money-back guarantee

Bubble

Vibe CodingFree (dev only); Starter $29/mo web-only or $59/mo web+mobile; Growth $119/mo or $209/mo; Team $349/mo or $549/mo (all annual billing); Enterprise custom. Monthly billing runs higher; usage metered in Workload Units with overage or tier upgrades past each plan's cap.

Memberful

Build in PublicStandard $49/mo + 4.9% per transaction (plus Stripe's own processing fees); Enterprise custom, volume-based pricing

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