Should you build an internal tool? Or just buy it?
About Build vs. Buy Calculator on Product Hunt
“Should you build an internal tool? Or just buy it?”
Build vs. Buy Calculator launched on Product Hunt on September 9th, 2015 and earned 319 upvotes and 23 comments, earning #2 Product of the Day.
On the analytics side, Build vs. Buy Calculator competes within Web App, Developer Tools and Tech — topics that collectively have 1.3M followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how Build vs. Buy Calculator performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted Build vs. Buy Calculator?
Build vs. Buy Calculator was hunted by Josh Pigford. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of Build vs. Buy Calculator including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
Josh Pigford