Opportunity intelligence for software builders

Find a market
worth building for.

Compare software ecosystems by paying markets, distribution, and the realities of getting started. See the tradeoffs before you choose your next build.

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Source-backed research. Multiple scoring lenses. Assumptions in view.

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EcosystemRevenue Path · v2
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Comparative model scores, not revenue predictions.

From possibility to a clearer decision

Know what you’re getting into.

  1. 01

    Find your starting point

    Search ecosystems and narrow the field by market, entry costs, and build conditions.

  2. 02

    Look through your lens

    Evaluate solo feasibility, revenue paths, distribution, or agency fit. Understand what drives each score.

  3. 03

    Follow the evidence

    Open the research, inspect its sources, and identify what still needs customer validation.

A look inside the research

Real ecosystems. Visible tradeoffs.

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Developer Tools

JetBrains Marketplace

At a modeled $25 monthly ARPA, 400 paid plugin subscribers produce $10k MRR—tiny relative to JetBrains' multimillion-paying-customer footprint. JetBrains provides direct in-IDE discovery, native monthly/yearly subscriptions and trials, centralized license management, taxes/payments handled by JetBrains, no listing/development fee, and a 15% Marketplace…

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95/100
FastestHigh model confidenceView 30 sources30 linked primary sourcesRevenue Path · v2
Analytics/BI

Power BI Custom Visuals / AppSource

At $50 monthly ARPA, 200 organizations/license groups produce $10k MRR—about 0.05% of Microsoft's verified 425,000+ Power BI customer base. AppSource provides in-product discovery, native paid checkout/license management and in-report upsell surfaces, while the visual itself can remain self-contained with no hosted backend. The main challenge is creating…

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97.5/100
FastestHigh model confidenceView 30 sources30 linked primary sourcesRevenue Path · v2

Selected public examples. Members can explore the full index. Model confidence and source coverage are shown separately.

Research you can question

The score is a starting point.
The reasoning matters.

How we score
  • A perspective for your decisionEach lens answers a different question using a versioned model.
  • Sources you can inspectFollow the evidence behind the research. Source counts don’t verify every claim.
  • Unknowns stay visibleSee gaps and constraints before committing to a direction.

A better-informed next build.

Start with the market. Find a direction worth validating.

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