$ buildwith --task "ship a SaaS"

→ editor: Cursor · agent: Claude Code · db: Supabase

→ auth: Clerk · pay: Stripe · deploy: Vercel

What should I build with?

Ranked AI tools for vibe coders and builders. Pick a job, get the shortlist, ship.

$ ls ./categories

AI Code Editors/

IDEs with AI built in, for when you want to stay hands-on with the code.

Coding Agents/

Agents that take a task and do the multi-file work for you.

App Builders/

Describe it, get a working app. Fastest path from idea to URL.

Backend & Database/

Where your data lives. Postgres-first picks that play well with AI tools.

Auth/

Sign-in, users and orgs without rolling your own.

Deploy & Hosting/

Get it live. Git push to production.

Payments/

Take money for the thing you built.

Design & UI/

Make it look good, from mockups to components.

Email/

Transactional and product email for builders.

$ buildwith --top 1 --all

    AI Code Editors

  • #1
    CursorFreemium

    use this if you want a VS Code-style editor with AI deeply woven into every edit.

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    • Coding Agents

  • #1
    Claude CodePaid

    use this if you live in the terminal and want an agent that works across your whole repo.

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    • App Builders

  • #1
    LovableFreemium

    use this if you're non-technical or want a polished full-stack app from a chat.

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    • Backend & Database

  • #1
    SupabaseFreemium

    use this if you want Postgres plus auth, storage and realtime in one backend.

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    • Auth

  • #1
    ClerkFreemium

    use this if you want drop-in sign-in UI and user management for React/Next.js.

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    • Deploy & Hosting

  • #1
    VercelFreemium

    use this if you're shipping Next.js or any frontend and want git-push deploys with previews.

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    • Payments

  • #1
    StripeUsage-based

    use this if you want the default for payments and subscriptions with great APIs.

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    • Design & UI

  • #1
    FigmaFreemium

    use this if you want the standard for collaborative UI design and prototyping.

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    • Email

  • #1
    ResendFreemium

    use this if you want developer-first transactional email with React Email.

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$ tail -n 3 ./new

  • 2026-10-14

    Vani Code Agent for VS Code ↗

    Free VS Code extension (preview) with a coding agent that edits files with diff review and runs commands with your approval.

  • 2026-10-14

    Kerno v1 ↗

    AI runtime QA engineer for backend code; works inside Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and MCP-capable agents. v1 adds end-to-end user flow tests and a rebuilt Portal.

  • 2026-10-14

    Ellf by Explosion ↗

    Plugs into coding assistants like Claude Code, Codex or GitHub Copilot to build custom NLP systems end to end.

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