After the Beehiiv drama, aaron cancelled DataFast and vibe-coded a replacement
aaron cancelled DataFast this week. After all the Beehiiv drama, the thought was simple: why not vibe-code my own? In aaron's view you can build your own version in about 10 minutes and plug it into data you already have, so it gives more complete insights than just traffic and revenue. The point isn't only saving $500 to $1,000 a year, the post says. It's getting something better. One drama spawned the next cancellation. That's how zombie outbreaks spread.
Saving, as stated by the author: $500-$1,000 a year
Tbh, I also cancelled my DataFast subscription this week (after all that beehiiv drama, I was like, why don’t I just vibe code my own DataFast?).
You can literally vibe code your own version in 10 minutes, plus you can integrate it with data you already have. That way, your vibe-coded version could give you much more comprehensive insights than just traffic, revenue, etc.
So it’s not just about saving $500–$1,000 a year. You’re actually getting something better.
— aaron, read the original on XMore SaaS obituaries
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- Kelly C. built a half-decent CRM in about the time it took to research and price CRMs
- Noah Kagan says Claude Max killed $15,788 a year of software, Carta and Zapier included