What is BuyerTell?+
BuyerTell is a daily buyer-intent radar for founders. It mines six public sources — Reddit, Hacker News, Stack Exchange, GitHub, Lobsters and App Store reviews — for signals that people are ready to pay, scores them by willingness to pay, and uses Claude to synthesize three evidence-grounded SaaS ideas delivered every morning.
How is BuyerTell different from GummySearch?+
GummySearch mined only Reddit and shut down in November 2025. BuyerTell reads six sources — including 1★ App Store reviews, which are pure switching intent — weights every signal by buyer intent, and hands you finished idea briefs instead of raw posts. It is also open-source and self-hostable.
What sources does BuyerTell mine?+
Reddit (30+ professional subreddits via OAuth), Hacker News, Stack Exchange (softwarerecs and webapps), App Store reviews (1–2★), GitHub Issues, and Lobsters.
How are ideas scored and ranked?+
Every signal is weighted by the intent it implies — from "would pay for" and "take my money" (×1.8) down to generic pain (×1.0) — then multiplied by engagement and source weight, deduped with a per-source cap so no single community dominates.
Where are the ideas delivered?+
Three ranked ideas arrive each morning by Telegram, Slack, or email. An interactive bot answers /more for a full deep dive, and every idea is archived on a browsable dashboard.
How much does BuyerTell cost?+
There is a free tier (1 idea a week). Solo is $29/mo for 3 ideas every morning across all 6 sources, Pro is $59/mo, and Studio is $149/mo for teams. You can also self-host the open-source engine for free — around $1–2/mo in API usage.
Is BuyerTell open source?+
Yes. The mining and synthesis engine is open source — bring your own keys and self-host it, or use the fully hosted SaaS.