Hot take: Most developer tools are overpriced because they solve simple problems with complex solutions.
DNS lookup? That's a 5-line script.
Uptime monitoring? A cron job + curl.
SSL checker? One OpenSSL command.
SEO analysis? A few HTTP requests.
I built all of these as free APIs in a weekend. The real value isn't the tool — it's not having to maintain it yourself.
That's why I give them away free:
http://5.78.129.127:3456
The market for "simple tools, done right, free tier included" is wide open.
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