$99 SaaS cloned into a $1/month open-source alternative, sparking debate
ayushtweetshere · x · 2026-10-26
A developer announced Open Post, an open-source clone of the social media cross-posting SaaS Post Bridge ($99/month) that costs less than $1/month to run, to be open-sourced on GitHub after testing. Ayush draws the takeaway: building in public is dying—the more revenue you flaunt on X, the more likely you get cloned; the free marketing channel is now a 'free competitor factory.'
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