What is this site?
Build or Skip is a product-opportunity research view for indie developers, startup teams, and site owners. It gathers publicly observable payment signals, tip data, and site profiles so you can compare which products already show commercial activity—and whether that activity is still moving—before you start building. You can filter by category, payment channel, Domain Rating, and registration date, then decide to Build, Watch, or Skip. The product treats these figures as research signals, not verified orders, revenue, or customer counts; a domain registration date is also not a launch date. Use it to narrow a shortlist, not as a financial conclusion.
Core features
- New-site and product revenue rankings can be filtered by category, payment channel, Domain Rating, and registration date, then compared across about six months of payment-signal scale and trend.
- Tip rankings collect publicly visible tip amounts, active months, and amount trends from platforms such as Buy Me a Coffee.
- A comment-backlink library and an AI-tool submission directory list original pages, submission methods, fee notes, and review dates.
- A watchlist stores candidates; a Chrome extension can show conservative payment-signal labels and Domain Rating next to eligible Google natural results.
- Paid users can use MCP to discover datasets, search products, and read site snapshots; the annual plan also includes a Site Data API for DR, registration, monthly traffic, and related site fields. Public sitemap monitoring is capped at 20 sites on monthly Pro and 50 on annual Pro.
Common use cases
- An indie developer opens the new-site revenue ranking before picking a direction, checks which newly registered domains already show payment signals that month, then opens the site profile.
- A small SaaS team filters the product revenue ranking by category, compares whether the last six months of signals are strengthening or fading, and decides to keep watching or skip.
- A site owner looks up submission URLs in the comment-backlink library or AI-tool directory and follows each site's method and fees.
- A subscriber asks Cursor or Claude, via MCP, for the current datasets and a single-domain snapshot during everyday research.
Who is it for?
- Indie developers who want a public-signal first pass before they build
- Small teams that need a watchlist and month-to-month follow-up
- Site owners hunting directory or comment-style submission leads
- A poor fit for anyone who needs merchant-ledger or tax-grade revenue numbers
- A poor fit for treating rankings as investment advice, or copying a product without checking the original site
How does it compare with similar tools?
Use these checks to see whether it is in the same category as “pick a direction from discussion heat”: whether signals come from public payments or tips; whether the page states they are not verified revenue; and whether you get filters, a watchlist, and MCP/API access. If you need a full-site performance report, user interviews, or reconciled GMV, use tools built for those jobs instead of expecting Build or Skip to close the decision.
FAQ
Q: Are Build or Skip payment signals the same as real revenue?
A: No. The site states that the figures are for opportunity research only and do not represent verified orders, revenue, or customer counts.
Q: What is the difference between Free Preview and Pro?
A: The site starts with Free Preview and suggests upgrading when you need to go deeper. Pro is $19 per month or $190 per year (shown as about $15.83 per month). Pro unlocks the published full revenue and tip rankings, backlink libraries, all filter and sort dimensions, and unlimited MCP calls; the annual plan also includes the Site Data API. Sitemap monitoring is up to 20 sites on monthly Pro and 50 on annual Pro. Prices are in USD, and the page notes that standard Pro pricing may rise after the next feature release.
Q: How do I request a correction or removal if my site is listed?
A: Site owners or authorized representatives can email support@buildorskip.dev. After verification, inaccurate information can be corrected, or an eligible site can be removed from public rankings.
