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Nov 23, 2025 at 10:22 PM EST

Ask HN: What tools do you pay for today that feel overpriced or frustrating?

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Hello everyone,

I’d love to hear about:

1. Tools you pay for that feel overpriced or frustrating (especially if you’d replace them immediately if something better existed), and

2. Anything that routinely costs you time, money, or attention (and how much money and time it costs you).

I’m most interested in problems that are painful enough that you’d gladly pay to fix them.

If you’re open to sharing, it'd be nice to know:

1. the exact problem 2. how you solve it now 3. the approximate budget or cost

Thank you. The more concrete and specific, the better.

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