Resource 150 Things You Can Build
150 Things You Can Build
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Which platform to use for each, Payload, Directus, Supabase, Sanity, Hygraph, with real pricing and 32 production-proven examples from our own projects.
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BUILT
Payload●○○○$5-15K
Blog / Content Site
Content & Publishing
socialanimal.dev
BUILT
Supabase●●●○$30-80K
Multi-Language Content Hub (30+ langs)
Content & Publishing
DA: 30 languages, 91K pages
Sanity●●○○$20-50K
Online Magazine / News Platform
Content & Publishing
BUILT
Payload●○○○$5-10K
Documentation Site (MDX)
Content & Publishing
socialanimal.dev, gautamkhorana.com
BUILT
Supabase●●○○$15-30K
Podcast Platform + RSS Feed
Content & Publishing
WP Legends (80K+ subs)
Directus●●○○$20-40K
Author / Publisher Portal
Content & Publishing
Payload●●○○$15-35K
Digital Newsletter Platform
Content & Publishing
Strapi●●○○$15-30K
Knowledge Base / Internal Wiki
Content & Publishing
Sanity●●●○$40-80K
Interactive Brand Guidelines Portal
Content & Publishing
BUILT
Supabase●●●○$20-50K
AI Auto-Blog Pipeline
Content & Publishing
DA: RDA Humanizer pipeline
Sanity●●●○$30-60K
Multi-Author Editorial with Workflows
Content & Publishing
Hygraph●●●●$60-150K
Content Syndication Hub
Content & Publishing
BUILT
Supabase●●●○$40-100K
Programmatic SEO Engine (10K+ pages)
Content & Publishing
DA: 91K pages. HostList: 25K
Sanity●●●○$40-80K
Digital Archive / Museum Collection
Content & Publishing
Directus●●●○$30-60K
Legal Document Repository
Content & Publishing
BUILT
Supabase●●●○$40-80K
Coffee Shop / Venue Directory
Directories & Marketplaces
NAS: 137K listings, 3 countries
BUILT
Supabase●●●○$30-60K
Hosting Company Directory
Directories & Marketplaces
HostList: 25K companies, 53 countries
BUILT
Supabase●●●○$25-50K
Professional Services Directory
Directories & Marketplaces
DA Astrologer Directory
Supabase●●●●$50-120K
Real Estate Listing Platform
Directories & Marketplaces
Supabase●●●○$30-60K
Job Board / Career Platform
Directories & Marketplaces
Supabase●●●●$50-100K
Freelancer / Service Marketplace
Directories & Marketplaces
Supabase●●●○$30-60K
Restaurant / Nightlife Directory
Directories & Marketplaces
BUILT
Supabase●●●○$30-60K
Therapist / Doctor Finder
Directories & Marketplaces
FME booking platform
Supabase●●●○$40-100K
Yacht Brokerage Listings
Directories & Marketplaces
Supabase●●●○$40-100K
Vacation Rental Platform
Directories & Marketplaces
Supabase●●○○$20-50K
Marina / Berth Finder
Directories & Marketplaces
Supabase●●●○$25-50K
Car Dealership Inventory
Directories & Marketplaces
Supabase●●○○$20-40K
Event Venue Directory
Directories & Marketplaces
Supabase●●○○$20-40K
Gym / Fitness Studio Finder
Directories & Marketplaces
Supabase●●○○$20-40K
Daycare / Childcare Finder
Directories & Marketplaces
Supabase●●●○$40-80K
Wedding Vendor Marketplace
Directories & Marketplaces
Supabase●●○○$20-40K
Pet Services Directory
Directories & Marketplaces
Supabase●●○○$20-40K
Coworking Space Directory
Directories & Marketplaces
Supabase●●●○$40-100K
B2B Supplier / Manufacturer Directory
Directories & Marketplaces
BUILT
Supabase●●●○$30-60K
Celebrity / Influencer Database
Directories & Marketplaces
DA: 28,840 celebrities
BUILT
Supabase●●●○$40-100K
Subscription Platform (tiered pricing)
E-Commerce & Payments
DA: 4 tiers, 30+ countries, regional pricing
BUILT
Supabase●●●●$50-120K
Marketplace with Commission Model
E-Commerce & Payments
FME: provider payouts, platform commission
Payload●●○○$15-30K
Digital Product Store
E-Commerce & Payments
Supabase●●●●$50-120K
Online Auction Platform
E-Commerce & Payments
Supabase●●○○$15-40K
Donation / Fundraising Platform
E-Commerce & Payments
BUILT
Supabase●●●○$25-60K
Booking / Appointment System
E-Commerce & Payments
FME: therapist booking
Supabase●●●○$30-60K
Course / LMS Platform
E-Commerce & Payments
Supabase●●○○$15-30K
Gift Card / Voucher System
E-Commerce & Payments
BUILT
Supabase●●○○$15-30K
Sponsor-an-Entity Platform
E-Commerce & Payments
DA: sponsor-an-animal planned
BUILT
Supabase●●○○$20-40K
Multi-Currency Regional Pricing
E-Commerce & Payments
DA: REGIONAL_PRICING, 30+ countries
Supabase●●○○$15-30K
Invoice / Billing Portal
E-Commerce & Payments
BUILT
Supabase●●●○$25-50K
Membership / Gated Content Platform
E-Commerce & Payments
DA: 4-tier membership, RLS gating
Supabase●●●●$25-100K
Hotel Website with PMS Integration
Hotels & Travel
Supabase●●●●$60-200K
Hotel Group Multi-Property Platform
Hotels & Travel
Supabase●●●○$20-80K
Vacation Rental Direct Booking
Hotels & Travel
Supabase●●●○$20-60K
Tour Operator Booking Platform
Hotels & Travel
Directus●●●●$40-120K
Destination Marketing Website (DMO)
Hotels & Travel
Supabase●●○○$8-20K
B&B / Inn Website with Booking
Hotels & Travel
Supabase●●●○$30-100K
Charter Yacht Booking Platform
Hotels & Travel
Supabase●●●○$40-100K
Activity / Experience Marketplace
Hotels & Travel
Supabase●●○○$15-30K
Airport Transfer Booking System
Hotels & Travel
Supabase●●●○$25-50K
Travel Itinerary Builder
Hotels & Travel
Supabase●●●●$50-200K
University Website with Program Finder
Education
Supabase●●●●$30-100K
School District Multi-Site Platform
Education
Supabase●●●○$25-60K
Student / Alumni Portal
Education
Supabase●●○○$10-25K
Faculty Directory
Education
Supabase●●●○$30-60K
Online Course Platform (LMS)
Education
Supabase●●●●$50-100K
Virtual Classroom / Meeting Platform
Education
Directus●●●○$25-50K
Library Catalog / Digital Collection
Education
Supabase●●●○$30-60K
Exam / Assessment Platform
Education
Supabase●●○○$15-30K
Study Guide / Flashcard App
Education
BUILT
Supabase●●○○$15-25K
Citizenship Test Prep Platform
Education
DA: UK, AU, DE modules
BUILT
Payload●●○○$15-40K
Medical Practice Website
Healthcare & Wellness
SleepDr: Lighthouse 94
BUILT
Supabase●●●○$25-60K
Therapist / Provider Directory
Healthcare & Wellness
FME provider directory
Supabase●●●○$60-150K
Patient Portal (HIPAA)
Healthcare & Wellness
Supabase●●●●$50-120K
Telehealth Booking Platform
Healthcare & Wellness
Supabase●●●●$100-300K
Hospital System Multi-Facility
Healthcare & Wellness
Supabase●●●○$25-50K
Physician Directory (system-wide)
Healthcare & Wellness
Supabase●●○○$20-40K
Wellness / Spa Booking Platform
Healthcare & Wellness
Payload●●○○$15-30K
Mental Health Resource Platform
Healthcare & Wellness
Supabase●●●○$30-80K
Veterinary Clinic Chain Website
Healthcare & Wellness
Supabase●●●○$25-60K
Senior Care / Assisted Living Finder
Healthcare & Wellness
Directus●●●○$30-80K
Custom CRM
Enterprise & Internal Tools
Directus●●●○$40-100K
Product Information Management (PIM)
Enterprise & Internal Tools
Directus●●●●$80-250K
Digital Asset Management (DAM)
Enterprise & Internal Tools
Directus●●●●$60-200K
Brand Portal & Governance
Enterprise & Internal Tools
Strapi●●○○$20-40K
Employee Directory / Intranet
Enterprise & Internal Tools
Directus●●●○$30-60K
Project Management Tool
Enterprise & Internal Tools
Directus●●●○$30-60K
HR / Recruitment Platform
Enterprise & Internal Tools
Supabase●●○○$15-30K
Invoice / Billing Dashboard
Enterprise & Internal Tools
Directus●●●○$40-100K
IoT Dashboard / Monitoring
Enterprise & Internal Tools
Directus●●●○$30-100K
Logistics / Shipment Tracking Portal
Enterprise & Internal Tools
Supabase●●●○$25-60K
Client Portal (multi-tenant)
Enterprise & Internal Tools
BUILT
Supabase●●●○$25-50K
Sales Intelligence / Quoting Tool
Enterprise & Internal Tools
WPQuoter AI sales tool
BUILT
Supabase●●●○$25-50K
Staging / Preview Platform
Enterprise & Internal Tools
wpwebsite.pro staging panel
Supabase●●●●$80-250K
Multi-Brand Website Platform
Enterprise & Internal Tools
Supabase●●●●$60-200K
Franchise Management Portal
Enterprise & Internal Tools
BUILT
Supabase●●●○$20-50K
AI Chatbot with RAG
AI-Powered
DA: Oracle Council, 5 personas
BUILT
Supabase●●○○$20-40K
AI Content Generation Pipeline
AI-Powered
DA: auto-blog pipeline
BUILT
Supabase●●○○$20-40K
Voice Reading / Audio Content
AI-Powered
DA: Voice Oracle
BUILT
Supabase●●○○$15-30K
AI Image Generation Platform
AI-Powered
DA: Divine Sanctuary wallpapers
BUILT
Supabase●●●○$20-50K
Semantic Search Engine
AI-Powered
NAS: semantic cafe search
Directus●●●●$50-100K
AI Brand Compliance Checker
AI-Powered
Directus●●●○$30-60K
AI Auto-Tagging for DAM
AI-Powered
Supabase●●○○$15-30K
AI Mentor Matching
AI-Powered
BUILT
Supabase●●●○$25-50K
Personalized Recommendation Engine
AI-Powered
DA: personalized readings
BUILT
Claude API●○○○$5-15K
AI Cold Email Personalization
AI-Powered
52% open rate stack
BUILT
Claude API●○○○$10-20K
AI Content Humanizer Pipeline
AI-Powered
DA: RDA Humanizer
BUILT
Supabase●●●○$40-80K
Human Design / Astrology Calculator
AI-Powered
DA: full calculation engine
Directus●●●●$30-100K
Freight Forwarder Client Portal
Portals & Dashboards
Directus●●●○$20-50K
Customs Broker Document Portal
Portals & Dashboards
Directus●●●○$30-70K
3PL / Warehouse Client Dashboard
Portals & Dashboards
Supabase●●○○$15-30K
Analytics / Reporting Dashboard
Portals & Dashboards
Supabase●●○○$20-40K
Investor / Stakeholder Portal
Portals & Dashboards
Directus●●●○$25-50K
Vendor Management Portal
Portals & Dashboards
Supabase●●○○$15-30K
Teacher / Staff Portal
Portals & Dashboards
Supabase●●○○$15-30K
Parent / Student Portal
Portals & Dashboards
Supabase●●●○$25-50K
Property Owner Dashboard
Portals & Dashboards
Supabase●●●○$25-50K
Franchise Owner Dashboard
Portals & Dashboards
Supabase●●●○$25-60K
Animal Shelter Adoption Platform
Industry-Specific
Payload●●○○$15-40K
Wildlife Sanctuary Website
Industry-Specific
Supabase●●●●$60-200K
Dental DSO Multi-Practice Platform
Industry-Specific
Supabase●●●○$25-80K
Church Multi-Campus Platform
Industry-Specific
Supabase●●●○$30-80K
Automotive Dealer Group Website
Industry-Specific
Payload●●○○$15-40K
Solar Energy Company Website
Industry-Specific
Directus●●●○$30-80K
Manufacturing Product Catalog (PIM)
Industry-Specific
Supabase●●●○$25-60K
Leather / Footwear Manufacturer Catalog
Industry-Specific
Supabase●●●○$30-60K
HS Code / Tariff Lookup Tool
Industry-Specific
Supabase●●○○$15-30K
Freight Quote Calculator
Industry-Specific
Supabase●●●○$30-80K
Law Firm Multi-Office Website
Industry-Specific
Supabase●●●●$50-200K
Fitness Chain Multi-Location
Industry-Specific
Strapi●●●○$30-80K
Restaurant Chain Website
Industry-Specific
Payload●●●○$30-60K
Casino / Gaming Website
Industry-Specific
Supabase●●●○$25-50K
Cannabis Dispensary Directory
Industry-Specific
Sanity●●○○$15-40K
Jewelry / Fashion Showroom
Industry-Specific
Strapi●●○○$15-40K
Music Artist / Label Platform
Industry-Specific
Supabase●●●○$25-50K
Podcast Network Hub
Industry-Specific
Supabase●●●○$25-60K
Agricultural / Farm Marketplace
Industry-Specific
Strapi●●○○$15-30K
Crypto / Web3 Project Site
Industry-Specific
BUILT
Supabase●○○○$2-7K
Animal Shelter (Subsidized)
Nonprofit & Charity
Social Animal Initiative
Payload●●○○$15-30K
Nonprofit Fundraising Website
Nonprofit & Charity
Supabase●●○○$15-30K
Volunteer Management Platform
Nonprofit & Charity
Directus●●●○$25-50K
Grant Management / Application Portal
Nonprofit & Charity
Directus●●●○$25-50K
Community Foundation Portal
Nonprofit & Charity
Supabase●●○○$15-30K
Impact Reporting Dashboard
Nonprofit & Charity
Payload●●●○$25-50K
International Recruitment Website
Multi-Language
BUILT
Supabase●●●○$40-100K
Multi-Country E-Commerce
Multi-Language
DA: 30 languages, regional pricing
Supabase●●○○$20-40K
Cross-Border Rescue Network
Multi-Language
BUILT
Supabase●●○○$20-40K
Festival / Event Calendar (multi-country)
Multi-Language
DA: Festival Calendar, 5 countries
Directus●●○○$15-30K
Multilingual Knowledge Base
Multi-Language
BUILT
Supabase●●●●$50-150K
Astrology / Horoscope Platform
Niche Platforms
DA: 91K pages, full engine
BUILT
Supabase●●○○$15-30K
Numerology / Name Analysis Tool
Niche Platforms
DA: Cosmic Name Lab
BUILT
Supabase●●○○$10-20K
Gemstone / Crystal Directory
Niche Platforms
DA: Cosmic Gemstone Hub
BUILT
Supabase●●○○$15-30K
Yoga / Meditation Platform
Niche Platforms
DA: Cosmic Yoga, 8 sprints
BUILT
Supabase●●○○$20-40K
Coffee Cup / Palm Reading AI
Niche Platforms
DA: Coffee Cup + Palm Reading
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