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TECH ValidatedEvidence tiers: Early signal = 1 uncorroborated request — treat as radar, not a validated opportunity · Corroborated = 2-3 requests · Validated = 4+ requests from 2+ different people. Every count appears exactly once, in the fact bar below — each traces to a real source post.

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11
builder posts asking
latest ask seen 2w ago
see the posts →
11
different people asking
across 1 platform
who →
4
rivals shipping · web scan
see prices →
$3.99
cheapest rival / mo
range →

In their words

"I just wanted to Selfhost Home Assist, so how hard could it be?" — a builder, verbatim · sign in free to trace the source ↗

What they tried & dropped

Extracted word-for-word from the evidence posts below — every item is quoted verbatim from a real builder.

zotac mini pc — "no shortcoming stated" verbatimsign in to trace ↗
casaOS — "docker version of HA does no support a couple of stuff" verbatimsign in to trace ↗
pi-hole — "backup DNS" verbatimsign in to trace ↗
adguard home — "primary DNS" verbatimsign in to trace ↗
jellyfin — (no stated shortcoming) sign in to trace ↗

Pain, in numbers

Quantified only where a builder stated a real figure — no LLM estimates.

100+ mods“around 100+ mods”

30 data packs“like 30 data packs”

3 to 5 friends“with 3 to 5 friends”

Hard requirements

Non-negotiables stated by builders in their own words. Miss one and they will not switch.

budget-friendlysupport for Home Assistant OSnot a full time jobself-hostedbudget constraintnew hardware

Competitor pricing

Named rivals & real prices 🔒
Rivals charge $3.99/mo · names — log in ↗

How we checked

Where we searched
3 sources · GitHub (open-source check) · App Store · SaaS marketplaces
Verification funnel
41 raw matches scanned, then AI-de-duped · see the breakdown below
Last scan
9d ago · auto-refreshed every 30 days

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Every source post · named rivals with real prices · what builders tried & dropped · quantified pain — all traceable to the original posts

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What the numbers suggest

4 rivals shipping (fact bar) see prices → market is crowded; differentiate on the unmet requirements above, don't compete on breadth.
11 builder posts asking · 11 different people (fact bar) see posts → demand is independently reported, not one person repeating themselves.
6 new tracked posts (all types) in the last 30 days vs 11 the month before see the curve → demand is cooling.
11 demand signals vs 4 shipping rivals → demand and supply are balanced — differentiation decides.
0 willingness-to-pay quotes yetno one has named a price — validate pricing before building.

Signal history

24 tracked posts (11 asks · 13 product/news) first post Apr 2026 ▲ 6 in the last 30 days
2026-04-09 · +1 post · 1 on record2026-04-11 · +2 posts · 3 on record2026-06-02 · +1 post · 4 on record2026-06-05 · +1 post · 5 on record2026-06-18 · +1 post · 6 on record2026-06-19 · +1 post · 7 on record2026-06-20 · +2 posts · 9 on record2026-06-21 · +1 post · 10 on record2026-06-22 · +1 post · 11 on record2026-06-23 · +1 post · 12 on record2026-06-24 · +1 post · 13 on record2026-06-25 · +2 posts · 15 on record2026-06-29 · +1 post · 16 on record2026-07-03 · +1 post · 17 on record2026-07-20 · +1 post · 18 on record2026-07-22 · +1 post · 19 on record2026-07-23 · +1 post · 20 on record2026-07-26 · +1 post · 21 on record2026-07-28 · +1 post · 22 on record2026-08-04 · +2 posts · 24 on record 24 0 Apr 2026 today

Cumulative tracked posts (asks + products + news) by original post date · GapMine tracked communities — not search volume · every step traces to a real post in the evidence record (sign in to read them).

Evidence pool

Top 7 of 11 builder posts asking on record — each insight links back to a real one.

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