PainOnSocial
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy if you're a solo founder validating SaaS ideas against Reddit communities and want fast, quote-backed research.
Comparison
PainOnSocial vs BigIdeasDB
PainOnSocial and BigIdeasDB both land on Depends.
BigIdeasDB
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy only if you are a solo builder who wants cheap, pre-scraped pain-point data for idea hunting; $99 lifetime makes it a low-risk experiment.
| Compare | PainOnSocial | BigIdeasDB |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Depends |
| Best for | Indie founders validating SaaS ideas | Solo developers hunting ideas |
| Who it's not for | Teams needing multi-platform listening beyond Reddit | Founders who already validated their market |
| Privacy | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.³ | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed. |
| Support quality | No evidence found | No support evidence in sources |
| Public sentiment | Reviews credit it with speed and capable Reddit analysis, but Reddit users call it expensive and much coverage is vendor- or competitor-published.⁵ | Feedback is dominated by the founder's own Reddit posts; the only independent verdict found scored it 3.8/5.12 |
| Biggest gotcha | Category churn: predecessor GummySearch shut down; export your data and expect tool turnover⁹ | Almost no independent reviews . one Trustpilot review. You're betting on marketing claims.13 |
Pick PainOnSocial when
- Indie founders validating SaaS ideas
- Solo founders scanning niche subreddits
- Quick idea validation before building
- Weekend MVP research sprints
When PainOnSocial is not a fit
- Teams needing multi-platform listening beyond Reddit
- Enterprises needing security due diligence or SOC 2
- Buyers wanting a stable long-term vendor
- Anyone doing broad market research, not just Reddit quotes
Pick BigIdeasDB when
- Solo developers hunting ideas
- Indie hackers mining Reddit pain
- AI-workflow users via MCP
When BigIdeasDB is not a fit
- Founders who already validated their market
- Teams wanting vendor maturity, funding, or support SLAs
- Buyers needing security assurances or audited data
- Anyone who won't purchase without independent reviews
Sources
- PainOnSocial homepagepainonsocial.comofficial
- PainOnSocial Pricingpainonsocial.comofficial
- PainOnSocial Security page scanpainonsocial.comsecurity
- TrustMRR revenue trackingtrustmrr.comnews
- Roast my AI-powered Reddit research toolreddit.comreview
- Best PainOnSocial Alternatives in 2026painmap.ioreview
- 10 AI Tools to Find and Validate SaaS Ideasspotstartups.comreview
- How to Find App Ideas on Reddit (pricing table)contextstudios.aireview
- GummySearch is Gone: The Best Alternativesreddinbox.comreview
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- Read Customer Service Reviews of bigideasdb.comtrustpilot.comreview
- The Best BigIdeasDB Alternatives in 2026painmap.ioreview
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- BigIdeasDB - 2026 Company Profiletracxn.comnews