Where the signal comes from

The 72 sources we mine

Every gap is mined from real, independent sources — so the demand comes from actual people, not invented by a model. The strongest signals surface the same pain across several of these at once. These are places we analyze, not sponsors or customers: no logo here endorses DemandGaps.

Code & developers

9

Where builders file the friction they hit — issues, questions, declined features.

GitHubGitLabStack OverflowStack ExchangeLobstersHugging FaceOpenAI CommunityVS Code MarketplaceDeclined feature (won’t-do)

Software reviews

8

Paying customers naming exactly what a tool gets wrong.

G2CapterraGetAppTrustRadiusTrustpilotSoftware AdviceSitejabberAlternativeTo

App & extension stores

6

One-star reviews are unmet needs with money already attached.

App StoreGoogle PlayChrome Web StoreFirefox Add-onsShopify AppsAppSumo

Communities & forums

8

Where people ask out loud “is there a tool that…”

RedditHacker NewsQuoraDEVLemmyIndie HackersSpiceworksMicrosoft Tech Community

SaaS & no-code tool communities

26

Feature requests the incumbent hasn’t built — the gap around a product.

ZapierMake.comn8nBubbleAirtableWebflowmonday.comAsanaRetoolMicrosoft FabricCodaFigmaKlaviyoGhostSmartsheetGlideSalesforceGuruCannyAtlassian CommunityHubSpot CommunityPipedriveZendeskWordPressShopifyProduct forums

Paid work & jobs

7

Someone paying a human to do it repeatedly is an automation gap by definition.

UpworkFiverrFreelancerPeoplePerHourRemoteOKWe Work RemotelyAutomation demand

Commerce & verticals

5

Niche operators with specific, underserved pain.

Etsy CommunityBiggerPocketsQuickBooksAmazon SellerBigCommerce

Launches & social

3

What’s surging, and what people publicly wish it did.

Product HuntX/TwitterYouTube

New sources are added deliberately as the pipeline grows. Want a gap traced back to its exact thread? Every idea page links the original post it was mined from.

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