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
9Where builders file the friction they hit — issues, questions, declined features.
Software reviews
8Paying customers naming exactly what a tool gets wrong.
App & extension stores
6One-star reviews are unmet needs with money already attached.
Communities & forums
8Where people ask out loud “is there a tool that…”
SaaS & no-code tool communities
26Feature requests the incumbent hasn’t built — the gap around a product.
Paid work & jobs
7Someone paying a human to do it repeatedly is an automation gap by definition.
Commerce & verticals
5Niche operators with specific, underserved pain.
Launches & social
3What’s surging, and what people publicly wish it did.
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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