https://thedeathofsaas.com SaaS tools rendered obsolete, wounded, or surviving as AI companies ship native features. en https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/midjourney https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/midjourney Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT SURVIVED — Native image gen is everywhere, but the aesthetic still wins. (Design, $10/mo, threatened by OpenAI) https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/canva https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/canva Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT SURVIVED — All-in-one design platform with Magic Studio. (Design, $15/mo, threatened by OpenAI) https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/ideogram https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/ideogram Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT SURVIVED — Image gen that’s great at text in images. (Design, $8/mo, threatened by OpenAI) https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/leonardo-ai https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/leonardo-ai Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT SURVIVED — Image generation for game and product art. (Design, $12/mo, threatened by OpenAI) https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/krea https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/krea Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT SURVIVED — Real-time and enhance AI image tools. (Design, $10/mo, threatened by OpenAI) https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/chatgpt-code-review https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/chatgpt-code-review Sat, 01 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT SURVIVED — You can review locally, but the PR-native workflow keeps it sticky. (Dev Tools, $15/mo, threatened by Anthropic) https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/github-copilot https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/github-copilot Mon, 24 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT SURVIVED — Autocomplete is commoditized, but the IDE integration keeps it alive. (Dev Tools, $10/mo, threatened by Anthropic) https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/post-bridge https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/post-bridge Sat, 01 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT SURVIVED — Cross-post content to 10+ platforms from one place. (Social Media, $8/mo, threatened by OpenAI) https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/replit-ai https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/replit-ai Mon, 20 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT SURVIVED — The hosted environment + deploy loop is the differentiator. (Dev Tools, $20/mo, threatened by Anthropic) https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/gumloop https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/gumloop Wed, 15 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT SURVIVED — No-code AI workflow automation for teams. (Automation, $97/mo, threatened by Anthropic) https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/synthesia https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/synthesia Mon, 09 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT WOUNDED — Avatar videos are getting commoditized by general video models. (Video, $22/mo, threatened by OpenAI) https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/runway https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/runway Mon, 09 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT SURVIVED — The pro creative tooling around the model keeps it relevant. (Video, $15/mo, threatened by OpenAI) https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/heygen https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/heygen Mon, 09 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT WOUNDED — AI avatar and spokesperson videos. (Video, $29/mo, threatened by OpenAI) https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/pika https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/pika Mon, 09 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT SURVIVED — Text-to-video generation. (Video, $10/mo, threatened by OpenAI) https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/luma-dream-machine https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/luma-dream-machine Mon, 09 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT SURVIVED — High-fidelity AI video generation. (Video, $30/mo, threatened by OpenAI) https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/invideo https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/invideo Mon, 09 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT WOUNDED — Text-to-video for social content. (Video, $20/mo, threatened by OpenAI) https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/pictory https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/pictory Mon, 09 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT WOUNDED — Script-to-video tools face general video models. (Video, $23/mo, threatened by OpenAI) https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/d-id https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/d-id Mon, 09 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT WOUNDED — Talking-head avatars from a photo. (Video, $6/mo, threatened by OpenAI) https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/zapier-ai https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/zapier-ai Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT SURVIVED — Agents can call tools directly — but the integration catalog is the moat. (Productivity, $20/mo, threatened by Anthropic) https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/n8n https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/n8n Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT SURVIVED — Open-source workflow automation that leaned into AI agents. (Automation, $20/mo, threatened by Anthropic) https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/make https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/make Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT SURVIVED — Visual automation builder for connecting apps. (Automation, $9/mo, threatened by Anthropic) https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/pipedream https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/pipedream Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT SURVIVED — Developer-first workflow automation with code steps. (Automation, $19/mo, threatened by Anthropic) https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/activepieces https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/activepieces Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT SURVIVED — Open-source Zapier alternative with AI pieces. (Automation, $0/mo, threatened by Anthropic) https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/relay https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/relay Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT SURVIVED — Human-in-the-loop automation with AI steps. (Automation, $9/mo, threatened by Anthropic) https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/windsurf https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/windsurf Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT SURVIVED — Agentic IDE from the Codeium team. (Dev Tools, $15/mo, threatened by Anthropic) https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/lovable https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/lovable Fri, 01 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT SURVIVED — Build full-stack apps by chatting. (Dev Tools, $25/mo, threatened by Anthropic) https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/grok-companion https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/grok-companion Fri, 01 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT WOUNDED — Persona chatbots vs. persona features in the big assistants. (AI Assistants, $10/mo, threatened by xAI) https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/perplexity https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/perplexity Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT WOUNDED — Answer-engine search is now bundled into every big chatbot. (Search, $20/mo, threatened by OpenAI) https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/consensus https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/consensus Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT WOUNDED — AI research search meets the assistants that added citations. (Search, $12/mo, threatened by OpenAI) https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/you-com https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/you-com Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT WOUNDED — AI search and assistant. (Search, $15/mo, threatened by OpenAI) https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/recraft https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/recraft Wed, 30 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT SURVIVED — Vector and brand-consistent AI image gen. (Design, $10/mo, threatened by OpenAI) https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/bolt-new https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/bolt-new Thu, 03 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT SURVIVED — Prompt-to-app in the browser. (Dev Tools, $20/mo, threatened by Anthropic) https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/v0 https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/v0 Tue, 01 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT SURVIVED — Generate UI and React from prompts. (Dev Tools, $20/mo, threatened by OpenAI) https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/postiz https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/postiz Tue, 01 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT SURVIVED — Open-source agentic social media scheduler. (Social Media, $29/mo, threatened by OpenAI) https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/calendly https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/calendly Tue, 01 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT SURVIVED — Scheduling automation. (Scheduling, $10/mo, threatened by OpenAI) https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/motion https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/motion Tue, 01 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT WOUNDED — AI day-planning is creeping into the calendars themselves. (Scheduling, $34/mo, threatened by OpenAI) https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/cal-com https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/cal-com Tue, 01 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT SURVIVED — Open-source scheduling infrastructure. (Scheduling, $15/mo, threatened by OpenAI) https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/reclaim-ai https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/reclaim-ai Tue, 01 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT WOUNDED — AI calendar and task scheduling. (Scheduling, $8/mo, threatened by OpenAI) https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/sunsama https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/sunsama Tue, 01 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT SURVIVED — Daily planner for calm productivity. (Scheduling, $20/mo, threatened by OpenAI) https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/tabnine https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/tabnine Tue, 10 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT WOUNDED — Privacy-first completion squeezed between free and agentic. (Dev Tools, $12/mo, threatened by Anthropic) https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/notion-ai https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/notion-ai Tue, 20 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT SURVIVED — The workspace is the moat; the AI add-on is a commodity. (Productivity, $10/mo, threatened by Anthropic) https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/obsidian https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/obsidian Tue, 20 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT SURVIVED — Local-first markdown knowledge base. (Productivity, $0/mo, threatened by Anthropic) https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/coda https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/coda Tue, 20 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT SURVIVED — Docs that act like apps, with AI. (Productivity, $10/mo, threatened by Anthropic) https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/writer https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/writer Tue, 20 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT SURVIVED — Enterprise generative AI writing platform. (Writing, $18/mo, threatened by Anthropic) https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/cursor https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/cursor Thu, 01 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT SURVIVED — AI-native code editor forked from VS Code. (Dev Tools, $20/mo, threatened by Anthropic) https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/chatgpt-translate https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/chatgpt-translate Thu, 01 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT SURVIVED — General models translate well, but specialist quality still wins. (Writing, $9/mo, threatened by OpenAI) https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/clay https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/clay Thu, 01 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT SURVIVED — GTM data enrichment and automation. (CRM, $149/mo, threatened by Anthropic) https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/attio https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/attio Thu, 01 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT SURVIVED — Modern, data-model-first CRM. (CRM, $34/mo, threatened by Anthropic) https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/chatgpt-slides https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/chatgpt-slides Thu, 01 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT KILLED — A Slides add-on killed by AI inside Slides. (Design, $10/mo, threatened by Google) https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/gong https://thedeathofsaas.com/app/gong Thu, 18 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT SURVIVED — Call transcription is cheap; the revenue-intelligence layer is not. (CRM, $100/mo, threatened by OpenAI)