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BuildShip vs Orbits
Focuses on building backend services, not marketing outreach
BuildShipAI-Powered Drag and Drop Visual Backend Builder
OrbitsFinds people asking for what you built. You answer them.Which to pick
Pick BuildShip if you want…
- Visual AI workflow builder with code export
- AI-powered backend building
- A free plan to start with
- Open-source code (rowyio/buildship on GitHub)
- Integrations with OpenAI, Stable Diffusion or HuggingFace (on BuildShip's list, not Orbits')
Pick Orbits if you want…
- AI-driven lead discovery and reply drafting
- Integrations with Reddit, LinkedIn or Hacker News (on Orbits' list, not BuildShip's)
Side by side
- What it is
- BuildShip:BuildShip is an AI-powered low-code visual backend builder for creating APIs, workflows and AI agents.
- Orbits:Orbits is an AI marketing agent that finds people asking for your SaaS product on forums and drafts replies you can post yourself.
- Best for
- BuildShip:Visual AI workflow builder with code export
- Orbits:AI-driven lead discovery and reply drafting
- Who it’s for
- BuildShip:Developers and product teams building AI-driven backends and automations.
- Orbits:SaaS founders looking for their first users without cold outreach.
- Pricing
- BuildShip:Freemium
- Orbits:Paid
- Plans
- BuildShip:Starter $19 per month · Pro $59 per month · Business $449 per month
- Orbits:Starter $29 per month · Scale $149 per month
- Open source
- BuildShip:Yes
- Orbits:—
- Works with
- BuildShip:OpenAI, Stable Diffusion, HuggingFace, AWS, GCP, Azure, GitHub
- Orbits:Reddit, LinkedIn, Hacker News, Indie Hackers, X, Threads, Facebook, Instagram
BuildShip features
- AI-generated flows. Describe an idea in natural language and AI creates the flow logic and nodes instantly.
- Visual flow editor. Drag-and-drop interface with 50+ ready-made nodes for building and testing workflows.
- Full code access. Export clean modular JavaScript or customize nodes with custom JS and any NPM package.
- Flexible deployment. Host on BuildShip Cloud, self-host on Vercel, GCP, AWS, Azure or export code.
- Role-based access control. Granular permissions for admins, editors and viewers.
- Version control. Two-way GitHub sync with workflow history and reversible changes.
- Monitoring & alerts. Real-time logs, status page, email/webhook alerts for failed executions.
- Enterprise security. GDPR, HIPAA, SOC2, ISO 27001 compliance and VPC support.
Orbits features
- Automated lead discovery. Searches Reddit, LinkedIn, Hacker News, Indie Hackers, X and Threads three times daily for people asking for tools like yours.
- Drafted answers per lead. Generates a ready-to-post reply for each identified buyer query.
- One-click posting. You edit (optional) and post the drafted reply from your own account with a single click.
- LinkedIn DM & post drafts (Scale). Creates LinkedIn comment drafts, DM drafts and weekly post drafts with images or carousels.
- Multi-product support (Scale). Handles up to three products and up to 15 leads per day.
- No account connections required. Starts by pasting your website URL; no social accounts need to be linked.
BuildShip vs Orbits FAQ
Is BuildShip or Orbits free?+
BuildShip has a free plan; paid plans start at $19/month (Starter). Orbits is paid, from $29/month (Starter), with a free trial.
Which is cheaper, BuildShip or Orbits?+
BuildShip is cheaper to start with: BuildShip's Starter plan ($19/month) against Orbits' Starter plan ($29/month).
Is BuildShip or Orbits open source?+
BuildShip is open source (rowyio/buildship on GitHub). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Orbits.
Do BuildShip and Orbits integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: BuildShip lists OpenAI, Stable Diffusion, HuggingFace, AWS and 3 more; Orbits lists Reddit, LinkedIn, Hacker News, Indie Hackers and 4 more.
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BuildShip
118 upvotes · Launched on DevHunt on Jan 17, 2023
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