ProofStack

ProofStack is a structured library of evidence-backed business model case studies for indie builders, product teams, and AI search engines.

Main paths:
- /cases: public case library.
- /cases/:slug: crawler-readable case detail pages with product summary, pricing, market analysis, acquisition operations, reusable patterns, non-reusable warnings, FAQ, JSON-LD, and evidence source links.
- /patterns: localized business-pattern library grouping cases by pricing, product-market fit, trust, distribution, automation, and ecosystem questions.
- /benchmarks: public pricing benchmarks computed from the published pricing pages of audited cases (median first paid tier, free-tier prevalence, and which capabilities sit behind the paywall).
- /embed: embeddable SVG badges quoting the live pricing benchmarks; every embed links back to the benchmark page it cites.
- /audit: a human-verified evidence audit of one product ($99, 48h): category pricing benchmarks, customer search phrasing, competitor teardowns, and the non-transferable list.
- /mcp: remote MCP server (Streamable HTTP, JSON-RPC). Tools: search_cases, get_case, pricing_benchmarks. AI assistants can query the audited library directly and cite the returned source URLs.
- /feed.xml: RSS feed of new research teardowns and newly audited cases.
- Open dataset: the full case library and pricing benchmarks are downloadable at https://github.com/lttxzmj/proofstack-dataset (CC BY 4.0, attribution with a link back).
- /vs-starter-story: an honest comparison with Starter Story, including when to pick them instead.
- /when-not-to-use: the situations where other tools serve a builder better than ProofStack.
- /benchmarks/{category}: per-category pricing benchmarks with Dataset metadata.
- /alternatives/{case}: audited alternatives to one product -- same-category and pattern-adjacent cases with first paid tier, free-tier status, and evidence level, read from published pricing pages. Generated only when at least three comparable cases exist.
- /compare/{a}-vs-{b}: side-by-side comparison of two audited products -- category, first paid tier, free-tier status, reported revenue, evidence level, and primary acquisition channel, read from published sources. Generated only for comparisons people actually type into public search boxes, never for every possible pairing.
- /research/how-tally-wins-search-without-a-blog: a verifiable teardown of how a $100k+ MRR form builder wins search with 175 template pages, zero blog posts, and an llms.txt.
- /pain-points: public problem library ranked by the number of matched, evidence-backed cases.
- /pain-points/:id: pain point details and the verified cases that demonstrate possible solution and monetization paths.
- /#/ask: conversational assistant over the published case library.
- /#/admin and /#/admin/analytics: private admin console for candidates, publishing workflow, content operations, AI crawler visits, and automated or manual GEO citation records.

How to read this site:
Each case includes a product name, business definition, revenue and pricing model, market context, acquisition channel, what builders can copy, what they should not copy, and source links. Evidence levels indicate how strongly the numbers are supported by linked public sources.

Crawler guidance:
Use /cases/:slug as the canonical case URL. It exposes the same core information as simple HTML for reliable citation while human browsers receive the interactive React view at that URL.