Before a release
Compare preview and production before you merge
Check the visible route, redirect, metadata, and headers together. A green build does not cover all of that.
Read the guide →Tools
Tools with a clear job.
Free checks and calculators for the small decisions around a real project. There are also a few tools I use or keep an eye on when there is a specific job they can help with.
Use the result
A tool is better with a next step.
Cloudflare Workers
Lint wrangler.jsonc in GitHub Actions
Keep config review close to the pull request, especially when bindings and environments can change what a Worker reaches.
Read the guide →CMS delivery
Keep Sanity edits fresh without slowing the site down
Use a signed content event and clear the small set of public pages that actually changed.
Read the guide →Free calculators
Independent tools
SEO and sharing
Open Graph preview tester
Inspect a public page’s title, description, canonical, robots tags, Open Graph image, and X card metadata before you share it.
Open inspector →Release checks
Preview vs production checker
Compare two public URLs for redirects, canonical tags, robots, metadata, and security headers before deploying.
Compare URLs →Cloudflare Workers
Wrangler config explainer
Paste JSON or JSONC to get a plain-English map of Worker bindings, environments, routes, compatibility settings, and review points.
Explain config →Automation
n8n execution and hosting cost calculator
Estimate monthly workflow executions, match them to current Cloud plan references with capacity headroom, and compare that price with a self-hosted total that includes maintenance time.
Open calculator →AI app builders
AI app production readiness checklist
Check code ownership, authorization, secrets, tests, monitoring, backups, and rollback before an AI-built app carries real users or customer data.
Open scorecard →Cloud hosting
DigitalOcean Droplet vs App Platform cost calculator
Compare compute, backups, storage, bandwidth, shared services, and engineering time instead of choosing from the server price alone.
Open calculator →Developer tooling
Git tool subscription break-even calculator
Test whether a paid Git tool can recover its seat cost using your observed conflict work, other Git time, team size, and hourly value.
Open calculator →Credential security
1Password Teams vs Business calculator
Compare editable plan prices, member and guest limits, Business-only requirements, and the first-year time needed to roll out a shared password manager.
Open calculator →Managed WordPress
Kinsta WordPress total cost calculator
Compare monthly and annual plan references, common add-ons, VAT, migration work, and ongoing administration with an editable self-managed alternative.
Open calculator →Edge compute
Cloudflare Workers Free vs Paid calculator
Separate free static asset traffic from Worker invocations, test the Free plan’s daily and CPU limits, and estimate Standard request and CPU charges.
Open calculator →AI coding
Kilo Pass vs pay-as-you-go and BYOK calculator
Compare monthly AI model usage with Kilo Pass base and bonus credits, top-ups, expiring bonus value, direct credits, and an editable BYOK alternative.
Open calculator →AI and automation
3 tools
n8n Cloud
EvaluatingHosted workflow automation with visual orchestration, code steps, integrations, and AI workflow support.
Good fit: A candidate for developers who want managed automation without operating the n8n service themselves.
Lovable
EvaluatingAI-assisted web application builder with managed publishing, GitHub sync, and full-stack development features.
Good fit: A candidate for developers and technical founders who want a fast first build while keeping a path to code review, external hosting, and independent operation.
Kilo
EvaluatingAI coding tools across IDEs, CLI, cloud agents, code review, app building, and a multi-provider model gateway.
Good fit: A candidate for developers who want one coding workflow across many models, with a choice between Kilo credits, a bonus-credit subscription, free models, or their own provider keys.
Cloud and hosting
3 tools
Cloudflare
Used hereWorkers, static assets, edge caching, DNS, security, and related platform services.
Good fit: A strong fit when an application benefits from global edge execution or consolidating delivery and security in one platform.
DigitalOcean
EvaluatingDeveloper-focused cloud platform with virtual machines, managed application hosting, databases, storage, Kubernetes, and AI infrastructure.
Good fit: A candidate for developers who want a smaller cloud platform with a choice between managed deployment and direct server control.
Kinsta
EvaluatingManaged WordPress hosting with staging, backups, migrations, CDN, security controls, and developer access.
Good fit: A candidate for business or client WordPress sites where managed operations, support, staging, and predictable recovery work can justify a premium over a basic server.
Content and email
2 tools
Sanity
Used hereStructured content platform with a programmable editing environment and APIs.
Good fit: Useful when content needs a real schema, editorial workflow, and reuse across several frontends.
Resend
Used hereTransactional email API designed for application developers.
Good fit: A small, focused choice for contact forms and product email sent from application code.
Developer tooling
4 tools
Sentry
Used hereApplication error reporting, performance monitoring, tracing, and logs.
Good fit: Worth adding when production failures need enough context to reproduce and prioritize them.
GitKraken
EvaluatingGit desktop, CLI, IDE, worktree, merge, code review, and agent workflow tools for individual developers and teams.
Good fit: A candidate when visual history, private repository access, conflict handling, worktrees, or multi-repository work saves enough measured time to justify the subscription.
1Password
Personally usedPassword, passkey, SSH key, API credential, shared vault, and developer secrets tooling for individuals and organizations.
Good fit: A candidate for developer teams that need shared credential ownership, controlled vault access, account recovery, and a path from human secrets to CLI or service-account workflows.
Bitwarden
EvaluatingPassword and passkey management, SSH agent, command-line tools, developer secrets, EU cloud, and supported self-hosting options.
Good fit: A candidate for developers who prioritize a permanent free tier, published source, modular password and secrets tooling, or operating an official self-hosted deployment.