Author Archives: Student Tom

Re: ElevenLabs vs Murf vs WellSaidLabs – AI voice for videos

Murf fan checking in! 🙌

I know ElevenLabs is the popular kid but Murf works great for my use case:

I’m making educational content for my online course (not YouTube). Need clear, professional narration that students can understand easily.

Murf has SO many voice options – literally hundreds. The studio quality is consistent.

Yes ElevenLabs sounds more “human” but Murf is more reliable for long-form content. No weird artifacts or cut-offs.

Both are good, depends on your content type! 🤔

PlanetScale vs Neon vs Supabase – serverless database for side projects

Hey everyone! Starting a new side project and trying to pick a database.

I’ve used MongoDB and PostgreSQL before but never tried these serverless options.

What I need:

  • Good free tier (just testing right now)
  • Easy to connect with Prisma
  • No cold starts issues ideally
  • Good DX

PlanetScale seems popular but they changed their pricing? Neon looks interesting. Supabase has the most features.

What’s your experience? 👀

Re: Cursor vs Windsurf vs CoDev – AI coding tools in 2026

Adding my 2 cents as someone who tried ALL THREE:

Been in the AI coding space for a while now. Here’s the real deal:

Cursor – Best for serious dev work. The code completion is next level. Yes it costs money but productivity gains are worth it.

Windsurf – Good middle ground. Cheaper than Cursor, more features than CoDev. The UI is nice too.

CoDev – Honestly, it’s okay for beginners. But you’ll outgrow it fast.

My recommendation: Start with Windsurf free tier, upgrade to Cursor if you need more power.

Stripe vs Paddle vs LemonSqueezy – payments for indie hackers

Indie hacker here! Launching my first paid product and need to pick a payments provider.

The big players seem to be Stripe, Paddle, and LemonSqueezy but I have no idea which to choose:

  • Stripe is the standard but dealing with taxes/invoicing is painful
  • Paddle handles taxes for you but takes a bigger cut?
  • LemonSqueezy seems like the indie-favorite but newer

What’s your experience? I’m based in the US if that matters. Thanks! 💪

Re: Midjourney vs DALL-E 4 vs Stable Diffusion – which for YouTube thumbnails?

DALL-E 4 user here! 👀

I know Midjourney is the cool kid but DALL-E just works out of the box:

No Discord, no complicated prompts, no weird aspect ratio math. Just type what you want and boom.

The text generation is actually decent now – I can put “SUBSCRIBE” on my thumbnails reliably.

Is it as pretty as Midjourney? Maybe not. But it’s faster and easier. For non-designers, this matters.

Just my 2 cents! 🤔