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"Alternative to" & Software Switching Demand by Category: 2026 statistics from 388 public records
The most common software category is Other software: 280 of 388 records (72.2%) (as of 2026-11-03; source: Hacker News via the public Algolia HN Search API).
Data as of · Compiled by Zalwin from Hacker News via the public Algolia HN Search API
Key findings
- Zalwin's CommunityBuyerPainRadar dataset holds 388 CommunityBuyerPainRadar records dated 2026-04-30 to 2026-11-03 (as of 2026-11-03; source: Hacker News via the public Algolia HN Search API). #
- The most common software category is Other software: 280 of 388 records (72.2%) (as of 2026-11-03; source: Hacker News via the public Algolia HN Search API). #
- Across 388 records with a stated points, the total is 6,531 and the median is 3; the largest is 730 (Show HN) (as of 2026-11-03; source: Hacker News via the public Algolia HN Search API). #
- The top 10% of records by points (39 of 388) account for 82.0% of the total (as of 2026-11-03; source: Hacker News via the public Algolia HN Search API). #
- 72 of 388 records (18.6%) are dated within the 30 days before 2026-11-03 (source: Hacker News via the public Algolia HN Search API). #
CommunityBuyerPainRadar records by software category
| Group | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Other software | 280 | 72.2% |
| AI assistants & models | 39 | 10.1% |
| Hosting, PaaS & cloud | 13 | 3.4% |
| Notes, docs & productivity | 10 | 2.6% |
| Developer tools | 9 | 2.3% |
| OS, browsers & email clients | 8 | 2.1% |
| Team chat & meetings | 7 | 1.8% |
| Analytics | 7 | 1.8% |
| Project management | 5 | 1.3% |
| Email & marketing | 3 | 0.8% |
| Storage & backup | 2 | 0.5% |
| Design tools | 2 | 0.5% |
| Security & passwords | 1 | 0.3% |
| CRM & sales | 1 | 0.3% |
| E-commerce & CMS | 1 | 0.3% |
Methodology and data provenance
- Sample: 388 public records dated 2026-04-30 to 2026-11-03; illustrative samples excluded.
- Source: Hacker News via the public Algolia HN Search API. Refreshed automatically about every 12 hours; figures above are as of 2026-11-03.
- Shares are of all records in the dataset; totals and medians use only records with a stated points.
- Organization-level data only. Informational; verify individual records at the official source.
Cite this study
Zalwin Research, "CommunityBuyerPainRadar statistics" (data as of 2026-11-03), https://zalwin.com/research/communitybuyerpainradar
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