Re:AI Is Killing B2B SaaS
by DebtDeflation on Wednesday February 04, 2026 @05:38PM
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It's shocking to me how prevalent this "who needs Salesforce when everyone can just vibe code their own CRM from scratch in a day" narrative has become in the business press. Like, what???
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That's not like "Who need Photoshop everyone can just vibe code their own photoshop"
They could just download GIMP or find cheaper alternative, that was always an option
No, the equivalent question that people are seriously asking is "Who needs Photoshop [or graphic designers] when everyone can just vibe paint their graphics with AI?"
Same with „building custom businesses stuff” you can already do it quicker with existing CRM configuration without burning tokens.
Re:AI Is Killing B2B SaaS
by ThatPlayer on Thursday February 05, 2026 @07:20AM
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Yeah I know a friend (small business owner) vibe coding a feature as a addon for Odoo. He has dreams of selling it (he usually has wild plans), but for now it's just a feature they want and does seem to be good enough for their use.
And the Google AI subscription is cheaper than any of the SaaS offerings.
I've had a pleasure of using GIMP recently on Mac. One of the worst UX/UI experiences I've had in quite a while. If that's where vibe coding leads to, then Photoshop is very safe from disruption.
Re:AI Is Killing B2B SaaS
by unsupp0rted on Thursday February 05, 2026 @08:48AM
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I remember complaining about the UX/UI of GIMP in the late 1990s. Luckily 2026 is the year of the Linux Desktop.
Re:AI Is Killing B2B SaaS
by coffeebeqn on Wednesday February 04, 2026 @05:49PM
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I vibe coded Stripe and Okta in a weekend. Time to deploy to prod and save some money!
It gets eyeballs.