AI Is Killing B2B SaaS

Re:AI Is Killing B2B SaaS by mikeocool on Wednesday February 04, 2026 @06:58PM (#46893698)

I have heard this from execs at public companies as well. I think a HUGE part of this appetite is that today no one has yet been subjected to doing business on a bunch of apps cobbled together by vibe coders.

They are just hearing the promise that AI will allow them to build custom software that perfectly melds to their needs in no time at all, and think it sounds great.

I suspect the early adopters who go this route are going to be in for a rude awakening that AI hasn’t actually solved a lot of hard problems in custom software development.

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Re:AI Is Killing B2B SaaS by bigDinosaur on Thursday February 05, 2026 @02:24AM (#46896746)

In the world of B2B software many of the 'hard problems in custom software development' have not been solved by human coders either - it can be an extremely grim market for anyone who cares about software quality. I'm completely unconvinced that on average a vibe-coded app is worse than the typical B2B slop.

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Re:AI Is Killing B2B SaaS by mikeocool on Thursday February 05, 2026 @06:17AM (#46898459)

Exactly — that’s why SaaS isn’t going away.

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