Core job
Preuve AI
Validate your idea against the whole market, with a verdict
Proven
Score pain and demand from community complaints
Proven review (2026)
The cheapest source-linked brief. Also the narrowest.
Proven (getproven.io) turns Reddit, Hacker News, and App Store complaints into a source-linked 10-section brief for $9. Preuve validates your idea against 60+ live sources, with funding data, market sizing, and a cross-checked verdict.
Side by side
Feature comparison at a glance
Verdict
Preuve AI wins 8 of 11 validation steps.
Both link their sources. Proven reads 3 community sources for $9; Preuve reads 60+ for $29, with funding data and a cross-checked verdict.
01What it does1 rows
02How it works3 rows
Data sources
60+Preuve AI
60+ live sources (Reddit, HN, Crunchbase, Trends, PH, G2)
→ Proven reads community complaints. Preuve reads those plus funding rounds, search trends, and review sites.
Proven
3 sources (Reddit, Hacker News, App Store reviews)
Source links
Preuve AI
Every claim linked, across 60+ sources
Proven
Every pain quote linked (Reddit, HN, App Store)
Competitor data
FundedPreuve AI
Up to 15 competitors with live funding and pricing
→ Real competitors with real funding rounds, not just a positioning map.
Proven
A competitor map with positioning gaps, no funding data
03What you get5 rows
Market sizing
SizedPreuve AI
TAM / SAM / SOM from live data
→ A number you can put in a deck, not just a demand score.
Proven
Demand and competition scores, no TAM/SAM/SOM
Cross-check
Cross-checkedPreuve AI
Verdict cross-checked across multiple AI runs
→ One prompt can get unlucky. Preuve reconciles multiple runs before it commits.
Proven
Single run; every brief includes 3 improvements plus free idea sharpening
Fixing a wrong section
IncludedPreuve AI
Tell any section what is off; it re-runs with your correction, included
→ The report got your persona or channel wrong? Correct it in place without paying for another run.
Proven
Every brief includes 3 improvements plus free idea sharpening
Pivots
PivotsPreuve AI
3 pivot directions when the verdict is no
→ When the answer is no, you leave with directions worth testing.
Proven
Idea variant generator marked coming soon
Investor deliverables
Fundraise-readyPreuve AI
$499 pitch deck, memo, financial model, teardown
→ Optional, but there when you need to defend the idea in a room.
Proven
None
04Access & cost2 rows
One-time pay vs subscription, and who it is for.
Free tier
Free scanPreuve AI
Free scan: score, risks, 2 competitors
→ Run a real scan on your own idea before paying anything.
Proven
Free Quick Signal tier, full brief from $9
Price
Preuve AI
Free scan, then $29 one-time full report
Proven
$9-$59 one-time brief packs, no subscription
Pricing verified manuallyFeature pages reviewedSample brief inspected
The real question
Is a community-pain read enough, or do you need the full picture?
Proven and Preuve agree on the hard part: real evidence beats model guesses, and both link their sources. They disagree on how wide to look.
Proven
Community-pain brief
“Is the pain real before I build?”
- Reads 150+ Reddit, Hacker News, and App Store posts
- Every pain quote links back to the original post
- 10-section Founder’s Brief in about four minutes
- Opportunity score plus a BUILD / SKIP / EXPLORE verdict
- From $9, one-time, briefs never expire
- Best for a fast, cheap gut-check on demand
Preuve AI
Full validation engine
“Is the pain real, and will the whole idea work?”
- 60+ live sources scanned by 10 parallel AI agents
- Reddit and Hacker News included, plus funding and trends data
- Every claim links to its origin, so you can verify it
- Up to 15 competitors with real funding and pricing
- TAM/SAM/SOM, a cross-checked verdict, and 3 pivots
- Free scan, then $29 for the full report
Fair assessment
What Proven gets right
For a solo-built tool, Proven is built on the correct idea about where validation should start, and priced to actually try.
Evidence, and linked
Instead of asking a model what it thinks, Proven pulls real complaints from Reddit, Hacker News, and App Store reviews, and links every pain quote back to the original post. You can click through and check it.
Fast, and free to sample
A 10-section brief in about four minutes, from $9, with briefs that never expire and no subscription. The free Quick Signal tier lets you see the shape of it before paying.
Honest about scope
The founder says on the homepage that Proven covers about 20% of the work and you still have to talk to users and pivot. No tool-solves-everything overclaim, which is refreshing.
The tradeoff
Where Proven stops
A $9 three-source brief is a real product, and the cheapest one going. Here is what it does not cover, and where a fuller validation picks up.
What you wantWhere Proven stops
Sources beyond communities
Three sources (Reddit, HN, App Store). No funding, search-trend, or review-site data. Proven describes itself as built for solo builders exploring B2C, so B2B SaaS signal is thin.
Market sizing
Demand and competition are scored, but there is no TAM/SAM/SOM to put in a deck.
A cross-checked verdict
One run per brief. Every brief includes 3 improvements plus free idea sharpening, but there is no multi-run reconciliation of the verdict itself.
A broad track record
Live and shipping, but early: the X praise is mostly the founder’s indie builder circle, not a wide base of paying customers.
The early praise on X is real, but it comes from the indie ship or die builder circle the founder ships in, peers backing peers, more than customers who paid and ran it on a real decision.
With Preuve AI: a free scan first, then $29 for the full 60+ source report.
Same evidence-first, source-linked instinct, extended to funding data, market sizing, and a cross-checked verdict Proven does not cover yet.
What Preuve AI adds on top of the signal
Live source scanning
60+ sources searched in real time by 10 parallel AI agents. Reddit and Hacker News are in the mix, alongside Crunchbase, Google Trends, Product Hunt, and G2.
Verifiable across the board
Like Proven, every claim links to its origin. Unlike Proven, those claims span funding rounds, market data, and review sites, not just community complaints.
Honest scoring
Only 17.5% of ideas earn a go verdict, cross-checked across multiple runs against live data, so the score reflects the market rather than what a founder wants to hear.
Competitor intelligence
Up to 15 real competitors with their funding history and current pricing, pulled live for your specific idea, not just a positioning map.
Interactive dashboard
A shareable link with 15 interactive sections. Filter competitors, drill into market data, and share specific sections with co-founders or investors.
Free scan first
Paste your idea and get a free viability scan in about 60 seconds, then unlock the full $29 report only if you want it. No credit needed to see where you stand.
The verdict
Who should use which tool
Both are honest, evidence-first tools. The choice is how much of the validation you need covered.
Best for most founders
Choose Preuve AI if
- You are validating B2B SaaS, or anything that turns on funding data
- You need market sizing and a cross-checked verdict
- You want 3 pivot directions or investor-ready deliverables
- You want a free scan before you pay anything
→ Most founders start here
Choose Proven if
- A free pain read (Quick Signal) or a $9 brief is enough for now
- You are a solo builder exploring B2C, which is who Proven builds for
- You do not need funding data, market sizing, or pivots
- You like backing a scrappy solo builder early
→ Good for a fast, cheap gut-check
Not sure? Run your idea through Preuve AI free first. It scans 60+ sources, so if the pain does not even show up there, a $9 three-source brief is unlikely to change the answer.
Free to start
Score your idea in 60 seconds
Paste your idea and get a viability score, top risks, and competitor previews. Free, with source links on every claim.
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FAQ
Common questions about Preuve AI vs Proven
How much does Proven cost?
Proven is pay-as-you-go, with no subscription. A free tier called Quick Signal lets you see the shape of the output without a card. Paid briefs come in one-time packs that never expire: $9 for one, $29 for five ($5.80 each), and $59 for fifteen ($3.93 each). Every brief includes 3 improvements plus free idea sharpening, and there is a 14-day satisfaction guarantee. Preuve AI offers a free viability scan plus a $29 one-time full report.
What does Proven actually do?
You describe your idea and Proven analyzes 150+ real posts from Reddit, Hacker News, and App Store reviews to return a 10-section Founder's Brief in about four minutes: an opportunity score, pain evidence with each quote linked to its source, a competitor map, target persona, go-to-market, monetization, and a risk analysis. It is evidence-first and genuinely source-linked, which is a real strength over validators that just ask a model.
How does Proven compare to Preuve AI?
They share the same evidence-first instinct and both link their claims to sources. The difference is breadth. Proven reads three community sources (Reddit, HN, App Store) for $9, which makes it the cheapest source-linked brief in the category. Preuve AI scans 60+ live sources with 10 parallel AI agents, adds real competitor funding and pricing, TAM/SAM/SOM market sizing, a verdict cross-checked across multiple runs, and 3 pivot directions, all for $29 after a free scan. Cheapest and narrowest on one side, broadest on the other.
Is Proven source-linked and trustworthy?
On sourcing, yes: every pain quote in a Proven brief links back to the original Reddit, Hacker News, or App Store post, so you can verify it. On social proof, read the testimonials in context. Proven's founder ships inside the "ship or die" indie builder community, so the early praise on X comes from peers in a mutual-support circle rather than from a broad base of paying customers. Judge it on the output you can inspect, not the quotes.
Is getproven.io the same as GetProven.com?
No. getproven.io is the indie startup-idea validator reviewed here, built by Dairon Canel. GetProven.com is an unrelated vendor-management platform for venture capital and private equity firms. Same word, completely different products.
When should I pick Preuve AI over Proven?
Pick Preuve when you want more than community pain: real competitor funding, market sizing you can put in a deck, a cross-checked verdict, pivot directions, or investor-ready deliverables, plus a free scan before you pay. Proven now describes itself as built for solo builders exploring B2C, so it is a thin fit for B2B SaaS or anything that turns on funding data. Proven is a sharp, cheap first read from community complaints; Preuve is the full validation across 60+ sources.
Proven features and pricing based on getproven.io as of August 2026. Features and pricing may change. This page covers getproven.io (the startup-idea validator), not the unrelated GetProven.com vendor-management platform. All trademarks belong to their respective owners. The 17.5% pass rate is based on Preuve AI scan data across all reports run to date.