Join Secret's answer

Join Secret is all about helping startups and small businesses save money on the tools they actually use every day. Instead of endless coupon sites, we negotiate directly with SaaS companies so our members get real, exclusive discounts they can’t usually find elsewhere. On top of that, we’ve built a community and support system around it, so it’s not just “here’s a code”; it’s a way to make your software stack way more affordable without wasting hours hunting deals.

RepDB's answer:

RepDB is sold as a one-time download, not a metered API — you own the JSON/SQLite data and WebP images outright, with no rate limits, no per-request billing, and no risk of the vendor cutting off access. It's also the only dataset in this space with EN/DE/ES translations, transparent (alpha-channel) images with no watermark, muscle-group highlighting, safety/goal tags, and looping animations on the higher tier.

Join Secret's answer

Most “deal” platforms just throw up offers anyone can Google. Secret goes further. We’ve locked in partnerships with companies like AWS, Notion, Stripe, and JetBrains — the kind of tools you’d be paying full price for anyway. The savings usually pay back the membership fee in a single day. Plus, our team is hands-on and actually helps if you run into eligibility issues, which is rare in this space.

RepDB's answer:

Most alternatives are subscription APIs — you pay monthly, you're capped on requests, and ExerciseDB's terms of use explicitly forbid caching or storing the data at all, so every image render is a live paid API call. RepDB is the opposite: pay once, download the files, self-host with zero ongoing dependency. It's also the only option offering true DE/ES localization and transparent images instead of a white box behind every exercise.

Join Secret's answer

Our core audience is founders, early-stage startups, and small businesses trying to grow on a budget. But it’s not just them! We also work with VCs, incubators, and accelerators who want to give their startups extra perks, and even agencies that want access to better deals for the software they rely on every day.

RepDB's answer:

Solo developers and small teams building fitness or workout-tracking apps (iOS, Android, web) who need licensed exercise images and structured exercise data, but don't want to build their own media pipeline or depend on a rate-limited third-party API.

Join Secret's answer

Secret started with a simple frustration: startups spend a ton on software, and most discounts are either hidden behind accelerators or impossible to find. So the idea was to create one place where any founder could get access to those same perks without needing to be part of Y Combinator or have a huge network. Over time, it’s grown into a platform that helps tens of thousands of entrepreneurs save millions collectively, while also serving communities like VCs and accelerators.

RepDB's answer:

RepDB grew out of a consumer workout app its creator was building solo. Sourcing exercise images and data meant either paying for a subscription API with usage caps and no caching rights, or producing everything from scratch. The illustrated, multi-language dataset was built for us first, then split out as its own product once it became clear other indie developers had the same problem and preferred to buy the data outright rather than rent it through an API.

Join Secret's answer

Secret runs on a custom-built web platform that manages all the deals, eligibility checks, and redemption flows. There’s also the behind-the-scenes stuff that makes partnerships work, like our vendor dashboard, affiliate tracking, and the private community setup. Basically, it’s a mix of marketplace tech, automation, and support tools all stitched together to make claiming deals super simple.

Join Secret's answer

Our community is pretty broad; over 30,000 entrepreneurs and startups worldwide. That includes founders at early-stage SaaS companies, agency owners, and teams inside accelerators and incubators. You’ll also see testimonials from founders at places like The Saasy People and InsuredNomads who talk about saving thousands through the platform.