Products

BrainGrid

AI-nativeMCPSkill

Plan first.Build second.

braingrid.ai Source★ 6non-standardSoftware Development / AI App Builders & Low-Code

AI Benchmark
Desktop
Mobile
Monthly visits
36.5K
Down4.1%MoMOct 2026
Public revenue
Undisclosed
No public revenue evidence yet
Entry price
$24/mo
Higher than 59% of peersNiche median $20/mo
Creators
Nico Acosta
@acossta· 9,992 followersCo-created with Tyler Wells
Launched
10mo ago
2026-01-13 · Est.

Traffic

Last 12 months
Monthly visitsData through Oct 2026
Events5 changes · 3 marketing moves

Marketing moves

Launches, search & content, referrals, promotions
  • Launched on Product HuntLaunch

    The AI Product Planner

    Mar 6 · 8mo agoLaunch page

  • Launched on Show HN (5 pts)Launch

    BrainGrid – The AI Product Planner: Structure Your Ideas for AI — Hi HN, I’m Nico, one of the co-founders of BrainGrid. We built this after spending the last year building software almost entirely with AI…

    Feb 10 · 9mo agoLaunch page

  • Launched on DevHuntLaunch

    BrainGrid AI — From idea to shipped software—without the chaos

    Jan 13 · 10mo agoLaunch page

Third-party reviews & case dossiers

Acquisition breakdowns, engineer reviews & open-source metrics
Show HN
2026-02-10Source
Post excerpt:
Hi HN, I’m Nico, one of the co-founders of BrainGrid. We built this after spending the last year building software almost entirely with AI coding tools like Claude Code and Cursor. Writing code was fast. Finishing anything reliably was not. Coding was not the bottleneck. planning was. It was everything before the code: unclear scope, missing edge cases, poor

Open Source & Agent Ecosystem

GitHub · MCP / Skill
Last commit 2026-07-24
GitHub Stars
★ 6
Forks
—
License
non-standard
Primary language
JavaScript

Traffic sources

Oct 2026

Traffic breakdown

Channels

  • Direct41%
  • Organic Search32%
  • Referrals11%
  • Social6%
  • Other10%

Countries

  • United States15%
  • Indonesia8%
  • Brazil7%
  • India6%
  • Vietnam6%

Search

Domain authority —Domain registered 2017-12-16

KeywordMonthly volume
claude team plan42.4K
claude team vs pro2,060
claude team premium vs max990
what are the benefits of having claude team plan compared to pro plan190
how to download code files from lovable90

Traffic data: Vaneform

Pricing

Builder
$24/mo (billed annually)
Billed annually $290/yr
5,000 credits every month · Up to 3 projects · Up to 1 user
Builder Pro
$83/mo (billed annually)
Billed annually $990/yr
20,000 credits every month · Up to 25 projects · Unlimited users
Team
$166/mo (billed annually)
Billed annually $1990/yr
50,000 credits every month · Unlimited projects · Unlimited users

Trial: None · 3 paid tiers ($24–$166) · Observed 2026-11-04 · Pricing page

Entry price $24/mo, Higher than 59% of peers; “AI App Builders & Low-Code” median is $20/mo.View pricing benchmark

Pages & changes

Tracked since 2026-03-06

Key pages

Weekly snapshots

Changes

  1. Nov 1 · 13d ago

    Homepage headline (H1) changed to “PLAN FIRST. BUILD SECOND.”Positioning

    Turn Ideas Into AI-Ready Specs in Minutes→PLAN FIRST. BUILD SECOND.

    At the time: 36.5K visits/mo4 concurrent moves
  2. Nov 1 · 13d ago

    Adopted technology: Font AwesomeFeatures

    —→Font Awesome

    At the time: 36.5K visits/mo4 concurrent moves
  3. Nov 1 · 13d ago

    Adopted technology: TurbopackFeatures

    —→Turbopack

    At the time: 36.5K visits/mo4 concurrent moves
  4. Nov 1 · 13d ago

    Removed technology: shadcn/uiFeatures

    shadcn/ui→—

    At the time: 36.5K visits/mo4 concurrent moves
  5. Nov 1 · 13d ago

    Homepage title changed to “BrainGrid | The App Builder That Plans Before It Builds”Positioning

    BrainGrid - Build Reliable Software with Cursor, Claude Code, etc, 100x faster→BrainGrid | The App Builder That Plans Before It Builds

    At the time: 36.5K visits/mo4 concurrent moves

Design

First-screen visual analysis & :root CSS

Vibrant Pop (Light canvas, airy density) featuring centered headline + input layout and interactive hero demo / tool visuals.

First-screen preview · click to zoom

First-screen pitch & conversion flow

“PLAN FIRST. BUILD SECOND.”

Centered Headline + Input hero structure paired with direct input / instant try CTA and no explicit trust bar.

Conversion path: Centered Headline + Input + Interactive Hero Demo / Tool → Direct Input / Instant Try

Palette · click to copy

5-D design score7.6 / 10
Typography
8.0
Color & Contrast
8.0
Layout & Spacing
8.0
Craft & Polish
7.0
Distinctiveness
7.0

Structure

Fonts
Plus Jakarta Sans
Primary visual
Interactive Hero Demo / Tool
Social proof
No Explicit Trust Bar
Navigation
Full-Width Top Bar
Theme & density
Light · Airy
Corners & depth
Pill · Hairline borders
Preview full AI design brief (includes :root CSS variables & layout rules)Style tokens only; never copy brand names, logos, copy, or images
# Design Brief: Vibrant Pop (with Soft & Friendly)

Full-bleed high-saturation brand backdrops, oversized bold display type, and high-contrast buttons, common across creator tools and consumer apps.

## Design Tokens

```css
:root {
  --background: #c6e86a;
  --surface: #ffffff;
  --foreground: #12332a;
  --muted-foreground: #5e7a4a;
  --accent: #12332a;
  --radius: 9999px;
  --font-heading: "Plus Jakarta Sans", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-body: "Plus Jakarta Sans", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
}
```

Color area ratio: Background #C6E86A (~72%) · Surface #FFFFFF (~8%) · Text #12332A (~10%) · Muted Text #5E7A4A (~5%) · Accent #12332A (~5%). Background and surface dominate the canvas; reserve the accent color for primary buttons and active states.

## Layout & Conversion Structure

- Hero layout: Centered Headline + Input
- Navigation: Full-Width Top Bar
- Theme & density: Light · Airy
- Border radius & elevation: Pill; no drop shadows—separate layers with hairline borders and whitespace
- Primary visual medium: Interactive Hero Demo / Tool
- Conversion CTA: Direct Input / Instant Try
- Headline hook: Outcome & Speed Promise
- Hero components: Centered Prompt / Input
- Spatial layout notes: Centered Headline + Input hero structure paired with direct input / instant try CTA and no explicit trust bar.
- Visual summary: Vibrant Pop (Light canvas, airy density) featuring centered headline + input layout and interactive hero demo / tool visuals.

## Avoid

- Muted corporate gray palettes
- Tiny low-contrast body text
- Overly formal enterprise tables

Implement the UI following the design tokens and layout specifications above: use only these color variables, and reserve the accent color strictly for primary actions and active states. Adopt only this visual style—never copy any reference product’s brand name, logo, copy, or imagery.

Questions & evidence

How much does BrainGrid cost?
Builder: $24/mo (billed annually) (annual billing available); Builder Pro: $83/mo (billed annually) (annual billing available); Team: $166/mo (billed annually) (annual billing available). Observed 2026-11-04. Check the source for current billing terms, usage limits and taxes.Source
How much website traffic does BrainGrid get?
Vaneform estimates 36.5K website visits in 2026-10. Visits can include repeat visits; this estimate measures web traffic separately from paying customers or revenue.Source
What is BrainGrid and what platforms does it support?
BrainGrid is catalogued under AI App Builders & Low-Code: Plan first.Build second.. Supported platforms: MCP Server, CLI / SDK.
Is BrainGrid open source?
BrainGrid has a public repository (https://github.com/BrainGridAI/braingrid) under the non-standard license, recording 6 GitHub stars.Source

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