Comment by gkoos

I guessit's a mix of market size, monetization difficulty, and investor expectations: - a CLI or build tool can get huge love from devs but still serve a small, finite market - many devs will happily use a free open-source tool but won't pay unless it's mission-critical - funding is biased toward sales-driven models - successful paid devtools usually have enterprise-grade support - PH and X are cool but not for validating a sustainable business