Niched is a service that records why you chose a software tool and continuously monitors the evidence behind that decision to alert you when it might need revisiting. It tracks changes in maintenance activity, licensing, repository archival status, and pricing pages, comparing them against the original reason you documented. By keeping a dated, hashed record of each tool's state, Niched provides a clear audit trail and diff capability to detect silent shifts that could impact your stack. The platform is designed to help teams avoid technical debt and legal surprises by surfacing signals like declining commit frequency, license flips, or pricing page updates before they become problems. With a free tier covering five tools and paid plans for larger stacks, Niched turns the one-time act of tool selection into an ongoing, evidence-backed practice.
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Software choices often remain static while the tools themselves change silently—maintenance stops, licenses shift, or pricing is updated—leaving teams unaware until issues arise. Niched solves this by remembering the original decision rationale and continuously checking it against fresh data, so users can proactively reassess tools before renewal or failure.