How to Build Your Own Gun.io
Replace Gun.io with a custom build. The Technical Standard for High Stakes Engineering
Build Difficulty: 5/5
Build a working replacement in a weekend with AI tools
Estimated Timeline
Based on 17 features at Weekend Project difficulty, expect about One weekend with AI-assisted development.
Recommended Tech Stack
Full-stack React framework with API routes and server components
PostgreSQL database, auth, and real-time subscriptions
Utility-first styling for rapid UI development
Type-safe ORM for complex relational data models
Key Features to Replicate
Top features across 8 categories. See all 17 features
Assessment(2 features)
Engineers evaluated against Gun.io standard with verified history of delivery within their ecosystem
Structured assessment including technology review, constraint mapping, and delivery risk identification before team deployment
Compliance(2 features)
Handles compliance from contract execution to local IP and labor law adherence, mitigating risk of global scaling
Tax compliance management across 100+ countries for international engineering teams
Payroll(2 features)
Manages operational complexities of global payroll, legal compliance, and performance tracking
Payroll and tax compliance executed across 100+ countries, ensuring global engineering spend is operationally sound and fully compliant
Recruitment(2 features)
Access thousands of vetted software professionals with a wide range of skills and certifications worldwide
Produces a high-precision shortlist of developers who are sought after, vetted, and matched to your stack and delivery goals
Governance(1 features)
Handles the complexity of global sourcing, vetting, and delivery management to transform engineering effort into impact
Onboarding(1 features)
Handles negotiations, contracts, and onboarding infrastructure to unlock engineering capacity without administrative debt
Operations(1 features)
Payroll, compliance, and contracts handled across 100+ countries with cross-border complexity managed as baseline function
Performance Management(1 features)
Continuous milestone tracking and performance auditing to ensure technical output keeps pace with expectations
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