Built a free deal hunter for online and GTA local deals
Hey folks,
I’ve been working on a hobby project called SnagDeals.ca that tracks deals around the GTA and online.
I started building it after noticing a few similar deal sites moving more features behind paywalls. My goal is to keep the core deal-finding experience free: search, filters, sorting, price history, and actually finding a good deal.
I’m hosting the whole thing from my homelab, so I don’t have a big hosting bill pushing me toward locking basic features behind a subscription.
Full disclosure: some outbound links go through a redirect, and I may earn a small commission if someone buys through one. That does not affect how deals are ranked, scored, or recommended.
A few things I’ve built so far:
- Free search, filters, and sorting
- Occasion guides, like Canada Day deals right now
- Local AI deal scoring to help push weak/junky deals lower
- Price history so you can see whether something is actually a good price
- Lowest-price locator for items where pricing varies by store location
Next things I’m thinking about:
- Letting users suggest merchants to add
- Improving the homepage and overall visuals
- Adding more Canadian retailers
I’d really appreciate feedback from this community. What feels useful, what feels unnecessary, and which retailers would you want added next?