TL;DR
Choose Durable for the fastest possible simple local-business website. Choose minion.sg if you want an AI agent that builds and hosts the site and keeps running the business — WhatsApp replies, invoicing, lead research — 24/7, from S$55/month.
| Durable | minion.sg | |
|---|---|---|
| Generate a site fast | ✅ seconds | ✅ minutes, custom |
| Hosting | On Durable | ✅ own private VM |
| Database-backed web apps | ❌ | ✅ |
| Answers customers (WhatsApp/email) | ❌ | ✅ |
| Invoicing, lead-gen, research, content | Light tools | ✅ full agent |
| General-purpose worker | ❌ website-focused | ✅ brief it anything |
| Singapore hosting / PDPA | Varies | ✅ |
| Starting price | ~US$12/mo | S$55/mo (does far more) |
Pick minion.sg if…
- You want a worker, not just a website.
- You need web apps / portals, not only a brochure page.
- You sell on WhatsApp/Telegram and care about PDPA.
- You want one hire to build, host and run things.
Stick with Durable if…
- You want the absolute fastest simple site, nothing more.
- You're happy hosting and editing on their platform.
- You don't need automation behind the site.
A minion builds & hosts a real site
Where a minion goes further
Durable nails one job: get a small business a website, fast. That's genuinely useful. But a website is the start of the work, not the end — someone still has to answer enquiries, send invoices and chase leads.
A minion is a general-purpose AI agent: it builds and hosts the site, then does the rest. See the AI website builder, how it compares with Wix, or what a website really costs in Singapore.
Hire a worker, not just a website.
Build & host your site, then put your minion to work — from S$55/month.
Hire your first minionDurable alternative FAQ
Is minion.sg a good alternative to Durable?
Yes, if you want more than a fast brochure site. Durable is great at generating a simple local-business website in seconds. minion.sg builds and hosts your site too, but it's an AI agent on its own VM that also runs the business behind the site — replying to customers, invoicing and finding leads, 24/7.
How is minion.sg different from Durable?
Durable's focus is speed-to-a-website plus light business tools. A minion is a general-purpose AI worker: it builds and hosts the site, then handles ongoing work across WhatsApp, Telegram, email and the web. You hire a worker, not just a page.
Is minion.sg more expensive than Durable?
Durable starts around US$12/month for a website. minion.sg starts at S$55/month, but it replaces work an agency would bill S$2,000–15,000+ for and keeps running tasks after the site is live. It's a different category of value.
Can it build more than a simple site?
Yes — because each minion runs on a real VM, it can build multi-page sites, forms, portals and database-backed web apps, then host and maintain them.
Does it suit Singapore SMEs?
Yes. It runs on Singapore infrastructure (PDPA/data residency) and connects to WhatsApp and Telegram, where Singapore SMEs do most of their business.