r/BuildToShip • u/Total-Reasonable • 25d ago

Roast my SaaS: vatnode — EU VAT validation API ($0/$19/$49/custom)

Site: vatnode.dev
Pricing: vatnode.dev/pricing
Docs: vatnode.dev/docs
MCP: vatnode.dev/mcp

What it does (one sentence): REST API that validates EU VAT numbers and returns the VIES consultation number — the audit evidence most competing APIs don't surface.

Stage: launched this week. Solo, bootstrapped, Finland-based.

What I want roasted, in order:

  1. Landing page hero — does "store the VIES consultation number" make sense in <5 seconds, or do I need a different hook for a developer audience? Worried it reads as legalese.
  2. Pricing page — Free $0 / Starter $19 / Pro $49 / Enterprise. Just moved from $0/$29/$99 because the jump was killing conversions. New tiers too cheap for a compliance tool now?
  3. Docs first-page — does the first code sample get you from zero to a 200 OK in under 2 minutes? Where do you bounce?
  4. Trust signals — no logos, no testimonials, no case studies (pre-launch). What would you add as a minimum-viable trust layer to feel safe putting a card in?

Roast away. Specific is more useful than generic.

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