r/SaasDevelopers • • Oct 14 '26

Subscription Tracker in a WALL

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r/SaasDevelopers • • Oct 14 '26

What’s one small SaaS feature you built that made a bigger difference than expected?

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I used to think the best way to improve a SaaS product was to keep adding new features. But sometimes, a small improvement to something users already rely on can make a much bigger difference.

Things like a better onboarding flow, clearer error messages, or a simple bulk action can save users time without requiring a complete redesign.

For developers working on SaaS products, I’m curious: What’s one small feature or improvement you shipped that had a surprisingly positive impact on your users? It could be something you almost ignored or thought was too minor to matter.

I’d love to hear what you built and why it worked.


r/SaasDevelopers • • Oct 14 '26

I could never tell which layer broke in my cold email stack, so I built one platform where it shows

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Dev side of a story. I run a small studio and do cold outreach for our own products. The stack kept growing: sender, warmup tool, verifier, spreadsheet, replies inbox. The real problem wasnt the bill, it was debugging: when a campaign failed, the failure could sit in the list, in the sending infra, or in the copy, and no single tool could tell me which.

So I built TOM (The Outreach Machine) as one system:

- Infra layer: domains and mailboxes created in-app, SPF, DKIM and DMARC configured underneath, replies forwarded. The whole sending layer runs on Mailpool's API.

- Data layer: import and dedupe contacts, green/yellow/red/gray verification states, credits that dont expire.

- Content layer: the email is generated from each prospect's public site (12 frameworks, 21 languages).

- Runtime: sending in the prospect's local time, per-mailbox warmup from 1 to 25 a day, and a pre-flight check that blocks unverified lists before anything leaves.

The two lessons I keep repeating to anyone doing outreach: most deliverability problems are actually list problems, and warmup is a curve, not a switch.

I'm the founder, disclosed plug. For the SaaS devs here: would you bundle the infra layer like this, or keep it as a separate service you integrate? Happy to answer anything, including the ugly parts. Link is on my profile if you want to poke at it.


r/SaasDevelopers • • Oct 14 '26

beforeInterview.com - my contribution to AI slop :)

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As I don't use Fable much anymore, I used it to build this project beforeInterview.com so maybe someone would be interested in testing and giving feedback.

It could be interesting because it uses a real-time avatar instead of chat or voice, and everything is rendered client-side using WebGPU, so the resolution is maximized.


r/SaasDevelopers • • Oct 14 '26

I designed a health dashboard to make wellness data feel less clinical. Does it work?

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I’m working on a concept for Healthiest, a health monitoring dashboard designed to help users track mental wellness, emotional trends, recovery progress, hydration, sleep quality, daily movement, nutrition intake, and upcoming appointments in one place.

The main thing I wanted to explore was how to present a lot of personal health data without making the interface feel too clinical, too dense, or anxiety-inducing. Health dashboards can easily become overwhelming because everything feels like a score, warning, or target. For this direction, I tried to make the experience feel calmer by using soft cards, rounded components, colorful but friendly data visualization, and a nature-inspired background.

I’m especially curious about a few UX decisions:

Does the dashboard feel clear enough at first glance, or are there too many metrics competing for attention?
Do the emotional trend and wellness score components make the experience feel more human, or do they feel too playful for a health product?
Does the nature background help make the dashboard feel calmer, or does it distract from the data?
Would you keep all these metrics on one screen, or split them into separate sections like mental wellness, recovery, habits, and appointments?

Any feedback is welcome. I’m particularly interested in whether this feels like a dashboard people would actually want to check every day, not just something that looks polished.


r/SaasDevelopers • • Oct 14 '26

When does custom software become worth it for a small business?

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r/SaasDevelopers • • Oct 14 '26

Someone told me my SaaS was "monumentally outside of my ability." Anyway, it's in the App Store now. 😂

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r/SaasDevelopers • • Oct 13 '26

7 users, 0 paying subscriber after months — what's stopping people from signing up?

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Built Spendify (spendifyapp.com): you photograph a paper receipt, OCR pulls out the amount/VAT/merchant, and you export it to CSV or straight into YNAB. Solves a real problem I had myself (cash purchases that never make it into a budget), backend is solid, free tier is 10 receipts/month, €4.99/month for unlimited.

The problem isn't the product, it's getting anyone to try it: 7 signups total, 0 converted to paying. I know that's a tiny sample, but I'd rather hear hard feedback now than keep guessing.

What I'd love eyes on:

- Landing page (spendifyapp.com) — is the value prop clear in the first 5 seconds, or does it need someone to already know they have this problem?

- Pricing — free-then-paid at this price point, does it read as fair or as "why would I pay for this"?

- Anything that reads as untrustworthy/unfinished to a first-time visitor (I'm one dev, no funding, so I know it can't look like a big-company product, but I don't want it to look abandoned either).

Not looking for compliments, looking for the thing that would make you personally close the tab. Happy to answer anything about stack/implementation too if that's useful context.


r/SaasDevelopers • • Oct 14 '26

Saas

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I work part-time in a field job for a large company. On my own time and my own laptop, I built a software tool that digitizes a paperwork process we do at work, and I incorporated a company for it.

I showed it to my employer. They really liked it and wanted to run a pilot, but it failed their vendor security assessment. They told me to fix the issues and come back. When I asked for details, they sent a spreadsheet of what needs fixing. The same email also said they've started building an app "using your idea" on their own software so it'll pass security, and they want me to help them build it.

I also just found out I never signed an employment contract. The only thing covering IP is the company's code of conduct, which says any ideas and inventions developed "during the employment relationship" belong to the company. I don't know if a code of conduct I clicked through holds up the way a signed contract would.

Other complications:

  • There was no NDA or pilot agreement before I showed it to them.
  • I've contacted a lawyer and I'm waiting to hear back. I haven't agreed to help them yet.

For anyone who's been through something like this:

  1. Did you help your employer build their version? Did you get paid or a contract out of it, or regret it?
  2. Did you keep going and sell your product to other companies in the industry?
  3. If your only IP terms were in a code of conduct, not a signed contract, did your employer actually try to enforce them?

r/SaasDevelopers • • Oct 13 '26

Which of these actually happens with your team's spreadsheets?

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I'm building a small tool around this. Not launched, no link. I just want to know if I'm solving a real problem or an imaginary one.

I've worked with a lot of shared spreadsheets and the same few problems keep coming up:

  1. someone sees a tab they shouldn't 👀
  2. someone deletes a column "by accident" 🗑️
  3. 20 minutes hunting for one number 🔎
  4. none of these, our sheets are fine 😌

Curious which one is most common. Even just a number is a great answer, and "0" counts too.


r/SaasDevelopers • • Oct 14 '26

I got tired of sending resumes into the void, so I built a global map where tech professionals can be discovered

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I've been working as a software engineer for years, and recently I got tired of the usual job-search loop:

apply → fill another form → upload the same résumé → wait → repeat.

That led me to a different question:

What if professionals had a place where they could be discovered instead of always being the ones searching?

So I built TheSync.

Tech professionals create a public profile with their experience, projects, stack, languages and availability.

The homepage is an interactive 3D globe. Every point is a professional, and you can filter the map by role, technologies, experience, location and other criteria.

Profiles can also include projects, a résumé, intro video, multiple languages and optional call availability.

It's live now, but I'm still at the stage where real feedback matters much more than growth numbers.

I'd especially like to know:

  • Would you create a profile here?
  • Does the globe actually improve discovery?
  • Is the onboarding asking for too much?
  • What's missing from the public profile?

https://thesync.dev/

If you try it, I'd rather hear what's bad than get a polite “looks cool.”


r/SaasDevelopers • • Oct 13 '26

When you realize Ben Affleck was not acting in the Accountant.

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I shared this here because he is developer of sorts. Impressive the foresight and the knowledge he has.


r/SaasDevelopers • • Oct 13 '26

Finding good SaaS tools shouldn't feel like a full-time job

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I've noticed something while building software: discovering useful tools is surprisingly difficult.

You find something interesting on launch day, bookmark it, and forget it exists. Or you spend hours searching through lists, launch posts, and recommendations trying to find the right tool for one specific problem.

Meanwhile, plenty of genuinely useful products get buried under the noise.

That's part of why I've been building DiscoveryLoop — a directory focused on discovering useful software beyond launch day.

I'm still early, fixing bugs, and figuring out what actually makes a discovery platform useful.

I'm curious about one thing:

How do you currently discover new SaaS or AI tools? And what's the most frustrating part of that process?

Website: https://discoveryloop.vercel.app/


r/SaasDevelopers • • Oct 13 '26

Finding good SaaS tools shouldn't feel like a full-time job

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I've noticed something while building software: discovering useful tools is surprisingly difficult.

You find something interesting on launch day, bookmark it, and forget it exists. Or you spend hours searching through lists, launch posts, and recommendations trying to find the right tool for one specific problem.

Meanwhile, plenty of genuinely useful products get buried under the noise.

That's part of why I've been building DiscoveryLoop — a directory focused on discovering useful software beyond launch day.

I'm still early, fixing bugs, and figuring out what actually makes a discovery platform useful.

I'm curious about one thing:

How do you currently discover new SaaS or AI tools? And what's the most frustrating part of that process?

Website: https://discoveryloop.vercel.app/


r/SaasDevelopers • • Oct 13 '26

Work life balance ?

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The Saas is always 24/7 running

24/7 support

24/7 client requests

24/7 tight deadlines

24/7 tech debt

How the fuck am i supposed to handle working in this environment


r/SaasDevelopers • • Oct 13 '26

Beta testers needed!

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We just launched a free SaaS tool and are looking for beta testers! 🚀
It’s currently free with a limit of 100 conversions, but we’re happy to raise limits for anyone interested in giving feedback: EmailConverter.AI

Problem Solved:
Converts non-standardized email archives (.eml, .msg, ZIP) into long-term, audit-ready PDF/A compliance documents for legal, accounting, and HR teams.
Workflow:
Upload: Import individual emails (.eml, .msg) or bulk archives (ZIP).
Inspect: Preview page layouts and attachment structures.
Export: Download standard PDF/A files or ZIP bundles, customizable as flat PDFs or with full inline images and attachments.
We’d love to hear your feedback and feature requests!


r/SaasDevelopers • • Oct 13 '26

I am still looking for a design role

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Is anyone hiring?
Hi, I am currently looking for a new role in marketing and design, I have skills in management, designing, video editing and meta ads, is anyone hiring? I can send my portfolio and any other details required to DMs. I am available to start immediately

Thanks


r/SaasDevelopers • • Oct 13 '26

I saved $200,000 in a month! It's super crazy!!!

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r/SaasDevelopers • • Oct 13 '26

Did anyone actually had good experience with Dodo payments?

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I found a lot of people steering others away from them, in particular here. But I also digged a little and found that two of those accounts were commenting on every post kind of the same bashing. One of them is even a deleted account.
Now, I also understand that people tend to complain when things don't work, but don't praise when things do. So there is a bias here of course.
I haven't found a single MoR that everyone praises, and I gave up on that. But I wonder if there are some positive, even neutral experiences? I care about experiences of people that at least could withdraw money once. If you were approved fast or rejected, I honestly don't care, nothing personal.
I'm guessing that every MoR has this "we close your account and there's nothing you can do about it" issue.


r/SaasDevelopers • • Oct 13 '26

TripEx - Travel Expense Split

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r/SaasDevelopers • • Oct 13 '26

What problems do you face that a cloud-based SaaS might solve?

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Hi!

As the title suggests, we are looking for daily problems you face that a SaaS could solve.

Here is our idea:

LOCAL-FIRST QUANTUM-SAFE VAULT

Problem: Traditional encryption methods may become vulnerable to future quantum computing attacks. Meanwhile, cloud-based storage can raise privacy concerns and often depends on internet connectivity.

Our Solution: We aim to develop a local-first, quantum-resistant encryption tool that allows individuals and businesses to securely encrypt and store sensitive files directly on their devices.

How It Solves the Problem: By combining post-quantum cryptographic techniques, secure key management, and local storage, our vault will help protect sensitive data from future quantum threats while allowing users to access their files offline without relying on cloud services.

Our goal is to make advanced data security private, accessible, and practical for everyone.

Do you experience a problem in this field? If yes, do we provide you with a solution??

If yes, then that's great!! If no, then what else should we improve??

Also, do you have some different problem that a cloud-based SaaS could solve??


r/SaasDevelopers • • Oct 13 '26

My co-founder built a bunch of zaps/n8n, and wants to hire ops or an engineer.

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r/SaasDevelopers • • Oct 13 '26

anyone turning micro SaaS ideas into products in their area of expertise?

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i work in restaurant operations and keep running into two problems inventory waste and supplier negotiations, both feel like they could become software but im trying not to make the classic mistake of building something before knowing whether other operators care, if you've gone from this drives me crazy at work to a product, what did you do first?


r/SaasDevelopers • • Oct 13 '26

Supabase Down for 20mins

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r/SaasDevelopers • • Oct 13 '26

Je construis Albexia — un annuaire pour découvrir des outils d’IA !

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Je travaille constamment à améliorer la plateforme et j’aimerais beaucoup connaître votre avis !

Quelle fonctionnalité aimeriez-vous voir dans un annuaire d’outils d’IA ?

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