Hacker News with Generative AI: SaaS

Show HN: Simple Docker Hosting (sliplane.io)
With Sliplane, shipping containers becomes incredibly easy and affordable. Our "Pay-per-Server" model enables you to host unlimited containers on each server for one fixed price.

Docker, Hosting, Cloud Computing, Software, SaaS

63 points by jonas_scholz 4 days ago | 62 comments

Software Design Is Knowledge Building (olano.dev)
ORG relies on an integration service, SaaS, to decouple its business logic from vendor software dealing with billing, analytics, customer management, etc.

Software Design, Knowledge Management, Integration Services, SaaS

419 points by signa11 18 days ago | 110 comments

Is there such a thing as "private, interactive databases" for SaaS's (ycombinator.com)
So i've been building a product and my clients really hate the idea that their code is stored on my database (unencrypted). The problem is that I need to process the data in the background often and thus I cannot store it end-to-end encrypted. Is there any service that allows you to deploy some sort of database that only the client accesses and at the same time allows me to process it somehow maybe via apis?

Security, SaaS, Databases, Data Privacy, APIs

21 points by alliewithane 19 days ago | 38 comments

Show HN: I built a tool to visualize MRR (mrrlab.com)
Calculate and forecast your Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR)

Tools, Business, SaaS, Finance, Data Visualization

5 points by scottgpaulin 19 days ago | 3 comments

Per Seat Pricing Sucks (flippercloud.io)
When we started billing for Flipper Cloud, we did what everyone else in the space was doing – per seat pricing. $20 per seat each month felt like plenty.

Pricing Models, SaaS, Software, Startups

19 points by mscccc 20 days ago | 10 comments

Show HN: I spent 4 years bootstrapping a financial planning tool to 30k MAUs (projectionlab.com)
Build Financial Plans You Love.

Financial Planning, Startups, User Growth, SaaS, Personal Finance

65 points by scubakid 31 days ago | 18 comments

Show HN: Scaling SaaS by Reverse-Engineering Human Attention Patterns (copytruck.com)
10X Your Brand & Profile Growth with Scroll-Stopping Hooks for Any Content, Any Platform—Powered by AI

SaaS, Marketing, AI, Attention

11 points by skart91 31 days ago | 0 comments

Lessons from earning $200k in 60 days on AppSumo with my SaaS (octolens.com)

SaaS, Business, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, AppSumo

7 points by CharlotteSophie 32 days ago | 0 comments

Scale Not Sales: Automating Revenue So Graph Go Up (railway.com)
Railway just crossed a significant revenue milestone. We can’t disclose how much we now make, but it’s a pretty big deal for us and our customers.

Startup Success, Revenue Growth, SaaS

16 points by mooreds 33 days ago | 3 comments

Postman is largest public source of leaked secrets? (trufflesecurity.com)
tl;dr Postman, the popular API testing platform, hosts the largest collection of public APIs. Unfortunately, it’s become one of the largest public sources of leaked secrets. We estimate over 4,000 live credentials are currently leaking publicly on Postman for a variety of popular SaaS and cloud providers.

Security, APIs, Data Breaches, Cloud Computing, SaaS

22 points by Letmetest 36 days ago | 0 comments

Show HN: A free and open source commerical/personal SaaS starter kit (github.com/asendlabs)
A free, production-ready SaaS starter kit built with Next.js. Includes authentication, organization management, analytics, and more.

Open Source, SaaS, Web Development, Next.js

37 points by warisareshi 38 days ago | 6 comments

ask hn: PayPal or Stripe? (ycombinator.com)
I'm thinking of creating a small SaaS company, but I'm not sure which of these two systems is best for implementing a payment system for my website.

SaaS, Payments, Stripe, PayPal, Business

4 points by cannibalXxx 40 days ago | 6 comments

Show HN: Odd Circles – A Meetup.com alternative (oddcircles.com) (oddcircles.com)
Replace your entire tech stack — from Meetup to Mailchimp — with one powerful platform. Community building, event hosting, email, courses, lead magnets, digital products, monetisation tools and much more, all in one place.

Community Building, Event Hosting, SaaS, Software, Alternatives

5 points by harshalone 51 days ago | 0 comments

Amazon tripled prices for the basic tier of their auth service Cognito (saasprices.net)
On November 20, 2024, Amazon announced that they are changing the prices for AWS Cognito.

Amazon, Cloud Computing, Pricing, SaaS, AWS Cognito

95 points by skorpen 52 days ago | 63 comments

Ask HN: Where to advertise my SaaS other than Google? (ycombinator.com)
I run a SaaS that I believe will benefit from trying ads on it. However, I got blocked on Google.

SaaS, Marketing, Advertising

12 points by skwee357 55 days ago | 7 comments

Ask HN: Payment processing for micro SaaS outside USA? (ycombinator.com)
I am developing a micro SaaS (not expecting to earn much from it), and I can't find a payment processor for it. I am in a country not supported by Stripe, so the obvious option is not possible.

SaaS, Payment Processing, Business, International Business

52 points by 101008 55 days ago | 43 comments

Our SaaS hit 50 paying subscribers today. Here's how we did it with $0: (ycombinator.com)
Our SaaS hit 50 paying subscribers today. Here's how we did it with $0:

Startup Success, SaaS, Business, Marketing

7 points by davidheikka 56 days ago | 5 comments

Next.js B2B Starter Kit – fast-track your SaaS app from 0 to 1 (workos.com)
Every business starts with an idea, followed by the challenge of picking the right tech stack. In a crowded field where choosing the right technology is key yet time-consuming, starter kits help you focus on building your idea rather than reinventing the basics. That’s why we’re announcing the WorkOS-built Next.js B2B Starter Kit today.

Next.js, SaaS, Startup, Business, Development

3 points by handfuloflight 56 days ago | 0 comments

Pg_karnak: Transactional schema migration across tenant databases (thenile.dev)
When we need to describe Nile in a single sentence, we say "PostgreSQL re-engineered for multi-tenant apps".

PostgreSQL, Database, Multi-Tenant, Cloud, SaaS

29 points by gwen-shapira 57 days ago | 5 comments

Show HN: A ready-to-adapt email marketing sequences database (sendgoodemails.com)

Email Marketing, Marketing, Open Source, SaaS

15 points by davidbff 60 days ago | 11 comments

The Hidden Tax Trap for SaaS Founders in Germany (vincentschmalbach.com)
Something that should worry every indie hacker considering Germany as their base: Our tax system effectively penalizes software founders who bootstrap to exit. Unlike the US, UK, or Australia where founders benefit from favorable capital gains treatment, German founders face a crushing 50% tax burden on asset sales.

SaaS, Germany, Entrepreneurship, Taxation, Startups

57 points by vincent_s 64 days ago | 112 comments

Ask HN: How to handle sensitive document uploads as a one-person SaaS? (ycombinator.com)
I am thinking of a product many businesses would find it useful but my only concern is that the product revolves around sensitive documents(like lawyer's documents but can be extended to other industries too). The product is already built by many companies but I have found a unique angle that I think would benefit my users.

Security, SaaS, Startups, Legal Tech

16 points by wayoverthecloud 65 days ago | 14 comments

Ask HN: Anybody used Retool for production, user-facing app? (ycombinator.com)
Bootstrapped founder here.<p>I'm planning to build a SaaS product loosely in the B2B logistics space - it needs to be relatively low cost to build/maintain, look slick and be extensible.<p>It would be customer facing, meaning each customer would need a login/account (or perhaps many, if a whole team is using our product).<p>I've looked at Retool and it looks quite epic but it looks like it's designed primarily for internal apps.<p>Has anybody used, or attempted to use Retool for a production,

Software, SaaS, User Interfaces, Business, Startups

51 points by bootstrpppin 65 days ago | 49 comments

B2C billing is harder than B2B billing (arnon.dk)
We all love a B2B SaaS ❤️. A few months ago I wrote about 14 reasons why building your own billing system (mostly for B2B SaaS) is hard. Here are 6 more so that we can round it up to a nice 20!

B2B, SaaS, Billing, Business

31 points by arnon 66 days ago | 27 comments

Ask HN: Do you feel burnout from being less hands on as you become more senior? (ycombinator.com)
I work in a 50-60 person SaaS company and I'm taking on a head of engineering role. At this level, my whole day is spent writing out plans and proposals, responding to communications, checking on projects, connecting resources, etc. On rare occasions, if I have time, I might actually build something small.

Burnout, Career Development, Management, Software Engineering, SaaS

77 points by throwaway2478 67 days ago | 42 comments

Show HN: DocSend, but Made 10x Cheaper (peony.ink)
The best way for startups to share files.

Startup Tools, File Sharing, SaaS

14 points by deqian 67 days ago | 7 comments

How hard can it be to buy software? (jessitron.com)
Last year I got my first experience of implementing software internally. My team found a SaaS (software as a service) product they wanted to use, so we bought it and used it.

Software, SaaS, Implementation, Business

8 points by mooreds 69 days ago | 0 comments

Ask HN: What is your one-person-SaaS project? (ycombinator.com)
Ask HN: What is your one-person-SaaS project?

Software, Startups, Business, Entrepreneurship, SaaS

19 points by laksmanv 70 days ago | 26 comments

Ask HN: What SaaS metrics turned out to be completely useless? (ycombinator.com)
Ask HN: What SaaS metrics turned out to be completely useless?

SaaS, Metrics, Business, Startups

15 points by tech_voyager 72 days ago | 3 comments

From Zero to Terabytes: Building SaaS Analytics with ClickHouse (crisp.chat)
At Crisp, we help businesses manage all their customer conversations in one place—whether through chat, email, WhatsApp, or other channels - through a help desk platform. As our customers' needs grew, they asked for more detailed insights into their customer support, like response times and team performance.

Data Warehousing, SaaS, Analytics, ClickHouse

14 points by baptistejamin 74 days ago | 7 comments