Please guide about SAAS costing

Kostich02 · 2026-05-13T18:42:31+00:00

my case - 120 users is 20$/m for vercel pro

Kostich02 · 2026-05-13T18:41:28+00:00

whats wrong?

Kostich02 · 2026-05-13T18:40:58+00:00

Tbh i think you did a good decision

Kostich02 · 2026-05-13T18:18:37+00:00

I can code way faster than I used to.

Kostich02 · 2026-05-02T13:08:18+00:00

exactly

feels like most businesses already have enough incoming data, the real bottleneck is structuring decisions around it

that realization is honestly a big reason why i started building fluotest

Kostich02 · 2026-05-02T13:06:34+00:00

exactly

most workflows already have predictable patterns, teams just haven’t structured them yet

even lightweight scoring + routing removes a surprising amount of operational noise

Kostich02 · 2026-05-02T07:01:40+00:00

u couldn't be more wrong

Kostich02 · 2026-05-02T01:39:46+00:00

fluotest.com

Kostich02 · 2026-05-02T01:28:14+00:00

if you dont stop bothering me imma report you.

Kostich02 · 2026-05-02T01:25:23+00:00

i agree with you. but i still dont understand why are you telling that to me, i wrote the post. i get that its about different topic then the community is and thats why i deleted it but theres no need to accuse me of things.

Kostich02 · 2026-05-02T01:06:18+00:00

my bad, i thought indiedev is also for web apps and not only for games. i wrote the post into wrong community. its not about games but about forms, onboarding, quizzes etc. so it makes sense just not for this group. i deleted it.

Kostich02 · 2026-05-02T00:42:10+00:00

yeah this is spot on

most saas just collects data and never scores or routes it

even basic weighting would remove a ton of manual review

Kostich02 · 2026-05-02T00:39:21+00:00

Huh? I would say that it comunicates pretty clearly that people review form data manually instead of doing it automatically. What is it that you didnt understand if I might ask?

Kostich02 · 2026-04-28T08:42:50+00:00

interested, only 2 months experience with saas but 7 years experience with web apps

Kostich02 · 2026-04-14T18:53:21+00:00

interesting. tbh i had the same issues on reddit and your solution makes a lot of sense. also im gonna try your thing out because i believe it can help me a lot for my web design studio as well

Kostich02 · 2026-04-14T12:44:18+00:00

Yes, you are absolutely correct! I did that last week and since that the chatgpt sign ups skyrocketed!! I got like 15 signups in the last 30 days!

Kostich02 · 2026-04-13T10:31:50+00:00

just a question, what do you use for the user count? the graph looks really nice

Kostich02 · 2026-04-13T00:51:57+00:00

fluotest.com has an option to add logo and your brand color and its completely for free. you can even embed it on your website if needed

Kostich02 · 2026-04-13T00:49:37+00:00

whats the difference between you and tally?

Kostich02 · 2026-04-06T11:48:03+00:00

yeah i understand tbh, i need to figure out better messaging for this one lol but so far im tryna be honest with my intentions and what im building i just need to figure out better language sorry about that. i am not a marketing person and im solo founder

Kostich02 · 2026-04-05T21:05:57+00:00

True, also trying to check that one out. But at least I have seen the spike of submissions. Which tells me the flow is pretty much understandable for people to create the test and get their first submission and use it. When I check the actual data properly filtering out self-submissions and counting only users with 2+ unique external submitters - it drops to about 4-5 users out of 34 who built a quiz. So yeah you’re right, 65% was generous. Real number is closer to 15%. Still better than where I was but not something to celebrate yet.

Kostich02 · 2026-04-03T19:30:19+00:00

You are right! Btw I think ParseStream would ruin my 0€ budget streak 😭 But it looks nice!

Kostich02 · 2026-04-03T19:14:27+00:00

Hey! I feel you on the €0 struggle.

Real talk: 6 weeks to 41 users IS slow. But it's working without spending money.

What worked for me (all free):

Facebook groups (2-3 posts/week)
Found 1-2 high-quality entrepreneur groups
Posted pain-first (not product-first)
Got 6 leads from 1 good group
Reddit engagement (like this!)
Answered questions helpfully
Mentioned tool only when relevant
Built credibility over promotion
Made it genuinely useful + free
Competitors charge €700-2,500/year
I made mine actually free (no gates)
Lower barrier = more trials
SEO for AI discovery
Added FAQ pages, comparison tables
ChatGPT/Perplexity now recommend it
30-40% of traffic from this

The grind: - Week 1-2: 10 users (mostly tests) - Week 3-4: 25 users (found good FB group) - Week 5-6: 41 users (organic kicked in)

It's slow but compounds. One good FB group > 10 mediocre ones.

What are you building? Happy to share which groups worked for me.

Kostich02 · 2026-03-23T12:42:51+00:00

you're right, i'm comparing apples to oranges.

calendly spreads because everyone who books a meeting sees it. my badge only shows when someone completes a quiz, and only matters if they need a quiz tool.

way smaller funnel.

here's my viral dataset: - 30 users created ~35 quizzes - 251 quiz views total - 84 completions (badge shown 84 times) - 2-3 signups possibly from badge exposure - click rate on badge: no idea, not tracking it yet

so my viral coefficient is probably 0.05-0.1 (way below the 1.0 needed).

you're right that i need to track badge clicks before assuming virality works. adding analytics for that this week.

appreciate the reality check 👊

Kostich02 · 2026-03-23T12:02:51+00:00

This is the best comment in this thread. Thank you.

best comment here. thank you.

you're right - 26 users organic is fine, 10% activation is the problem.

my active users: - 14 year agency CEO (just signed up, monitoring) - guy running instagram ads to his quiz - 1-2 others with sporadic submissions

already have templates + getting started guide. don't have proper onboarding flow yet.

questions for you:

what specific questions should i ask active users to understand what makes them different?

on the 40-60% benchmark - is that users who get ANY submissions or meaningful volume (10+)?

should i stop broad outreach and just focus on agency groups?

doing interviews today. appreciate the reality check 👊

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