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How many SaaS tools are you still paying for but not using?
Hey everyone,I built CostLoop because small teams and individuals are quietly leaking money through forgotten subscriptions, unused seats, surprise renewals, and invoices nobody can find when they need them.It’s not a sexy problem, but it is a real one.Most freelancers and small businesses start with a spreadsheet. That works for a while, until nobody updates it, renewal dates get missed, and the “cheap” tools quietly become a few thousand euros a year.CostLoop gives you one place to track:what tools you pay forhow much each one costswho owns each subscriptionwhen it renewswhere the invoice or contract ishow to cancel itwhat is coming up nextNo bank connection. No credit card access. No complicated setup. Just a clear subscription dashboard, renewal reminders, and a way to stop paying for things you forgot about.I just launched it here on SaaSHive and would love brutally honest feedback from other founders, freelancers, and small business owners.Be honest: would you use something like this, or would you still default to a spreadsheet?https:// costloop.app
UI decisions get harder as your project grows
When your project starts growing, it gets harder to keep the UI simple. You want it to be easy to use, but you also want to put the right features in front of people.These days I am spending a lot of time thinking about the main landing page of SaasHive.com. I am trying to make it work well for two very different groups. Founders who want to launch their SaaS, and users who want to find a SaaS or AI tool they need.New features are coming in the next few days, and UI decisions are getting tougher.For example, starting today the landing page will show a list of trending posts from the Founder Community forums. This gives founders who are active in the community extra exposure.In the image below I highlighted the new section in green. Right now it shows 4 post cards, which fit into one row. I thought about showing 8 instead of 4, but time will tell if that was the right call. The landing page is getting bigger, and I did not want it to feel too crowded.I hope this gives you more motivation to share about your SaaS in the forum. More people can now see your post and learn about your product.
Does your website has an og:image? I added one for my SimploMail.com
My SimploMail.com now has a new hero section design and a new og:image.I think it is very important to have a proper og:image because most people will see your website for the first time not on your homepage, but inside a link preview on X, LinkedIn, Facebook, Slack, Discord, iMessage, or somewhere else.That preview becomes your first impression.If your site has no og:image, the shared link may look empty, broken, or generic. And if the preview looks low-effort, people are less likely to click. A good og:image makes your link look polished, trustworthy, and intentional.For anyone unfamiliar with it, og:image is part of the Open Graph meta tags you add to your page. These tags tell social platforms what title, description, URL, and image should appear when someone shares your link. The image is often the most noticeable part.I also added a Twitter Card. In practice, this gives platforms like X extra metadata so the link can render as a rich preview card, especially with a large image. In my case, I’m using:Open Graph tags like:<!-- Open Graph --> <meta property="og:site_name" content="SimploMail" /> <meta property="og:title" content="SimploMail — Email Newsletter Platform Without a Subscription" /> <meta property="og:description" content="Send email newsletters, sequences, and lead magnets without a monthly subscription. Pay only for emails actually sent. Credits never expire." /> <meta property="og:type" content="website" /> <meta property="og:url" content="https://simplomail.com/" /> <meta property="og:image" content="https://simplomail.com/og-image.png" /> <meta property="og:image:width" content="1200" /> <meta property="og:image:height" content="630" /> <meta property="og:image:alt" content="SimploMail — Simple. Powerful. Email Newsletter Delivery Service." />Twitter tags like:<!-- Twitter --> <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image" /> <meta name="twitter:site" content="@SimploMail" /> <meta name="twitter:title" content="SimploMail — Email Newsletter Platform Without a Subscription" /> <meta name="twitter:description" content="Send email newsletters, sequences, and lead magnets without a monthly subscription. Pay only for emails actually sent." /> <meta name="twitter:image" content="https://simplomail.com/og-image.png" /> <meta name="twitter:image:alt" content="SimploMail — Simple. Powerful. Email Newsletter Delivery Service." />I set the image to 1200×630, which is a very common and safe size for social sharing previews. I also added alt text, which is a small detail but still worth doing for accessibility and clarity.This is one of those small website improvements that does not take long to implement, but it improves how your product looks everywhere outside your website too.If you are building a SaaS, landing page, blog, or any product in public, I think this is worth doing early. People judge links before they judge products.
Done! Subscriber Segments are now also supported 🎊
Done! 🎊 My SimploMail email marketing platform now supports sending emails to groups, or "Segments". 🎊 And it supports API to let developers send transactional emails 🥳.Do you send email newsletters? Do you need to make you application send transactional emails like Password reset or Purchase confirmation? Come! My SimploMail is the most affordable option to send emails out of all 😊.
Subscriber Segments for Your Email Campaigns
Started working on a new feature for my SimploMail Email Marketing platform, and this time it’s Subscriber Segments.It will allow you to create custom segments of subscribers based on specific criteria. For example, you can send an email campaign to all subscribers who joined your list during a specific period of time.If you send email campaigns or newsletters, please consider using SimploMail. It’s the most affordable newsletter delivery platform out there. And it has a REST API for developers in case you want to integrate it with your application and send transactional emails as well :)
The Anti-Helpdesk for Solo Founders
I get dozens of support emails every day, and I'm sick of sorting them manually every single morning.Most support tools are either bloated helpdesks that cost $74+ a month or janky Zapier workflows that break every week. So I built TriageAI to do one thing well: turn your messy Gmail support inbox into a sorted, drafted, ready-to-reply queue in minutes.The core workflow:Connect Gmail in one click via secure OAuthAI reads and classifies every incoming email automaticallyAdd your pricing, FAQs and policies to your knowledge base onceAI drafts replies using your actual information, not generic fillerYou review, edit if needed, and send from GmailWhy I'm building this: I want to build the anti-helpdesk. No migrations. No per-seat pricing. No $74 a month for features you'll never use. Just your Gmail inbox finally under control so you can get back to building.What I'm working on next: smarter priority flagging that detects angry customers and urgent issues before they escalate, plus reply analytics so you can see which email categories take up most of your time.Looking for feedback: I'm looking for 10 founders or small team operators to test TriageAI and help me shape the roadmap. You get free access in exchange for honest feedback on what works and what doesn't.If you get support emails daily and sort them manually, I'd love for you to try this. Let's build the support tool solo founders actually want.
Rewarding active community members with additional visibility
Created a new feature that will help to spotlights most active SaaS applications during the month, and give them additional visibility. The rating of SaaS products will be based not only on the number of upvotes but also on the number of posts in the community written and replies posted. I feel that active community members should be rewarded with additional visibility for their SaaS.
The "Anti-Dashboard" Report Tool for Agencies
I’ve managed 7 figures in ad spend, and I’m sick of manual reporting.Most agency tools are either bloated BI suites or just "dashboard generators" that clients ignore. So I’m building MoraFlow to do one thing well: turn Meta Ads data into a client-ready PDF that actually tells a story.The core workflow:Connect Meta.Auto-sync performance data.AI generates a narrative explaining the "why" behind the numbers.Download a polished PDF in minutes.Why I’m doing this:I want to build an "anti-dashboard." No more spending hours formatting cells or wondering if a client even opened their monthly report. MoraFlow is for the freelancer or small agency that needs to look professional without the overhead.What I’m working on next:I’m currently turning this into a 24/7 virtual analyst. I’m building automated KPI alerts so you get pinged if an account starts "bleeding" budget while you're offline.Looking for feedback:I’m looking for 20 agency or freelancer founders to test this and help me prioritize the roadmap. You get free lifetime access in exchange for honest feedback on the workflow.If you’re a freelancer or agency owner, I’d love for you to test this out. Let’s build the reporting tool you actually want to use.
Criticism/Feedback Welcomed
Hi Saas Community, This is my first product and i'm quite green, any feedback on my little tool would be welcomed. Tagword
Roast my MVP: I launched today and need your feature requests! 😅🚀
Hey everyone,I just officially launched Aivlo (an AI-powered bulk image renamer) here on SaaSHive today!The core engine is solid, it uses AI vision to analyze images, generate SEO-rich filenames, and embed EXIF metadata instantly. But as a solo founder, I've been staring at this UI for so long that I need some fresh eyes and honest critiques.I really want to build the next phase of this tool with the community. To make it completely frictionless, I put a promo code directly on our SaaSHive launch page that gives you a full month totally free to test it out.If you have a couple of minutes to grab that code and run a batch of images today, I would absolutely love your feedback. Specifically:What features would you need added to make this a no-brainer for your workflow?What UI/UX elements feel clunky or confusing right now?(Sneak peek: Based on my own frustrations, we are already in the early stages of integrating direct connections for Google Drive and Dropbox! 👀)Please drop your feature wishlists, bug reports, or UI roasts below. Do your worst! 😳
You no longer need to manually configure DNS to verify domain name for sending emails.
What a productive week this was! 🎊I was able to complete a HUGE milestone for SimploMail.com. Now you no longer need to manually configure DNS records with GoDaddy or Cloudflare when verifying your domain name for sending emails.I implemented a simple wizard where you can just click a button to automatically configure DNS records, log in to GoDaddy, confirm your intent to verify a domain name - and it’s done! 🎊 Your domain is verified and fully configured to send emails 🥳. A huge success for my SimploMail project. I’m very optimistic and excited about the future of SimploMail 🙂
Email API for your App
It was a super busy week but I managed to get a few more hours to work on an Email API for SimploMail. If your application needs to send transactional emails like: Password Rest, or other Email Notifications, let me know. I can help you onboard your application to SimploMail and let you send email messages for the cheapest possible price out there :).
TriageAI — Auto-classify your support inbox. Stay in Gmail.
Every morning, founders waste 30-40 minutes sorting the same support emails before doing any real work.Pricing questions. Refund requests. Bug reports. Feature asks. Same emails, every day.TriageAI connects to your Gmail and:✦ Auto-classifies incoming support emails into categories✦ Drafts replies based on your previous responses✦ Flags urgent emails so nothing slips through✦ Gives you a clean dashboard to see what needs attentionNo helpdesk migration. No per-seat pricing. No $74/month Intercom plan.Just your Gmail inbox finally organized.Flat $19/month. Currently validating.Drop a comment if you would use this tool.
How I create UI quickly using Stitch + Lovable
There is a very quick way to create UI for a mobile application or a website. I used this approach to create the UI for one of my side projects. To create the design, I used Google Stitch (https://stitch.withgoogle.com/).Stitch allows you to design using prompts, then edit specific parts of the image by highlighting them and describing what to change. You can download the designs in HTML or PNG. If you need a ready‑to‑use HTML page, you already have it. In my case, I needed functional HTML pages that communicate with a backend API on AWS.To make them work, I used lovable.dev. I attached the HTML file exported from Stitch, asked Lovable to integrate it into my existing website pages, then added the REST API documentation it needed to talk to my backend. In a few seconds, I had a functional page connected to my API and integrated into my site.It was a very fast way to create UI pages and have them working with an API. I’ll share more about Lovable and the backend setup in future posts.