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Managed products. No seat tax. No MAU tax.

Importer, Feedback, Chat, Onboard, Comments, RFQ, and Answers for solo founders and bootstrapped teams. Importer is $19.99 / month. Feedback, Chat, Onboard, Comments, RFQ, and Answers are free locally, BYO $9.99 / month, or Hosted $19.99 / month. The second paid product is 25% off that product's list. The third and later are 35% off list.

Catalog

Every managed product.

List prices for one workspace, before the stack discount.

Importer

$19.99 / month

CSV and Excel importing that stays in the browser.

Bootstrapware Importer column mapping step
  • Column mapping, typed validation, duplicate detection, and failed-row export run in the browser.
  • Spreadsheet contents, filenames, and row payloads are not sent to Bootstrapware.
  • Local fields and test keys stay free. Production live keys and hosted config are $19.99 / month.
  • One paid tier. No seat tax. Session counts are operational, not invoices.

Feedback

Free, BYO $9.99, or Hosted $19.99

Feature requests inside your product, not a public board.

Bootstrapware Feedback embed with votes and status badges
  • List, submit, vote, and status badges in React. Your app asserts user.id.
  • Embed-only. There is no public board URL.
  • BYO ($9.99) keeps posts on your backend. Hosted ($19.99) stores posts and votes on Bootstrapware.
  • No seat tax. Cancel Hosted: writes freeze, dashboard export for 30 days, then Hosted posts are deleted.

Chat

Free, BYO $9.99, or Hosted $19.99

Private messaging inside your authenticated product.

Bootstrapware Chat embed showing a 1:1 thread with Ada
  • 1:1 conversations and groups up to 20. Your app asserts user.id.
  • Embed-only. Not a helpdesk, Slack, or Discord.
  • BYO ($9.99) keeps messages on your backend. Hosted ($19.99) stores messages and files, with 1 GB included.
  • Optional storage add-on is $9.99 / month for 10 GB. It is not a product and is not stack-discounted.

Onboard

Free, BYO $9.99, or Hosted $19.99

First-run setup checklist inside your product.

Bootstrapware Onboard embed with workspace and invite complete and billing still open
  • Required and optional steps, dependencies, eligibility, and facts in React.
  • Not a digital adoption platform. No tours. No MAU meter.
  • BYO ($9.99) keeps progress on your backend. Hosted ($19.99) stores progress records and integration-reported summaries.
  • Live Hosted writes need an author token minted by your backend.

Comments

Free, BYO $9.99, or Hosted $19.99

Discussions on a record your app already authorizes.

Comments demo for the task Approve the launch checklist, with You selected, an unread discussion, and load more.
  • Threads, a comment section, or forum topics sit on a host-owned record. Nested replies stop at depth 5.
  • Chat is messaging. Feedback is requests and votes. Document annotation and approval are outside Comments.
  • BYO ($9.99) keeps discussion text on your backend. Hosted ($19.99) stores it on Bootstrapware.
  • No seat charge and no per-comment invoice. Local mode and test keys stay free.

RFQ

Free, BYO $9.99, or Hosted $19.99

Buyer and supplier requests for quote inside your SaaS.

RFQ comparison of three supplier quotes for branded boxes, including a partial offer and an alternative material.
  • Requester, supplier, and comparison surfaces for goods, services, or both.
  • Selection records intent only. It is not a purchase order, contract, or payment.
  • BYO ($9.99) keeps RFQ records on your backend. Hosted ($19.99) stores structured workflow state. Attachment bytes stay on the host.
  • No seat charge, no supplier-seat fee, and no per-quote invoice. Local mode and test keys stay free.

Answers

Free, BYO $9.99, or Hosted $19.99

Visitors ask a question your website already answers.

Answers wordmark on a cream panel with the line Your website already has the answer.
  • Cited answers from your own pages. When your site does not cover a question, it says so instead of guessing.
  • Not a helpdesk, CRM, or AI employee.
  • BYO ($9.99) keeps knowledge and visitor logs on your backend. Hosted stores approved sources, the derived index, visitor questions, optional conversations, unanswered items, and citations.
  • No seat tax. Local mode and test keys stay free. Hosted is not unlimited.

Catalog questions

Which products are in the catalog?

Importer, Feedback, Chat, Onboard, Comments, RFQ, and Answers. This page lists every managed product. A new product is added to the catalog, and the card, pricing row, and calculator line come with it.

Is pricing per seat or per MAU?

No. Each product is priced per workspace. There is no seat tax and no MAU tax. Session counts are operational, not invoices.

What stays free?

Local mode, demos, and test keys. Live publishable config needs a paid plan for that product. Live Hosted storage needs the Hosted plan.

Where are the prices?

The pricing hub lists every ladder. Each product has its own pricing page. The stack calculator applies the discount to a selection you pick.

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