💡 SaaS Idea: Per‑client priced client portal for freelancers/agencies

Freelancers are using Notion as client portals but hit paywalls and find per-seat pricing too expensive. Build a simple, white‑label client portal focused on sharing deliverables, timelines, approvals, and read‑only analytics embeds with per‑client billing (not per user), guest SSO links, and frictionless file/revision workflows. Starter niche: design/marketing freelancers who need a lightweight portal without moving their existing PM stack.

Platform: web

Why it's a good idea?

1. Evidence of Pain (Community)

  • r/freelance thread supplied by requester – users mention hitting Notion’s paywall and that “$8-10 per extra seat is nuts for clients that log in once a week.”
  • r/agency – post “Inexpensive client portal recommendations” (Feb 2023) – OP explicitly asks for a portal that “is flexible on pricing so every client user doesn’t cost $30 a month.” Several replies complain about Copilot & ClickUp per-seat pricing and ask for a client-based model.
  • r/smallbusiness – “Looking for a client portal system” (Oct 2024) – solo operators echo the same wish: unlimited client log-ins, pay one flat fee.

=> Qualitative proof that the pricing model, not the feature set, is the friction.

2. Market & Competitors

Product Pricing model Cheapest plan (monthly) Gaps for freelancers
Copilot.app $29/user/mo (annual) Paying $29 for an occasional-login client unacceptable to freelancers with 10–50 clients.
ManyRequests Plans include limited internal users (2, 10, 30) + unlimited clients. Starts $49/mo but heavier, full PM suite.
ServiceProviderPro $129/mo incl. 5 users;...
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