Trying to validate a business idea: Embeddable Uploader for saas
With everyone vibe-coding and building SaaS products, will you pay for an embeddable uploader for your SaaS or just build it yourself?
The idea:
You would be able to connect any backend enterprise storage like: AWS S3, GCS, Azure blob etc. or any other storage
You get an embeddable uploader - a web component that you can add to your dashboard.
Whats in this for you?
You focus on your app.
We manage your file ingestion
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Love the idea especially for solo builders who don’t wanna deal with file handling overhead
Couple quick q’s:
• Can I theme the uploader to match my app’s UI?
• Any plans for built-in virus scanning or file validation?
Would be fun to test this out or even collab on the MVP!
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I've used uploadcare in the past. Exact same idea I think. I'd pay for this after a while. If you offer a free version with good enough functionality then later on charge for usage/storage. I think this is very useful.
If I just needed those 2 bullet points (storage + uploading), I would just build it myself. Storage solutions like the ones listed already have pretty good SDKs, and building an uploader on the frontend isn't that hard.
Now if I needed additional processing/transformation of the files after upload, that's when I might not want to build it myself. E.g., if I need to process uploaded images/videos, convert file types, scan for malware, etc., I would certainly pay for a one-stop solution that takes care of all of that.