I built a simple e-signature tool as a side project and now I'm trying to find users
I'm a solo developer. I wanted to build a real SaaS product, something people actually pay for. I looked at the e-signature market and saw that most tools are either expensive or bloated with features small businesses don't need. So I built SignovaX.
It does one thing: get PDFs signed. Upload a document, place signature fields, send a link. The signer doesn't need an account. Every document gets an audit trail and a SHA-256 hash for integrity verification.
Tech stack: Next.js, PostgreSQL (Neon), Vercel, LemonSqueezy for payments. Built it in about 3 months.
Pricing: Free for 3 docs/month. Pro starts at $6.99/month for unlimited documents (or $4.99/month yearly).
The honest truth: building it was the easy part. I launched on Product Hunt, posted on Reddit. Got some traffic but almost no signups. Marketing as a developer with zero budget is brutal.
I'm at that stage where I'm not sure if the problem is the product, the positioning, or just that nobody has seen it yet.
Would appreciate any honest feedback. What would you improve? And if you've been through this stage, how did you push through?
The problem is probably not only visibility. E-signature is already a crowded category, so small businesses need a sharper reason to pick you beyond “cheaper and simpler.”
The strongest angle in what you wrote is not just “get PDFs signed.” It is lightweight, low-cost document signing with audit trail and integrity verification for small businesses that do not need DocuSign-level complexity. That is a clearer buyer frame.
I would also pressure-test the product name early. SignovaX explains the category, but it has the same “signature tool” shape as a lot of small SaaS names in this space. If the product is meant to feel trusted around contracts, approvals, audit trails, and business documents, the brand may need to feel less like a side-project utility and more like a serious document workflow layer.
Beryxa .com would fit that direction better because it gives the product a cleaner SaaS feel while still leaving room for signing, approvals, document integrity, audit trails, and small-business workflows under one brand.
Thanks, this is really useful feedback. You're right that "cheaper and simpler" is weak positioning on its own. I think the audit trail + integrity verification angle is stronger and I should probably lead with that more clearly.
On the name, I hear you. It's something I've thought about but I'm trying not to get distracted by branding decisions at this stage. If the product gets traction I'll revisit it. For now I'd rather spend the time finding the right customers than picking the perfect domain.
Appreciate the honest take.