Global Payment Gateway Advisor for Solo SaaS Founders

The solo software engineer in India facing Stripe's 'invite-only' status highlights a critical challenge for indie hackers and solo founders: navigating the complex and region-specific world of payment gateways. Many payment providers have geographical restrictions, complex onboarding, or non-obvious fee structures. A SaaS solution could be a comprehensive web-based platform that acts as a 'payment gateway advisor' for solo founders and small SaaS. It would allow users to input their location, business type, target audience, and desired features (e.g., recurring billing, local payment methods). The platform would then provide tailored recommendations, detailed comparisons of available gateways (including local options), transparent fee breakdowns, integration guides, and compliance information. This saves founders immense research time and prevents costly mistakes. Revenue could be a tiered subscription for access to advanced comparisons and support, or potentially affiliate commissions from payment gateways (though transparency is key). A monthly subscription of $29-$99 for solo founders could generate an initial MRR of $2,900-$9,900, with potential to scale to hundreds of thousands as the solo founder/indie hacker market grows globally.