Beautiful client portals for invoicing—solos get paid faster with pro polish.
Solopreneurs waste time and money on overly complex and expensive accounting software like QuickBooks that's designed for larger businesses but overkill for basic bookkeeping and invoicing.
Create shareable client portals with invoices, payment links, and status updates. Clients self-serve payments via Stripe without chasing. Simplifies invoicing by prioritizing client experience over internal complexity.
Solopreneurs and small business owners managing basic bookkeeping and invoicing
Client-facing portals with white-label branding—turns invoicing into a professional service.
professional
Custom branded pages for each client with invoice history.
One-click Stripe checkout embeds.
Share unique portal URL via email/link.
Time-delayed invoice release in portals.
Real-time updates in portal for client.
Views/conversions per client.
CSV upload for multiple clients.
Map portal to your domain.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| portal_slug | text | Yes |
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| portal_id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| client_id | uuid | No |
| amount | int | No |
| status | text | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| invoice_id | uuid | No |
| stripe_payment_id | text | Yes |
Relationships:
/api/clientsCreate client and portal
/api/portals/:slugPublic portal view
/api/invoicesAdd invoice to client
/api/payments/webhookStripe webhook
/api/analyticsPortal stats
No analytics
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 60 | 6% | $144 | $1,728 |
| Month 6 | 400 | 12% | $1,920 | $23,040 |
Share polished invoice hubs—clients pay without prompts.
Target Upwork freelancers via Reddit r/freelance. Offer free Agency tier for case studies. Network in local solopreneur Slack groups.
CRM features
Complex for pure invoicing
Portal-only focus
Self-host
Ugly portals
Beautiful, modern design
Network effects from shared portals encourage client referrals.
Stripe's no-code payments + remote work boost client portal demand.
Portal security
Row-level security in Supabase
Design iteration
User testing early
Payment compliance
Stripe handles PCI
Success: Positive NPS >8
Success: 50% payment conversion
Success: 500 signups
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