Curated registry of vetted indie devtools with procurement endorsements
Independent developers can't get their devtools approved by enterprise procurement and legal teams without a dedicated sales team.
ApproveVault is a shared marketplace where indies submit devtools for community/expert vetting, earning badges for security/procurement readiness. Enterprises browse pre-approved tools with instant contracts. Indies gain trust signals without solo sales efforts.
Independent developers (indies) selling devtools to enterprises
Community-voted vetting + automated contract gen creates viral trust loop for devtools.
supportive
Indies submit tool for vetting via checklist.
Community votes + admin review for badges (Secure, Compliant).
Embeddable badges for indie sites.
Search/filter vetted tools with one-click contracts.
Pre-vetted contract templates per tool.
Views/approvals tracking for listers.
Email on new votes/endorsements.
Query vetted tools programmatically.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| role | text | No |
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| url | text | No |
| badges | jsonb | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| tool_id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| badge_type | text | No |
| vote | bool | No |
Relationships:
/api/tools/submitSubmit new tool
/api/toolsList vetted tools
/api/votes/:toolId/:badgeCast vote
/api/contracts/:toolIdGenerate contract
No priority review
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 60 | 2% | $60 | $720 |
| Month 6 | 400 | 4% | $400 | $4,800 |
Submit, get badged, sell to procurement teams effortlessly.
Seed with 10 popular indie tools (DM founders); launch waitlist on Indie Hackers; cross-promo with devtool newsletters.
Organic discovery
No vetting/compliance
Procurement-focused badges + contracts
Network effects from community vetting data.
Explosion of indie tools needing enterprise validation post-AI boom.
Slow network growth
Seed with influencers
Liability for vetting
Disclaimers + insurance
Success: 100 signups
Success: 50 submissions
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