Turnkey migration kits that make retailers ditch Square/Lightspeed for your inventory tool.
Solo founders building retail inventory tools fail to acquire customers due to retailers' loyalty to incumbents like Square and Lightspeed and zero responses from cold email outreach.
SwitchShelf provides customizable checklists, data import scripts, and incentive templates to ease switches from incumbents. Founders embed these in their sales process for instant value. Retailers see zero-downtime proof-of-concepts before committing.
Solo founders building SaaS retail inventory management tools for small retailers
Pre-built, one-click migration wizards tailored to Square/Lightspeed exports, with built-in discount calculators.
supportive
Drag-drop checklists for inventory data transfer.
CSV/JSON parsers for Square/Lightspeed formats.
Auto-generates switch bonuses based on retailer size.
Copy-paste widgets for founder landing pages.
Simulates migration in <5min for sales demos.
White-label kits with founder logo.
Downloadable Google Sheets for clients.
Track kit completions and conversions.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| tool_name | text | No |
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| incumbent | text | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| kit_id | uuid | No |
| retailer_name | text | No |
| status | text | No |
| completed_at | timestamp | Yes |
Relationships:
/api/kitsCreate migration kit
/api/kits/:id/embedGet embed code
/api/migrations/startStart client migration
/api/migrations/:idUpdate migration status
/api/analyticsKit usage stats
No analytics
50 migrations/mo
Unlimited
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 40 | 6% | $72 | $864 |
| Month 6 | 350 | 9% | $945 | $11,340 |
Give small retailers a frictionless path off Square/Lightspeed straight to your tool.
Share kits on Twitter to inventory SaaS builders; join SaaS Discord servers for beta; email recent YC retail startups offering free Pro.
Ecom migrations
Expensive, not SaaS-focused
Free/cheap for solos, inventory-specific
Network of migration templates improving with user data
Incumbent price hikes driving switch interest in 2024
Data format changes
Modular parsers
Retailers stick anyway
Demo focus
UI complexity
Shadcn components
Success: 80% want kits
Success: 3 paid betas
Success: 50 signups
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