Community-powered fee slasher for freelancer wires.
Freelancers lose money and time due to high fees and slow processing on international wire transfers from abroad clients.
FeeForge crowdsources real-time bank fee data from users to recommend the cheapest wire paths between any countries. Freelancers input client details for instant optimized instructions, share their experiences to improve the network, and track savings over time.
Freelancers billing international clients abroad via wire transfers
Crowd-sourced, real-time fee database with user-verified paths, beating static tools.
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Enter banks/countries for best route + est fees.
Submit your wire data anonymously to update database.
Log wires and see total fees avoided.
Top low-fee routes by volume.
Notify when better routes available.
Filter routes by currency, amount.
Generate client-ready wire details.
Charts of fee changes over time.
Optimize for multiple clients.
Embed in other tools.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| contributions | int | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| from_bank | text | No |
| to_bank | text | No |
| avg_fee | int | No |
| vote_count | int | No |
| currency | text | No |
| updated_at | timestamp | No |
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| route_id | uuid | Yes |
| actual_fee | int | Yes |
| logged_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
/api/routes/searchFind optimal routes
/api/routes/:idRoute details
/api/contributeAdd user data
/api/logsLog wire
/api/leaderboardTop routes
/api/user/savingsUser tracker
5 logs/month, no alerts
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| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 150 | 2.5% | $108 | $1,296 |
| Month 6 | 1,000 | 5.5% | $1,615 | $19,380 |
Real-user data reveals cheapest paths—contribute, save, repeat.
Seed with 50 fake routes; post on freelance Discords/Slack; incentivize first contributors with free Pro.
Currency rates
No wire-specific, static
Dynamic, user-powered wires
Comparisons
Not freelancer-focused, outdated
Community real-time + tracker
Network effects from user contributions; data flywheel.
Inflation + volatile FX rates make fees critical; freelance international billing up 30%.
Data quality from users
Moderation + voting
Slow network growth
Seed data + incentives
Financial advice regs
Disclaimer as estimates
Success: 200 responses
Success: 50 contributions
Success: k-factor >1
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