Secure contract vault with auto-reminders for bootstrapped teams.
Indie hackers face prohibitively high costs and excessive complexity when hiring lawyers for basic contracts and NDAs needed to protect their small businesses.
HackVault lets indie hackers upload, sign, and manage all business contracts in one dashboard. AI scans docs for expiration dates and sends renewal reminders. Track signatures, versions, and counterparties effortlessly.
Indie hackers and bootstrapped small business owners building SaaS or digital products solo or in tiny teams
Contract lifecycle management optimized for tiny teams—reminders prevent IP leaks from forgotten NDAs.
supportive
Drag-drop any PDF/contract.
Auto-detect renewal dates.
Email/Slack notifications.
Visual timeline of all contracts.
Real-time signing status.
Track changes over time.
Search by vendor/freelancer.
Compliance summaries.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| tier | text | Yes |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| file_url | text | No |
| expiration_date | timestamp | Yes |
| status | text | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| contract_id | uuid | No |
| sent_at | timestamp | Yes |
| type | text | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| contract_id | uuid | No |
| signer | text | No |
| signed | bool | No |
Relationships:
/api/contractsUpload and scan contract
/api/contracts/:idGet contract details
/api/user/contractsList contracts
/api/remindersSet reminder
/api/signatures/:id/trackCheck signature status
No AI scan
Unlimited
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 250 | 1.5% | $94 | $1,125 |
| Month 6 | 1,200 | 4% | $1,200 | $14,400 |
AI-powered vault tracks your contracts so you don't lose IP to forgotten renewals.
Share MVP on r/indiehackers with 'free lifetime Pro for first 10', target Twitter threads on 'contract management pain'. Email list from indie directories.
Enterprise CLM
Too pricey for indies
Affordable, AI-first for solos
Signing leader
No AI reminders
Lifecycle + reminders focus
User data on contract patterns builds better AI over time.
Explosion of AI agents/SaaS means more micro-deals needing tracking.
AI scan accuracy
Fallback manual input + iterative training
Data privacy for contracts
SOC2 via Supabase, encryption
Success: 10 confirm reminder pain
Success: 30% convert to beta
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