The internet wasn't supposed to be like this. It was supposed to empower people, not extract from them. Somewhere between Web 1.0 and the subscription economy, we lost the plot. SimpleSaaS is an attempt to find it again.
What Is SimpleSaaS?
SimpleSaaS is a philosophy and a family of tools built on a simple premise: software should serve the user, not the other way around.
Every SimpleSaaS product follows three rules:
- No subscriptions. Pay once for what you need. Nothing recurring.
- No tracking. No analytics cookies, no behavioral profiling, no data sales.
- No accounts. Use the tool and move on. We don't need your email to do our job.
Why the Internet Needs This
The modern web is built on a handful of business models, and most of them are bad for users:
- Ad-supported: You're the product. Your attention and data are sold to advertisers.
- Subscription: Reasonable for daily-use tools, but exploitative when applied to occasional-use services.
- Freemium: Free tier is crippled to pressure you into paying. Often combined with tracking.
There's a fourth model that's been mostly forgotten: just sell the thing. Charge a fair price, deliver the service, and be done. No ongoing relationship, no data extraction, no dark patterns.
The SimpleSaaS Vision
Imagine an internet where common tasks are served by simple, honest tools:
- Need to send a fax? Upload, pay, done. (That's SimpleFax.)
- Need to convert a file? Drop it in, get it out, pay a small fee. No watermarks.
- Need to sign a document? Open it, sign it, send it. No monthly plan required.
- Need to resize an image? Upload, adjust, download. No account needed.
Each tool does one thing well, charges fairly, and respects your privacy. No empire-building, no lock-in, no ecosystem traps.
Why This Matters
Every subscription you don't need is friction. Every tracking cookie is an invasion. Every forced account creation is a data breach waiting to happen. These aren't just inconveniences — they shape the internet we all share.
When enough tools adopt the SimpleSaaS approach, the cumulative effect is an internet that's:
- Cheaper — you only pay for what you actually use
- More private — less data collected means less data leaked
- Simpler — fewer accounts, fewer passwords, fewer emails
- More honest — transparent pricing without dark patterns
Join the Movement
SimpleFax is our first step. It proves the model works: you can build a sustainable business that charges fair prices and respects user privacy.
If you're a developer, consider building tools this way. If you're a user, support tools that treat you fairly. Together, we can build the internet we actually want to use.