Creem - Smooth payments for SaaS

@kellypoly Thanks Kelly, it was made with a lot of care! I see that you are launching soon, have you already integrated payments into your next project?

@elzette_strasheim Hey Elzette, thanks! We are currently only supporting EUR transactions. Are there any specific currencies or use cases that you would be looking for?

@kelly_olivier Thanks Kelly! We plan to update the roadmap weekly with dicord community calls! Are there any channels that you think are useful or that you would like to have to communicate such updates?

@sudoferraz Yeah, email or slack.

@kelly_olivier Thanks for the answer Kelly! We will make sure to send the updates on email to all users as well! ✅

@arthur_sav Hey Arthur! Indeed! We are also a Merchant of Record, but instead of focusing on Content Creators and Digital Products (e.g. on their roadmap you can see the features they are prioritizing) we are focusing on SaaS businesses and Indie Hackers! At this very early stage, there are not many differentiators other than our pricing, that is much better and more transparent. But as we evolve, the functionalities we offer will be drastically different than what LS is focusing on. With that said, are there any specific ones that spark your eyes? Or any use cases that you would like to see?

@per_clingweld1 Hey Per, thanks for the question! To integrate Creem, it is super straightforward! But unfortunately we still don't have migration capabilities to bring your existing customers from Chargebee. Would that be a deal breaker for you? We would be happy to bump it up on the roadmap if that's the case!

@sudoferraz Not necessarily as long as it's easy to import a .json or .csv and map it accordingly. However, it was a BIG project to set up Chargebee, so the switching cost is high. Would require 2-3x the value at 50% of the cost for us to switch.

@per_clingweld1 That's completely fair and understandable Per! The .json or .csv would contain your existing customer payment methods? We wouldn't really be able to do that due to security concerns, the customer migration needs to be done in a secure and compliant way so that we can handle the payment data information. But if you are mentioning about previous data on your customers, MRR, and transactions (that do not contain payment methods -> e.g. it does not import current recurring subscriptions) we could def get that fast for you and help with hands-on support! Maybe we can get on a call to discuss after the launch craziness has passed? What would be the easiest way to reach you?

@gouthamj Thanks Goutham!

@jasondainter @rizkyge I love seeing the Resend reference!! Thanks for the support Rizky! Any way you see after checking the product that we could improve and offer a similar experience than Resend?

@bonvisions Thanks for the kind words Bon! That's a fair and valid concern! But we see it in a slightly different way! We believe that after being acquired they will loose their touch with their customers and be less valuable for their community. In our view: Agility and customer obsession is more valuable than huge amounts of resources, and we are seeing this on the current AI trend, where smaller companies are being able to compete with huge enterprises! After all, you are not competing with a company per se, you are competing with a middle manager that does not actually care about their customers! Regarding the security of funds, we actually use Stripe under the hood! Do you think we should communicate that publicly so that people would feel more secure?

@diogo_mafra Thanks for the support Diogo! Hope to see you on the platform soon!

@allan_ryl Thanks Allan! As we are a Merchant of Record, we are actually super useful for individuals that don't want to incorporate or deal with taxes, we handle everything for you! May I ask from which country would you be looking to onboard from?

@sudoferraz That's great! Let me ask through your web custom support