Product pitch - internal team deck

Automations without workflow building.

A pre-built automation tool for creators and small businesses: pick a template, connect apps, and run unlimited automations for $5/month.

View pitch Launch templates

$5Monthly price

10Launch templates

80%Cheaper than n8n

$15K6-month MRR goal

Live

Stripe to Google Sheets Running

New payment12:42

Row added12:43

Telegram sent12:43

Gmail to Notion Ready

No nodes. No scripts. No Docker. Connect apps and let it run.

01

n8n is technical

Non-technical users hit nodes, credentials, JavaScript, Python, and hosting decisions.

02

Zapier gets costly

Basic automations can quickly reach $20-50/month once task volume grows.

03

Make overwhelms

Powerful workflow builders expose too many choices for a simple creator use case.

04

Users want done

The real job is simple: payment in, row added, alert sent, no learning curve.

The problem

Small teams need automation, not another system to learn.

Creators, solopreneurs, and small businesses either overpay, spend hours learning builders, or quit before the first useful automation runs.

The solution

Template-first automation at a creator price.

Pick from 10 pre-built workflows instead of designing nodes from scratch.
Connect API keys and OAuth accounts in a 5-minute setup flow.
Run unlimited automations on a flat $5/month plan.
Get email and Telegram alerts when a workflow fails.
View dashboard logs without managing servers, Docker, Redis, or queues.
Add new templates monthly based on community requests.

Setup friction

SimpleAuto removes the builder step

n8n Hours

Zapier 30+ min

SimpleAuto 5 min

The product narrows the surface area to what the target user actually needs: choose, connect, run, monitor.

Launch templates

Ten useful automations, pre-built from day one.

$G

Stripe to Sheets

New payment adds a row

MN

Gmail to Notion

New email creates a page

TX

TikTok to Twitter

1K+ views posts a tweet

FS

Form to Slack

Form submit sends alert

A@

Airtable to Email

New record sends email

GHD

GitHub to Discord

New issue posts message

TFG

Typeform to Sheets

Response adds a row

RSSTG

RSS to Telegram

New post sends message

CZ

Calendly to Zoom

Booking creates link

S@

Shopify to Email

New order sends receipt

Market opportunity

A validated category with room below the pro tools.

$40Mn8n ARR signal

$2.5Bn8n valuation

230K+n8n active users

70K+GitHub stars

50M+Target small creators

FlatSubscription revenue

Competitive advantage

Undercut price, remove complexity, stay hosted.

The wedge is not more power. It is fewer decisions for users who already know the automation they want.

Factor

n8n

SimpleAuto

Monthly price

About $26

$5

Pricing model

Execution-based

Flat unlimited

Target user

Technical teams

Creators and solopreneurs

Setup

Workflow builder

Template picker

Hosting

Often self-hosted

Fully hosted

Business model

Simple pricing with a low-friction upgrade.

Free $0

3 automations and 100 runs/month for testing.

Pro $5

10 automations with unlimited runs for creators.

Lifetime $49

Early adopter plan for indie supporters.

Revenue projection at $5/month

1,000 users $5K MRR

3,000 users $15K MRR

10,000 users $50K MRR

MVP roadmap

Three to four weeks to a launchable product.

Week 1: Core

Magic link auth
Template selector
Encrypted API keys
BullMQ and Redis

Week 2: Templates

Stripe to Sheets
Gmail to Notion
Form to Slack
Webhook-based flows

Week 3: Runner

Cron scheduler
Execution logs
Error alerts
Retry logic

Week 4: Launch

Lemon Squeezy
PWA polish
Product Hunt
Reddit and X posts

Tech stack

Built on the founder's exact stack.

Nuxt, Tailwind, DaisyUI, Bun, Prisma, BullMQ, Redis, Supabase, Lemon Squeezy, Vercel, and Hetzner.

FrontendNuxt.js, Tailwind, DaisyUI

BackendBun.js, API runner services

DatabasePostgreSQL via Supabase

QueueBullMQ plus Redis

IntegrationsOfficial SDKs and webhooks

AlertsEmail and Telegram

PaymentsLemon Squeezy

HostingVercel plus Hetzner

Go to market

Organic launch channels plus a built-in referral loop.

1 Pick User selects a pre-built automation template.

2 Connect User authorizes the two apps needed for the workflow.

3 Run Automation sends alerts and logs every execution.

4 Refer Free-tier outputs carry a small SimpleAuto signature.

Primary

Reddit and X

Position as the $5 n8n alternative for beginners and creators.

Creator channel

TikTok and Instagram

Show quick before-and-after automations for payments, forms, and content.

Risk

Impact

Mitigation

API rate limits

Failed runs

Prefer webhooks, add retries

API key security

Trust risk

Encrypt at rest, never log keys

Integration scope

Build drag

Start with 10 narrow templates

Churn

MRR leak

Logs, alerts, and request-led templates

Risks

Keep the product narrow, secure, and reliable.

The MVP avoids generic workflow building and focuses on a small set of repeatable, high-demand automations with strong monitoring.

Why this works

"n8n proved the market. SimpleAuto wins the beginner segment by making automation cheaper, hosted, and already built."

4-5Users to break even

25+Templates after 6 months

<5%Monthly churn target

Week 1Demand validation