Phase 1 launching 2026 Q3

The era of bloated SaaS is over.

For 10-50 person teams paying $20K-$80K/year for software they barely use,
there's a new way to buy:
verified by builders, tried before you pay, and operable by your AI.

Welcome to the Guild.

THE SAAS TRAP

Why 80% of your tools are wasted

52.7%
of your SaaS licenses go unused
Zylo, 2025
$135K
wasted per year on tools nobody logs into
Zylo / Productiv benchmarks
59%
of SMBs regret their last SaaS purchase
Gartner, 2024
80/20
of features are never touched
Pendo / BetterCloud

HOW THE GUILD FIXES IT

Four things every SaaS marketplace should do — and doesn't.

01

Economics that don't eat the builder

5% commission. 95% goes to the Independent builder. No lifetime deal trap that starves support later. No paid placements.

02

Verification by code, not by badges

Real audits (SAST, SBOM, LLM code review, sandbox). Results anchored to Bitcoin so no one can rewrite the record. Not user reviews. Not marketing awards.

03

Try before you pay — and refunds if they vanish

14-day hold. 60-day money-back. 10% Reserve so if the builder disappears, you get repaid from an untouched pool.

04

AI-operable out of the box

Every app ships with a Manifest your AI can read. Ask ChatGPT or Claude to explain the app, run a workflow, or operate it for you — no docs to hunt for.

INDUSTRY FIRST

Every app comes with an AI manual

Copy the Manifest into your favorite AI. Then just ask.

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GET NOTIFIED

Be one of the first 100 in the Guild.

We're onboarding 5-10 teams a week via 30-min Concierge calls. Tell us who you are so we know when to reach out.

FOUNDING MEMBER PERKS

  • 50% off any Guild app — first 12 months
  • Founding Member badge — for life
  • Access to the private Founders Discord
  • First vote on what we build next
See the first Guild apps →

SHAPE THE GUILD

Have an opinion?

Every feature request, every UI complaint, every "what if" — we listen. CEO reads them personally, every Sunday.

🎁 Feedback contributors get 3 months free access when we launch. Ideas we ship get you a lifetime 20% discount and a credit on the app page.

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BUILDING IN PUBLIC

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