Changewave is a hosted changelog tool designed specifically for indie makers and micro-SaaS builders who need a polished way to communicate product updates. It offers a beautiful public changelog page, an embeddable widget, and user reactions at a fraction of the cost of competitors, with plans starting at just €9 per month.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Indie makers and small SaaS teams often lack a dedicated, professional channel to announce product updates, forcing them to rely on social media or expensive enterprise tools. Existing changelog solutions like Headway and Changelogfy are either costly, under-maintained, or lack essential features like custom domains and email subscriptions, making it hard to build user trust and engagement.
Solution
Changewave provides a simple, fast, and affordable hosted changelog platform tailored for indie makers. Users can publish updates in under 60 seconds using a straightforward editor that supports tagging updates as New, Fix, or Improvement, with no onboarding or sales calls required. The service includes a shareable public changelog page, an embeddable JavaScript widget for in-app notifications, and email subscriber digests to keep users informed automatically. Changewave is actively maintained with weekly feature releases, and its pricing starts at €9 per month—roughly 10x cheaper than competitors—while still offering core features like custom domains and user reactions.
Target Audience
Primary customers are indie makers, solo founders, and micro-SaaS teams who need a cost-effective, feature-rich changelog solution to communicate product updates and build user trust without enterprise pricing.
Features
- Hosted public changelog page at yourproduct.changewave.cloud, shareable and indexable
- Embeddable one-line JavaScript widget that adds a "What's new" badge directly in the app
- User reactions and comments on each update for instant feedback
- Simple editor with tags (New, Fix, Improvement) for quick publishing in under 60 seconds
- Custom domain support with full SSL and zero configuration
- Email subscriber list with automatic digest sending on every new release
- Free plan available with one project, and Pro plan at €9/mo for unlimited projects, custom domain, email subscribers, and reactions