ProofGateway – Collect and publish customer testimonials in minutes

Posted by elufadeju on Sunday March 01, 2026 @07:04PM
from the self-post dept.

I’ve been using a messy spreadsheet and manual copy-paste to get testimonials onto my site. Existing tools either charged too much or buried the useful parts behind enterprise plans.

So I built ProofGateway. It’s built around one idea: *share a link → customers submit → you approve → display on your site.*

No back-and-forth, no chasing people. You send a collection link (in email, social, or on your site). Submitters don’t need an account. You approve in a dashboard, then embed widgets wherever you want: grid, slider, badge, or single quote.

Pain points it addresses: - Manual collection and chasing - Approval and moderation - Publishing on multiple pages and sites

Tiers:

Free ($0/mo):* Collect testimonials, moderate in a dashboard, public wall page. No card required.

Pro ($19/mo): Everything in Free, plus: - Website embeds (grid, slider, badge, quote) - Bulk import from spreadsheets - Custom appearance (themes, density, avatars) - White-Label add-on ($10/mo) — remove all ProofGateway branding for agencies and consultants

Unlimited testimonials. Unlimited embeds. No usage tiers. Most tools charge more for more widgets — we don't.

Early supporter offer (first 100 customers): $59 for your first year, then 10% off the monthly price forever. Limited spots. [proofgateway.com/early-supporters](https://proofgateway.com/early-supporters)

Launch date: March 2nd, 2026.

Tech: Next.js, Supabase, Stripe, Vercel. Built for founders who want something that works without sales calls.

[https://proofgateway.com]

Re:ProofGateway – Collect and publish customer testimonials ... by jseabra on Tuesday March 10, 2026 @04:37PM (#47328505)

The friction you're solving is real. Most testimonial tools assume the hard part is displaying the content. It's not. It's the collection step, specifically the moment between "customer is happy" and "you actually ask them." That gap is where most testimonials die. One thing worth thinking about on pricing: the white-label add-on at $10/mo feels underpriced for agencies. If an agency is running this across 10 client sites, they're getting it for $1/client/month. That's a rounding error on their invoice. You could probably 3x that without losing agency customers, and it'd help you figure out early whether agencies are actually your real market or just a nice-to-have segment. The "unlimited everything" angle is a good call. Usage-based pricing for something like embeds creates constant mental overhead for the customer. Removing that is a genuine product decision, not just positioning.

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