Mirage for SaaS founders
Interactive demos for SaaS founders.
Your landing page is your sales team. Give it a demo that closes.
~90s
capture to live demo
$0
to publish your first demo
4%
of Navattic's entry price at $20/mo
The problems this solves
No sales team to give demos
You can't book a call with every visitor; and most visitors won't book one anyway. An interactive demo gives every prospect the guided walkthrough a sales engineer would, at 3am, on their own terms.
Screenshots don't convert
Static screenshots and hero videos get skimmed. A clickable demo makes visitors feel the product. People who finish an interactive demo convert at multiples of passive viewers because they've already experienced the value.
Demo platforms priced for enterprises
Navattic starts at $500/mo billed annually. Walnut starts at $575/mo and requires a sales call to buy. That's more than most bootstrapped MRR. Mirage is free for your first demo and $20/mo for unlimited.
How SaaS founders use Mirage
01
Landing-page hero demo
Capture your core flow with the Chrome extension, add 4–8 hotspot steps, and embed it above the fold. Visitors click through your real product; real DOM, crisp text at any zoom; before they ever sign up.
02
Launch-day asset
Product Hunt and X launches live or die on 'show, don't tell'. A share link to a clickable demo outperforms a video: no play button, no audio needed, and the viewer controls the pace.
03
Investor and partner walkthroughs
Send a demo link instead of scheduling a screen-share. Drop-off analytics show you exactly which step lost them; feedback you'd never get from a Loom.
From product to published demo in ~90 seconds
- 1. Capture
Click through your product with the Mirage Chrome extension; it records real DOM snapshots, not screenshots. - 2. Direct
Add hotspots, tooltips, spotlight, and zoom in a Figma-like editor. Brand it with your colors and an intro splash. - 3. Publish
Get a share link and iframe embed. Watch views, completions, and per-step drop-off roll in.
Frequently asked questions
What's the best interactive demo tool for a bootstrapped founder?
One that's self-serve, includes real DOM capture on the free plan, and doesn't bill per seat. Mirage checks all three: free first demo, full editor included, $20/mo flat for unlimited. Enterprise tools like Navattic ($500/mo) and Walnut ($575/mo, sales-call only) are priced for teams you don't have yet.
Do interactive demos actually convert better than videos?
Yes; an interactive demo is an active experience, not a passive one. Viewers who click through a demo self-qualify: they've already used your product in miniature. That's why demo finishers convert dramatically better than video viewers, and why you can see per-step drop-off to fix the exact moment you lose people.
How long does it take to build one?
In Mirage: capture your product with the Chrome extension (it records real DOM snapshots as you click), add guided hotspots in the editor, publish. First demo in around 90 seconds, a polished one inside an afternoon.