u/Aggravating_Jury7099

I like the idea of owning the things I create.

I make an image, I download it.

I edit a video, I export it.

I build a landing page, I host it myself.

But while building my first saas, I noticed there wasn’t any platform for creating and also downloading an interactive demo.

All of them locked the demo I created in their hosting and required a subscription just to keep it online.

So I built PokeDemo to do just this , would love feedback from other SaaS founders: have you had the same issue?

So I see lot of SaaS landing pages still use screenshots/ short product videos/ booked demo CTAs /static feature sections.

Personally I prefer clicking through the product myself before signing up.

And this made me wonder: are interactive product demos actually a better for gowth for early-stage SaaS, or do they just look nice?

The tradeoff I see:

Product videos:

easy to watch passively

good for storytelling

but can feel slow or too polished

and are difficult and time consuming to make

Interactive demos:

let visitors click through the product

can work well not just for landing pae but also for docs, onboarding, and sales

but take a lot effort to create and maintain

and tend to cost a lot to make and maintain

I made a small tool around this idea: interactive product demos that can be downloaded and self-hosted without a subscription

But I’m still trying to understand the growth side:

have you seen interactive demos improve conversion activation or demo bookings or are screenshots/videos still enough for most SaaS pages?