HelpDeck
As described:StopNarrowed:NarrowNo as described. Weak Go, only as a Forge help-center app for Confluence, built as a second Forge app.
software teams · ~$50 a month per customer · last reviewed (next review by 29 Dec 2026) · 25 cited sources
A Forge app that publishes a Confluence Cloud space as a searchable public help center and turns failed searches into tasks for page owners (moved away from Notion, which now ships native forms and has 7+ help-center competitors)
Odds of reaching each MRR level by month 24
| MRR by month 24 | ~15 hrs/week | Full-time |
|---|---|---|
| $1k | Reaching $1k MRR by month 24 at about 15 hours a week: ≈ 35 in 100 (35%, judgment estimate). | Reaching $1k MRR by month 24 at full-time: ≈ 48 in 100 (48%, judgment estimate). |
| $3k | Reaching $3k MRR by month 24 at about 15 hours a week: ≈ 18 in 100 (18%, judgment estimate). | Reaching $3k MRR by month 24 at full-time: ≈ 28 in 100 (28%, judgment estimate). |
| $5k | Reaching $5k MRR by month 24 at about 15 hours a week: ≈ 11 in 100 (11%, judgment estimate). | Reaching $5k MRR by month 24 at full-time: ≈ 18 in 100 (18%, judgment estimate). |
| $10k | Reaching $10k MRR by month 24 at about 15 hours a week: ≈ 5 in 100 (5%, judgment estimate). | Reaching $10k MRR by month 24 at full-time: ≈ 9 in 100 (9%, judgment estimate). |
| $20k | Reaching $20k MRR by month 24 at about 15 hours a week: ≈ 2 in 100 (2%, judgment estimate). | Reaching $20k MRR by month 24 at full-time: ≈ 4 in 100 (4%, judgment estimate). |
| $50k | Reaching $50k MRR by month 24 at about 15 hours a week: < 0.5 in 100 (<0.5%, judgment estimate). | Reaching $50k MRR by month 24 at full-time: ≈ 1 in 100 (1%, judgment estimate). |
For context: across 10,150 products listing verified revenue on TrustMRR, the median makes about $30 a month and about 5% make more than $8k (analysis, Sept 2026). The odds above assume the founder conditions below are met and the narrowed version is built, so they sit well above that all-comers rate. Why.
How many months at the plan’s pace
At $50/month per customer and 2% monthly churn, adding the customers the plan needs for its month-24 checkpoint. Change any of it in the what-if model.
| MRR | ~15 hrs/week | Full-time |
|---|---|---|
| $1k | 7 mo | 2 mo |
| $3k | 2 yr 1 mo | 7 mo |
| $5k | 4 yr 4 mo | 11 mo |
| $10k | not reached | 2 yr 1 mo |
| $20k | not reached | 6 yr 1 mo |
| $50k | not reached | not reached |
This works only if you…
1. Forge capability already in hand(missing it: odds × 0.6)
You've shipped a Forge app, ideally StatusLens, and can ship this v1 in 6 weeks at your hours. Learning Forge for this idea alone isn't worth it.
2. Direct access to 20 software teams in month 1(missing it: odds × 0.6)
that write docs in Confluence and publish them somewhere else: support leads, docs owners or heads of customer success.
3. 5 paying pilots by day 45, before the full build(missing it: odds × 0.6)
Sell a done-for-you move of their public help center into a Confluence space, published on their domain. Then hold the same hours per week for 24 months.
Evidence ledger
12 research findings: 8 sourced, 4 inferred, 0 unproven, 0 not rated. Tags come from the analyst's own confidence label; how tags work.
- R1. HelpKit: the Notion help center that workedInferred
- R2. NotionForms: the form layer that worked, then moved off NotionSourced
- R3. Notion FormsSourced
- R4. Notion SitesSourced
- R5. Notion AI agentsSourced
- R6. Notion help-center buildersInferred
- R7. Form builders with Notion integrationsSourced
- R8. Standalone knowledge-base pricesInferred
Sources
25 cited sources
- Superframeworks (superframeworks.com)
- IH $1k (indiehackers.com)
- IH $3k (indiehackers.com)
- 2022 recap (indiehackers.com)
- HelpKit (helpkit.so)
- Pricing (helpkit.so)
- Founder post (jhumanj.com)
- NoteForms (noteforms.com)
- OpnForm pricing (opnform.com)
- IH (indiehackers.com)
- Notion Help: Forms (notion.com)
- Notion Help: Sites availability and pricing (notion.com)
- HelpKit blog (helpkit.so)
- Notion blog (notion.com)
- Release notes (notion.com)
- HelpKit comparison (helpkit.so)
- HelpKit alternatives (helpkit.so)
- Tally pricing (tally.so)
- Helpable, 4 May 2026 (gethelpable.com)
- Marketplace listing (marketplace.atlassian.com)
- K15t (k15t.com)
- Marketplace listing (marketplace.atlassian.com)
- IH (indiehackers.com)
- site (spaceli.io)
- site (helpsite.com)