Vendo

What is Vendo?

Vendo is an open-source customization layer that lets SaaS customers build their own features inside your product. An embedded agent reads your code, learns your API and brand, then assembles live micro-apps, dashboards, and scheduled automations on request. Everything runs sandboxed as the signed-in user, within the permissions they already have.

Top Features:

• Micro-apps on demand: customers describe a need and get a working app.
• One-command setup: init scans your repo for components, theme, and API tools.
• Standing automations: requests like every Monday at seven become self-running jobs.

Use Cases:

• Custom dashboards: let each account compose views from your existing components.
• Backlog relief: answer one-off feature requests without adding engineering tickets.
• Scheduled follow-ups: send scheduled reminders that chase missing documents as the user.

Who Can Use Vendo?

• B2B SaaS teams: give customers bespoke features without losing control of permissions.
• Product managers: review session replays and analytics to see what customers build.
• Developers: embed the agent in an afternoon and review every change first.

Pricing

• Free ($0): the open-source agent plus five dollars of cloud usage monthly.
• Pro ($49 monthly): snapshot sharing, live collaboration, an org registry, and usage credit.
• Teams ($499 monthly): org governance, session replay, analytics, and tenant organizations.
• Enterprise (contact sales): air-gapped self-hosting, custom roles, an SLA, and dedicated support.

Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Open source core: the single-player agent is Apache-2.0 licensed and complete.
• Safe by design: destructive actions ask first and never exceed user permissions.
• Beyond your app: the same micro-apps also open inside Claude and ChatGPT.

Cons:

• Very new product: launched in 2026, so the track record is still short.
• Needs engineering time: a developer must still install and verify the integration.
• Steep team pricing: governance features jump from $49 to $499 monthly.

FAQs:

1) Is it really open source?

Yes, the single-player agent is on GitHub under the Apache-2.0 license.

2) How long does setup take?

Most teams embed it in an afternoon with two setup commands.

3) Can the agent change my source code?

No, it acts through your existing API and renders inside a sandbox.

4) Which tools can customers connect?

Customers can wire in Gmail, Slack, GitHub, and more, acting as themselves.

5) What happens if free usage runs out?

The free plan uses hard caps, so you see an error, not a bill.