Built by us, used by us
Vesperion Gate makes one product: Thicket. We run the entire company on it, and this page shows how.
Vesperion Gate Inc.
Software company · Makers of Thicket
The challenge
Vesperion Gate is a small software company with one product: Thicket. Everything the business generates has to live somewhere: feature plans, bug reports, technical runbooks, release schedules, support notes, marketing work. The usual answer is a stack of four or five tools, each with its own bill, its own logins, and its own idea of where the truth lives.
The solution
Thicket the company runs inside Thicket the product. Feature work and bugs are to-dos with owners and due dates. Runbooks and architecture decisions are Docs, so when something breaks at 2 AM the fix is written down, not buried in a chat scrollback. Work that moves through stages, like release prep, travels across a Board column by column.
Automatic check-ins handle the recurring questions (what shipped today, what's blocking, how did the week go) on a schedule, and the answers collect in one place instead of a standing meeting. Project chat carries the day-to-day conversation. The schedule holds releases and deadlines. There is no second system to keep in sync.
The outcome
The practical outcome is one workspace and one bill instead of a stack: no wiki drifting out of date beside the task tracker, no per-seat arithmetic when a contractor joins for a month, no tool-administration project running alongside the real work.
The deeper outcome is the feedback loop. Because the company runs on the product it sells, every rough edge in Thicket slows us down first. When something is confusing, we are the first ones confused, and it gets fixed because we can't stand it either. That promise is in the founder's letter on our About page; this page is what it looks like in practice.
Features that make it work
Frequently asked questions
Does anyone actually run their whole business on Thicket?
Yes. Vesperion Gate, the company that makes Thicket, runs entirely on it: the product roadmap, bug tracking, documentation, schedules, check-ins, and day-to-day chat all live in Thicket. This page is that story in detail.
How does Vesperion Gate use Thicket day to day?
Feature work and bugs are to-dos with owners and due dates. Technical runbooks and decisions live in Docs. Work that moves through stages runs on Boards. Automatic check-ins collect recurring status answers on a schedule, and project chat replaces most meetings.
How does Thicket compare to per-seat tools for small teams?
Thicket costs $49/month flat with no per-user fees, so a small team can add contractors, collaborators, or clients without the bill moving. Per-seat tools like Asana or Monday.com charge $10–$30 per user per month, which adds up fast even for small teams.
Which Thicket features does Vesperion Gate use most?
To-dos for the roadmap and bug tracking, Docs for runbooks and decisions, Boards for work that moves through stages, and automatic check-ins for recurring status. Together they replace a separate task tracker, wiki, kanban app, and standing status meeting.
Do you have customer case studies?
Not yet, and we won't invent them. Thicket is young, so the first case study documents how our own company uses it. If your team runs on Thicket and the story is worth telling, email support@thickethq.com. We'd love the second case study on this page to be yours.
Be the second case study
The free plan doesn't expire and needs no card. If Thicket earns a place in how your team works, we'd love to tell your story right here.