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Best Analytics & Data in 2026

Makers building privacy-friendly analytics, dashboards and data products. This list features 18 indie makers in this space, led by Marc Lou, Josh Pigford and Monica Lent, ranked by profile depth, audience and reported revenue.

Top analytics & data

18 makers, ranked.

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Marc Lou

@marclou Indonesia407K followers

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French solopreneur from Bali behind TrustMRR, DataFast, ShipFast and 30+ startups

TrustMRR, DataFast, CodeFast +7$98K/mo

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Josh Pigford

@Shpigford76K followers

02

Serial dabbler who built and sold Baremetrics for $4M, now shipping AI products

Baremetrics, Maybe, Knockoff +5

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Monica Lent

@monicalent Germany24K followers

03

Technical co-founder of Affilimate and creator of Blogging for Devs

Affilimate, Blogging for Devs, BFD Trends +1

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Alexandre Grisey

@nomalex_ France2.1K followers

04

French solo mobile developer running a portfolio of iOS apps and app-dev tools

AcceptMyApp, Mobiqo, CapWrapp +1~$2K/mo

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Marko Saric

@MarkoSaric20K followers

05

Co-founder of Plausible Analytics, writer on privacy and bootstrapped marketing

Plausible Analytics$1M+ ARR

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Uku Täht

@ukutaht Estonia3.4K followers

06

Creator of Plausible, the open source and privacy-first Google Analytics alternative

Plausible Analytics$1M+ ARR

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Jack Ellis

@JackEllis Canada35K followers

07

Software engineer and sole owner of Fathom, the privacy-first Google Analytics alternative

Fathom Analytics, Serverless Laravel, SingleStore for Laravel

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Navin Peiris

@navinpeiris Sri Lanka2.3K followers

08

Colombo-based Elixir developer bootstrapping WallStRank and imgDeliver; exited from inkl

WallStRank, imgDeliver, phoenix-diff +2

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Mike Cao

@MikeCao United States1.1K followers

09

Creator of Umami, the open-source, privacy-focused Google Analytics alternative

Umami, Flight, Sparrow +1

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Moritz Dausinger

@mdausinger France2.5K followers

10

Serial bootstrapped SaaS founder: Mailparser, Docparser and now Refiner

Refiner, Docparser, Mailparser

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Ivan Palii

@IvanPalii Ukraine1.2K followers

11

Kyiv SEO and product lead behind B2B Gaps and Ivanhoe's Looker Studio templates

Ivanhoe Digital, B2B Gaps, Sitechecker

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Andrei Hudovich

@ahudovich Poland

12

Wroclaw-based engineer who built and sold Bluesky Meter and Bluesky Stash

Bluesky Meter, Bluesky Stash, Listing Cat +1

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Aymen Loukil

@LoukilAymen France3.9K followers

13

International SEO and web performance consultant who founded Speetals

Speetals, Sawtly, Mongo Pilot

Author of Company of One and co-founder of Fathom Analytics (retired 2024)

Fathom Analytics

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Jorin Vogel

@jorinvo Thailand603 followers

15

Independent developer building Taleshape and Shaper, open-source SQL dashboards on DuckDB

Shaper

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Mathieu Trachino

@AI_NewsWaltz France875 followers

16

manuscria.io, the AI copilot for publishing professionals

Manuscria

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Howe Wang

@wanguws United States1.3K followers

17

Data products that help people understand federal technology spending, investment, and innovation faster and better.

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Pawel Skiba

@vavax00217 followers

18

Working on YouTube Analytics Tool https://socialcharts.io // First project after a long time, so far 0 MRR.

Socialcharts

Products by analytics & data

23 products in this category.

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CountVisits

countvisits.com

Web analytics you pay for once and use forever.

by John Rush
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DataFast

datafa.st

Revenue-first web analytics that shows which traffic sources bring paying customers.

$31K/moTrustMRR ↗by Marc Lou
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Newsletter Spy

newsletterspy.io

Data on Substack newsletters and what is growing.

by Jakob Greenfeld
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Gum Spy

gumspy.com

acquired

Data tool that analyzed what was selling on Gumroad.

by Jakob Greenfeld
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Product Explorer

productexplorer.io

acquired

Data on indie products for makers and indie investors.

by Jakob Greenfeld
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Under the Radar

undertheradar.io

shutdown

Micro-SaaS surfacing early trend signals for investors, entrepreneurs and marketers.

by Jakob Greenfeld
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Baremetrics

baremetrics.com

acquired

Subscription analytics and revenue metrics for Stripe and other billing platforms, famous for its open startup dashboard.

Sold for $4Mby Josh Pigford
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Affilimate

affilimate.com

Affiliate and commerce analytics platform for publishers and media companies.

by Monica Lent
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Mobiqo

getmobiqo.com

Predictive mobile analytics for iOS and Android built on RevenueCat data and session tracking.

by Alexandre Grisey

Simple, cookie-free, open source web analytics that respects visitor privacy.

by Marko Saric
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Hunted Space

hunted.space

Product Hunt launch tracker and analytics.

by Dan Mindru

Simple, cookie-free, open source web analytics that respects visitor privacy.

by Uku Täht

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Analytics & Data FAQ

Who are the most popular indie analytics & data?

The best-known analytics & data on IndieMakerList are Marc Lou, Josh Pigford, Monica Lent, Alexandre Grisey and Marko Saric. In total 18 makers are listed in this category.

What products do indie analytics & data build?

Notable products include CountVisits by John Rush, DataFast by Marc Lou, Newsletter Spy by Jakob Greenfeld, Gum Spy by Jakob Greenfeld and Product Explorer by Jakob Greenfeld. 23 products are listed in this category.

How much do indie analytics & data earn?

Publicly reported revenue varies widely. Examples: Marc Lou ($98K/mo (July 2026)), Alexandre Grisey (~$2K/mo), Marko Saric ($1M+ ARR) and Uku Täht ($1M+ ARR). Figures are self-reported and sourced from public posts.

Where are indie analytics & data based?

The most common countries in this category are France (4), United States (2) and Indonesia (1).

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