Premium library of professionally designed Tailwind components, templates and UI kits.
~$2M in first 5 months
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Adam Wathan vs Caleb Porzio
Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.
Creator of Livewire, Alpine.js and Flux UI, funded by sponsors and component sales
@calebporzio United States
Adam Wathan vs Caleb Porzio at a glance
Both Adam Wathan and Caleb Porzio are bootstrapped. They overlap in Open Source Makers, Developer Tools and Educators & Course Creators. Adam is based in Canada, Caleb in Buffalo, United States. Adam started in 2016 and Caleb in 2019. Adam Wathan has 7 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Caleb Porzio's 5. Adam has sold 3 products. On revenue, Adam self-reports Mid-seven figures/yr (2020) and Caleb $112K/yr from GitHub Sponsors (as of 2020). They share 1 tool in their stacks: Laravel. On X, Adam has about 302K followers and Caleb about 53K.
Side-by-side comparison
- Based in
- Adam Wathan: Canada
- Caleb Porzio: Buffalo, United States
- Started
- Adam Wathan: 2016 (10 yrs indie)
- Caleb Porzio: 2019 (7 yrs indie)
- Revenue (self-reported)
- Adam Wathan: Mid-seven figures/yr (2020)self-reported, as of 2020 · source for Adam Wathan's revenue
- Caleb Porzio: $112K/yr from GitHub Sponsorsself-reported, as of 2020 · source for Caleb Porzio's revenue
- Products listed
- Adam Wathan: 7
- Caleb Porzio: 5
- Product status
- Adam Wathan: 4 active · 3 acquired
- Caleb Porzio: 5 active
- X followers
- Adam Wathan: 302K
- Caleb Porzio: 53K
- Categories
- Adam Wathan: Open Source MakersDeveloper ToolsEducators & Course CreatorsDesign Tools
- Caleb Porzio: Open Source MakersDeveloper ToolsEducators & Course Creators
- Style
- Adam Wathan: bootstrappedbuilds in publicexited
- Caleb Porzio: solobootstrapped
- Courses & resources
- Adam Wathan: 5
- Caleb Porzio: 4
Revenue figures are self-reported by each maker and not audited; dates and scope differ. Highlighted categories are shared by both.
Top products
Refactoring UI
refactoringui.com
Design book and video course for developers, co-written with Steve Schoger.
~$600K in 2020
Utility-first CSS framework for building custom designs directly in your markup, installed 110M+ times per week.
Headless UI
headlessui.com
Unstyled, fully accessible UI components designed to pair with Tailwind CSS.
Livewire
livewire.laravel.com
Full-stack framework for Laravel that builds dynamic interfaces without leaving PHP.
Alpine.js
alpinejs.dev
Minimal JavaScript framework for adding behavior directly in HTML markup.
Flux
fluxui.dev
Paid, hand-crafted UI component library for Livewire applications.
Alpine UI Components
alpinejs.dev
Premium copy-paste Alpine.js components with screencasts.
Tech stack
1 shared tool, marked with ★: Laravel. See the indie maker tech stack.
Tailwind CSS Laravel (shared)ReactVueNext.js
PHP Laravel (shared)JavaScriptAlpine.jsLivewire
How they build
- Build tools for your own projects first — Tailwind started as stylesheets reused between side projects.
- Give away a great open-source product and sell premium resources around it.
- Teach in public with books, courses, podcasts and live streams to build an audience.
- Be candid about the business, including the hard parts.
- Make open source pay by bundling education (screencasts) with sponsorship
- Sponsorware: release to sponsors first, open source once a goal is hit
- Keep tools simple enough to fit in your head
Learn from Adam and Caleb
- [book] Refactoring UI · $99–$149
- [book] Refactoring to Collections
- [course] Test-Driven Laravel
- [podcast] Full Stack Radio
- [youtube] Tailwind Labs on YouTube
- [template] Flux UI · $149 per project / $299 unlimited / $799 team
- [course] Alpine UI Components · $49
- [course] Livewire Screencasts · Free / sponsors
- [podcast] No Plans To Merge · Free
Adam Wathan vs Caleb Porzio FAQ
Who makes more money, Adam Wathan or Caleb Porzio?
Adam Wathan self-reports Mid-seven figures/yr (2020) and Caleb Porzio self-reports $112K/yr from GitHub Sponsors (as of 2020). By these self-reported figures, Adam Wathan's reported monthly revenue is higher. Figures are unaudited and may cover different periods or businesses, so treat them as rough indicators.
Who has built more products, Adam Wathan or Caleb Porzio?
Adam Wathan has 7 products listed (including Tailwind Plus (formerly Tailwind UI), Refactoring UI and Tailwind CSS); Caleb Porzio has 5 products listed (including Livewire, Alpine.js and Flux).
What tech stack do Adam Wathan and Caleb Porzio use?
Adam Wathan uses Tailwind CSS, Laravel, React, Vue and Next.js. Caleb Porzio uses PHP, Laravel, JavaScript, Alpine.js and Livewire. Tools they have in common: Laravel.
Where are Adam Wathan and Caleb Porzio based?
Adam Wathan: Canada. Caleb Porzio: Buffalo, United States.
Who has been an indie maker longer, Adam Wathan or Caleb Porzio?
Adam Wathan started in 2016 (10 years indie); Caleb Porzio started in 2019 (7 years indie).
Are Adam Wathan and Caleb Porzio bootstrapped?
Yes, both are listed as bootstrapped founders on IndieMakerList.
Full profiles
Read the full story, timeline and links on Adam Wathan's profile and Caleb Porzio's profile.
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