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Caleb Porzio vs Julia Evans

Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.

Caleb Porzio

Creator of Livewire, Alpine.js and Flux UI, funded by sponsors and component sales

@calebporzio United States

Julia Evans

Montreal developer behind Wizard Zines, illustrated guides to computing fundamentals

@b0rk Canada

Caleb Porzio vs Julia Evans at a glance

Both Caleb Porzio and Julia Evans are bootstrapped solo founders. They overlap in Developer Tools and Educators & Course Creators. Caleb is based in Buffalo, United States, Julia in Montreal, Canada. Caleb started in 2019 and Julia in 2018. Caleb Porzio has 5 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Julia Evans' 5. On revenue, Caleb self-reports $112K/yr from GitHub Sponsors (as of 2020) and Julia $101,558 in 2018 (zine business). On X, Caleb has about 53K followers and Julia about 192K.

Side-by-side comparison

Based in: Caleb Porzio: Buffalo, United States; Julia Evans: Montreal, Canada
Started: Caleb Porzio: 2019 (7 yrs indie); Julia Evans: 2018 (8 yrs indie)
Revenue (self-reported): Caleb Porzio: $112K/yr from GitHub Sponsorsself-reported, as of 2020 · source for Caleb Porzio's revenue; Julia Evans: $101,558 in 2018 (zine business)self-reported, as of 2018 · source for Julia Evans's revenue
Products listed: Caleb Porzio: 5; Julia Evans: 5
Product status: Caleb Porzio: 5 active; Julia Evans: 5 active
X followers: Caleb Porzio: 53K; Julia Evans: 192K
Categories: Caleb Porzio: Open Source Makers Developer Tools Educators & Course Creators; Julia Evans: Educators & Course Creators Creators & Writers Developer Tools
Style: Caleb Porzio: solobootstrapped; Julia Evans: solobootstrapped
Courses & resources: Caleb Porzio: 4; Julia Evans: 9

Revenue figures are self-reported by each maker and not audited; dates and scope differ. Highlighted categories are shared by both.

Tech stack

No tools in common in their publicly listed stacks. See the indie maker tech stack.

Caleb Porzio

PHPLaravelJavaScriptAlpine.jsLivewire

Julia Evans

No stack shared publicly.

How they build

Caleb Porzio

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

Julia Evans

Focus on fundamentals that will still be true in ten years.
It is normal not to know something basic yet; avoid gatekeeping.
Explain only the most important ideas, in short pages and plain language.
Deeply understanding the systems underneath you makes hard problems solvable.
Teaching computer things directly to developers can be a real business without ads or sponsors.

Learn from Caleb and Julia

Caleb Porzio

[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

Julia Evans

[book] The Secret Rules of the Terminal
[book] How Git Works
[book] How DNS Works
[book] Bite Size zine pack · $38
[book] HTTP: Learn your browser's language!
[book] Your Linux Toolbox · $29.95
+3 more on Julia's profile

Caleb Porzio vs Julia Evans FAQ

Who makes more money, Caleb Porzio or Julia Evans?

Caleb Porzio self-reports $112K/yr from GitHub Sponsors (as of 2020) and Julia Evans self-reports $101,558 in 2018 (zine business). By these self-reported figures, Caleb Porzio'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, Caleb Porzio or Julia Evans?

Caleb Porzio has 5 products listed (including Livewire, Alpine.js and Flux); Julia Evans has 5 products listed (including Wizard Zines, Mess With DNS and Memory Spy).