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Chris Coyier vs Gergely Orosz

Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.

Chris Coyier

Co-founder of CodePen, ShopTalk Show co-host, ran CSS-Tricks 2007-2022

@chriscoyier United States

Gergely Orosz

Ex-Uber engineering manager who writes The Pragmatic Engineer newsletter

@GergelyOrosz Netherlands

Chris Coyier vs Gergely Orosz at a glance

Chris Coyier and Gergely Orosz are both indie makers listed on IndieMakerList. They overlap in Developer Tools, Creators & Writers and Educators & Course Creators. Chris is based in Bend, United States, Gergely in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Chris started in 2007 and Gergely in 2021. Chris Coyier has 2 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Gergely Orosz's 3. Chris has sold 1 product. On X, Chris has about 230K followers and Gergely about 360K.

Side-by-side comparison

Based in: Chris Coyier: Bend, United States; Gergely Orosz: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Started: Chris Coyier: 2007 (19 yrs indie); Gergely Orosz: 2021 (5 yrs indie)
Revenue (self-reported): Chris Coyier: Not public; Gergely Orosz: Not public
Products listed: Chris Coyier: 2; Gergely Orosz: 3
Product status: Chris Coyier: 1 active · 1 acquired; Gergely Orosz: 3 active
X followers: Chris Coyier: 230K; Gergely Orosz: 360K
Categories: Chris Coyier: Developer Tools Creators & Writers Educators & Course Creators Community Builders; Gergely Orosz: Creators & Writers Educators & Course Creators Developer Tools
Style: Chris Coyier: exited; Gergely Orosz: bootstrapped
Courses & resources: Chris Coyier: 2; Gergely Orosz: 5

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.

Chris Coyier

No stack shared publicly.

Gergely Orosz

No stack shared publicly.

How they build

Chris Coyier

Write the article you wish you had found when you searched for something.
Consistent publishing compounds into opportunities, connections and a career.
Keep tools simple while expanding what users can do.
Know when a bigger owner can take a project further than you can alone.

Gergely Orosz

Report from inside the industry with primary sources rather than opinion alone.
Keep editorial independence: no sponsored articles, guest posts or gifted reviews.
Clear, simple design beats elaborate architecture.
Writing well is an underrated engineering skill.

Learn from Chris and Gergely

Chris Coyier

[podcast] ShopTalk Show · Free
[book] Digging Into WordPress

Gergely Orosz

[newsletter] The Pragmatic Engineer
[book] The Software Engineer's Guidebook
[book] Building Mobile Apps at Scale
[book] The Tech Resume Inside Out
[podcast] The Pragmatic Engineer Podcast

Chris Coyier vs Gergely Orosz FAQ

Who makes more money, Chris Coyier or Gergely Orosz?

Neither Chris Coyier nor Gergely Orosz has publicly reported a revenue figure that IndieMakerList tracks, so it's not public.

Who has built more products, Chris Coyier or Gergely Orosz?

Chris Coyier has 2 products listed (CodePen and CSS-Tricks); Gergely Orosz has 3 products listed (The Pragmatic Engineer, The Software Engineer's Guidebook and The Pragmatic Engineer Podcast).