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Cory Zue vs Giancarlo Buomprisco

Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.

Cory Zue avatar

Cory Zue

Ex-CTO turned solopreneur behind the SaaS Pegasus Django boilerplate

@czue South Africa
Giancarlo Buomprisco avatar

Giancarlo Buomprisco

Italian developer in Taipei who built Makerkit, the B2B SaaS starter kit

@gc_psk Taiwan

Cory Zue vs Giancarlo Buomprisco at a glance

Both Cory Zue and Giancarlo Buomprisco are bootstrapped solo founders and build in public. They overlap in Boilerplate & Starter Kit Makers, SaaS Founders and Developer Tools. Cory is based in Cape Town, South Africa, Giancarlo in Taipei, Taiwan. Cory started in 2019 and Giancarlo in 2022. Cory Zue has 5 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Giancarlo Buomprisco's 3. Cory has sold 1 product. Giancarlo self-reports $8,606 in a month (Makerkit, month 6) (as of 2023); Cory hasn't shared a revenue figure publicly. They share 1 tool in their stacks: React. On X, Cory has about 7K followers and Giancarlo about 3.2K.

Side-by-side comparison

Based in
Cory Zue: Cape Town, South Africa
Giancarlo Buomprisco: Taipei, Taiwan
Started
Cory Zue: 2019 (7 yrs indie)
Giancarlo Buomprisco: 2022 (4 yrs indie)
Revenue (self-reported)
Cory Zue: Not public
Giancarlo Buomprisco: $8,606 in a month (Makerkit, month 6)self-reported, as of 2023 · source for Giancarlo Buomprisco's revenue
Products listed
Cory Zue: 5
Giancarlo Buomprisco: 3
Product status
Cory Zue: 4 active · 1 acquired
Giancarlo Buomprisco: 3 active
X followers
Cory Zue: 7K
Giancarlo Buomprisco: 3.2K
Categories
Cory Zue: Boilerplate & Starter Kit MakersSaaS FoundersDeveloper ToolsEducators & Course Creators
Giancarlo Buomprisco: Boilerplate & Starter Kit MakersDeveloper ToolsSaaS Founders
Style
Cory Zue: solobootstrappedbuilds in publicexitedserial maker
Giancarlo Buomprisco: solobootstrappedbuilds in public
Courses & resources
Cory Zue: 2
Giancarlo Buomprisco: 2

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

Top products

Cory Zue avatarCory Zue

SaaS Pegasus logo

SaaS Pegasus

saaspegasus.com

Django boilerplate with auth, subscriptions, teams, AI and front-end tooling for launching SaaS apps quickly.

Place Card Me logo

Place Card Me

placecardme.com

Web app for designing and printing place cards for weddings and events.

Scriv logo

Scriv

scriv.ai

Private AI chatbot trained on your own content, with a Slack integration.

C

Chat Stats

chatstats.co

Small tool that turns chat exports into stats and insights.

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Giancarlo Buomprisco avatarGiancarlo Buomprisco

Makerkit logo

Makerkit

makerkit.dev

B2B SaaS starter kit in Supabase, Drizzle and Prisma flavours for Next.js and TanStack Start.

Formtoro logo

Formtoro

formtoro.com

AI-assisted Shopify app for branded popups, forms and quizzes that collect zero-party data and apply discounts at checkout.

ngx-chips logo

ngx-chips

github.com

Open-source tag input component for Angular.

Tech stack

1 shared tool, marked with ★: React. See the indie maker tech stack.

Cory Zue avatarCory Zue

PythonDjangoStripeHTMX React (shared)

Giancarlo Buomprisco avatarGiancarlo Buomprisco

Next.js React (shared)TanStack StartReact RouterSupabaseDrizzlePrismaBetter AuthTypeScriptAngular

How they build

Cory Zue avatarCory Zue

  • Selling a higher-priced developer product beats chasing many tiny payments.
  • Run a few small, profitable businesses instead of one big bet.
  • Write honest public retrospectives to stay accountable.

Giancarlo Buomprisco avatarGiancarlo Buomprisco

  • One-time pricing with lifetime updates instead of subscriptions.
  • Focus the kit on B2B needs like teams and billing.
  • Share progress openly on Indie Hackers.
  • Let search-driven technical content bring in customers organically.

Learn from Cory and Giancarlo

Cory Zue avatarCory Zue

Giancarlo Buomprisco avatarGiancarlo Buomprisco

Cory Zue vs Giancarlo Buomprisco FAQ

Who makes more money, Cory Zue or Giancarlo Buomprisco?

Giancarlo Buomprisco self-reports $8,606 in a month (Makerkit, month 6) (as of 2023). Cory Zue's revenue is not public, so a direct comparison isn't possible.

Who has built more products, Cory Zue or Giancarlo Buomprisco?

Cory Zue has 5 products listed (including SaaS Pegasus, Place Card Me and Scriv); Giancarlo Buomprisco has 3 products listed (Makerkit, Formtoro and ngx-chips).

What tech stack do Cory Zue and Giancarlo Buomprisco use?

Cory Zue uses Python, Django, Stripe, HTMX and React. Giancarlo Buomprisco uses Next.js, React, TanStack Start, React Router, Supabase and Drizzle. Tools they have in common: React.

Where are Cory Zue and Giancarlo Buomprisco based?

Cory Zue: Cape Town, South Africa. Giancarlo Buomprisco: Taipei, Taiwan.

Who has been an indie maker longer, Cory Zue or Giancarlo Buomprisco?

Cory Zue started in 2019 (7 years indie); Giancarlo Buomprisco started in 2022 (4 years indie).

Are Cory Zue and Giancarlo Buomprisco bootstrapped?

Yes, both are listed as bootstrapped founders on IndieMakerList.

Full profiles

Read the full story, timeline and links on Cory Zue's profile and Giancarlo Buomprisco's profile.

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