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Giancarlo Buomprisco vs Jonathan Wilke

Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.

Giancarlo Buomprisco avatar

Giancarlo Buomprisco

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

@gc_psk Taiwan
Jonathan Wilke avatar

Jonathan Wilke

German founder of supastarter, the SaaS starter kit for Next.js, Nuxt and TanStack

@jonathan_wilke Germany

Giancarlo Buomprisco vs Jonathan Wilke at a glance

Both Giancarlo Buomprisco and Jonathan Wilke are bootstrapped solo founders and build in public. They overlap in Boilerplate & Starter Kit Makers, Developer Tools and SaaS Founders. Giancarlo is based in Taipei, Taiwan, Jonathan in Germany. Giancarlo Buomprisco has 3 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Jonathan Wilke's 4. On revenue, Giancarlo self-reports $8,606 in a month (Makerkit, month 6) (as of 2023) and Jonathan $12K/mo (as of 2024). They share 5 tools in their stacks: Next.js, TanStack Start, Supabase, Prisma and TypeScript. On X, Giancarlo has about 3.2K followers and Jonathan about 30K.

Side-by-side comparison

Based in
Giancarlo Buomprisco: Taipei, Taiwan
Jonathan Wilke: Germany
Started
Giancarlo Buomprisco: 2022 (4 yrs indie)
Jonathan Wilke: —
Revenue (self-reported)
Giancarlo Buomprisco: $8,606 in a month (Makerkit, month 6)self-reported, as of 2023 · source for Giancarlo Buomprisco's revenue
Jonathan Wilke: $12K/moself-reported, as of 2024 · source for Jonathan Wilke's revenue
Products listed
Giancarlo Buomprisco: 3
Jonathan Wilke: 4
Product status
Giancarlo Buomprisco: 3 active
Jonathan Wilke: 4 active
X followers
Giancarlo Buomprisco: 3.2K
Jonathan Wilke: 30K
Categories
Giancarlo Buomprisco: Boilerplate & Starter Kit MakersDeveloper ToolsSaaS Founders
Jonathan Wilke: Boilerplate & Starter Kit MakersSaaS FoundersDeveloper Tools
Style
Giancarlo Buomprisco: solobootstrappedbuilds in public
Jonathan Wilke: solobootstrappedbuilds in public
Courses & resources
Giancarlo Buomprisco: 2
Jonathan Wilke: 2

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

Top products

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.

Jonathan Wilke avatarJonathan Wilke

supastarter logo

supastarter

supastarter.dev

SaaS starter kit with auth, billing, organizations and emails for Next.js, Nuxt and TanStack Start.

$12K/mo
supatools logo

supatools

supatools.dev

Developer tools listed in Jonathan's X bio.

Outbid logo

Outbid

outbid.lol

Side project listed in Jonathan's X bio.

Maible logo

Maible

maible.io

Side project listed in Jonathan's X bio.

Tech stack

5 shared tools, marked with ★: Next.js, TanStack Start, Supabase, Prisma, TypeScript. See the indie maker tech stack.

Giancarlo Buomprisco avatarGiancarlo Buomprisco

Next.js (shared)React TanStack Start (shared)React Router Supabase (shared)Drizzle Prisma (shared)Better Auth TypeScript (shared)Angular

Jonathan Wilke avatarJonathan Wilke

Next.js (shared)Nuxt TanStack Start (shared) TypeScript (shared) Supabase (shared) Prisma (shared)

How they build

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.

Jonathan Wilke avatarJonathan Wilke

  • Solve your own repeated problem and sell the solution.
  • Keep the codebase maintainable so customers can build on it for years.
  • One-time licenses with ongoing updates build trust.

Learn from Giancarlo and Jonathan

Giancarlo Buomprisco avatarGiancarlo Buomprisco

Jonathan Wilke avatarJonathan Wilke

Giancarlo Buomprisco vs Jonathan Wilke FAQ

Who makes more money, Giancarlo Buomprisco or Jonathan Wilke?

Giancarlo Buomprisco self-reports $8,606 in a month (Makerkit, month 6) (as of 2023) and Jonathan Wilke self-reports $12K/mo (as of 2024). By these self-reported figures, Jonathan Wilke'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, Giancarlo Buomprisco or Jonathan Wilke?

Giancarlo Buomprisco has 3 products listed (Makerkit, Formtoro and ngx-chips); Jonathan Wilke has 4 products listed (including supastarter, supatools and Outbid).

What tech stack do Giancarlo Buomprisco and Jonathan Wilke use?

Giancarlo Buomprisco uses Next.js, React, TanStack Start, React Router, Supabase and Drizzle. Jonathan Wilke uses Next.js, Nuxt, TanStack Start, TypeScript, Supabase and Prisma. Tools they have in common: Next.js, TanStack Start, Supabase, Prisma and TypeScript.

Where are Giancarlo Buomprisco and Jonathan Wilke based?

Giancarlo Buomprisco: Taipei, Taiwan. Jonathan Wilke: Germany.

Who has been an indie maker longer, Giancarlo Buomprisco or Jonathan Wilke?

Giancarlo Buomprisco started in 2022 (4 years indie); Jonathan Wilke's start year isn't listed.

Are Giancarlo Buomprisco and Jonathan Wilke bootstrapped?

Yes, both are listed as bootstrapped founders on IndieMakerList.

Full profiles

Read the full story, timeline and links on Giancarlo Buomprisco's profile and Jonathan Wilke's profile.

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