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Giancarlo Buomprisco vs Kitze

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
Kitze avatar

Kitze

Serial maker of Sizzy, Benji and Tinkerer Club who teaches devs to ship

@thekitze

Giancarlo Buomprisco vs Kitze at a glance

Both Giancarlo Buomprisco and Kitze are bootstrapped solo founders and build in public. They overlap in Boilerplate & Starter Kit Makers and Developer Tools. Giancarlo Buomprisco has 3 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Kitze's 9. On revenue, Giancarlo self-reports $8,606 in a month (Makerkit, month 6) (as of 2023) and Kitze $223K in 30 days (verified, Tinkerer Club launch); $400K+ total verified (as of 2026). They share 4 tools in their stacks: Next.js, React, Prisma and TypeScript. On X, Giancarlo has about 3.2K followers and Kitze about 104K.

Side-by-side comparison

Based in
Giancarlo Buomprisco: Taipei, Taiwan
Kitze: —
Started
Giancarlo Buomprisco: 2022 (4 yrs indie)
Kitze: —
Revenue (self-reported)
Giancarlo Buomprisco: $8,606 in a month (Makerkit, month 6)self-reported, as of 2023 · source for Giancarlo Buomprisco's revenue
Kitze: $223K in 30 days (verified, Tinkerer Club launch); $400K+ total verifiedself-reported, as of 2026 · source for Kitze's revenue
Products listed
Giancarlo Buomprisco: 3
Kitze: 9
Product status
Giancarlo Buomprisco: 3 active
Kitze: 9 active
X followers
Giancarlo Buomprisco: 3.2K
Kitze: 104K
Categories
Giancarlo Buomprisco: Boilerplate & Starter Kit MakersDeveloper ToolsSaaS Founders
Kitze: Developer ToolsProductivity ToolsCommunity BuildersBoilerplate & Starter Kit Makers
Style
Giancarlo Buomprisco: solobootstrappedbuilds in public
Kitze: solobootstrappedbuilds in publicserial maker
Courses & resources
Giancarlo Buomprisco: 2
Kitze: 5

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.

Kitze avatarKitze

Benji logo

Benji

benji.so

All-in-one Life OS for tasks, habits, routines, journaling, fasting, workouts and nutrition across web, mobile and desktop.

$29K totalTrustMRR ↗
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Tinkerer Club

tinkerer.club

Private lifetime community for people who automate their lives, run local AI and self-host their software.

$223K in 30 days
Zero To Shipped logo

Zero To Shipped

zerotoshipped.com

Full-stack starter kit with a Next.js web app and Expo mobile app on one shared backend.

$144K totalTrustMRR ↗
Sizzy logo

Sizzy

sizzy.co

Browser for web developers with synchronized devices, project workspaces, isolated sessions, debugging and coding agents.

See all 9 products by Kitze →

Tech stack

4 shared tools, marked with ★: Next.js, React, Prisma, TypeScript. See the indie maker tech stack.

Giancarlo Buomprisco avatarGiancarlo Buomprisco

Next.js (shared) React (shared)TanStack StartReact RouterSupabaseDrizzle Prisma (shared)Better Auth TypeScript (shared)Angular

Kitze avatarKitze

React (shared) Next.js (shared) TypeScript (shared)tRPC Prisma (shared)Tailwind CSSExpoElectron

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.

Kitze avatarKitze

  • Build the tools you personally need, then sell them.
  • Ship many small, focused apps instead of one sprawling product.
  • Own your stack: self-host and avoid endless subscriptions where you can.
  • AI agents are powerful, but engineering discipline still matters.

Learn from Giancarlo and Kitze

Giancarlo Buomprisco avatarGiancarlo Buomprisco

Kitze avatarKitze

Giancarlo Buomprisco vs Kitze FAQ

Who makes more money, Giancarlo Buomprisco or Kitze?

Giancarlo Buomprisco self-reports $8,606 in a month (Makerkit, month 6) (as of 2023) and Kitze self-reports $223K in 30 days (verified, Tinkerer Club launch); $400K+ total verified (as of 2026). By these self-reported figures, Kitze'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 Kitze?

Giancarlo Buomprisco has 3 products listed (Makerkit, Formtoro and ngx-chips); Kitze has 9 products listed (including Benji, Tinkerer Club and Zero To Shipped).

What tech stack do Giancarlo Buomprisco and Kitze use?

Giancarlo Buomprisco uses Next.js, React, TanStack Start, React Router, Supabase and Drizzle. Kitze uses React, Next.js, TypeScript, tRPC, Prisma and Tailwind CSS. Tools they have in common: Next.js, React, Prisma and TypeScript.

Where are Giancarlo Buomprisco and Kitze based?

Giancarlo Buomprisco: Taipei, Taiwan. Kitze: not listed.

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

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

Are Giancarlo Buomprisco and Kitze 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 Kitze's profile.

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