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Gregory Schier vs Sindre Sorhus

Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.

Gregory Schier

Creator of Insomnia (sold to Kong) and Yaak, the local-first API client

@GregorySchier Canada

Sindre Sorhus

Full-time open-sourcer maintaining 1,000+ npm packages and dozens of indie Mac apps

@sindresorhus Norway

Gregory Schier vs Sindre Sorhus at a glance

Both Gregory Schier and Sindre Sorhus are bootstrapped solo founders. They overlap in Developer Tools, Open Source Makers and Mac & Desktop App Makers. Gregory is based in Canada, Sindre in Norway. Both started building independently in 2014. Gregory Schier has 5 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Sindre Sorhus' 9. Gregory has sold 1 product. Gregory self-reports $20K MRR (Insomnia, before its 2019 sale); Sindre hasn't shared a revenue figure publicly. They share 1 tool in their stacks: TypeScript. On X, Gregory has about 7.4K followers and Sindre about 67K.

Side-by-side comparison

Based in: Gregory Schier: Canada; Sindre Sorhus: Norway
Started: Gregory Schier: 2014 (12 yrs indie); Sindre Sorhus: 2014 (12 yrs indie)
Revenue (self-reported): Gregory Schier: $20K MRR (Insomnia, before its 2019 sale)self-reported, as of 2019 · source for Gregory Schier's revenue; Sindre Sorhus: Not public
Products listed: Gregory Schier: 5; Sindre Sorhus: 9
Product status: Gregory Schier: 4 active · 1 acquired; Sindre Sorhus: 9 active
X followers: Gregory Schier: 7.4K; Sindre Sorhus: 67K
Categories: Gregory Schier: Developer Tools Open Source Makers Mac & Desktop App Makers; Sindre Sorhus: Mac & Desktop App Makers Open Source Makers Developer Tools
Style: Gregory Schier: solobootstrappedbuilds in publicexited; Sindre Sorhus: solobootstrappedserial maker
Courses & resources: Gregory Schier: —; Sindre Sorhus: —

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

Tech stack

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

Gregory Schier

RustTauri TypeScript

Sindre Sorhus

SwiftSwiftUINode.js TypeScript

How they build

Gregory Schier

Self-employment is a lever: choose to work for more time, not just more money.
Keep developer data local and in plain files instead of a proprietary cloud.
Strong word of mouth from users matters more than early metrics.
Build the tool you need yourself when the old one stops fitting.

Sindre Sorhus

Small, focused modules and apps that do one thing well.
Fix the everyday annoyances that platform vendors ignore.
Open source can be a full-time job when the community funds it.
Ship many tiny utilities rather than one sprawling app.

Gregory Schier vs Sindre Sorhus FAQ

Who makes more money, Gregory Schier or Sindre Sorhus?

Gregory Schier self-reports $20K MRR (Insomnia, before its 2019 sale). Sindre Sorhus' revenue is not public, so a direct comparison isn't possible.

Who has built more products, Gregory Schier or Sindre Sorhus?

Gregory Schier has 5 products listed (including Insomnia, Yaak and Kabook); Sindre Sorhus has 9 products listed (including Supercharge, Dato and Gifski).