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Jason McCreary vs Mike Perham

Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.

JM

Jason McCreary

Creator of Laravel Shift, the automated upgrade service that passed $1M in revenue

@gonedark United States
MP

Mike Perham

Portland developer running Sidekiq solo, an open-core business in the millions

@getajobmike United States

Jason McCreary vs Mike Perham at a glance

Both Jason McCreary and Mike Perham are bootstrapped solo founders. They overlap in Developer Tools and SaaS Founders. Jason is based in Louisville, United States, Mike in Portland, United States. Jason McCreary has 6 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Mike Perham's 2. On revenue, Jason self-reports $267K in 2020; $1M lifetime by Nov 2021 and Mike Single-digit millions per year (self-reported) (as of 2023).

Side-by-side comparison

Based in
Jason McCreary: Louisville, United States
Mike Perham: Portland, United States
Started
Jason McCreary: 2015 (11 yrs indie)
Mike Perham: —
Revenue (self-reported)
Jason McCreary: $267K in 2020; $1M lifetime by Nov 2021self-reported, as of 2020 · source for Jason McCreary's revenue
Mike Perham: Single-digit millions per year (self-reported)self-reported, as of 2023 · source for Mike Perham's revenue
Products listed
Jason McCreary: 6
Mike Perham: 2
Product status
Jason McCreary: 6 active
Mike Perham: 2 active
X followers
Jason McCreary: —
Mike Perham: —
Categories
Jason McCreary: Developer ToolsSaaS FoundersEducators & Course Creators
Mike Perham: Developer ToolsOpen Source MakersSaaS Founders
Style
Jason McCreary: solobootstrappedbuilds in public
Mike Perham: solobootstrapped
Courses & resources
Jason McCreary: 4
Mike Perham: —

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

Top products

JMJason McCreary

Laravel Shift logo

Laravel Shift

laravelshift.com

Automated service that upgrades Laravel applications and opens a pull request with the changes.

$1M+ lifetime
Blueprint logo

Blueprint

blueprint.laravelshift.com

Open-source code generator that creates Laravel components from a simple YAML definition.

B

BaseCode

basecode.dev

Field guide with 10 practices for writing less complex, more readable code.

G

Getting Git

gettinggit.com

Video course teaching the essential Git commands from the command line.

See all 6 products by Jason McCreary →

MPMike Perham

Sidekiq logo

Sidekiq

sidekiq.org

Open-core background job processing for Ruby, with paid Pro and Enterprise tiers.

Faktory logo

Faktory

contribsys.com

Language-agnostic background job server.

Tech stack

No tools in common in their publicly listed stacks. See the indie maker tech stack.

JMJason McCreary

PHPLaravel

MPMike Perham

RubyRedisGo

How they build

JMJason McCreary

  • Talk to every customer and turn bug reports into improvements.
  • A mundane, time-saving tool can be a great business.
  • Price for the developer hours you save, not for what feels cheap.
  • Keep complexity low and readability high in code.

MPMike Perham

  • Open core: give the base away, sell the features businesses need.
  • Stay a one-person company on purpose.
  • Charge real prices to businesses that depend on your software.

Learn from Jason and Mike

JMJason McCreary

MPMike Perham

No courses, books or communities listed.

Jason McCreary vs Mike Perham FAQ

Who makes more money, Jason McCreary or Mike Perham?

Jason McCreary self-reports $267K in 2020; $1M lifetime by Nov 2021 and Mike Perham self-reports Single-digit millions per year (self-reported) (as of 2023). Figures are unaudited and may cover different periods or businesses, so treat them as rough indicators.

Who has built more products, Jason McCreary or Mike Perham?

Jason McCreary has 6 products listed (including Laravel Shift, Blueprint and BaseCode); Mike Perham has 2 products listed (Sidekiq and Faktory).

What tech stack do Jason McCreary and Mike Perham use?

Jason McCreary uses PHP and Laravel. Mike Perham uses Ruby, Redis and Go. They don't list any tools in common.

Where are Jason McCreary and Mike Perham based?

Jason McCreary: Louisville, United States. Mike Perham: Portland, United States.

Who has been an indie maker longer, Jason McCreary or Mike Perham?

Jason McCreary started in 2015 (11 years indie); Mike Perham's start year isn't listed.

Are Jason McCreary and Mike Perham bootstrapped?

Yes, both are listed as bootstrapped founders on IndieMakerList.

Full profiles

Read the full story, timeline and links on Jason McCreary's profile and Mike Perham's profile.

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