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Jonas Schmedtmann vs Kyle Gawley

Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.

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Jonas Schmedtmann

Top-rated Udemy instructor teaching JavaScript, React, Node.js and CSS to 2M+ students

Kyle Gawley avatar

Kyle Gawley

Belfast founder of Gravity SaaS boilerplate, Alertly and the Zero To Paid course

Jonas Schmedtmann vs Kyle Gawley at a glance

Both Jonas Schmedtmann and Kyle Gawley are solo founders. They overlap in Educators & Course Creators. Jonas is based in Portugal, Kyle in Belfast, United Kingdom. Jonas started in 2015 and Kyle in 2013. Jonas Schmedtmann has 3 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Kyle Gawley's 2. They share 3 tools in their stacks: React, Next.js and Node.js. On X, Jonas has about 73K followers and Kyle about 46K.

Side-by-side comparison

Based in
Jonas Schmedtmann: Portugal
Kyle Gawley: Belfast, United Kingdom
Started
Jonas Schmedtmann: 2015 (11 yrs indie)
Kyle Gawley: 2013 (13 yrs indie)
Revenue (self-reported)
Jonas Schmedtmann: Not public
Kyle Gawley: Not public
Products listed
Jonas Schmedtmann: 3
Kyle Gawley: 2
Product status
Jonas Schmedtmann: 3 active
Kyle Gawley: 2 active
X followers
Jonas Schmedtmann: 73K
Kyle Gawley: 46K
Style
Jonas Schmedtmann: solo
Kyle Gawley: solobootstrapped
Courses & resources
Jonas Schmedtmann: 7
Kyle Gawley: 1

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

Top products

Jonas Schmedtmann avatarJonas Schmedtmann

jonas.io logo

jonas.io

jonas.io

Course hub that routes learners to Jonas Schmedtmann's Udemy courses, with a course-finder quiz.

Kyle Gawley avatarKyle Gawley

Gravity logo

Gravity

usegravity.app

Node.js and React SaaS boilerplate with auth, Stripe billing, admin tools and native mobile apps.

ยฃ440K+ total sales
Alertly logo

Alertly

usealertly.com

Social listening tool that tracks brand, competitor and topic mentions across Reddit, X, LinkedIn and more, with AI filtering.

Tech stack

3 shared tools, marked with โ˜…: React, Next.js, Node.js. See the indie maker tech stack.

Jonas Schmedtmann avatarJonas Schmedtmann

JavaScript React (shared) Next.js (shared) Node.js (shared)SupabaseTailwind CSS

Kyle Gawley avatarKyle Gawley

Node.js (shared) React (shared)React Native Next.js (shared)Stripe

How they build

Jonas Schmedtmann avatarJonas Schmedtmann

  • Explain the why behind every line of code, not just what to type.
  • After the fundamentals, learn by building polished real-world projects.
  • Understand how technologies work under the hood to stay relevant in the age of AI.
  • Keep a small catalogue and make each course as complete as possible.

Kyle Gawley avatarKyle Gawley

  • Bootstrapped, calm growth beats the pressure of venture-backed hypergrowth.
  • Developers should not rebuild auth and billing for every new SaaS.
  • Maintain a product continuously and fix bugs quickly to earn long-term trust.
  • Developers can learn sales and marketing; distribution is a skill, not a talent.

Learn from Jonas and Kyle

Jonas Schmedtmann vs Kyle Gawley FAQ

Who makes more money, Jonas Schmedtmann or Kyle Gawley?

Neither Jonas Schmedtmann nor Kyle Gawley has publicly reported a revenue figure that IndieMakerList tracks, so it's not public.

Who has built more products, Jonas Schmedtmann or Kyle Gawley?

Jonas Schmedtmann has 3 products listed (jonas.io, The Complete JavaScript Course and The Ultimate React Course); Kyle Gawley has 2 products listed (Gravity and Alertly).

What tech stack do Jonas Schmedtmann and Kyle Gawley use?

Jonas Schmedtmann uses JavaScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, Supabase and Tailwind CSS. Kyle Gawley uses Node.js, React, React Native, Next.js and Stripe. Tools they have in common: React, Next.js and Node.js.

Where are Jonas Schmedtmann and Kyle Gawley based?

Jonas Schmedtmann: Portugal. Kyle Gawley: Belfast, United Kingdom.

Who has been an indie maker longer, Jonas Schmedtmann or Kyle Gawley?

Jonas Schmedtmann started in 2015 (11 years indie); Kyle Gawley started in 2013 (13 years indie).

Are Jonas Schmedtmann and Kyle Gawley bootstrapped?

Kyle Gawley is listed as bootstrapped; Jonas Schmedtmann isn't tagged as bootstrapped on IndieMakerList.

Full profiles

Read the full story, timeline and links on Jonas Schmedtmann's profile and Kyle Gawley's profile.

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