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Jonathan Wilke vs Kitze

Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.

Jonathan Wilke

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

@jonathan_wilke Germany

Kitze

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

@thekitze

Jonathan Wilke vs Kitze at a glance

Both Jonathan Wilke and Kitze are bootstrapped solo founders and build in public. They overlap in Boilerplate & Starter Kit Makers and Developer Tools. Jonathan Wilke has 4 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Kitze's 9. On revenue, Jonathan self-reports $12K/mo (as of 2024) and Kitze $223K in 30 days (verified, Tinkerer Club launch); $400K+ total verified (as of 2026). They share 3 tools in their stacks: Next.js, TypeScript and Prisma. On X, Jonathan has about 30K followers and Kitze about 104K.

Side-by-side comparison

Based in: Jonathan Wilke: Germany; Kitze: —
Started: Jonathan Wilke: —; Kitze: —
Revenue (self-reported): Jonathan Wilke: $12K/moself-reported, as of 2024 · source for Jonathan Wilke'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: Jonathan Wilke: 4; Kitze: 9
Product status: Jonathan Wilke: 4 active; Kitze: 9 active
X followers: Jonathan Wilke: 30K; Kitze: 104K
Categories: Jonathan Wilke: Boilerplate & Starter Kit Makers SaaS Founders Developer Tools; Kitze: Developer Tools Productivity Tools Community Builders Boilerplate & Starter Kit Makers
Style: Jonathan Wilke: solobootstrappedbuilds in public; Kitze: solobootstrappedbuilds in publicserial maker
Courses & resources: Jonathan Wilke: 2; Kitze: 5

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

Tech stack

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

Jonathan Wilke

Next.jsNuxtTanStack Start TypeScriptSupabase Prisma

Kitze

React Next.js TypeScripttRPC PrismaTailwind CSSExpoElectron

How they build

Jonathan 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.

Kitze

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 Jonathan and Kitze

Jonathan Wilke

[template] supastarter · $299 / $799 / $1,499 one-time
[podcast] supastarter and Indie Hacking with Jonathan Wilke (CodingCat.dev) · Free

Kitze

[community] Tinkerer Club · $299
[template] Zero To Shipped · $199
[youtube] Kitze on YouTube
[youtube] Tired of Webdev
[podcast] Kitze — Juggling Projects, ADHD, and the Indie Hacker Lifestyle (The Bootstrapped Founder)

Jonathan Wilke vs Kitze FAQ

Who makes more money, Jonathan Wilke or Kitze?

Jonathan Wilke self-reports $12K/mo (as of 2024) 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, Jonathan Wilke or Kitze?

Jonathan Wilke has 4 products listed (including supastarter, supatools and Outbid); Kitze has 9 products listed (including Benji, Tinkerer Club and Zero To Shipped).

What tech stack do Jonathan Wilke and Kitze use?

Jonathan Wilke uses Next.js, Nuxt, TanStack Start, TypeScript, Supabase and Prisma. Kitze uses React, Next.js, TypeScript, tRPC, Prisma and Tailwind CSS. Tools they have in common: Next.js, TypeScript and Prisma.