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Marc Lou vs Pieter Levels

Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.

Marc Lou

French solopreneur from Bali behind TrustMRR, DataFast, ShipFast and 30+ startups

@marclou Indonesia

Pieter Levels

Solo maker behind Photo AI, Nomads.com, Remote OK, Interior AI and the MAKE book

@levelsio Portugal

Marc Lou vs Pieter Levels at a glance

Both Marc Lou and Pieter Levels are bootstrapped solo founders, build in public and are serial makers. They overlap in SaaS Founders. Marc is based in Bali, Indonesia, Pieter in Portugal. Marc Lou has 10 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Pieter Levels' 8. Marc has sold 1 product. On revenue, Marc self-reports $98K/mo (July 2026) and Pieter ~$219K/mo across products (as of 2026). On X, Marc has about 407K followers and Pieter about 971K.

Side-by-side comparison

Based in: Marc Lou: Bali, Indonesia; Pieter Levels: Portugal
Started: Marc Lou: —; Pieter Levels: 2014 (12 yrs indie)
Revenue (self-reported): Marc Lou: $98K/mo (July 2026)self-reported, as of 2026-07 · source for Marc Lou's revenue; Pieter Levels: ~$219K/mo across productsself-reported, as of 2026 · source for Pieter Levels's revenue
Products listed: Marc Lou: 10; Pieter Levels: 8
Product status: Marc Lou: 8 active · 1 acquired · 1 shut down; Pieter Levels: 8 active
X followers: Marc Lou: 407K; Pieter Levels: 971K
Categories: Marc Lou: SaaS Founders Boilerplate & Starter Kit Makers Analytics & Data Educators & Course Creators; Pieter Levels: AI Builders SaaS Founders Digital Nomads Directory Makers
Style: Marc Lou: solobootstrappedbuilds in publicexitedserial maker; Pieter Levels: solobootstrappedbuilds in publicserial maker
Courses & resources: Marc Lou: 6; Pieter Levels: 4

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

Tech stack

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

Marc Lou

Next.jsReactTailwind CSSMongoDBStripeVercel

Pieter Levels

PHPjQuerySQLiteVanilla JavaScriptReplicatesingle VPS

How they build

Marc Lou

Ship tiny products fast and let the market decide which ones deserve more time.
Build in public and share every revenue number, including failures.
Use a reusable codebase so each new launch takes days, not months.
Marketing and storytelling matter as much as code; make launches fun and memorable.

Pieter Levels

Ship fast and launch many small bets; most will fail, so volume matters.
Use boring, familiar tech and keep everything on one server for as long as possible.
Stay solo and automate work with code instead of hiring.
Charge money early and grow organically rather than with ads or investors.
Be radically transparent about revenue and failures.

Learn from Marc and Pieter

Marc Lou

[course] CodeFast
[template] ShipFast
[book] Marc Lou's book
[newsletter] Marc Lou newsletter
[community] Ship or Die
[youtube] Marc Lou on YouTube

Pieter Levels

[book] MAKE: The Indie Startup Manual · $29.99–$69.99
[community] @levelsio chat on Telegram · +$25
[podcast] Lex Fridman Podcast #440
[newsletter] levels.io blog

Marc Lou vs Pieter Levels FAQ

Who makes more money, Marc Lou or Pieter Levels?

Marc Lou self-reports $98K/mo (July 2026) and Pieter Levels self-reports ~$219K/mo across products (as of 2026). By these self-reported figures, Pieter Levels' 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, Marc Lou or Pieter Levels?

Marc Lou has 10 products listed (including TrustMRR, DataFast and CodeFast); Pieter Levels has 8 products listed (including Photo AI, Vibe Jam and Interior AI).

What tech stack do Marc Lou and Pieter Levels use?

Marc Lou uses Next.js, React, Tailwind CSS, MongoDB, Stripe and Vercel. Pieter Levels uses PHP, jQuery, SQLite, Vanilla JavaScript, Replicate and single VPS. They don't list any tools in common.