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Peter Steinberger vs Sindre Sorhus

Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.

Peter Steinberger avatar

Peter Steinberger

PSPDFKit founder turned creator of OpenClaw, the open-source personal AI agent

@steipete United States
Sindre Sorhus avatar

Sindre Sorhus

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

@sindresorhus Norway

Peter Steinberger vs Sindre Sorhus at a glance

Both Peter Steinberger and Sindre Sorhus are bootstrapped and are serial makers. They overlap in Developer Tools, Open Source Makers and Mac & Desktop App Makers. Peter is based in San Francisco, United States, Sindre in Norway. Peter started in 2011 and Sindre in 2014. Peter Steinberger has 5 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Sindre Sorhus' 9. Peter has sold 1 product. They share 2 tools in their stacks: Swift and TypeScript. On X, Peter has about 608K followers and Sindre about 67K.

Side-by-side comparison

Based in
Peter Steinberger: San Francisco, United States
Sindre Sorhus: Norway
Started
Peter Steinberger: 2011 (15 yrs indie)
Sindre Sorhus: 2014 (12 yrs indie)
Revenue (self-reported)
Peter Steinberger: Not public
Sindre Sorhus: Not public
Products listed
Peter Steinberger: 5
Sindre Sorhus: 9
Product status
Peter Steinberger: 4 active · 1 acquired
Sindre Sorhus: 9 active
X followers
Peter Steinberger: 608K
Sindre Sorhus: 67K
Categories
Peter Steinberger: AI BuildersDeveloper ToolsOpen Source MakersMac & Desktop App Makers
Sindre Sorhus: Mac & Desktop App MakersOpen Source MakersDeveloper Tools
Style
Peter Steinberger: bootstrappedbuilds in publicexitedserial maker
Sindre Sorhus: solobootstrappedserial maker
Courses & resources
Peter Steinberger: 1
Sindre Sorhus: —

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

Top products

Peter Steinberger avatarPeter Steinberger

OpenClaw logo

OpenClaw

openclaw.ai

Open-source, self-hosted personal AI agent that works through chat apps and acts on your computer.

PSPDFKit (Nutrient) logo

PSPDFKit (Nutrient)

nutrient.io

acquired

Document and PDF SDK for mobile, web and server, now operating as Nutrient.

CodexBar logo

CodexBar

codex.bar

macOS menu bar app showing usage limits for OpenAI Codex and Claude Code.

summarize logo

summarize

summarize.sh

CLI and Chrome extension that summarizes URLs, YouTube videos, podcasts and files.

See all 5 products by Peter Steinberger →

Sindre Sorhus avatarSindre Sorhus

Supercharge logo

Supercharge

sindresorhus.com

Paid Mac utility that adds dozens of small power-user improvements to macOS.

Dato logo

Dato

apps.apple.com

Menu bar calendar and clock with time zones and upcoming events.

Gifski logo

Gifski

apps.apple.com

Converts videos into high-quality animated GIFs on the Mac.

Velja logo

Velja

apps.apple.com

Browser picker that opens links in the right browser or app.

See all 9 products by Sindre Sorhus →

Tech stack

2 shared tools, marked with ★: Swift, TypeScript. See the indie maker tech stack.

Peter Steinberger avatarPeter Steinberger

Swift (shared)Objective-C TypeScript (shared)CodexClaude Code

Sindre Sorhus avatarSindre Sorhus

Swift (shared)SwiftUINode.js TypeScript (shared)

How they build

Peter Steinberger avatarPeter Steinberger

  • Build what excites you and release it as open source.
  • Purpose comes from creating things, not from chasing a new location.
  • Let AI agents do the heavy lifting and ship many small tools fast.
  • Changing how people use software matters more to him than building a big company.

Sindre Sorhus avatarSindre 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.

Learn from Peter and Sindre

Peter Steinberger avatarPeter Steinberger

Sindre Sorhus avatarSindre Sorhus

No courses, books or communities listed.

Peter Steinberger vs Sindre Sorhus FAQ

Who makes more money, Peter Steinberger or Sindre Sorhus?

Neither Peter Steinberger nor Sindre Sorhus has publicly reported a revenue figure that IndieMakerList tracks, so it's not public.

Who has built more products, Peter Steinberger or Sindre Sorhus?

Peter Steinberger has 5 products listed (including OpenClaw, PSPDFKit (Nutrient) and CodexBar); Sindre Sorhus has 9 products listed (including Supercharge, Dato and Gifski).

What tech stack do Peter Steinberger and Sindre Sorhus use?

Peter Steinberger uses Swift, Objective-C, TypeScript, Codex and Claude Code. Sindre Sorhus uses Swift, SwiftUI, Node.js and TypeScript. Tools they have in common: Swift and TypeScript.

Where are Peter Steinberger and Sindre Sorhus based?

Peter Steinberger: San Francisco, United States. Sindre Sorhus: Norway.

Who has been an indie maker longer, Peter Steinberger or Sindre Sorhus?

Peter Steinberger started in 2011 (15 years indie); Sindre Sorhus started in 2014 (12 years indie).

Are Peter Steinberger and Sindre Sorhus bootstrapped?

Yes, both are listed as bootstrapped founders on IndieMakerList.

Full profiles

Read the full story, timeline and links on Peter Steinberger's profile and Sindre Sorhus's profile.

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