Co-founder of Academind, bestselling coding instructor with 3.5M+ students
Academind, AI Enhanced Dev, Business Headshots AI
🇩🇪 14 makers · 38 products
Top 14 indie makers in Germany (2026)
Germany is home to 14 indie makers listed on IndieMakerList — #5 of 50 countries — led by Maximilian Schwarzmüller, Jonathan Wilke and Monica Lent. Together they have shipped 38 products, 3 of them acquired. Most build in saas founders, and the most listed tool is Next.js. Makers are ranked by profile depth, audience and self-reported revenue.
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$12K/mo
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Top indie makers from Germany
14 makers, ranked.
German founder of supastarter, the SaaS starter kit for Next.js, Nuxt and TanStack
supastarter, supatools, Outbid +1$12K/mo
Technical co-founder of Affilimate and creator of Blogging for Devs
Affilimate, Blogging for Devs, BFD Trends +1
German indie dev and YouTuber behind Islanders, Will You Snail? and Thronefall
Thronefall, Will You Snail?, Islanders +1
Co-founder and CEO of Explosion, the company behind spaCy and Prodigy
spaCy, Prodigy, Ellf
Co-founder and CTO of Userlist; co-host of the Slow & Steady podcast
Userlist, Stage CMS
Munich CPTO and founder of Add to Calendar PRO, built on their open-source calendar button
Add to Calendar PRO, Add to Calendar Button, Add to Calendar Links +1
German developer building RewriteBar, an AI writing assistant for macOS, on the side
RewriteBar, A Wifi Place, SnooScan
PubNative founder and ex-Verve Group co-CEO, now building HYPD AI for paid media
HYPD, PubNative
Ex-Google Android DevRel engineer, Firebase GDE and maker of ShipFlutter
ShipFlutter, PiBi Studio
Berlin-based product manager building AddressHub and RunBatch infrastructure products
AddressHub, RunBatch
Solo founder of Readbetter, which sends newsletters and articles to Kindle
Readbetter, NotionReads
Berlin developer building dectus for YouTube sponsorships and FZManager
dectus, FZManager
Berlin indie hacker and no-code developer running DocsAutomator
DocsAutomator
Cities in Germany
Where makers in this country say they are based.
📍 Berlin · 6📍 Darmstadt · 1📍 Munich · 1📍 Tübingen · 1
Revenue leaders in Germany
*Self-reported by the makers, at different dates, covering their whole business. Combined: about $12K/mo.
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Jonathan WilkeGerman founder of supastarter, the SaaS starter kit for Next.js, Nuxt and TanStack
$12K/moas of 2024
Exits by indie makers in Germany
Minimalist strategy game combining kingdom building with tower defense, co-created with Paul Schnepf.
by Jonas Tyroller
Minimalist city-building game about placing buildings on procedurally generated islands, made by Grizzly Games.
by Jonas Tyroller
Mobile supply-side platform and ad exchange, merged into Verve Group.
by Ionut Ciobotaru
Tech stack of indie makers in Germany
Most listed tools, by number of makers.
Products built in Germany
Academind
academind.com
Coding and AI course platform with single-course licenses and an all-access membership.
by Maximilian Schwarzmüller
AI Enhanced Dev
aienhanced.dev
Two-week cohort for building real web apps with AI agents while keeping code quality high.
by Maximilian Schwarzmüller
Business Headshots AI
business-headshots.ai
AI service that generates professional business headshots from a single photo.
by Maximilian Schwarzmüller
supastarter
supastarter.dev
SaaS starter kit with auth, billing, organizations and emails for Next.js, Nuxt and TanStack Start.
$12K/moby Jonathan Wilke
supatools
supatools.dev
Developer tools listed in Jonathan's X bio.
by Jonathan Wilke
Outbid
outbid.lol
Side project listed in Jonathan's X bio.
by Jonathan Wilke
Maible
maible.io
Side project listed in Jonathan's X bio.
by Jonathan Wilke
Affilimate
affilimate.com
Affiliate and commerce analytics platform for publishers and media companies.
by Monica Lent
Blogging for Devs
bloggingfordevs.com
Newsletter, free email course and paid community helping developers grow their blogs.
by Monica Lent
Popular niches in Germany
Indie makers in nearby countries
Western Europe first, then the largest communities.
Indie makers in Germany FAQ
Who are the best-known indie makers in Germany?
The best-known indie makers from Germany on IndieMakerList are Maximilian Schwarzmüller, Jonathan Wilke, Monica Lent, Jonas Tyroller and Ines Montani.
How many indie makers are from Germany?
14 indie makers from Germany are listed, ranking #5 of 50 countries in the directory.
What do indie makers in Germany build?
The most common niches are SaaS Founders (8), AI Builders (7) and Developer Tools (4). Together they have shipped 38 listed products.
Which cities in Germany do indie makers live in?
Cities mentioned in maker profiles include Berlin, Darmstadt, Munich and Tübingen.
How much do indie makers in Germany earn?
1 maker from Germany share revenue publicly, adding up to roughly $12K per month combined across 1 maker with a monthly figure. Reported figures include Jonathan Wilke ($12K/mo). Revenue is self-reported and from different dates.
Have indie makers in Germany sold their products?
Yes. 3 products by 2 makers from Germany are listed as acquired, including Thronefall (Jonas Tyroller), Islanders (Jonas Tyroller) and PubNative (Ionut Ciobotaru).
What tech stack do indie makers in Germany use?
The most listed tools among makers from Germany are Next.js (2), React (2), TypeScript (1) and Tailwind CSS (1).
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