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Top Boilerplate Indie Makers by Revenue (2026)
6 boilerplate & starter kit makers ranked by publicly reported monthly revenue in 2026. Kitze leads with $223K in 30 days (verified, Tinkerer Club launch); $400K+ total verified; the median is $10K per month. All figures are self-reported or from public sources, each linked and dated.
Top Boilerplate indie makers by revenue
Ranked by reported monthly revenue in USD (annual figures ÷ 12).
| # | Maker | Top product | Revenue | ≈ / month | As of | Source | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benji | $223K in 30 days (verified, Tinkerer Club launch); $400K+ total verified | $223K | 2026 | trustmrr.com | TrustMRR ↗ | |
| 2 | TrustMRR | $98K/mo (July 2026) | $98K | 2026-07 | linkedin.com | TrustMRR ↗ | |
| 3 | supastarter | $12K/mo | $12K | 2024 | indiehackers.com | — | |
| 4 | Makerkit | $8,606 in a month (Makerkit, month 6) | $8.6K | 2023 | indiehackers.com | — | |
| 5 | BlackTwist | $2.5K/mo (BlackTwist) | $2.5K | 2026 | x.com | — | |
| 6 | Jason's Plugins for Carrd | ~$12K/yr (Plugins for Carrd) | $1K | 2023 | founderoo.beehiiv.com | — |
Revenue is self-reported or sourced from public statements and is not verified by IndieMakerList. Rows marked TrustMRR link to a page where TrustMRR verifies revenue from the payment provider.
Most followed Boilerplate makers not ranked by revenue
10 boilerplate & starter kit makers with the biggest audiences on X who haven't shared a current revenue figure.
- 01
Kyle Gawley46K followersBelfast founder of Gravity SaaS boilerplate, Alertly and the Zero To Paid course
- 02
Jordan Hughes42K followersAustralian product designer behind Untitled UI, the best-selling Figma UI kit
- 03
Dan Mindru32K followersDenmark-based serial maker of Shipixen, Page UI and the Morning Maker Show
- 04
rameerez10K followersSolo developer who built and sold PromptHero; now making RailsFast
- 05
Surjith S M10K followersKerala-based front-end maker of Web3Forms and Web3Templates (Astroship, Stablo)
- 06
Andrew Culver7.4K followersClickFunnels president, creator of Bullet Train for Rails, founded and sold Churn Buster
- 07
Cory Zue7K followersEx-CTO turned solopreneur behind the SaaS Pegasus Django boilerplate
- 08
Richard Kovacs6.1K followersBudapest full-stack developer and security trainer shipping AI side projects at night
- 09
Sergey Karakhanyan4.8K followersLaravel developer behind Larafast, Blogr.ai and bytemail; sold Directify for $85K
- 10
Marcel Pintó Biescas2K followersEx-Google Android DevRel engineer, Firebase GDE and maker of ShipFlutter
Looking for products instead? how much does supastarter make, how much does ShipFast make, how much does Zero To Shipped make, how much does Web3Templates make, how much does Efferd make, how much does Gravity make — or see all products with public revenue.
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Boilerplate indie maker revenue FAQ
Who is the highest-earning Boilerplate indie maker?
Kitze tops the Boilerplate leaderboard with $223K in 30 days (verified, Tinkerer Club launch); $400K+ total verified (as of 2026), about $223K per month. Marc Lou ($98K/mo (July 2026)) and Jonathan Wilke ($12K/mo) follow.
How much do Boilerplate indie makers earn?
Of the 19 makers in Boilerplate & Starter Kit Makers on IndieMakerList, 6 have shared revenue publicly. Their median reported revenue is $10K per month; 3 report at least $10K per month and 1 report $100K or more.
What is the combined revenue of the top Boilerplate indie makers?
Together the 6 ranked makers report about $346K per month ($4.1M a year). Figures are self-reported and dated differently, so treat the sum as a rough indication.
Is this revenue verified?
No — the numbers are self-reported or taken from public posts and interviews, each linked to its source. 2 of the 6 makers have a TrustMRR page, which verifies revenue from the payment provider; they carry a TrustMRR badge.