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Top Developer Tools Indie Makers by Revenue (2026)
15 developer tools ranked by publicly reported monthly revenue in 2026. Pierre de Wulf leads with ~$5M ARR (at exit); the median is $30K per month. All figures are self-reported or from public sources, each linked and dated.
Top Developer Tools indie makers by revenue
Ranked by reported monthly revenue in USD (annual figures ÷ 12).
| # | Maker | Top product | Revenue | ≈ / month | As of | Source | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ScrapingBee | ~$5M ARR (at exit) | $415K | 2025 | proxyway.com | — | |
| 2 | ScrapingBee | $5M+ ARR (at exit) | $415K | 2025 | fr.linkedin.com | — | |
| 3 | Tailwind Plus (formerly Tailwind UI) | Mid-seven figures/yr (2020) | $300K | 2020 | adamwathan.me | — | |
| 4 | Benji | $223K in 30 days (verified, Tinkerer Club launch); $400K+ total verified | $223K | 2026 | trustmrr.com | TrustMRR ↗ | |
| 5 | Draft.dev | $2.5M/yr (Draft.dev, 2022) | $208K | 2022 | karllhughes.com | — | |
| 6 | Bannerbear | $81K MRR | $81K | 2026 | x.com | — | |
| 7 | ScreenshotOne | ~$36K MRR | $36K | 2026-09 | x.com | — | |
| 8 | Capgo | $30K MRR | $30K | 2026 | x.com | TrustMRR ↗ | |
| 9 | Small Bets | $210K profit in 9 months (info products) | $26K | 2020 | dvassallo.medium.com | TrustMRR ↗ | |
| 10 | supastarter | $12K/mo | $12K | 2024 | indiehackers.com | — | |
| 11 | Hyperping | $11K MRR | $11K | 2023-09 | indiehustle.beehiiv.com | — | |
| 12 | Livewire | $112K/yr from GitHub Sponsors | $9.4K | 2020 | calebporzio.com | — | |
| 13 | Makerkit | $8,606 in a month (Makerkit, month 6) | $8.6K | 2023 | indiehackers.com | — | |
| 14 | Wizard Zines | $101,558 in 2018 (zine business) | $8.5K | 2018 | jvns.ca | — | |
| 15 | AcceptMyApp | ~$2K/mo | $2K | 2025-11 | medium.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 Developer Tools makers not ranked by revenue
10 developer tools with the biggest audiences on X who haven't shared a current revenue figure.
- 01
Peter Steinberger601K followersPSPDFKit founder turned creator of OpenClaw, the open-source personal AI agent
- 02
Matt Pocock368K followersTypeScript and AI engineering educator behind Total TypeScript and AI Hero
- 03
Brad Traversy361K followersWeb dev educator behind Traversy Media, plus a public lab of indie dev tools
- 04
Gergely Orosz360K followersEx-Uber engineering manager who writes The Pragmatic Engineer newsletter
- 05
Chris Coyier230K followersCo-founder of CodePen, ShopTalk Show co-host, ran CSS-Tricks 2007-2022
- 06
Paul Hudson121K followersCreator of Hacking with Swift, the free Swift and SwiftUI learning site
- 07
Tanner Linsley114K followersCreator of TanStack: Query, Table, Router, Start and other open source libraries
- 08
Sindre Sorhus66K followersFull-time open-sourcer maintaining 1,000+ npm packages and dozens of indie Mac apps
- 09
Aaron Francis64K followersDeveloper-educator behind Mastering Postgres, High Performance SQLite and Solo
- 10
Dan Mindru32K followersDenmark-based serial maker of Shipixen, Page UI and the Morning Maker Show
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Developer Tools indie maker revenue FAQ
Who is the highest-earning Developer Tools indie maker?
Pierre de Wulf tops the Developer Tools leaderboard with ~$5M ARR (at exit) (as of 2025), about $415K per month. Kevin Sahin ($5M+ ARR (at exit)) and Adam Wathan (Mid-seven figures/yr (2020)) follow.
How much do Developer Tools indie makers earn?
Of the 70 makers in Developer Tools on IndieMakerList, 15 have shared revenue publicly. Their median reported revenue is $30K per month; 11 report at least $10K per month and 5 report $100K or more.
What is the combined revenue of the top Developer Tools indie makers?
Together the 15 ranked makers report about $1.8M per month ($21M 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. 3 of the 15 makers have a TrustMRR page, which verifies revenue from the payment provider; they carry a TrustMRR badge.