Founder of Buttondown, the bootstrapped newsletter platform he started at Stripe
Buttondown, Spoonbill~$15K MRR
stack --tool django · #32 of 80
Indie makers who build with Django (2026)
4 indie makers on IndieMakerList list Django in their stack — 2% of makers who share one — including Justin Duke, Tracy Osborn and Alexander Isora. A batteries-included Python web framework. Below: their products, self-reported revenue and the tools they pair with Django.
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makers
14
products
$15K/mo
combined revenue*
2
exits
Official site: djangoproject.com
Top indie makers using Django
4 makers, ranked by profile depth, audience and reported revenue.
WeddingLovely founder, Hello Web books author, GM at TinySeed and MicroConf
WeddingLovely, Hello Web App, Hello Web Design
Solo founder who bootstrapped Unicorn Platform to $16K MRR and sold it for $800K
Unicorn Platform, saas.page, Paracast +1
Ex-CTO turned solopreneur behind the SaaS Pegasus Django boilerplate
SaaS Pegasus, Place Card Me, Scriv +2
Products built by Django makers
A selection of the 14 products shipped by these makers.
Buttondown
buttondown.com
Simple, developer-friendly email newsletter platform for writers and publishers.
~$15K MRRby Justin Duke
Service that tracked changes people made to their social media profiles and bios.
by Justin Duke
Wedding vendor marketplace and online wedding planning app.
$62K in 2017by Tracy Osborn
Hello Web App
hellowebbooks.com
Beginner book and videos teaching how to build and launch a web app with Python and Django.
by Tracy Osborn
Website and landing page builder for startups, SaaS founders and makers.
$16K/moby Alexander Isora
saas.page
saas.page
One-person boutique selling hand-picked premium domain names for new SaaS companies at fixed prices.
by Alexander Isora
SaaS Pegasus
saaspegasus.com
Django boilerplate with auth, subscriptions, teams, AI and front-end tooling for launching SaaS apps quickly.
by Cory Zue
Place Card Me
placecardme.com
Web app for designing and printing place cards for weddings and events.
by Cory Zue
Revenue of indie makers using Django
Combined self-reported revenue: about $15K/mo across 1 maker. *Figures come from the makers' own posts and interviews, at different dates, and cover their whole business — not just Django projects.
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Justin DukeFounder of Buttondown, the bootstrapped newsletter platform he started at Stripe
~$15K MRRas of 2022-12
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Django indie makers FAQ
Which indie makers build with Django?
Indie makers on IndieMakerList who list Django in their stack include Justin Duke, Tracy Osborn, Alexander Isora and Cory Zue.
How popular is Django with indie makers?
4 makers — 2% of the 170 profiles with a listed stack — use Django, ranking it #32 of 80 tools used by two or more makers.
What tools do indie makers use with Django?
The tools most often listed alongside Django are Python (3 makers), Stripe (2 makers), React (1 maker) and Vue (1 maker).
How much do indie makers using Django earn?
1 maker using Django have shared revenue figures, adding up to roughly $15K per month combined. The highest is Justin Duke (~$15K MRR). Figures are self-reported and from different dates.
What do indie makers build with Django?
Makers using Django mostly work in Educators & Course Creators (3), SaaS Founders (3) and Creators & Writers (2), and have shipped 14 listed products between them.
What is Django?
A batteries-included Python web framework. Official site: https://www.djangoproject.com
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