Web dev educator behind Traversy Media, plus a public lab of indie dev tools
Traversy Media, DevSheets, WebUtils +4
stack --tool nodejs · #7 of 80
Indie makers who build with Node.js (2026)
17 indie makers on IndieMakerList list Node.js in their stack — 10% of makers who share one — including Brad Traversy, John O'Nolan and Wes Bos. An open-source JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 engine for server-side code. Below: their products, self-reported revenue and the tools they pair with Node.js.
17
makers
54
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$935K/mo
combined revenue*
3
exits
Official site: nodejs.org
Top indie makers using Node.js
17 makers, ranked by profile depth, audience and reported revenue.
Founder and CEO of Ghost, the open source, non-profit publishing platform
Ghost, AlcoveGhost: ~$11.1M ARR
Canadian full-stack JavaScript teacher behind JavaScript30 and the Syntax podcast
Syntax, Wes Bos Courses
Top-rated Udemy instructor teaching JavaScript, React, Node.js and CSS to 2M+ students
jonas.io, The Complete JavaScript Course, The Ultimate React Course
Brazil's self-styled first digital nomad, serial AI app builder and Dolafy co-founder
Dolafy, Ready For Mars, Viralist.ai +3
JavaScript educator behind Epic React, Epic Web and Testing JavaScript
Epic React, Epic Web, Testing JavaScript +2
Osaka-based solo developer of Inkdrop and the Dev as Life YouTube channel
Inkdrop$10K+ MRR
Full-time open-sourcer maintaining 1,000+ npm packages and dozens of indie Mac apps
Supercharge, Dato, Gifski +6
Ex-Uber engineer who built NamasteDev, India's popular 'Namaste' coding courses
NamasteDev
Jaipur-based coding YouTuber behind Chai aur Code and ChaiCode cohorts; LCO founder
ChaiCode, LearnCodeOnline
Pakistani solo founder of Fore Studio: Vitals and Flit Mac apps, StartupBase, Depost AI
Vitals, Flit, StartupBase +2$13.3K all-time
Brazilian programming YouTuber, ex-Pagar.me CTO, creator of curso.dev and TabNews
curso.dev, TabNews, cep-promise
Founder of Indie Hackers, the community and podcast that named the movement
Indie Hackers
Barcelona developer-streamer teaching programming and AI in Spanish via midu.dev academy
midu.dev academy, Midudev Tools
Belfast founder of Gravity SaaS boilerplate, Alertly and the Zero To Paid course
Gravity, Alertly
Jeddah-based software engineer building Allyment, a social memory app for new contacts
Allyment
Software and product engineer building Clipifai, a documents-to-audiobook app
Clipifai, Ascend
Products built by Node.js makers
A selection of the 54 products shipped by these makers.
Traversy Media
traversymedia.com
Project-based web development course library with single-course and membership access.
by Brad Traversy
DevSheets
devsheets.io
Free, validated developer cheat sheets with search, favorites and learning progress.
by Brad Traversy
Ghost
ghost.org
Open source publishing platform for blogs, newsletters and paid memberships, with a managed Ghost(Pro) hosting service.
~$11.1M ARRby John O'Nolan
Alcove
alcove.news
A calm RSS reader built in public as a personal side project.
by John O'Nolan
Wes Bos Courses
wesbos.com
Self-published catalogue of free and premium JavaScript, React, Node and CSS courses.
by Wes Bos
Web development podcast co-hosted with Scott Tolinski.
by Wes Bos
jonas.io
jonas.io
Course hub that routes learners to Jonas Schmedtmann's Udemy courses, with a course-finder quiz.
by Jonas Schmedtmann
The Complete JavaScript Course
udemy.com
71+ hour JavaScript course from zero to expert with six real-world projects; over 1 million students.
by Jonas Schmedtmann
Dolafy
dolafy.com
Global business account with USD, EUR and BRL accounts and transfers over ACH, wire, SWIFT, PIX and SEPA for a 1% fee.
by Eduardo Borges
Ready For Mars
readyformars.org
His AI-focused software house and public launch log of apps, SaaS, extensions and bots.
by Eduardo Borges
Epic React
epicreact.dev
Self-paced, exercise-driven React workshops.
by Kent C. Dodds
Epic Web
epicweb.dev
Full-stack web development workshops covering the whole app lifecycle.
by Kent C. Dodds
Revenue of indie makers using Node.js
Combined self-reported revenue: about $935K/mo across 2 makers. *Figures come from the makers' own posts and interviews, at different dates, and cover their whole business — not just Node.js projects.
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John O'NolanFounder and CEO of Ghost, the open source, non-profit publishing platform
Ghost: ~$11.1M ARRas of 2026 - 02
Takuya MatsuyamaOsaka-based solo developer of Inkdrop and the Dev as Life YouTube channel
$10K+ MRRas of 2022
Tools commonly used with Node.js
How many Node.js makers also list each tool.
What Node.js makers build
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Node.js indie makers FAQ
Which indie makers build with Node.js?
Indie makers on IndieMakerList who list Node.js in their stack include Brad Traversy, John O'Nolan, Wes Bos, Jonas Schmedtmann and Eduardo Borges. 17 makers use it in total.
How popular is Node.js with indie makers?
17 makers — 10% of the 170 profiles with a listed stack — use Node.js, ranking it #7 of 80 tools used by two or more makers.
What tools do indie makers use with Node.js?
The tools most often listed alongside Node.js are JavaScript (10 makers), React (9 makers), Next.js (6 makers) and TypeScript (4 makers).
How much do indie makers using Node.js earn?
2 makers using Node.js have shared revenue figures, adding up to roughly $935K per month combined. The highest is John O'Nolan (Ghost: ~$11.1M ARR). Figures are self-reported and from different dates.
What do indie makers build with Node.js?
Makers using Node.js mostly work in Creators & Writers (10), Educators & Course Creators (10) and SaaS Founders (6), and have shipped 54 listed products between them.
What is Node.js?
An open-source JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 engine for server-side code. Official site: https://nodejs.org
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