French solopreneur from Bali behind TrustMRR, DataFast, ShipFast and 30+ startups
TrustMRR, DataFast, CodeFast +7$98K/mo
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Indie makers who build with React (2026)
38 indie makers on IndieMakerList list React in their stack — 22% of makers who share one — including Marc Lou, Adam Wathan and Kitze. Meta's open-source JavaScript library for building component-based user interfaces. Below: their products, self-reported revenue and the tools they pair with React.
38
makers
159
products
$826K/mo
combined revenue*
19
exits
Official site: react.dev
Top indie makers using React
38 makers, ranked by profile depth, audience and reported revenue.
Creator of Tailwind CSS who built a multi-million-dollar business on open source
Tailwind CSS, Tailwind Plus (formerly Tailwind UI), Refactoring UI +4Mid-seven figures/yr
Serial maker of Sizzy, Benji and Tinkerer Club who teaches devs to ship
Sizzy, Benji, Tinkerer Club +6$223K in 30 days
Web dev educator behind Traversy Media, plus a public lab of indie dev tools
Traversy Media, DevSheets, WebUtils +4
Founder of SavvyCal; co-founded Drip, which sold to Leadpages
SavvyCal, Drip, Codetree +2$20K MRR
Canadian full-stack JavaScript teacher behind JavaScript30 and the Syntax podcast
Syntax, Wes Bos Courses
Co-founder of Academind, bestselling coding instructor with 3.5M+ students
Academind, AI Enhanced Dev, Business Headshots AI
Designer and co-founder of Typefully; previously built and sold Mailbrew
Typefully, Mailbrew, Boxy Suite +3Typefully: ~$2M ARR
Greek design engineer running bootstrapped tools MagicPattern, BrandBird and SuperMotion
MagicPattern, BrandBird, SuperMotion +3~$6.5K MRR across three pro…
Top-rated Udemy instructor teaching JavaScript, React, Node.js and CSS to 2M+ students
jonas.io, The Complete JavaScript Course, The Ultimate React Course
Italian developer in Taipei who built Makerkit, the B2B SaaS starter kit
Makerkit, Formtoro, ngx-chips$8,606 in a month
Software engineer turned solopreneur behind BlackTwist and Shipped.club
BlackTwist, Shipped.club, Latentcam +3$2.5K/mo
JavaScript educator behind Epic React, Epic Web and Testing JavaScript
Epic React, Epic Web, Testing JavaScript +2
Designer behind Design+Code, teaching designers to code, now building the AI builder Aura
Design+Code, Aura, Spring +2
Creator of TanStack: Query, Table, Router, Start and other open source libraries
TanStack Query, TanStack Table, TanStack Router +3
Ex-Uber engineer who built NamasteDev, India's popular 'Namaste' coding courses
NamasteDev
Denmark-based serial maker of Shipixen, Page UI and the Morning Maker Show
Shipixen, Page UI, Page AI +5
Jaipur-based coding YouTuber behind Chai aur Code and ChaiCode cohorts; LCO founder
ChaiCode, LearnCodeOnline
Barcelona developer-streamer teaching programming and AI in Spanish via midu.dev academy
midu.dev academy, Midudev Tools
Australian product designer behind Untitled UI, the best-selling Figma UI kit
Untitled UI, Untitled UI React, Untitled UI Icons +2
Solo developer of the Ellie daily planner and other productivity apps, YouTuber
Ellie, Amy, Luna +1
Belfast founder of Gravity SaaS boilerplate, Alertly and the Zero To Paid course
Gravity, Alertly
Montreal developer-educator behind CSS for JavaScript Developers and The Joy of React
CSS for JavaScript Developers, The Joy of React, Whimsical Animations
Ex-CTO turned solopreneur behind the SaaS Pegasus Django boilerplate
SaaS Pegasus, Place Card Me, Scriv +2
Developer behind DevHunt, Float UI, RapidForms and Wrapifai
DevHunt, Float UI, RapidForms +2
Creator of Umami, the open-source, privacy-focused Google Analytics alternative
Umami, Flight, Sparrow +1
Australian engineer in France running OnlineOrNot, a self-funded uptime monitoring SaaS
OnlineOrNot
Egyptian automation designer selling Claude Fast and SEO Boost kits for Claude users
Claude Fast, SEO Boost$24.7K all-time
Nomadic developer behind Saas UI, the React component library and SaaS starter kits
Saas UI, SaaS.js, Trevize +3
Canadian developer building a portfolio of niche directories, AI tools and SaaS
aitools.fyi, Amazing Newsletters, Invoice Mama +2
German developer building RewriteBar, an AI writing assistant for macOS, on the side
RewriteBar, A Wifi Place, SnooScan
Design engineer behind Intent UI (formerly justd), an open-source React component library
Intent UI, Intent UI Design, Intent UI Icons +1
Bucharest-based product engineer building Krumzi, an AI graphic design tool
Krumzi, InstaCarousel
Wroclaw-based engineer who built and sold Bluesky Meter and Bluesky Stash
Bluesky Meter, Bluesky Stash, Listing Cat +1
Founder of ChaiBuilder, an open-source visual website builder for React and Next.js
ChaiBuilder, chaicore, Chai Studio
Software and product engineer building Clipifai, a documents-to-audiobook app
Clipifai, Ascend
Full-stack developer running SendtoReader, which delivers newsletters to Kindle
SendtoReader
South African full-stack engineer building SwiftBooked and Muze Studios
SwiftBooked, Muze Studios
Products built by React makers
A selection of the 159 products shipped by these makers.
TrustMRR
trustmrr.com
Database of Stripe-verified startup revenues that doubles as a marketplace for buying and selling startups.
DataFast
datafa.st
Revenue-first web analytics that shows which traffic sources bring paying customers.
Refactoring UI
refactoringui.com
Design book and video course for developers, co-written with Steve Schoger.
~$600K in 2020by Adam Wathan
Premium library of professionally designed Tailwind components, templates and UI kits.
~$2M in first 5 monthsby Adam Wathan
Benji
benji.so
All-in-one Life OS for tasks, habits, routines, journaling, fasting, workouts and nutrition across web, mobile and desktop.
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Tinkerer Club
tinkerer.club
Private lifetime community for people who automate their lives, run local AI and self-host their software.
$223K in 30 daysby Kitze
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
SavvyCal
savvycal.com
Scheduling links that let recipients overlay their own calendar to pick a time.
$20K MRRby Derrick Reimer
Email marketing automation platform co-founded with Rob Walling.
by Derrick Reimer
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
Revenue of indie makers using React
Combined self-reported revenue: about $826K/mo across 8 makers. *Figures come from the makers' own posts and interviews, at different dates, and cover their whole business — not just React projects.
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Adam WathanCreator of Tailwind CSS who built a multi-million-dollar business on open source
Mid-seven figures/yras of 2020 - 02
KitzeSerial maker of Sizzy, Benji and Tinkerer Club who teaches devs to ship
$223K in 30 daysas of 2026 - 03
Fabrizio RinaldiDesigner and co-founder of Typefully; previously built and sold Mailbrew
Typefully: ~$2M ARRas of 2026 - 04
Marc LouFrench solopreneur from Bali behind TrustMRR, DataFast, ShipFast and 30+ startups
$98K/moas of 2026-07 - 05
Derrick ReimerFounder of SavvyCal; co-founded Drip, which sold to Leadpages
$20K MRRas of 2021-10 - 06
Giancarlo BuompriscoItalian developer in Taipei who built Makerkit, the B2B SaaS starter kit
$8,606 in a monthas of 2023 - 07
Jim RaptisGreek design engineer running bootstrapped tools MagicPattern, BrandBird and SuperMotion
~$6.5K MRR across three pro…as of 2024 - 08
Luca RestagnoSoftware engineer turned solopreneur behind BlackTwist and Shipped.club
$2.5K/moas of 2026
Tools commonly used with React
How many React makers also list each tool.
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React indie makers FAQ
Which indie makers build with React?
Indie makers on IndieMakerList who list React in their stack include Marc Lou, Adam Wathan, Kitze, Brad Traversy and Derrick Reimer. 38 makers use it in total.
How popular is React with indie makers?
38 makers — 22% of the 170 profiles with a listed stack — use React, ranking it #2 of 80 tools used by two or more makers.
What tools do indie makers use with React?
The tools most often listed alongside React are Next.js (22 makers), TypeScript (16 makers), Tailwind CSS (16 makers) and Node.js (9 makers).
How much do indie makers using React earn?
8 makers using React have shared revenue figures, adding up to roughly $826K per month combined. The highest is Adam Wathan (Mid-seven figures/yr (2020)). Figures are self-reported and from different dates.
What do indie makers build with React?
Makers using React mostly work in Educators & Course Creators (16), SaaS Founders (15) and Developer Tools (13), and have shipped 159 listed products between them.
What is React?
Meta's open-source JavaScript library for building component-based user interfaces. Official site: https://react.dev
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