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
stack --tool vue · #21 of 80
Indie makers who build with Vue (2026)
7 indie makers on IndieMakerList list Vue in their stack — 4% of makers who share one — including Adam Wathan, Jeffrey Way and Martin Donadieu. A progressive JavaScript framework for building web user interfaces. Below: their products, self-reported revenue and the tools they pair with Vue.
7
makers
23
products
$345K/mo
combined revenue*
5
exits
Official site: vuejs.org
Top indie makers using Vue
7 makers, ranked by profile depth, audience and reported revenue.
Founder of Laracasts, the bootstrapped video school for Laravel and PHP
Laracasts, Rosette, Laravel Mix
French solo maker of Capgo, open-source live updates for Capacitor apps
Capgo, Naturopia$30K MRR
Founder of Buttondown, the bootstrapped newsletter platform he started at Stripe
Buttondown, Spoonbill~$15K MRR
Bootstrapper who built and sold TinyPilot, now writing Refactoring English
TinyPilot, Refactoring English, Zestful +3
Solo developer recreating retro tech as apps: Win7 Simu and Brick 1100
Win7 Simu, Brick 1100
Full-stack developer running SendtoReader, which delivers newsletters to Kindle
SendtoReader
Products built by Vue makers
A selection of the 23 products shipped by these makers.
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
Laracasts
laracasts.com
Subscription video platform teaching Laravel, PHP, JavaScript, tooling and AI-assisted development, with web and iOS apps.
by Jeffrey Way
Rosette
getrosette.com
Sheet music, practice and performance library for classical guitarists, with iPhone and iPad apps.
by Jeffrey Way
Capgo
capgo.app
Open-source live update (OTA) platform for Capacitor apps, shipping fixes without app store review.
Naturopia
naturopia.xyz
Side project Martin is building alongside Capgo.
by Martin Donadieu
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
KVM-over-IP device for controlling computers remotely without installing software.
~$1M/yr before saleby Michael Lynch
Refactoring English
refactoringenglish.com
Book teaching software developers practical techniques for clearer writing.
by Michael Lynch
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Win7 Simu
win7simu.visnalize.com
Windows 7 simulator for web and Android with apps, games and themes.
by Visnalize
B
Brick 1100
visnalize.com
Turns a smartphone into a retro brick phone, Snake included.
by Visnalize
Revenue of indie makers using Vue
Combined self-reported revenue: about $345K/mo across 3 makers. *Figures come from the makers' own posts and interviews, at different dates, and cover their whole business — not just Vue 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
Martin DonadieuFrench solo maker of Capgo, open-source live updates for Capacitor apps
$30K MRRas of 2026 - 03
Justin DukeFounder of Buttondown, the bootstrapped newsletter platform he started at Stripe
~$15K MRRas of 2022-12
Tools commonly used with Vue
How many Vue makers also list each tool.
What Vue makers build
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Vue indie makers FAQ
Which indie makers build with Vue?
Indie makers on IndieMakerList who list Vue in their stack include Adam Wathan, Jeffrey Way, Martin Donadieu, Justin Duke and Michael Lynch. 7 makers use it in total.
How popular is Vue with indie makers?
7 makers — 4% of the 170 profiles with a listed stack — use Vue, ranking it #21 of 80 tools used by two or more makers.
What tools do indie makers use with Vue?
The tools most often listed alongside Vue are Laravel (3 makers), Python (3 makers), React (2 makers) and Tailwind CSS (2 makers).
How much do indie makers using Vue earn?
3 makers using Vue have shared revenue figures, adding up to roughly $345K 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 Vue?
Makers using Vue mostly work in Open Source Makers (4), Creators & Writers (3) and Educators & Course Creators (3), and have shipped 23 listed products between them.
What is Vue?
A progressive JavaScript framework for building web user interfaces. Official site: https://vuejs.org
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