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11 businesses

36% founder-reported, the rest researched

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$1M+

Median revenue

$50K /mo

Middle half earn $9K – $100K/mo

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Automated image generation API

Automated image and video generation for marketers.

bannerbear.com

$50K /mo Estimated

Release notes feedback tool

Release notes tool with built-in feedback insights.

olvy.co

$100K /mo Reported

User feedback management tool

Micro-SaaS for gathering user feedback on features.

fidlio.com

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Html to pdf converter

HTML-to-PDF conversion API service.

pdfshift.io

$9K /mo Reported

User feedback management tool

User feedback tool for product teams

upvoty.com

$500 /mo Reported

Simple code monitoring tool

Real-time bug detection tool for developers.

inspector.dev

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Open-source experience management tool

Open-source survey tool for experience management

formbricks.com

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User management platform for developers

Clerk.com: Developer tools for seamless user authentication management.

clerk.com

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SaaS demo discovery platform

Platform for watching software demos without sales pressure.

dimmo.ai

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SaaS behavior-based email tool

Email automation platform for SaaS companies to onboard and engage customers

userlist.com

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Uptime and status monitoring

Uptime monitoring tool for websites and APIs

hyperping.com

$10K /mo Estimated

Idea	Revenue	Model	Growth	Customers	Tools	Details	Solo score A 0–100 estimate of how well-suited a business is to being run solo (or very lean). It blends team leanness, business model, growth channels, capital intensity, revenue per operator, tooling leverage and recency into one score. Higher = more solopreneur-friendly.
Automated image generation API bannerbear.com Automated image and video generation for marketers.	$50K /mo Estimated	Done for you service +12	Word of mouth Advertising on social media +1	Developers +2	AW	Founded 2019 · Solo founder · $500 to start	76	Build this
Release notes feedback tool olvy.co Release notes tool with built-in feedback insights.	$100K /mo Reported	Subscription +2	Affiliate program Word of mouth +1	SaaS Companies +7	+6	Founded 2020 · 2 people · $500 to start	80	Build this
User feedback management tool fidlio.com Micro-SaaS for gathering user feedback on features.	—	Micro saas +2	Product Hunt Organic social media +1	B2B Software (SaaS) Org... +6	+6	Founded 2020 · Solo founder · $300 to start	91	Build this
Html to pdf converter pdfshift.io HTML-to-PDF conversion API service.	$9K /mo Reported	SaaS +1	Direct sales Word of mouth +1	Developers +3	+25	Founded 2018 · Solo founder · Built in 90 days	79	Build this
User feedback management tool upvoty.com User feedback tool for product teams	$500 /mo Reported	Subscription	Affiliate program Advertising on social media +1	SaaS Businesses +3	+31	Founded 2019 · Solo founder · Built in 60 days	73	Build this
Simple code monitoring tool inspector.dev Real-time bug detection tool for developers.	—	SaaS +2	SEO Content marketing +1	Developers +2	PH	Founded 2019 · 11 people · Built in 213 days	58	Build this
Open-source experience management tool formbricks.com Open-source survey tool for experience management	—	Subscription +4	Product Hunt Hacker News +1	Developers +2	UB	Founded 2022 · 2 co-founders · Built in 300 days	66	Build this
User management platform for developers clerk.com Clerk.com: Developer tools for seamless user authentication management.	—	SaaS +2	Organic social media Content marketing +1	Developers +2		Founded 2019 · 80 people · St. Louis, MO, USA, United States	68	Build this
SaaS demo discovery platform dimmo.ai Platform for watching software demos without sales pressure.	—	Repeat customers +6	Advertising on social media Pay Per Click Advertising +1	SaaS Companies +2	CU	Founded 2023 · 3 co-founders · $1K to start	49	Build this
SaaS behavior-based email tool userlist.com Email automation platform for SaaS companies to onboard and engage customers	—	Subscription +2	Online Community Organic social media +1	SaaS Companies +2		Founded 2017 · 6 people · Atlanta, GA, USA, United States	64	Build this
Uptime and status monitoring hyperping.com Uptime monitoring tool for websites and APIs	$10K /mo Estimated	Subscription +1	Organic social media Search engine marketing	Established Businesses +2	PR	Founded 2017 · Solo founder · Paris, France, France	73	Build this

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