Top 37 Most Profitable Micro-SaaS

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The micro-SaaS market shows that small teams can build serious revenue without venture capital or massive headcounts.

These 37 companies prove you don't need a big team or tons of funding to hit six figures monthly (which is exactly the kind of insight we dig into with our market clarity reports across 100+ product categories).

What's interesting is how many solo founders or two-person teams are pulling in $10K+ monthly while staying completely bootstrapped.

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Top Micro-SaaS Companies Ranked by Monthly Revenue

• 1. Formula Bot ($220,000/month)

  Formula Bot is run by solo founder David Bressler (a data analyst, not a developer) who built it with no-code tools during paternity leave in 2022. The tool combines OpenAI with Excel and Google Sheets to generate formulas from text, includes a data analyzer, and offers AI add-ons for sentiment analysis without coding. Hit $220K monthly by February 2024, just ~2 years after launch.

  Perfect timing (ChatGPT boom), intuitive UI for non-technical users, and the "AI in Spreadsheets" add-on as primary driver.

  Source: Medium
• 2. Carrd ($83,333/month)

  Carrd is a solo founder operation (AJ) with extreme focus on one thing: one-page websites. Deliberately constrained to single-page sites only, with free plan and $19/year premium. Hit $1M+ ARR (roughly $83,333/month) by 2024 after launching in 2016.

  Product Hunt success (6,000+ upvotes, Golden Kitty 2016), free subdomains creating viral growth, frictionless onboarding, and a Kim Kardashian tweet driving massive traffic.

  Source: SEO AI Bot
• 3. ScrapingBee ($83,333/month)

  ScrapingBee has two founders (Kevin and Pierre de Wulf, high school friends from France) who bootstrapped then took TinySeed funding. The web scraping API handles headless browsers and proxy rotation for developers. Reached $1M ARR in November 2021, 2.5 years after their 2019 launch.

  Content marketing bet paid off when Kevin wrote the "Java Web Scraping Handbook" and a blog guide that got 70K+ readers, driving 1M pageviews mostly organic. Later scaled to $5M ARR before an eight-figure exit in 2024.

  Source: ScrapingBee
• 4. Bannerbear ($45,000/month)

  Bannerbear was built and scaled by solo founder Jon Yongfook. The API-based automated image and video generation tool creates social media visuals, banners, and marketing assets. Started as "Previewmojo," pivoted to broader API, hit $10K MRR in January 2021, then $45K MRR by 2022.

  Building in public with viral blog posts (hit Hacker News front page), technical content marketing on Puppeteer and FFmpeg, and disciplined 50/50 split: one week coding, one week marketing.

  Source: Bannerbear
• 5. Papermark ($45,000/month)

  Papermark started as a weekend project by two founders (Iuliia Shnai and Marc). The open-source DocSend alternative tracks document views, built with NextJS. Went from $500 MRR in 2023 part-time to $1K MRR full-time January 2024, then $45K MRR within one year.

  "Building for growth" with 1,000+ content pages for bottom-of-funnel SEO, active on Twitter, Reddit, Dev.to, and Product Hunt. Open-source built trust naturally.

  Source: Indie Hackers
• 6. NoteForms ($37,000/month)

  NoteForms was built by solo founder Julien Nahum (28, former Amazon engineer) in 3-4 days. First Notion form extension when the API released, collecting data into Notion without sharing workspace access. Reached 50 customers in 4.5 months, $10K MRR at 14 months, currently $37K MRR in 2024.

  First-to-market advantage, viral loop with "powered by" badges creating backlinks (Domain Authority 62), active in Facebook groups, Reddit, Twitter. Declined a $350K acquisition offer.

  Source: Indie Hackers
• 7. Senja ($32,000/month)

  Senja was built by two young co-founders (Wilson Wilson age 20, Oliver Meakings) with zero funding. The testimonial platform creates "Walls of Love" with a generous free tier (15 testimonials free). Started January 2022, hit $250 MRR in 6 months, $1K MRR in 11 months, $32K MRR by 2024.

  "Powered by" badges drove 30% of growth, affiliate program (30% commission) brought 16% of signups, SEO with competitor pages, and most generous free tier in category. Serves 20,000 users.

  Source: Indie Hackers
• 8. Typing Mind ($30,000/month)

  Typing Mind was built by solo founder Tony Dinh with 1 employee in 3 days, launched in 1 week. Better UI for ChatGPT using OpenAI's API with chat search, folders, and prompt library. Launched March 2023, made $22K in first 7 days, hit $30K MRR by September 2023.

  Building in public on Twitter (97K followers), lifetime license model where users bring their own API key. Pricing evolved from $9 to $39, later added B2B version.

  Source: Tony Dinh Newsletter
• 9. Tally ($20,700/month)

  Tally is a two-person team (Marie Martens and Filip, life partners from Belgium) who bootstrapped. Form builder like Notion with unlimited submissions on free plan. Launched March 2021, reached $5K MRR in 1 year, then $20.7K MRR after 8 more months.

  "Made with Tally" badges created viral flywheel, word of mouth was primary driver, 50% of time on real-time support via Slack, Twitter, email. At $20K MRR: 36,560 users, 775 paying customers, $1,200/month costs.

  Source: Tally Blog


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• 10. Simple Analytics ($20,000+/month)

  Simple Analytics is run by solo founder Adriaan van Rossum (Iron Brands). Privacy-focused web analytics, Google Analytics alternative emphasizing GDPR compliance with essential metrics only. Reached $20K+ MRR by 2024 through steady organic growth.

  Privacy angle differentiates from Google, complete financial transparency builds trust, SEO-focused content targets privacy-conscious businesses. Building in public drove word of mouth.

  Source: SEO AI Bot
• 11. AppAlchemy ($17,000/month)

  AppAlchemy is a solo operation by Diego Roshardt, self-taught with zero initial audience. AI-powered mobile app design tool, MVP built in 2 weeks, costs $60/month plus $2,500 API. Reached $17K MRR within months with approximately 70% margins.

  Reddit marketing exclusively ($0 traditional spend), got 1M+ eyes purely through Reddit. Later acquired after hitting this milestone.

  Source: Starter Story
• 12. Hyperping ($15,000/month)

  Hyperping is run solo by Léo Baecker from Paris for 7 years. Website uptime monitoring with instant alerts. Reached $15K MRR in 2024, about 7 years after founding around 2017.

  Strategic transparency, slow steady growth focusing on reliability and trust. Word of mouth and product quality over aggressive marketing.

  Source: Starter Story
• 13. Unicorn Platform ($12,802/month)

  Unicorn Platform was built solo by Alexander Isora (Siberian self-taught developer), now ~2-3 team. AI-powered landing page builder for SaaS startups only. Costs $3,500/month, founder takes $9K income, hit $12,802 MRR by 2022.

  Product Hunt launches every 6 months, "Made By" links converting at 3%, Open Startup metrics, SEO providing 31.1% traffic. Later acquired by MarsX for $800K. Created 20+ projects before this success.

  Source: Unicorn Platform
• 14. Mockey ($12,000/month)

  Mockey has a small team (founder Pranay Agarwal, co-builder Mofid) who bootstrapped nights-and-weekends. AI mockup generator for e-commerce. Founder left job December 2023, subscriptions launched April 2024, hit $12K MRR within 6-7 months.

  Heavy SEO investment, ad revenue $700/month from 100K visitors. Download limits (freemium) tripled revenue.

  Source: Indie Hackers
• 15. IACrea (~$10,800/month)

  IACrea is run solo by French founder Pauline, founded 2023 while working full-time at IBM. AI-powered SaaS for real estate visualization. Founded 2023, reached €10K MRR (roughly $10,800 USD) within 12-18 months.

  Social media (25,000+ X followers), built for personal need, leveraged IBM AI expertise, multiple launches with quick iteration.

  Source: High Signal
• 16. Inkdrop ($10,000+/month)

  Inkdrop is run solo by Takuya Matsuyama from Osaka, Japan for 8 years. Markdown note-taking app for developers with syntax highlighting. Built 2016 to 2024, exceeded $10K MRR, sustained 3+ years.

  YouTube channel (devaslife, 201K+ subscribers) primary driver, viral social posts, personal branding as artist/developer. No freemium, avoided enterprise, Discord community.

  Source: Indie Hackers
• 17. Instatus (~$10,000/month)

  Instatus is run solo by Ali Salah, 29-year-old developer from Egypt. Status page creation for businesses. Reached approximately $10K MRR by 2022, about 1 year after launch.

  Growing approximately $500/month consistently, complete transparency via open dashboard, word of mouth, focus on developers and SaaS companies.

  Source: Starter Story
• 18. Setter AI ($10,000+/month)

  Setter AI is a two-person team (Timo Nikolai and technical co-founder Josef). WhatsApp/SMS AI appointment setter. First version $10K MRR in approximately 6 months (2024), collapsed to $0 after pivot, rebuilt to $10K+ MRR in months.

  Got $500 payment BEFORE building, pricing $49/month to $5K/month, pivoted from voice (failed) to text-based (succeeded).

  Source: Indie Hackers
• 19. BasedLabs ($10,000/month)

  BasedLabs has two founders (Andrew and Michael), under $500 marketing spend, initially 0 employees. AI tool for creating AI b-roll. Founded December 2023, hit $10K MRR in under 3-4 months with 150,000 signups.

  SEO-focused, free AI tools for acquisition, under $500 total marketing spend, rapid iteration.

  Source: Starter Story


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• 20. Projection Lab ($10,000/month)

  Projection Lab is a side project by solo founder Kyle while working 9-5. Financial planning tool for personal finance enthusiasts. Built nights/weekends 2+ years, reached $10K MRR in approximately 26 months.

  Product-first over marketing, customer-driven development, side project discipline, organic word-of-mouth, SEO from finance blogs.

  Source: Indie Hackers
• 21. Leave Me Alone ($10,000/month)

  Leave Me Alone is a two-person team (Danielle Johnson & James Ivings, a couple) on a 36ft sailboat as digital nomads. Email unsubscribe tool with privacy-focused "Rollups." Started 2018, $500/month October 2019, $5K MRR by 2022-2023, $10K/month January 2023.

  Building in public from 2018, four Product Hunt launches, SEO for sustainable traffic, 2020 redesign. Pivoting to subscription in 2020 improved revenue. ~571 customers at $92.8K-$93K ARR.

  Source: Starter Story
• 22. ScreenshotOne ($10,000/month)

  ScreenshotOne is run solo by Dmytro Krasun who quit his job with a new baby at home. Website screenshot and HTML rendering API. Quit job November 2021, launched May 2022, first customer July 2022, $2.2K MRR in ~6-8 months, $10K MRR by 2024.

  All-in on SEO, technical content marketing on Puppeteer and FFmpeg, building in public on Twitter and Indie Hackers.

  Sources: Starter Story, Founder Beats
• 23. Sync2Sheets ($9,000/month)

  Sync2Sheets is run solo by Leandro Zubrezki from Buenos Aires, $0 startup. Google Workspace Add-On syncing Notion databases with Google Sheets. Built in 2 weeks, launched May-June 2021, $2.5K MRR late 2021, $9K MRR by 2023.

  Zero marketing spend, organic growth through Notion communities (Reddit, Facebook, Telegram), Twitter building in public, timing from Notion API release. Serves 400+ customers including Canva and Wix.

  Source: Starter Story
• 24. PDFShift ($9,000/month)

  PDFShift is run solo by Cyril Nicodème from Paris. API converts HTML to PDF, JPG, PNG, WEBP. Launched May 2018, $3.5K MRR in 2020, $6.5K MRR in 2021, $9K MRR May 2024 (~6 years).

  Quora marketing answering questions non-spammily, organic SEO (46% traffic from search), Google Ads, developer community. Also runs ImprovMX ($19K/month) and Fernand.

  Source: Starter Story
• 25. Sheet Monkey ($8,500/month)

  Sheet Monkey is run solo by Levi Nunnink. Connects HTML forms to Google Sheets without backend code for Webflow, Carrd, WordPress. Grew to $8.5K MRR with approximately 13,000 users.

  Product Hunt launch, freemium (free first 5 forms), targeting no-code builders, Chrome extension, Notion integration, SEO landing pages.

  Source: Tech Startups
• 26. Data Fetcher (~$8,250/month)

  Data Fetcher is run solo by Andy Cloke. No-code tool importing data into Airtable, connecting 1,000+ applications. Reached 190 paying customers and $6,500 MRR in just over 1 year.

  Targeting Airtable community, Airtable marketplace penetration, content marketing tutorials.

  Source: Starter Story
• 27. Superblog.ai ($6,750/month)

  Superblog.ai is run solo by Sai Krishna from the UK. JAMstack blogging platform optimized for speed, SEO, conversions. Blogs load in 1 second vs WordPress 6 seconds. Launched December 2020, $5K MRR in ~3-3.5 years, currently $81K ARR ($6,750/month).

  Building in public on LinkedIn and Twitter, SEO optimized for "WordPress alternative," word of mouth, "10X better solution" philosophy, self-service with near-zero support. 190 customers, $800 LTV, 1.6% churn at 6 months.

  Sources: Twitter, ProdWrks
• 28. Potion ($5,000/month)

  Potion is run solo by Noah Bragg. Creates websites using Notion as CMS, solves page speed problem. Started January 2, 2022, reached $5K MRR after 1.75 years.

  Building in public on Twitter, Product Hunt launch, affiliate program, solved page speed problem (competitors dropped pagespeed by 40 points), v2 features broke through plateau.

  Source: Indie Hackers
• 29. SEOmatic ($5,000/month)

  SEOmatic is run solo by Minh Pham. Programmatic SEO and content marketing tool for agencies, creates large-scale content. MVP in 2 weeks, $1K to $5K MRR in 6 months after repositioning.

  Build in public, positioning pivot from "programmatic SEO" to "content marketing tool" attracted better customers, target shift to digital agencies reduced churn. 400% growth, 50+ customers.

  Source: GrowthMentor


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• 30. StealthGPT ($4,700/month)

  StealthGPT is run solo by Josef (@gptjozef), $0 funding, self-taught developer. AI writing tool creating undetectable content. Launched March 1, 2023, reached $4.7K MRR in 37 days with 2,500+ users.

  Twitter as primary marketing channel (all signups initially from Twitter), built quickly and launched fast, speed to market with AI boom timing.

  Source: Indie Hackers
• 31. Feather ($4,180/month)

  Feather is run solo by Bhanu, zero funding. Notion-based blogging platform handling all technical SEO. Launched May 18, 2022, reached $50K ARR ($4,180/month) with 191 customers in 9.5 months.

  Twitter primary channel, word of mouth, Google organic search, solved own problem, affiliate program (30% commission). Had 3 failed products before Feather.

  Source: Indie Hackers
• 32. Pika ($2,500/month)

  Pika is a side project by solo founder Rishi Mohan (28, from India, living in Berlin) alongside full-time job. Screenshot beautification tool with 10+ templates, saves 20-30 minutes per screenshot. Launched early 2022, $1,000 MRR in 10 months, $2,500 MRR mid-2023.

  Building in public tweeting progress, Twitter/X viral posts, search traffic (SEO), word of mouth, zero paid ads, product-led growth, Chrome extension. 10K+ images monthly, 190 paid users growing 5-10% monthly.

  Source: Indie Hackers
• 33. Blawgy ($1,500/month)

  Blawgy is run solo by Adam Gusky, former software engineer from the US. SEO tool simplifying search engine optimization for businesses. Reached $1.5K MRR in 6 months.

  Built after multiple failures, focuses on simplifying SEO, word of mouth and content marketing, dogfooding (using SEO for distribution).

  Source: Starter Story
• 34. VCBacked ($1,500/month)

  VCBacked is run solo, $1K to start, 0 employees. Sales enablement software providing data on VC-funded startup founders. Revenue $18K/year (approximately $1,500/month).

  Identified gap in existing lead databases, built more tailored solution for B2B sales teams targeting VC-backed startups.

  Source: Starter Story
• 35. UserDesk ($1,000/month)

  UserDesk is run solo by Luca Restagno, software engineer from Italy with over a decade of experience. AI-powered customer service chatbot using existing content. Reached $1K MRR in 12 months.

  Pre-launch validation through pre-selling, built to solve own problem across multiple SaaS products, focusing on small businesses.

  Source: Starter Story
• 36. Shortimize ($1,000/month)

  Shortimize has two founders (Jean Gatt and Guillaume from Lisbon). Analytics SaaS for content creators managing short-form video across TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts. Achieved $1K MRR in December 2024.

  Built based on founders' social and AI app experience, identified gap in cross-platform short-form video analytics.

  Source: Starter Story
• 37. Famewall ($1,000/month)

  Famewall is run solo by Goutham Jay (age 24-25, from India). Testimonial collection tool for businesses. Launched March 2022, $100 MRR in 4 months, $500 MRR in 8 months, $1,000 MRR in 18 months.

  Built in public on Twitter from February 2022, manual cold DMs, content marketing on testimonials, improved in-app onboarding (free-to-paid from 2% to 4%), customer success stories, SEO with long-tail keywords, email onboarding, dogfooding. Profitable in 4 months.

  Source: Famewall

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