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| # | Project | Category / model | Reported revenue | Evidence | GitHub ⓘ | Save and compare |
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| 01 | PublishingFree + paid | > $1,000,000ARR · USDFounder interview published September 17, 2026; cutoff not specified | Founder first-person self-disclosure in published interviewChecked Oct 18, 2026 | — | ||
| 02 | EmailEngine A self-hosted gateway that exposes mailbox access through a common REST API. Researched profile |
Developer toolsSelf-hosted software subscription + enterprise license | ≈ $13,000MRR · Unspecified $Current MRR stated in the interview published January 24, 2026; measurement date unspecified | Founder disclosure in interviewChecked Oct 19, 2026 | — | |
| 03 | PublishingOpen source + hosted | $929,198Monthly run rate · USDUndated public dashboard | Company disclosureChecked Oct 18, 2026 | ☆ 55,562 | ||
| 04 | MarketingFree + paid | ≈ $887,000MRR · USDHistorical milestone: year-end 2017 (ConvertKit) | Founder-reported historical milestoneChecked Oct 18, 2026 | — | ||
| 05 | Leave Me Alone Unsubscribe from unwanted emails and manage the newsletters that remain. Researched profile |
ProductivityShort-term passes and subscriptions | ≈ $10,000Monthly revenue · Unspecified $monthly turnover around January 2023 | founder-disclosedChecked Oct 19, 2026 | — | |
| 06 | Developer toolsUsage-based | > $1,000,000ARR · USDhistorical milestone nine months after 2021 public launch | Company/founder self-disclosureChecked Oct 18, 2026 | — | ||
| 07 | RightMessage Website personalization and segmentation software connecting visitor answers with tailored messages and offers. Researched profile |
Marketing toolsSubscription SaaS | ≈ $30,000MRR · Unspecified $Approximate current recurring run rate reported in April 2026 after the relaunch | Founder disclosureChecked Oct 19, 2026 | — | |
| 08 | Rocketlane A shared workspace for customer onboarding and professional services delivery. Researched profile |
ProductivitySubscription | ≈ $1,000,000ARR · USDFirst year after the June 2021 launch; milestone disclosed Dec 2024 | Founder disclosure in interviewChecked Oct 19, 2026 | — | |
| 09 | Sequenzy Email marketing and transactional workflows driven by product, billing and customer events. Researched profile |
Marketing toolsFreemium subscription SaaS | ≈ $1,000MRR · Unspecified $Current run rate reported in June 2026, around six months after launch | Founder disclosureChecked Oct 19, 2026 | — | |
| 10 | Voicy Voice dictation for writing in desktop apps, browsers and mobile text fields. Researched profile |
ProductivitySubscriptions + lifetime purchase | ≈ $11,000MRR · Unspecified $Founder operating snapshot in the interview published October 14, 2026; exact recording and accounting dates unspecified. | Founder disclosureChecked Oct 20, 2026 | — |
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