SaaS & Software
Niche software products built and launched by one or two people.
| Business idea | Category | Videos | Sources | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data-as-a-service startup Build a startup that collects and sells proprietary data via API or dashboard, monetized via subscription or per-call. | SaaS & Software | 9 videos · 95 channels | 5 channelsThe Koerner Office, Greg Isenberg, My First Million, Side Hustle School, Indie Hackers | |
| Craigslist / marketplace scraping tool Build a SaaS that scrapes Craigslist and similar marketplaces for arbitrage opportunities, sold per export. | SaaS & Software | 8 videos · 83 channels | 3 channelsThe Koerner Office, Greg Isenberg, My First Million | |
| Niche curated search engine Build a curated search experience over the open web restricted to a specific vertical (academic, medical, code), monetized via subscription… | SaaS & Software | 8 videos · 82 channels | 2 channelsGreg Isenberg, My First Million | |
| Micro-SaaS for individual creator workflows Build a tiny paid tool that solves one specific workflow pain for creators (thumbnails, titles, sponsorship tracker) on monthly… | SaaS & Software | 7 videos · 73 channels | 3 channelsStarter Story, Greg Isenberg, My First Million | |
| No-code mobile app Ship a no-code mobile app on a niche topic, monetized via subscriptions, ads, or in-app purchases. | SaaS & Software | 7 videos · 74 channels | 4 channelsStarter Story, Greg Isenberg, Side Hustle School, Indie Hackers | |
| Vertical industry data SaaS Build a B2B SaaS that aggregates 'sawdust' data from one industry (permits, shipments, transactions) into a paid dashboard. | SaaS & Software | 7 videos · 73 channels | 3 channelsThe Koerner Office, My First Million, Indie Hackers | |
| AI calorie / nutrition tracker app Snap-a-photo or chat-style consumer app that estimates calories and macros from meals, monetized via freemium subscription. | SaaS & Software | 6 videos · 63 channels | 3 channelsStarter Story, Greg Isenberg, My First Million | |
| Twitch streamer monetization tools Build tools that help Twitch streamers with subs, donations, sponsorships, and merch sales. | SaaS & Software | 6 videos · 62 channels | 2 channelsThe Koerner Office, My First Million | |
| Voice-first consumer product Build a consumer product with a voice-first interface (audio companion, voice journal) monetized via subscription. | SaaS & Software | 6 videos · 63 channels | 3 channelsStarter Story, Greg Isenberg, My First Million | |
| Boring niche SaaS Build a SaaS that serves an unglamorous industry (compliance, logistics, parts) with subscription revenue. | SaaS & Software | 5 videos · 53 channels | 3 channelsStarter Story, My First Million, Indie Hackers | |
| Clipt-style explainer video SaaS Build a SaaS that turns a prompt or document into a polished explainer or onboarding video. | SaaS & Software | 5 videos · 53 channels | 3 channelsStarter Story, Greg Isenberg, My First Million | |
| Daily puzzle game app Build a daily-puzzle mobile or web game (Wordle-style, trivia) monetized via ads and merch. | SaaS & Software | 5 videos · 52 channels | 2 channelsGreg Isenberg, My First Million | |
| Notion-killer productivity app Build a productivity / docs / wiki app that competes with Notion on a specific feature (speed, AI, comments) sold per seat. | SaaS & Software | 4 videos · 43 channels | 3 channelsGreg Isenberg, My First Million, Indie Hackers | |
| Vertical video software for SMBs Build a video SaaS for a vertical SMB audience (real estate agents, restaurants) that produces marketing videos. | SaaS & Software | 4 videos · 42 channels | 2 channelsThe Koerner Office, My First Million | |
| Call tracking for home services Sell call-tracking and analytics SaaS to home-service businesses so they can attribute leads to campaigns. | SaaS & Software | 3 videos · 31 channels | 1 channelThe Koerner Office | |
| Competitor-adjacent SaaS opportunity Build a SaaS that targets an underserved segment adjacent to a popular competitor, monetized via subscription. | SaaS & Software | 3 videos · 32 channels | 2 channelsThe Koerner Office, Indie Hackers | |
| LinkedIn engagers scraper Build a tool that scrapes who engaged with a LinkedIn post or profile for outbound sales, sold per export. | SaaS & Software | 3 videos · 32 channels | 2 channelsThe Koerner Office, Greg Isenberg | |
| Snap-kit-style mini-platforms Build a developer SDK that lets third parties ship mini-apps on top of your product, monetized via rev-share. | SaaS & Software | 3 videos · 31 channels | 1 channelMy First Million | |
| Automatic birthday reminder / social-media greeting app A mobile or web app that tracks friends' and family birthdays and automatically posts greetings or reminders on Facebook and other social… | SaaS & Software | 2 videos · 21 channels | 1 channelSide Hustle School | |
| Homeownership / home management app Build an app for homeowners to track maintenance, warranties, appliances, and improvement projects, monetized via freemium or affiliate. | SaaS & Software | 2 videos · 21 channels | 1 channelMy First Million | |
| Lightweight CRM SaaS for small sales teams A SaaS CRM focused on inside sales teams with built-in calling, emailing and pipeline tools, sold on a per-seat subscription. | SaaS & Software | 2 videos · 21 channels | 1 channelIndie Hackers | |
| Org chart / people-intelligence B2B SaaS Build a SaaS that delivers org-chart, headcount, or contact data on companies for sales and recruiting teams. | SaaS & Software | 2 videos · 21 channels | 1 channelMy First Million | |
| Parental internet monitoring service A web-based service that lets parents monitor and review their children's internet usage, sold to families as a peace-of-mind digital… | SaaS & Software | 2 videos · 22 channels | 2 channelsStarter Story, Side Hustle School | |
| Podcaster tooling micro-SaaS suite A portfolio of small indie SaaS tools for podcasters, such as podcast directories, uptime/availability monitors, and hosting… | SaaS & Software | 2 videos · 21 channels | 1 channelIndie Hackers | |
| SaaS boilerplate / starter kit product Sells reusable SaaS starter codebases and boilerplates that founders can use to ship new software products faster, marketed to indie… | SaaS & Software | 2 videos · 21 channels | 1 channelIndie Hackers | |
| Spare-change round-up fintech side hustle A consumer fintech product or service that rounds up users' spare change on purchases and invests or saves it, built as a side hustle. | SaaS & Software | 2 videos · 21 channels | 1 channelSide Hustle School | |
| Sports analytics micro-SaaS A one-chart sports analytics product that uses proprietary data visualizations to surface betting or fantasy insights, sold as a… | SaaS & Software | 2 videos · 22 channels | 2 channelsMy First Million, Side Hustle School | |
| Stock trading alert mobile app A mobile app that sends subscribers real-time stock trade alerts and trading ideas, monetized through monthly subscriptions. | SaaS & Software | 2 videos · 22 channels | 2 channelsSide Hustle School, Indie Hackers | |
| Subscription analytics SaaS for SaaS companies A SaaS tool that gives subscription businesses analytics on revenue, churn, pricing and retention so they can optimize their recurring… | SaaS & Software | 2 videos · 21 channels | 1 channelIndie Hackers | |
| Vertical Google for research papers Build a search or summarization product over research papers in a single field (biology, ML) monetized via subscription. | SaaS & Software | 2 videos · 21 channels | 1 channelMy First Million |