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01PostizAn open-source, AI-agent-friendly social media scheduler that posts to 30+ channels. Creators, marketers and agent builders pay from $29/month for the cloud version.$320k MRR ·code 3 monthsYes02DataExpert / TechCreatorData engineering and AI upskilling: paid live bootcamps plus a $119/mo academy subscription with labs on Databricks, AWS and Snowflake, bought by working engineers.$53.9k MRR ·code 2 monthsYes03DataFastWeb analytics that ties traffic sources to Stripe, LemonSqueezy, Polar, Shopify and Paddle revenue. Indie founders and small SaaS teams pay from $9/month.$28.8k MRR ·code 2 weeksYes04StanA link-in-bio storefront where creators sell digital products, courses, coaching and memberships. Creators pay $29 or $99 a month, and Stan takes no cut of their sales.$3.6M MRR ·code a monthYes05POST BRIDGEA flat-priced social media scheduler that cross-posts to 10 platforms by dashboard, API, CLI or AI agent (MCP). Solo creators and one-person marketers pay $29 to $99 a month.$49.8k MRR ·code 2 weeksKinda06KibuAn AI documentation EHR plus a 600+ video life-skills content library for Medicaid-funded I/DD provider agencies (day programs, group homes), sold on annual contracts via sales.$234k MRR ·code 3 monthsKinda07Brand On Demand, Inc.Supliful is a print-on-demand platform for private-label supplements, skincare, coffee and pet products. It makes, labels and ships each order from its Denver warehouse. Creators and Shopify, TikTok Shop and Amazon sellers pay per order plus a $29 to $69 monthly plan.$179k MRR ·code 2 weeksKinda08CapgoOver-the-air live updates, native cloud builds and release channels for Capacitor mobile apps. Paid by dev teams and agencies shipping Capacitor apps.$33.1k MRR ·code a monthKinda09ConvertLabsBooking, payments, website and team software for home cleaning and other home service businesses, paid by owners at $67 to $397 a month.$28.6k MRR ·code a monthKinda10SuperXA Chrome extension and web app for X: in-feed analytics, AI post writing, scheduling and engagement feeds. Creators, indie hackers and founders pay $49 to $199 a month.$20.8k MRR ·code 2 weeksKinda11ReziAn AI resume builder with ATS keyword targeting and scoring, paid for by job seekers at $29/mo or $149 lifetime, plus a white-label version sold to universities and nonprofits.$242k MRR ·code 2 weeksKinda12ConductorA real-time, typed API (Node, Python, REST) for QuickBooks Desktop and Enterprise. Vertical SaaS and fintech teams like Ramp and Miter pay $49 per connected company file per month.$44.6k MRR ·code a monthKinda13VirtualJKAn AI clone of business coach James Kemp, running on a white-label chat platform, that writes offers, landing pages and campaigns for coaches and consultants who pay $97 a week or $5,000 a year.$48.5k MRR ·code a weekendKinda14Web3FormsA hosted form endpoint that emails HTML contact form submissions to site owners with no backend. Paid by indie developers, freelancers and small-site owners on $49 to $156 per year plans.$43.1k MRR ·code a weekendKinda15CometlyServer-side ad attribution and conversion API syncing for B2B SaaS marketers, paid by marketing teams at roughly $700 a month on average.$199k MRR ·code 3 monthsKinda16AdspirerA hosted MCP server and plugin that lets ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor and other AI assistants run Google, Meta, LinkedIn, TikTok, Amazon and ChatGPT ad accounts. Founders, marketers and agencies pay about $49 to $199 a month.$54.7k MRR ·code a monthKinda17PromptwiseA multi-model AI creative studio (Kling 3.0, Veo 3.1, Seedance 2.5, Nano Banana Pro and 40+ more) on one credit subscription from $9 to $349, paid mostly by creators$64.4k MRR ·code 2 weeksKinda18LaperAn AI screenwriting workspace (screenplay editor, story bible, script-based storyboard and video generation, real-time collaboration) sold to screenwriters, directors and short-drama creators on $20 to $400/month credit plans.$48.3k MRR ·code a monthKinda19unfair.soA marketplace where B2B and AI startups pay X and LinkedIn creators for coordinated quotes, reposts and sponsored posts, with engagers turned into leads. Startups pay per post or a $990/mo managed plan.$33.1k MRR ·code 2 weeksKinda20GojiberryAIAn AI outbound tool that watches LinkedIn and other sources for buying signals, scores and enriches leads, then runs LinkedIn and email outreach. B2B founders, sales teams and agencies pay from $99/mo.$424k MRR ·code 3 weeksKinda21IndexsyDone-for-you SEO and link building (mainly niche edits and backlink packages, plus white-label links for agencies), sold to site owners, SaaS companies and SEO agencies.$51.2k MRR ·code a weekendKinda22ChatSEOAn AI SEO agent that reads your Google Search Console data and gives you a ranked to-do list for Google and AI search. Website owners, founders and freelance SEOs, mostly French-speaking, pay €23 to €29+ a month.$33.3k MRR ·code 2 weeksKinda23SupergrowAn AI LinkedIn content tool (voice-matched post writing, PostCast interviews, carousels, scheduling, analytics). Creators, ghostwriters and small teams pay $19 to $199 a month.$79.5k MRR ·code 2 weeksKinda24Welya, Inc.A French-language live webinar platform built to sell, with chat gamification, attendee scoring, live offer A/B tests and follow-up automation. Infopreneurs, coaches and the agencies that run their launches pay €79 to €370 a month.$26.7k MRR ·code a monthKinda25OOmegleWebA free Omegle-style random video and text chat site for adults. Revenue comes from Stripe subscriptions for optional Premium features, likely a gender filter (2,302 active subs, $72k MRR).$72.5k MRR ·code a weekKinda26AAE-intelligenceHumanize AI Text (humanizeaitext.ai) rewrites AI-generated text so it reads as human and gets past AI detectors. Students, writers and marketers pay $18 to $35 a month.$28.5k MRR ·code a weekendKinda27CodédexA gamified, pixel-art website where beginners and Gen Z learn to code. Learners pay $9.99/month for Club, which unlocks all courses, certificates, mentors and AI help.$82.2k MRR ·code 3 monthsKinda28Dataford Inc.Interview prep for data and tech roles: AI-written guides for specific companies and roles, real-question banks, mocks and coaching. Job seekers pay $29/mo or $89/yr.$37k MRR ·code 2 weeksKinda29SSimple AnalyticsCookieless, privacy-first website analytics from an Amsterdam company. Small businesses, agencies and EU-conscious teams pay from about €9 a month, and it can run alongside GA4.$38.1k MRR ·code 2 weeksKinda30SEOBOTAn autopilot AI agent that does keyword research, writes and publishes SEO blog posts, pSEO pages and mini tools for founders and small sites. Plans start at $49/month.$34k MRR ·code 2 weeksKinda31Vid.AIBootstrapped AI video generator that writes, voices and edits faceless YouTube, Shorts, TikTok and Reels videos. Aspiring faceless-channel creators pay $39 to $199 a month.$47k MRR ·code 2 weeksKinda32PodawaaA LinkedIn engagement-pod tool: pools of other users (Community mode) or a cloud engine (Private mode) like and comment on your posts. Creators, consultants and B2B teams pay €29 to €159 a month.$63.8k MRR ·code 2 weeksKinda33uhoh.comHuman IT help desk and light managed service, delivered in Slack, for startups and small businesses. Customers pay $99 per user per month with a 10-user minimum, month-to-month.$47.2k MRR ·code a monthKinda34SoundBoost.ai (formerly Diktatorial)AI music mastering you steer with text prompts or a reference track, with a free stem splitter. Suno users and bedroom producers pay about $4 to $16 a month on web, iOS and Android.$27.8k MRR ·code a monthNo35LLM GatewayAn OpenAI-compatible API that routes to 250+ models across 40+ providers. Developers pay a 5% fee on credit top-ups, buy flat-price DevPass coding plans or Lounge chat plans, and larger teams buy an Enterprise licence.$78.8k MRR ·code 3 weeksNo36DropkillerA Spanish-language tool for LATAM cash-on-delivery dropshippers that tracks sales and stock on Dropi, Aliclick and Mastershop and spies on Meta and TikTok ads. Plans start at $13.25 a month and dropshippers pay.$60.2k MRR ·code 2 weeksNo37AEO EngineA managed AEO/SEO agency, run as month-to-month retainers ($1,597 to $10,000), that gets SaaS, legal, services and ecommerce brands cited in ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews and Perplexity.$176k MRR ·code 2 weeksNo38SblSbl.so (Second Brain Labs) is an AI SDR that finds intent-based prospects and runs LinkedIn and WhatsApp outreach, replies and meeting booking. It often sends from rented human 'fractional SDR' profiles. B2B founders, sales teams and outbound agencies pay $99 to $997 a month.$28.8k MRR ·code a monthNo39Project AFaladdin is an AI fortune-telling app (Turkish coffee cup readings, tarot, astrology) paid for by consumers in Turkey, MENA and the US through in-app subscriptions and ads.$63.6k MRR ·code 2 weeksNo40Rank PromptAn AI visibility (AEO/GEO) dashboard that tracks how ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, Grok and Google AI Mode mention a brand. SEO agencies and marketing teams pay $49 to $299 a month, and some buy done-for-you services.$43.5k MRR ·code a monthNo411LookupA pay-per-credit API and dashboard for phone, email and IP checks plus about 34 to 41 data lookups, sold mostly to call centers, agencies and outbound marketers.$272k MRR ·code 2 weeksNo42Windmill Growth, LLCA done-for-you LinkedIn ghostwriting and personal branding agency for B2B founders, paid by founders at $650 to $3,999 a month.$118k MRR ·code a weekNo43ApiframeA unified REST API for 70+ image, video and music models (Midjourney, Kling, Seedance, Suno and more), paid by developers and agencies on credit plans from $39/mo.$35.8k MRR ·code 2 weeksNo44Audn.AIAutonomous AI red teaming and pentesting for AI agents, plus PenClaw subscriptions to uncensored 'abliterated' open-weight models for offensive security. Paid by pentesters, security researchers and AI startups.$27.4k MRR ·code 2 weeksNo45LiinksLiinks is a link-in-bio page builder with multi-page mini sites, Instagram post links and click analytics. Creators and small businesses pay $5 to $12 a month.$31.3k MRR ·code 2 weeksNo46Kolbo.AIAn AI creative workspace that wraps 100+ third-party image, video, music and voice models behind one subscription ($27 to $89/mo), with plugins for Premiere, After Effects and DaVinci Resolve. Creators, marketers and small agencies pay for it.$38.7k MRR ·code a monthNo47RankAIRankAI is an AI SEO and AI-search (GEO) agent that writes and publishes pages, fixes technical SEO and tracks ChatGPT visibility. SMBs, ecommerce brands and white-label agencies pay $199 to $499 a month, with custom Expert plans above that.$56.5k MRR ·code 2 weeksNo48PPropGPT: AI Props AnalysisAn iOS and Android app that gives AI analysis of player props, spreads, totals and moneylines. US sports bettors pay $9.99 a week.$93.2k MRR ·code 2 weeksNo49PROSPA cloud tool that automates LinkedIn connection requests, AI-written DMs and AI voice notes in the sender's own voice. Agencies and sales teams pay $29 to $79 per seat each month.$128k MRR ·code 2 weeksNo50Reddit AgencyDone-for-you Reddit marketing agency. B2B brands pay retainers (published at about $3k to $5k a month) for posting, reputation cleanup, and Reddit threads meant to get the brand cited by ChatGPT and Google.$34.8k MRR ·code a weekNo51Gomotion AIGoMotion turns a pasted script into a finished, ready-to-upload long-form faceless YouTube video with voiceover, matched footage, motion graphics, captions and music. Faceless channel owners and agencies pay $27 to $107 a month.$63.3k MRR ·code 3 weeksNo52traxy.aiA LinkedIn engagement-signal lead finder. It watches chosen profiles, scores the people who like or comment on their posts against your ICP, adds emails and phone numbers, and drafts outreach. B2B sales teams pay from $149 a month.$51.4k MRR ·code 2 weeksNo53Boothie: AI Photo EditorA consumer iOS and Android app that re-renders selfies in trendy looks like Canon G7X digicam, Kodak Gold film or photobooth. Paid for by young women through weekly subscriptions and credit packs.$51.8k MRR ·code a weekNo54GGoTallGoTall is an iOS and Android app that predicts adult height and sells habit plans to teens and young adults through a Superwall paywall subscription.$57.5k MRR ·code a weekendNo55Nutria (9e3eaa)Calyra, an AI calorie tracker for iOS and Android that logs meals from a photo, built by Nutria SAS (Aix-en-Provence, France). Consumers who want to lose weight pay a subscription after a free trial.$46.4k MRR ·code a weekNo56LunchbreakAn AI humanizer and detector checker. Students pay a subscription to rewrite ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini text so it gets past Turnitin, GPTZero and similar tools.$32.4k MRR ·code a weekNo57Speel.coAn AI tool that makes UGC-style ad videos and images, where AI avatars hold and talk about your product. Ecommerce brands, performance marketers and agencies pay $49 to $139 a month.$65.5k MRR ·code 2 weeksNo