Best indie maker tools for creators

Tools from and for indie makers: analytics that tie traffic to revenue, starter kits that save weeks of setup, and APIs for the small jobs every product needs. Useful once your creator business turns into a product.

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Nub’s pick

DataFast, for creators selling online who want to know what drives sales

DataFast is web analytics that connects visits to revenue, so you can see which channels and pages bring paying customers.

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How to choose

Code or no-code
Starter kits and APIs assume you code; analytics and marketplaces do not.
Pay once or monthly
Boilerplates are usually one-time; services are monthly. Count both over a year.
Support and updates
Small teams move fast. Check how often the tool is updated.
The usual mistake
Buying a starter kit before you have decided what to build.

At a glance

ToolBest forFree planHow it charges
DataFastCreators selling online who want to know what drives sales.Check siteMonthly plans by events
ScreenshotOneMakers automating website previews and images.Check siteMonthly plans by screenshots
ShipixenDeveloper-creators launching a site or product page fast.NoOne-time licence
supastarterDeveloper-creators turning an idea into a paid app.NoOne-time licence
TrustMRRMakers buying or selling a small online business.Check siteFee on completed sales

The picks

Analytics that show which traffic makes money.

DataFast is web analytics that connects visits to revenue, so you can see which channels and pages bring paying customers.

  • Revenue attribution by source
  • Simple, readable dashboard
  • Lightweight script
  • Fewer features than big analytics suites
  • Needs a payment integration for revenue
Best for
Creators selling online who want to know what drives sales.
Free plan
Check site
How it charges
Monthly plans by events

2.ScreenshotOne

A screenshot API for developers.

ScreenshotOne renders screenshots of any web page through an API, for previews, social images and monitoring.

  • Reliable rendering
  • Many options (devices, blocking banners)
  • Good docs
  • Developer tool
  • Priced by screenshots
Best for
Makers automating website previews and images.
Free plan
Check site
How it charges
Monthly plans by screenshots

3.Shipixen

Generate a ready-to-ship Next.js site.

Shipixen generates a complete Next.js website or blog codebase with landing page components, ready to deploy.

  • Full codebase you own
  • Landing page components
  • Pay once
  • Requires coding comfort
  • One-time price is upfront
Best for
Developer-creators launching a site or product page fast.
Free plan
No
How it charges
One-time licence

4.supastarter

A SaaS starter kit with auth and billing.

supastarter is a starter kit for building SaaS products with authentication, payments, teams and more already wired up.

  • Auth, billing and teams ready
  • Saves weeks of setup
  • Pay once
  • For developers only
  • You maintain the code
Best for
Developer-creators turning an idea into a paid app.
Free plan
No
How it charges
One-time licence

5.TrustMRR

Buy and sell startups with verified revenue.

TrustMRR lists small online businesses with revenue verified from payment providers, for buyers and sellers of startups.

  • Verified revenue figures
  • Focus on small startups
  • Transparent listings
  • Niche marketplace
  • Fee taken on completed deals
Best for
Makers buying or selling a small online business.
Free plan
Check site
How it charges
Fee on completed sales