Micro-saas is quite a favourite topic here at bootstrappers.io, so I decided to look into the topic and see if I could find ten examples of Micro-saas businesses.
Firstly, what is a Micro-saas?
The definition of a Micro-saas according to Tyler Tringas is:
It is a software as a service business owned and operated by one person or a small team. These businesses are location-independent, high margin, low-risk with predictable recurring revenue.
As Tyler is writing a book on it, I am happy to go with his definition. Well except for the location-independent part I don’t think that is a requisite.
Although ‘smaller’ in scale, a micro-sass follows the same path as any software tool really. It can start from simple Google Sheet templates in the MVP stages and grow into a fully fledged software tool.
Here is a list of 10 Micro-saas businesses I found online and also where I found out about them:
Name: Carrd
Url: https://carrd.co/
Description:
Simple, free, fully responsive one-page sites for pretty much anything.
Source: https://themakingof.carrd.co/
Name: Storemapper
Url: https://www.storemapper.co/
Description:
A Simple Store Locator App, Install in minutes with no coding. Feature-packed and customizable.
Source: https://tylertringas.com/micro-saas-talk-b2b-rocks/
Name: Publer
Url: https://superpubler.com/
Description:
The first and only App that lets you schedule everything (including Multi-Photo posts, Photo Albums, Videos and Offers) everywhere on Facebook (including Profiles, Pages, Groups and Events)
Source: https://www.indiehackers.com/businesses/publer
Name: Tamboo
Url: https://gettamboo.com/
Description:
See everything that’s happening on your website—right now.
Tamboo shows you everything your analytics program can’t.
Source: https://medium.com/@cliffordoravec/the-epic-guide-to-bootstrapping-a-saas-startup-from-scratch-by-yourself-part-1-4d834e1df8c1
Name: s3stat
Url: https://www.s3stat.com/
Description:
S3STAT is a service that takes the detailed server access logs provided by Amazon’s CloudFront and Simple Storage Service (S3), and translates them into human readable statistics, reports and graphs.
Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11924009
Name: sanitycheck.io
Url: https://www.sanitycheck.io/
Description:
Archive Google Search Console Data. Google Search Console only displays 90 days of keyword and page data. SanityCheck is a tool that archives and stores this data for you.
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5KmjT5_5zc
Name: Commando
Url: https://commando.io/
Description:
Manage servers easily online. A distributed web based SSH platform for managing servers.
Source: https://www.indiehackers.com/businesses/commando-io
Name: Sheetsu
Url: https://sheetsu.com/
Description:
The simplest backend stack you ever used. Google Spreadsheets. Turn Google Spreadsheets into a REST API. Use it as a data store or CMS. Without setup, one click away.
Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11924009
Name: Send to my cloud
Url: https://sendtomycloud.com/
Description:
With Send To My Cloud, you can make a web page that lets people upload pictures, videos, PDFs, documents, proposals (and anything else you can think of) directly to your Dropbox or Google Drive.
Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11924009
Name: Snappa
Url: https://snappa.com/
Description:
Create online graphics in a snap. Whip up graphics for social media, ads, blogs, and more without Photoshop or graphic designers.
Source: https://www.indiehackers.com/businesses/snappa
If you are ready to get started with a Micro-saas then checkout my Micro-saas ideas checklist article and checkout this list of self funded businesses for inspiration.
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