Indie Goal.

Buying · Developer Tool

CLIs · APIs · SDKs · Dev SaaS

Acquire a developer tool with genuine technical adoption.

Developer tools with real usage are rare and sticky. When developers depend on your tool in production, they don't leave. Indie Goal lists the ones with that kind of adoption.

Typical range

ARR
$100k – $10M
Multiple
4× – 8× ARR

Why buy a Developer Tool

Developer tools compound in ways consumer software doesn't. When your tool is in someone's CI pipeline or dotfiles, switching cost is real. That retention is worth paying for.

What you get on Indie Goal

01
Technical due diligence
We include codebase review and architecture walkthrough in the process.
02
Usage verified
API logs, npm/pip download stats, GitHub stars — all reviewed.
03
Developer community
We assess Discord, Slack, GitHub issues — the community is part of the asset.
04
Enterprise contract review
We surface any enterprise relationships and their contract terms.

Example listings

The kind of developer tools that list on Indie Goal.

Listing № 0200Developer Tool

Logpipe — structured logging SDK

Multi-language SDK for structured log shipping. Used in production by 180 companies.

Industry
Developer Tools
Geography
Global
Monthly active users
180 companies
MRR
$31.7k
— Verified listing · Qualified buyers only
Listing № 0201Developer Tool

Envset — environment variable manager

CLI tool with SaaS backend for team env management. 12k active installs.

Industry
Developer Tools
Geography
Global
Monthly active users
12,000
MRR
$11.7k
— Verified listing · Qualified buyers only

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