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Startup cost
$100–$2000
Time to revenue
3-12 months
Difficulty
5/5
Income range
$500 - $1,000,000+/mo
Overview
Micro-SaaS apps target a small audience with a narrow problem and charge a monthly subscription.
How it works
Pick a niche with paying-customer signals, build an MVP in 4-8 weeks, distribute through SEO, communities, and integrations.
Startup requirements
- Dev skills
- Cloud hosting
- Stripe
- Landing page
Estimated startup cost
$100 – $2,000
Time commitment
15–40 hrs / week
Income potential
$500 - $1,000,000+/mo
Advantages
- Huge margins
- Recurring revenue
- Sellable asset
Disadvantages
- Technical skill required
- Slow start
- Distribution is hard
Who this opportunity is best for
Builders
Engineers
By the numbers
Scalability5/5
Passive income potential4/5
Difficulty5/5
Risk level3/5
- Skill level
- Advanced
- Weekly hours
- 15–40 hrs
- Content required
- No
- Client work
- No