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Micro-SaaS & AI Products vs Digital Products
A side-by-side look at what our sourced cases report for each model. Figures are what each source states, not typical results.
| Micro-SaaS & AI Products | Digital Products | |
|---|---|---|
| Sourced cases | 102 | 10 |
| Reported per month | $550 to $1,400,000 | $3,000 to $28,333 |
| Median reported per month | $20,000 | $19,200 |
| Startup cost in our cases | From $185 (domain and hosting) in the lowest documented case | Low; mainly software subscriptions in our cases |
| Time to first dollar | From under an hour to several weeks after launch in our cases | Not consistently disclosed in our cases |
| Independently documented | 2 of 102 | 2 of 10 |
| Tools named most | ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor | ChatGPT, Midjourney, Canva |
| Main strength | Digital product with no inventory | No shipping or inventory |
| Main risk | AI model providers can ship the same feature natively | Marketplaces are crowded with similar AI-made products |
Top Micro-SaaS & AI Products cases
- Cal AI (Zach Yadegari and Henry Langmack): About $1.4M/mo gross profitIndependently Documented
- ParakeetAI (Jure Sotosek): More than $1 million a monthSelf-Reported
- Chatbase (Yasser Elsaid): $9M ARRSelf-Reported
- Glam Up and Sprout (Nicole Cheung): $400K/moSelf-Reported
Top Digital Products cases
- Bailey Designed Co. (Bailey): $340,000 revenueSelf-Reported
- Rebecca Beach: Up to $20,000/moSelf-Reported
- AI Never Sleeps (Jonathan Chan): $19.2K in one monthSelf-Reported
- Lance Junck: $34,913 profitIndependently Documented