BuiltByMe
Curated product directory for indie makers and solo founders
In their words
BuiltByMe is a curated directory where indie makers submit software products to gain visibility, earn backlinks, and compete in a weekly upvote leaderboard. The directory lists over 675 approved products built by individuals and small bootstrapped teams.
Directory Categories
- AI tools
- SaaS
- Productivity
- Marketing tools
- Developer tools
- Finance
- Education
- Analytics
- Design tools
Leaderboard and Submissions
Products compete by upvotes each Monday through Sunday. The top product wins a newsletter feature and an X post. Every submission undergoes manual review before approval, and listings link to verified maker profile pages.
Fact file
Directory- Web
- Listings
- 675+ products
- Categories
- 20 product categories
- Free Tools
- 18 SEO tools
What is BuiltByMe?
Over 675 approved software products built by independent developers and bootstrapped teams fill the directories and categories of BuiltByMe. The collection spans twenty distinct groups, including 176 AI tools, 137 SaaS applications, 76 productivity tools, 52 marketing tools, and 36 developer tools, alongside mobile apps, design tools, finance software, and directories. Every entry on the platform goes through a manual review before approval and links directly to a verified maker profile page.
Weekly Leaderboard and Upvotes
Products compete against each other in a weekly upvote leaderboard running from Monday through Sunday. The product that accumulates the most upvotes during this period wins a dedicated feature in the directory newsletter and an X post promotion. The site tracks all-time top products and displays live rankings for active competitors during each weekly cycle.
Free SEO and Web Utilities
Beyond the software catalog, the platform provides 18 free tools designed for creators and developers. These browser-based utilities require no account setup and include meta tag checkers, SERP preview generators, Open Graph and Twitter card generators, word counters, keyword density analyzers, readability checkers, robots.txt validators, schema markup validators, structured data extractors, canonical tag checkers, and redirect path tracers.