Running a one-person software biz costs $25k/yr — full expense breakdown
kylegawley · x · 2026-08-17
Indie developer Kyle Gawley shared the complete $25,000/year cost of running his software business:
- Infra: AWS, Cloudflare, isolated staging/prod environments and workers, database
- AI: API tokens, Codex subscription, Cursor subscription
- Growth & content: Ahrefs, Mangools, Apollo outreach, Mailerlite, Kit, Typefully, Plausible
- Compliance & ops: insurance, ICO compliance, corporation fees, accountant, legal, Xero
- Everyday tools: Github, Todoist, Calendly, Fastmail, Dropbox, domains
A rare fully transparent ledger for anyone estimating the real cost structure of a one-person company.
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