# an inventory tracker for indie developers **There is no clear demand signal for an indie-dev inventory tracker; the search mostly found unrelated inventory software and a few thin complaints.** Confidence: low · 86 signals · checked 2026-08-01 [Full report with live links](https://showsitsworks.com/idea/an-inventory-tracker-for-indie-developers) > **Little of this is specific to indie.** Under *Who is already building this*, only 1 of 6 sourced findings mention indie at all. The rest describe the product category. A crowded section is evidence the category is crowded, not that anyone is serving indie. ## Who is already building this *From data* - Fix is an open source cloud asset inventory for developers with 23 points and 8 comments, but it targets cloud security posture management rather than indie-dev product or asset tracking. - [Show HN: Fix – An open source cloud asset inventory for cloud security engineers](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39842792) `hackernews` — 2024-03-27 - Samarium is a work-in-progress business management system for small businesses that includes invoicing, inventory, and customer management; it had 3 points on HN and is still active. *(not about indie)* - [Show HN: Samarium – open-source business management tool for developers](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44406500) `hackernews` — 2025-06-28 - linuxserver/speedtest-tracker is a Docker image with 2,335,760 pulls and 42 stars, but it is a speed test tracker, not an inventory tool. *(not about indie)* - [docker: linuxserver/speedtest-tracker](https://hub.docker.com/r/linuxserver/speedtest-tracker) `registries` - Several tiny GitHub repos are simple inventory trackers or challenge submissions, including hoangsonww/Inventory-Management with 16 stars and no pushes since 2023-03-27, and SupplySync with 2 stars and a last push in 2024-09-26. *(not about indie)* - [hoangsonww/Inventory-Management](https://github.com/hoangsonww/Inventory-Management) `github` — 2023-03-27 - [VaibhavKatariya/SupplySync](https://github.com/VaibhavKatariya/SupplySync) `github` — 2024-09-10 - There are also one-star or near-zero-traction projects like zabnxa/walmart-inventory-tracker, Hacknique/item_tracking, and multiple Shopify challenge repos; most are not clearly maintained or are only coursework. *(not about indie)* - [zabnxa/walmart-inventory-tracker](https://github.com/zabnxa/walmart-inventory-tracker) `github` — 2026-07-20 - [Hacknique/item_tracking](https://github.com/Hacknique/item_tracking) `github` — 2023-10-14 - [ItsAlanK/inventory-management-app](https://github.com/ItsAlanK/inventory-management-app) `github` — 2022-06-08 - [kevinoc554/inventory-manager](https://github.com/kevinoc554/inventory-manager) `github` — 2022-06-08 - [Tom-Nagy/logi-track-shopify-challenge](https://github.com/Tom-Nagy/logi-track-shopify-challenge) `github` — 2022-06-08 - [brianlulu/shopify-challenge-intern-2022](https://github.com/brianlulu/shopify-challenge-intern-2022) `github` — 2022-05-11 - [suvasan19/inventoryTracker](https://github.com/suvasan19/inventoryTracker) `github` — 2022-05-14 - [Gilberthtx/inventory-tracker](https://github.com/Gilberthtx/inventory-tracker) `github` — 2022-01-19 - [LukasKuppers/inventory-tracker](https://github.com/LukasKuppers/inventory-tracker) `github` — 2022-01-11 - [kim-le/inventory-tracker](https://github.com/kim-le/inventory-tracker) `github` — 2022-01-18 - [SohamP2812/inventory-tracker](https://github.com/SohamP2812/inventory-tracker) `github` — 2022-05-13 - @mui/core-downloads-tracker is an internal package with 39,754,679 downloads last month, and @architect/inventory had 3,214,031 downloads last month, but both are internal/resource tracking utilities rather than products in this market. *(not about indie)* - [npm: @mui/core-downloads-tracker](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@mui/core-downloads-tracker) `registries` — 2026-07-03 - [npm: @architect/inventory](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@architect/inventory) `registries` — 2026-01-15 ## What people actually say *From data* - "I had logged a support call with Fortinet a few years back... as their device inventory returned the incorrect status." A user is complaining about bad inventory status in a real system. - [FortiOS device_tracker](https://community.home-assistant.io/t/fortios-device-tracker/28333/17) `discourse` — 2019-02-12 - "I'm a full-stack developer by trade. My friend runs a few local art stores... He would love if a tool could let him know if..." This is a real need statement around inventory optimization, but it is for retail stores, not indie developers. - [Ask HN: Tools for Optimizing Inventory Management](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27295957) `hackernews` — 2021-05-26 - "We use AI inspired by chess to help security engineers and developers discover and secure APIs created by their organizations." This shows adjacent appetite for inventory-like discovery tools, but again in security, not indie dev ops. - [Launch HN: Escape (YC W23) – Discover and secure all your APIs](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39215779) `hackernews` — 2024-02-01 - "Typical modern large orgs have hundreds if not thousands of APIs..." The pain described is scale and visibility, but the context is enterprise API inventory, not solo or indie teams. - [Launch HN: Escape (YC W23) – Discover and secure all your APIs](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39215779) `hackernews` — 2024-02-01 - "I’m a solo developer, and I built Core MBA because I was frustrated with the \"video course\" default in business education." This is first-person frustration, but it is about business simulation, not inventory tracking. - [Show HN: I built a text-based business simulator to replace video courses](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46641992) `hackernews` — 2026-01-16 ## People asking to be sold to *From data* - No stated wants or willingness-to-pay signals were found in the collected discussions. - The only close demand signal is a HN ask for a tool to optimize store inventory across locations, which is a different buyer than indie developers. - [Ask HN: Tools for Optimizing Inventory Management](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27295957) `hackernews` — 2021-05-26 ## Where the opening is *Model estimate* - The signals do not show a product focused on the inventory indie developers actually juggle: code/assets, subscriptions, launch checklist items, client projects, or purchased tools/licenses in one place. - Existing matches skew to retail, cloud assets, game dev assets, or generic business management; none clearly solve solo-developer operational inventory. - [Show HN: Fix – An open source cloud asset inventory for cloud security engineers](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39842792) `hackernews` — 2024-03-27 - [docker: linuxserver/speedtest-tracker](https://hub.docker.com/r/linuxserver/speedtest-tracker) `registries` - [Show HN: Samarium – open-source business management tool for developers](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44406500) `hackernews` — 2025-06-28 - [Top 5 Inventory Management Tools for Game Stores](https://seller.tcgplayer.com/blog/inventory-management-tools-for-game-stores) `tavily` - [Best Project Management Tools for Game Developers (2026)](https://hacknplan.com/best-project-management-tools-for-game-developers) `tavily` - [Playful Project Management for Game Development — Codecks](https://www.codecks.io) `tavily` - The data does not show a clear gap with strong pull, only a possible niche if you narrow to indie-dev operational tracking. ## How big the market might be *Model estimate* - This search found 23 GitHub projects/repos and 12 registry/package/image signals touching inventory or tracking, but most are generic, internal, or unrelated. - [npm: canvas-color-tracker](https://www.npmjs.com/package/canvas-color-tracker) `registries` — 2025-03-21 - [npm: @mui/core-downloads-tracker](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@mui/core-downloads-tracker) `registries` — 2026-07-03 - [npm: @architect/inventory](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@architect/inventory) `registries` — 2026-01-15 - [hoangsonww/Inventory-Management](https://github.com/hoangsonww/Inventory-Management) `github` — 2023-03-27 - [seetadev/Eth-Operations](https://github.com/seetadev/Eth-Operations) `github` — 2024-09-06 - [docker: linuxserver/speedtest-tracker](https://hub.docker.com/r/linuxserver/speedtest-tracker) `registries` - [codinghub300-ch/404_Restaurant](https://github.com/codinghub300-ch/404_Restaurant) `github` — 2026-07-22 - [VaibhavKatariya/SupplySync](https://github.com/VaibhavKatariya/SupplySync) `github` — 2024-09-10 - [zabnxa/walmart-inventory-tracker](https://github.com/zabnxa/walmart-inventory-tracker) `github` — 2026-07-20 - [Hacknique/item_tracking](https://github.com/Hacknique/item_tracking) `github` — 2023-10-14 - [ItsAlanK/inventory-management-app](https://github.com/ItsAlanK/inventory-management-app) `github` — 2022-06-08 - [kevinoc554/inventory-manager](https://github.com/kevinoc554/inventory-manager) `github` — 2022-06-08 - [npm: @snowplow/browser-tracker-core](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@snowplow/browser-tracker-core) `registries` — 2026-07-27 - [Tom-Nagy/logi-track-shopify-challenge](https://github.com/Tom-Nagy/logi-track-shopify-challenge) `github` — 2022-06-08 - [npm: @snowplow/tracker-core](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@snowplow/tracker-core) `registries` — 2026-07-27 - [brianlulu/shopify-challenge-intern-2022](https://github.com/brianlulu/shopify-challenge-intern-2022) `github` — 2022-05-11 - [Yyyusss23/Database-Candlenuts](https://github.com/Yyyusss23/Database-Candlenuts) `github` — 2025-05-09 - [npm: @snowplow/browser-tracker](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@snowplow/browser-tracker) `registries` — 2026-07-27 - [awaisbub/Shircle](https://github.com/awaisbub/Shircle) `github` — 2018-07-01 - [VioletaMeliton/bamazon](https://github.com/VioletaMeliton/bamazon) `github` — 2019-06-19 - [docker: mariadb/developers](https://hub.docker.com/r/mariadb/developers) `registries` - [docker: artifacthub/tracker](https://hub.docker.com/r/artifacthub/tracker) `registries` - [suvasan19/inventoryTracker](https://github.com/suvasan19/inventoryTracker) `github` — 2022-05-14 - [Gilberthtx/inventory-tracker](https://github.com/Gilberthtx/inventory-tracker) `github` — 2022-01-19 - [LukasKuppers/inventory-tracker](https://github.com/LukasKuppers/inventory-tracker) `github` — 2022-01-11 - [kim-le/inventory-tracker](https://github.com/kim-le/inventory-tracker) `github` — 2022-01-18 - [SohamP2812/inventory-tracker](https://github.com/SohamP2812/inventory-tracker) `github` — 2022-05-13 - There were 5 first-hand complaints, 0 unsolved Stack Exchange questions, and 0 stated wants, which is weak demand evidence for this specific idea. - [FortiOS device_tracker](https://community.home-assistant.io/t/fortios-device-tracker/28333/17) `discourse` — 2019-02-12 - [🚀 Introducing CPython Memory Tracker](https://discuss.python.org/t/introducing-cpython-memory-tracker/96721/6) `discourse` — 2025-06-26 - [Home Keeper - extensible Home maintenance tracking](https://community.home-assistant.io/t/home-keeper-extensible-home-maintenance-tracking/1014673) `discourse` — 2026-06-21 - [How to build older docs?](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/how-to-build-older-docs/2131) `discourse` — 2020-04-27 - [What's a good way of handling a global inventory? : r/gamedev](https://www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/comments/1nteuep/whats_a_good_way_of_handling_a_global_inventory) `tavily` - The largest usage number in the results was 39,754,679 monthly downloads for @mui/core-downloads-tracker, but that is an internal package and not a market signal for indie-dev inventory software. - [npm: @mui/core-downloads-tracker](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@mui/core-downloads-tracker) `registries` — 2026-07-03 - There were 4 matching communities with threads: community.home-assistant.io, community.openai.com, discuss.python.org, and forum.djangoproject.com, but the matches were thin and mostly adjacent. ## What could go wrong *Model estimate* - The biggest risk is building a generic inventory app that competes with broad tools already available, while the niche demand remains unproven. - [hoangsonww/Inventory-Management](https://github.com/hoangsonww/Inventory-Management) `github` — 2023-03-27 - [VaibhavKatariya/SupplySync](https://github.com/VaibhavKatariya/SupplySync) `github` — 2024-09-10 - [Show HN: Samarium – open-source business management tool for developers](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44406500) `hackernews` — 2025-06-28 - [Top 5 Inventory Management Tools for Game Stores](https://seller.tcgplayer.com/blog/inventory-management-tools-for-game-stores) `tavily` - [Best Project Management Tools for Game Developers (2026)](https://hacknplan.com/best-project-management-tools-for-game-developers) `tavily` - [Playful Project Management for Game Development — Codecks](https://www.codecks.io) `tavily` - Another risk is category confusion: most search results point to retail, logistics, cloud assets, or game-dev inventory, so your positioning would need to be very clear. - [Show HN: Fix – An open source cloud asset inventory for cloud security engineers](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39842792) `hackernews` — 2024-03-27 - [docker: linuxserver/speedtest-tracker](https://hub.docker.com/r/linuxserver/speedtest-tracker) `registries` - [Ask HN: Tools for Optimizing Inventory Management](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27295957) `hackernews` — 2021-05-26 - [Inventory system for indie game development](https://www.facebook.com/groups/132728896890594/posts/2831298840366906) `tavily` - [Top 5 Inventory Management Tools for Game Stores](https://seller.tcgplayer.com/blog/inventory-management-tools-for-game-stores) `tavily` - [Playful Project Management for Game Development — Codecks](https://www.codecks.io) `tavily` - Maintenance quality is poor in the small GitHub set; many repos are dead or one-off challenge submissions, which suggests weak ecosystem depth but also weak proof of a paying market. - [hoangsonww/Inventory-Management](https://github.com/hoangsonww/Inventory-Management) `github` — 2023-03-27 - [VaibhavKatariya/SupplySync](https://github.com/VaibhavKatariya/SupplySync) `github` — 2024-09-10 - [ItsAlanK/inventory-management-app](https://github.com/ItsAlanK/inventory-management-app) `github` — 2022-06-08 - [kevinoc554/inventory-manager](https://github.com/kevinoc554/inventory-manager) `github` — 2022-06-08 - [Tom-Nagy/logi-track-shopify-challenge](https://github.com/Tom-Nagy/logi-track-shopify-challenge) `github` — 2022-06-08 - [brianlulu/shopify-challenge-intern-2022](https://github.com/brianlulu/shopify-challenge-intern-2022) `github` — 2022-05-11 - [suvasan19/inventoryTracker](https://github.com/suvasan19/inventoryTracker) `github` — 2022-05-14 - [Gilberthtx/inventory-tracker](https://github.com/Gilberthtx/inventory-tracker) `github` — 2022-01-19 - [LukasKuppers/inventory-tracker](https://github.com/LukasKuppers/inventory-tracker) `github` — 2022-01-11 - [kim-le/inventory-tracker](https://github.com/kim-le/inventory-tracker) `github` — 2022-01-18 - [SohamP2812/inventory-tracker](https://github.com/SohamP2812/inventory-tracker) `github` — 2022-05-13 ## What to do this week *Model estimate* - Narrow the product to one concrete indie-dev inventory problem, such as tracking paid assets, tools, licenses, or production resources across side projects. - Interview indie developers about the exact inventory they lose track of; the current signals do not tell you which inventory matters enough to pay for. - Prototype around a single workflow and test whether it is closer to a personal ops dashboard than a classic inventory system. - If you keep the broader inventory angle, start with one adjacent segment that already showed activity in the search, like game dev, home automation, or small retail tooling. - [Inventory system for indie game development](https://www.facebook.com/groups/132728896890594/posts/2831298840366906) `tavily` - [Home Keeper - extensible Home maintenance tracking](https://community.home-assistant.io/t/home-keeper-extensible-home-maintenance-tracking/1014673) `discourse` — 2026-06-21 - [Top 5 Inventory Management Tools for Game Stores](https://seller.tcgplayer.com/blog/inventory-management-tools-for-game-stores) `tavily` - [Best Project Management Tools for Game Developers (2026)](https://hacknplan.com/best-project-management-tools-for-game-developers) `tavily` - [Playful Project Management for Game Development — Codecks](https://www.codecks.io) `tavily` ## Domain names - `inventorytracker.com` — taken - `inventorytracker.io` — available - `inventory.com` — taken - `getinventory.com` — taken --- Sources searched: hackernews (31), github (20), githubissues (none), discourse (5), intent (none), stackexchange (none), registries (12), tavily (8), devto (10) Generated by Shows Its Work — https://showsitsworks.com/idea/an-inventory-tracker-for-indie-developers Findings link to their sources. Estimates are marked as estimates.