Side Project Ideas

Problem DBAs and DevOps engineers need to check database status anytime, anywhere: Urgent alert during on-call Quick query performance check during meetings Monitor DB status after deployment while away Run simple queries from home on weekends Most existing solutions are desktop/web-centric, and dedicated mobile PostgreSQL monitoring apps are very rare. Market Item Details Target Market Global (GL) Segment Database Monitoring, Mobile DevOps Primary Target DBAs, DevOps, Backend developers TAM Niche market but loyal user base PostgreSQL is the most popular open-source database, widely used in AWS RDS, Aurora, etc. ...

Problem Developers perform many manual tasks from Jira tickets to code changes: Read Jira ticket and understand requirements Create and name branches Write code and tests Create PR with description Update Jira ticket status According to RhinoAgents, AI agents can reduce manual ticket creation by 80%. Market Item Details Target Market Global (GL) Segment Automation, AI Agent, Developer Tools Primary Target Dev teams using Jira, startups, agencies TAM AI agent market (rapidly growing) As of 2026, there are 375+ market maps in the AI agent space, with the “Zero-Headcount Stack” trend emerging. ...

Problem When issues occur in production, developers must jump between multiple tools to gather context: Where do I check the logs? When was the last deployment? What are the related Jira tickets? What are this service’s dependencies? Who is the owner? The cause of unnecessarily long MTTR is this context-gathering time. Market Item Details Target Market Global (GL) Segment Observability, DevOps, Monitoring Primary Target DevOps teams, SREs, on-call engineers TAM $34B+ (2026 observability market) The observability market is growing at 19.7% CAGR, expected to reach $172B by 2035. ...

The Problem (Pain Level: 8/10) SaaS companies lose 4-10% of their revenue annually to leakage. Main causes: Billing errors (incorrect invoices, missed charges) Subscription failures (failed auto-renewals, expired payment methods) Pricing/discount mismanagement (unauthorized discounts, outdated pricing tiers) Revenue recognition errors (accounting misaligned with service delivery) A company with $1M ARR is losing $40K-$100K every year. Target Market Global SMB SaaS Companies - Estimated TAM $2B+ Startups using Stripe, QuickBooks, DocuSign 1-50 person companies without dedicated finance teams Growing SaaS with $10K-$500K monthly ARR What is Revenue Leak Detector? A dashboard that integrates with Stripe, QuickBooks, DocuSign APIs to detect revenue leakage in real-time. ...

The Problem (Pain Level: 7/10) “I didn’t know how many tokens my prompt was, and my API call failed” - A daily frustration for LLM developers. Current pain points: Token blindness: Can’t see real-time token count while writing prompts Unpredictable costs: Hard to estimate costs until API call is made Model confusion: GPT-4, Claude, Gemini all have different tokenizers No version control: Difficult to track prompt change history Team collaboration friction: Hard to share prompts and get feedback Target Market Primary Target: LLM app developers, AI engineers, prompt engineers ...

The Problem: Complexity of UX Testing Setup (Pain Level: 6/10) A developer shared on Reddit r/SideProject: “Solo developers - I built an app to test UX and site marketing with one click” UX testing challenges indie hackers face: Complex setup for Hotjar, FullStory, etc. A/B testing tool integration takes time Tools are overkill for small sites Free plan limits prevent sufficient data collection Interpreting results requires expert knowledge Core Pain: ...

The Problem (Pain Level: 8/10) “The AI agent sent emails, deleted files, and processed payments automatically… without any confirmation” - A new nightmare for companies adopting AI agents. Current pain points: Loss of control: AI agents executing critical operations without approval No audit trail: Can’t trace which tools an agent called and why No rollback: Can’t undo dangerous operations already executed Compliance violations: Automation without human review causes regulatory issues Trust barrier: Psychological reluctance to deploy agents in critical workflows Target Market Primary Target: Companies adopting AI agents, SaaS startups, enterprise IT teams ...

The Problem: “Stealing” Infrastructure Code from Old Projects (Pain Level: 8/10) A developer confessed on Reddit: “I got tired of stealing infrastructure code from my own old projects” Every developer relates to this: Copying Docker configs from previous projects when starting new ones Rewriting GitHub Actions workflows each time Copy-pasting Terraform/Pulumi settings between projects Debugging because copied code doesn’t match latest versions Constantly searching “how did I do this last year?” Core Pain: ...

The Problem: Analytics Dashboard Fatigue (Pain Level: 7/10) Developers and marketers face a common pain every day: Analytics dashboard fatigue. Tired of seeing the same numbers and graphs daily Depression and helplessness when KPIs drop Viewing data itself becomes stressful Even positive metrics feel meaningless On Reddit r/SaaS, one developer confessed: “I got so depressed looking at analytics dashboards that I converted it into a living garden game.” Target: Individual Developers & Small Teams - $112B Market The Gamification market is rapidly growing from $29B (2025) to $112B (2031) at CAGR 25.24%. ...

The Problem (Pain Level: 7/10) “There are plenty of task management tools, but none actually help you get work done.” Solo developers and small teams have to handle planning, development, and marketing alone. Existing kanban tools only support moving cards around—they don’t help with task breakdown, priority suggestions, or unblocking stuck items. Target Market - TAM $7B+ (Project Management Software) Solo developers and indie hackers Freelancers Small startups (2-5 people) Side project builders What is AI Kanban System? A kanban system where AI agents collaborate as team members: ...