I’ve been in the trenches long enough to know this: being an indie hacker isn’t just about building software. It’s about wearing every hat at once—designer, marketer, customer support rep, backend engineer, and yes, sometimes, therapist (mostly for yourself).

For the last few years, I’ve been helping solo founders grow their SaaS products—some just ideas scribbled on napkins, others on the cusp of real traction. Across all of them, one thing is constant: the struggle to maintain visibility into their product’s health while trying to grow it.

The Indie Dilemma

Indie hackers live in a world of trade-offs. Every minute spent wiring up analytics, setting up crash reporting, or tracking custom events is a minute not spent on actual product development or talking to users. That’s a painful reality. But ignoring those metrics means flying blind.

Let’s be honest—tools like Google Analytics, Sentry, LogRocket, or Datadog are amazing. But they weren’t designed for us. They’re bloated, complex, and often built for teams of ten, not one. You sign up for one service, and before you know it, you’ve got five tabs open, each with its own dashboard, learning curve, and integration headaches.

We needed something better. Something simpler. Something indie.

So we built Devlogio.

A Developer-First Platform

Devlogio is our answer to a question that kept haunting us: What if there was a single place to get logs, metrics, analytics, and user feedback — all without the overhead? Not another over-engineered enterprise solution. Just the essentials—done well.

We didn’t want to build Yet Another Dashboard. We wanted to build a tool that disappears into your stack. That just works. That gives you signal, not noise.

With Devlogio, developers can:

• Track frontend events and pageviews with one line of code
• Record backend logs and custom events via SDKs or HTTP APIs
• Get clear, actionable insights without drowning in charts
• Receive user feedback right from the product, not buried in support tickets
• And right now — while we’re in beta — you can use it completely free.

We’re Not Building a Monster

We’re not trying to compete with the behemoths. We’re building a tool that’s good enough for 95% of use cases. Our promise is this: we’ll stay simple, fast, and developer-first.

We won’t give you heatmaps or session replays. We will give you a clear view of what your app is doing and what your users are experiencing.

The Philosophy Behind Devlogio

From the very beginning, we knew we didn’t want to build “just another dev tool.” We wanted clarity over complexity, focus over features, and speed over fluff.

We’re not aiming to be the all-powerful Swiss army knife of logging, analytics, and monitoring. We’re aiming to be the cleanest, simplest, and most developer-first platform available — especially for those who don’t have time to babysit dashboards or battle with bloated enterprise tools.

Think of Devlogio as your technical journal. No noise. No dozens of tabs. Just the signal you need — in one place — designed with indie developers and small teams in mind.

Our Tech Stack, Chosen with Care

If you’re a builder, this part might excite you. Here’s what we’re building with:

Frontend: Vue 3 + Tailwind + Vite

Backend: Node.js (Fastify, maybe?) + PostgreSQL

Infra: Minimal at first. We’ll optimize for simplicity, speed, and observability.

We’re using plain SQL where it makes sense. Not because we’re anti-abstraction, but because we value knowing exactly what runs under the hood. Every millisecond matters when you're the only engineer behind the curtain.

Features We’re Starting With

We're shipping small, but sharp:

• 🔹 Logging – Simple client and server libraries to track custom events.
• 🔹 Analytics – Pageviews, sessions, referrers — basic, fast, and reliable.
• 🔹 Metrics – Count user signups, cronjobs, or database errors.
• 🔹 Alerts – Get notified when something breaks (only if you want to).
• 🔹 No config hell – Copy, paste, done.

No heatmaps. No creepy tracking. No 47-chart dashboards. Just what you need, when you need it.

And right now in beta, you get all of this at no cost.

Community-First, Always

Devlogio is not a “stealth startup.” We’re building this in public — and that means your feedback is everything.

We’ll be sharing devlogs, designs, user interviews, and early access builds. If you’re reading this, you’re already part of the story.

Want to help shape the tool you wish existed? Join the newsletter and let’s build Devlogio together.

What's Next?

Here’s what’s coming over the next few weeks:

• ✅ Launching the website
• ✅ Publishing this blog (hi!)
• 🛠️ Opening up private beta access
• ✨ Adding plugin support
• 💬 Launching community feedback spaces (Discord? Maybe.)

Final Thoughts

If you're an indie dev, I see you.

You’re balancing code, dreams, burnout, and bug reports — all at once. You’re building despite the odds. And you're doing it with more courage than most VC-funded teams ever will.

Devlogio isn’t just a product. It’s a quiet revolution for developers who want fewer tools and more control.

Let’s take logging, metrics, and monitoring back into our own hands.

We’ve only just begun — and while we’re in beta, it’s yours to use freely.