The cheapest way to buy a working SaaS with paying customers. Every listing under $10k ships with TrustMRR-verified revenue, calculated ROI, and payback so you know exactly what you're getting before you wire funds.
Yes — SaaS with $100–$800 MRR regularly sells for $3,000–$10,000 at 2–3x annual revenue. These are usually solo-founder side projects the seller doesn't want to maintain anymore. You get working code, live customers, and a Stripe account for less than a used laptop.
Most sub-$10k SaaS have small user bases (20–200 customers), reliance on a single traffic channel, and undocumented code. Expect to spend 20–40 hours in the first month cleaning up. The upside: even one price increase or one new feature usually pays back the acquisition in 6–12 months.
Usually 2–5 hours per week: customer support, occasional bug fixes, and payment reconciliation. Products with self-serve onboarding and no live-chat expectation are on the low end; anything B2B with account management is closer to 10 hours.
40–70% annual ROI is common at listing because prices haven't caught up to the cashflow. Payback in 12–24 months is realistic if you keep churn under 5% monthly and don't raise costs. Every listing on this page shows calculated ROI and payback based on verified MRR.
MicroAcquire, Tiny Acquisitions, and IndieMaker occasionally list sub-$10k SaaS. Flippa has volume but weaker revenue verification. Startup Index verifies MRR through Stripe/Paddle via TrustMRR, and every listing publishes ROI and payback upfront so you can compare without a spreadsheet.
Not always. No-code SaaS built on Bubble, Softr, or Webflow can be maintained without engineering. For code-based SaaS, budget $500–$1,500/month for a part-time contractor, or plan to learn the stack yourself. Filter for mainstream frameworks (Next.js, Rails, Django) to make hiring easier.
At this price, cash or a credit card is the norm — the deal is too small for SBA lending (SBA 7(a) starts at $100k). Some sellers accept 50% upfront and 50% over 6 months (seller financing). Escrow.com's minimum makes it uneconomical below $5k; use direct wire + a signed asset purchase agreement instead.
Four things: live Stripe/Paddle screen-share to verify MRR, the last 12 months of hosting/tooling bills, churn rate over the last 3 months, and whether the code compiles and deploys on a fresh machine. Sub-$10k deals usually skip formal diligence but these four checks catch 90% of problems.
Both parties sign a one-page Asset Purchase Agreement. You wire funds directly to the seller. The seller transfers the domain (usually via Namecheap/GoDaddy push), gives you the code repo, hands over the Stripe account (Stripe supports ownership transfer), and emails existing customers about the change. The whole thing takes 2–5 days.
In the US, acquisition cost is typically amortized over 15 years as goodwill (Section 197) — meaning you can write off roughly $667/year. Revenue from the SaaS is ordinary business income. Keep receipts for all transfer-related costs (legal, escrow, contractor onboarding); they're deductible in year one.
Every listing on Startup Index has TrustMRR-verified revenue (pulled live from Stripe/Paddle, not a screenshot), calculated ROI and payback shown on the card, no broker fees or success commissions, and direct seller contact. You compare on real numbers, not seller decks.
New listings are published weekly. Sub-$10k is the fastest-moving band because deals close in days, not weeks. Bookmark this page and check back — or list your own SaaS if you're the seller side.