Independent Analytics is a WordPress analytics plugin. Ben Sibley wanted a simple, privacy-focused analytics tool for WordPress. He created Independent Analytics to offer GDPR-compliant tracking with...out cookies or personal data. The plugin is easy to install and starts tracking right away. Ben found success after users left Google Analytics for privacy reasons. He now runs a growing business with this product.
Aaron Bowie used Freemius to build his WooCommerce extensions business. He started as an IT professional and wanted more control and freedom. He founded We are AG to offer payment processing solution...s for WooCommerce stores. Freemius helped him manage licensing, subscriptions, and customer support. Now, Aaron runs a successful business and works from home.
Tobias Bäthge
- Information Technology And Services
TablePress is a WordPress table plugin created by Tobias Bäthge. Tobias needed a way to manage tables for his baseball team's website. He built TablePress to make it easy for anyone to add and edit t...ables in WordPress. The plugin became popular because it was reliable and easy to use. Tobias later released premium versions, allowing him to work on TablePress full-time.
Ivory Search is a WordPress search plugin created by Vinod Dalvi. Vinod saw a need for a search icon in navigation menus, which many themes lacked. He built a simple plugin based on user feedback and... released it as Add Search To Menu. Positive user response and feature requests led to more development and a rebrand to Ivory Search. The plugin now has over 100,000 active installs and 1,165 five-star reviews. User feedback played a key role in its growth and success.
Webba Booking
- Information Technology And Services
Webba Booking used Freemius to grow their appointment scheduling plugin. The founders combined technical skill and business knowledge to build a user-friendly tool for managing bookings. Freemius hel...ped them handle licensing, payments, and customer management. Their teamwork led to a solution that makes scheduling easier for businesses. Webba Booking saw strong progress and improved efficiency with Freemius.
Fullworks used Freemius to sell WordPress plugins. After leaving corporate finance, Alan Fuller started Fullworks and created plugins for events, security, and payments. He chose Freemius to commerci...alize his Display Eventbrite plugin. With Freemius, Fullworks sold over 4,200 licenses. The platform helped Alan grow his plugin business and manage sales easily.
Bruno Carreço
- Information Technology And Services
Bruno Carreço used Freemius to sell his WordPress plugin, Go Fetch Jobs. He wanted to grow his plugin business and make it his full-time job. Freemius helped him manage plans, licenses, and analytics.... In 2016, he made 35 sales in 3 months with Freemius, compared to 22 sales on AppThemes. Freemius also took a smaller cut from each sale, making it a better choice for plugin developers.
Computer Software Case Studies and Customer Success Stories with Freemius
CreativeThemes
- Computer Software
Blocksy is a free WordPress theme made by CreativeThemes. The founders spent two years building and perfecting the product. They wanted it to be easy for both beginners and advanced users. They used ...Freemius to help sell their Pro version and manage updates. Blocksy now has over 200,000 active installations. Their focus on user experience and a simple interface led to their success.
Melapress used Freemius to grow its WordPress security plugin business. The founder, Robert Abela, started as a solo developer and built tools like WP Activity Log and CAPTCHA 4WP. With Freemius, Mel...apress managed licensing, subscriptions, and customer support. The platform helped Melapress attract enterprise clients and expand to a seven-person team. Dedication and teamwork were key to their success.
SSL Zen is a WordPress plugin created by Sagar Patil. Sagar saw that enabling SSL on WordPress sites was hard for many users. He built SSL Zen to help website owners easily generate and install free ...SSL certificates from Let’s Encrypt. He invested his own money and time to develop the plugin. In just 5 months after launch, his plugin business grew quickly from zero to 100 customers.
