Indie Hackers Are Gutting Their SaaS Stacks With Agent Swarms — One Founder Cut $1,003/Month
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Builder write-ups document solo operators replacing paid SaaS with small fleets of MCP-connected agents: one founder built five agents and cancelled $1,003/month in subscriptions, while a 2026 production stack now runs ~$85-200/month versus ~$5K/month for a small team in 2019. A cited McKinsey study of 2,400 one-person businesses found AI-automated operators earn 4.2x more per hour ($127 vs $31), quantifying why the SaaS 'good enough free/cheap tier' is being self-built.