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Search1API

Developer ToolsListed on TrustMRR· Aug 31
$50.0K
Asking Price
$1.4K/mo
Monthly Revenue
$1.2K/mo
Monthly Profit
3.6x
Profit Multiple
23 months
Business Age

Why We Picked This

Search1API is a developer-tools SaaS generating $1,448/mo revenue with exceptional 80% profit margins and a 3.6x annual profit multiple—reasonable for an emerging B2B infrastructure play. At 23 months of operation with platform-verified financials, the business demonstrates real traction in a high-demand niche (AI agent web access). The primary question is customer concentration and retention durability, which will determine whether this scales or remains dependent on a handful of accounts.

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Strengths

  • Exceptional 80% profit margins indicate strong unit economics and pricing power
  • Platform-verified financials with 100% data quality score; $1,158/mo profit is concrete and auditable
  • Annual profit multiple of 3.6x is reasonable for an early-stage developer-tools business with recurring API revenue
  • Niche market alignment: AI agents require reliable web-access infrastructure, creating defensible demand
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Details to confirm

  • Confirm customer count, concentration, and MoM churn to validate the sustainability of current revenue; a handful of large customers could mask retention risk
  • Request historical monthly revenue and profit data (past 12+ months) to assess growth trajectory and seasonality
  • Clarify pricing model (per-request, per-month, or hybrid) and explain any customer acquisition channels (organic search, partnerships, direct outreach)

Buy vs Build: BUY

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AI-native cash cost
$8.0K$18.0K
Estimated time
10 weeks
Asking price
$50.0K

The core software—a web-search and crawl API with agent integrations—is reproducible using Puppeteer/Playwright, LLM APIs, and managed hosting, achievable in 8-10 weeks and $8K–$18K with AI-assisted development. However, the acquisition unlocks $1,158/mo verified recurring profit, established customer relationships, and operational knowledge that would take a solo founder 6-12 months to replicate organically. The 80% margins and niche positioning justify purchase over build if customer retention is confirmed; if churn is high or customers are concentrated, the advantage shifts toward building.

Cash estimate includes the AI tools, APIs and infrastructure needed for a solo founder to recreate the software. Build time is informational and lightly weighted. The verdict is driven mainly by customers, users, verified earnings, retention, distribution, brand, data and operating history.

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Financial Snapshot

$17K
Annual Revenue
$14K
Annual Profit
$1.4K
Monthly Revenue
43 mo
Est. Payback
Profit Margin80%
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Business Overview

Web access infrastructure for AI agents. Offer one API to search, crawl, and ingest the real-time web. Plug into any agent via API, MCP, CLI, or skills.

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Quick Facts

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Type
Developer Tools
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Age
23 months
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Source
TrustMRR
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Listed
Aug 31, 2026

Deal Score

82
Strong Deal
Evidence confidence92/100
3.6x
Fair Multiple
Asking$50.0K
MRR$1.4K/mo
Profit$1.2K/mo
Profit Multiple3.6x
Age23 months
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Preliminary screening based on marketplace and public data. Verify all financial, legal, technical, customer, and operational claims independently before making an acquisition decision. This is not financial or legal advice.