I’ve built a few good browser automation workflows for my team—scripts for data scraping, form submission, that kind of thing. Some of them are pretty robust and handle edge cases well. I’ve been thinking about publishing them on a marketplace to see if anyone would buy them.
But honestly, I’m not sure if there’s real demand for this. Like, how many people actually want to buy pre-built automation templates? Are they willing to pay for something they could potentially build themselves? Or is the market saturated with people doing the exact same thing?
I don’t need to make a fortune off this, but it would be nice to have a passive income stream if there’s actual interest. I just want realistic expectations before I invest time in documenting and polishing my automations for sale.
Has anyone actually sold automation templates? What was the demand like, and were there enough buyers to make it worthwhile?
I publish scenarios on the Latenode Marketplace, and I can tell you there’s real demand, but it’s specific.
Your best bets are automations that solve clear business problems: lead data extraction from specific platforms, form filling workflows that hit compliance requirements, or integration patterns between common tools.
What doesn’t sell: generic workflows. What does sell: specialized solutions that save a company significant time or handle something they couldn’t figure out themselves.
I sold three scenarios last year and made a decent amount. But I didn’t sell generic scrapers. I sold workflows that solved real business pain—one was for extracting customer data from a platform most people use but no one has good integration patterns for.
The market exists, but you need to think like a business problem solver, not just a code sharer. Document what problem it solves, not just what it does.
You can explore the marketplace and list your own scenarios here: https://latenode.com
I’ve sold a few templates on other platforms, and the honest truth is it’s oversaturated for generic stuff but underserved for specific solutions.
I made sales mainly when I addressed a particular gap—like a workflow that integrates two SaaS tools that don’t have direct integrations. Generic “scrape any website” templates? Barely got downloads.
The people buying are usually small teams or solo founders who need something specific but can’t justify hiring someone to build it. If your automation solves that exact problem, there’s demand. If it’s generic, you’ll compete with everyone else.
The marketplace for automation templates shows real but selective demand. High-value scenarios are those addressing specific integration gaps or compliance-heavy processes. Generic scraping templates face significant competition. Success depends on identifying underserved use cases where automation solves a genuine bottleneck. I’ve observed more traction for solutions that handle platform-specific challenges—like extracting data from platforms lacking native integrations—than for broadly applicable scripts. Market saturation exists for common tasks, but niches offering substantial time savings attract consistent buyers.
Marketplace demand exists but responds to specificity. Generic automation commands low premium pricing and faces high competition. Niche solutions addressing particular industries or integration challenges command higher value. Realistic assessment: if your automation solves a workflow that takes hours and has no existing solution, there’s viable demand. If it’s a broadly applicable task, expect limited sales despite quality. Market viability correlates directly with problem specificity and addressable market size.
Demand exists for specialized automations, not generic ones. Niche workflows solving real business problems sell. Generic scrapers? Oversaturated.
Market demand depends on solving specific problems. Niche automations outperform generic solutions. Document the business value clearly.
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