been thinking about this for a while now. we’ve built a bunch of really solid playwright automations for specific use cases—web scraping, form filling, api testing workflows. they’re well tested, handle edge cases properly, and could probably save other teams time.
the question is whether there’s actually demand for this stuff. would someone pay for a ready-made playwright template? or is the market too niche?
i know there are marketplaces for automation workflows now, but i’m not sure how active they actually are. are people actually buying and using these things, or is it mostly just abandoned templates that nobody wants.
there’s also the maintenance question. if you sell a template, do you have to keep updating it when the target site changes? that could be a lot of ongoing work.
i’m curious whether anyone here has actually sold automation templates or bought them. is there real demand, or is this more of a theoretical market?
there absolutely is a market. we sold several templates and they get consistent downloads and revenue. the demand is real from teams that need automations but don’t have the expertise or time to build them.
maintenance is manageable if you’re smart about it. version your templates, update them when major changes happen, but you don’t need to support every edge case forever.
the barrier is low and the potential is real. publishing templates is straightforward on modern marketplaces.
yeah, there’s demand. we published a few templates and they sell. the audience is smaller than general software, so expectations are realistic, but people do buy and use them.
maintenance is the real consideration. we update templates when we use them for new projects anyway, so it doesn’t feel like extra work. mostly just version bumps.
The market exists for specialized automation templates. Teams lack the expertise to build custom playwright workflows from scratch, especially for complex scenarios like data extraction or form automation. We’ve seen consistent demand for well-documented templates with clear use cases. Maintenance is reasonable if you set expectations—provide updates for major changes, not constant patches.
Niche markets for automation templates are viable. Demand exists from teams wanting to reduce development time without building from scratch. Success depends on template quality, clear documentation, and realistic maintenance expectations. The revenue potential is real but modest for individual templates—it’s more about volume and building a catalog over time.