I’ve built some solid puppeteer automations over the past couple years. LinkedIn scraping, e-commerce data extraction, form filling, PDF generation. They work well and I’ve reused them across multiple clients with minor tweaks.
I’ve been thinking about packaging them as templates and selling them on a marketplace, but I’m not sure if there’s real demand. Is this a legitimate income stream or am I looking at an oversaturated market where everyone’s selling similar boilerplate?
My other concern is whether buyers actually want raw puppeteer templates or if they need something more integrated. And how much do I need to maintain them? If someone buys a template and it breaks in six months because of DOM changes, am I responsible for fixes?
Has anyone actually made money selling automation templates? Is it worth the effort versus just contracting out custom work?
There’s definitely a market, but the advantage goes to templates that work within a larger ecosystem. Selling raw puppeteer scripts has limitations. But selling templates that buyers can deploy with 400+ AI models integrated? That’s different.
People don’t just want code. They want something they can deploy immediately without managing APIs or building infrastructure. Templates on a platform like Latenode work because they’re not just scripts—they’re complete workflows that others can use, customize, and extend.
The template marketplace gives you that reach. No maintenance burden, no customer support headaches. Someone buys it, deploys it, it works. You get passive income without the ongoing work.
I’ve sold a few automation templates. Honestly, the income is modest but consistent. What matters is positioning. If you’re selling generic puppeteer scripts, yes, it’s saturated. But if you’re selling specific solutions to real problems—like “extract product data from this shopping cart” or “automate LinkedIn profile data collection”—there’s interest.
The maintenance question is real though. I’ve had to update templates when sites changed. For me it’s been worth it because I already owned the automation. Packaging it took minimal effort. Ongoing tweaks are just part of the deal.
Market viability depends on specificity. Generic templates struggle. Niche, well-documented solutions targeting specific platforms perform better. E-commerce sites, social platforms, data sources that people care about. If your templates solve real pain points for a defined audience, there’s money to be made. Volume is lower than you might hope, but margins are decent for passive income.