Buy Sell Startups vs TrustMRR

Buy Sell Startups and TrustMRR both land on Depends.

Buy Sell Startups

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Use it if you're an indie hacker buying or selling small SaaS under ~$500k and comfortable running diligence yourself.

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Use it if you're an indie founder selling a small SaaS or scouting verified-revenue micro-acquisitions.

Buy Sell Startups versus TrustMRR
Compare	Buy Sell Startups	TrustMRR
Verdict	Depends	Depends
Best for	Indie hackers selling small SaaS	Indie founders selling micro-SaaS
Who it's not for	Deals above $500k needing escrow and structured diligence	Enterprise M&A teams . deal sizes and process are too small
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.^⁹	Public security page exists; a documented phishing campaign impersonated the founder; no known product breaches.
Public sentiment	Users describe it as a free, zero-commission marketplace, and some sellers list on it alongside Acquire.^²	Indie founders report it as a modest lead source and launch channel, with real acquisitions but frequent caution about scams and inflated LOIs.
Biggest gotcha	0% commission means no broker protection; you handle diligence, escrow, and transfer yourself¹⁰	Scammers impersonate Marc Lou in phishing attacks; always verify the URL before paying or sharing data

Enterprise M&A teams . deal sizes and process are too small
Buyers needing audited financials . verification is a first-pass benchmark, not due diligence
Founders wanting private revenue data . listings are public and scraped
Teams shopping for internal software . this is a marketplace, not a tool you deploy