How I Find & Build Profitable Google Workspace Add-on Ideas

Hello there This is my first post in this community, so feel free to let me know if something isn’t aligned with the guidelines. Over the last two years , I’ve been building and maintaining Google Workspace add-ons . It all started with a startup client who asked me to build one for their users. At the time, I didn’t know much about the ecosystem, but once I started digging into it, I realized something interesting: This is a surprisingly unexplored niche for most developers. So after delivering that first project, I decided to start building my own add-ons . And that’s when things started to get interesting. What I Noticed in the Marketplace While researching the ecosystem, a few patterns quickly stood out. 1. Add-ons from big companies Many of the most popular add-ons are simply extensions of existing products built by large companies. Examples include integrations with their main SaaS products. These usually have good polish, but they’re not focused on solving native Google Workspac