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You can absolutely build a solution that works for that range, you just have to pick your tech stack for efficiency and not rapid development.

CI will be the tricky one, but I am pretty sure it can work if you keep the limits low, or price it based on usage.

Why not do it then? Seems you would have plenty of customers judging by this thread and the others today asking about alternatives.

Because I don't have the money to start it.

I can't do it in my spare time, because then the company I work for will own it. And I can't just not be employed, because I have bills to pay.

I would love to run a small software company making products individuals can afford.