r/indiehackers is a subreddit with 190k members. The most common kinds of discussions are self-promotion and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses looking for a, looking, looking for a cofounder, tech, and looking for technical co founder, and they frequently recommend/review payment gateway, tech stack, and residential proxy.
IndieHackers is a subreddit focused on people who bootstrap their way to success by building products.
Popular Themes in r/indiehackers
#1
Self-Promotion
: "I built Grove, one terminal for you and your AI agent"
3 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "A Git UI opensource for MacOS native"
2 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "Stuck at 83 users, looking for honest feedback or advice"
2 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "If you had $60 to promote your product, would you spend it on a one-year newsletter subscription that features your product every week?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/indiehackers
#1
Looking For A
23 posts
#2
Looking
14 posts
#3
Looking For A Cofounder
12 posts
#4
Tech
10 posts
#5
Looking For Technical Co Founder
10 posts
#6
Co Founder
8 posts
#7
Build
8 posts
#8
Built
7 posts
#9
Ai
6 posts
#10
Developer
6 posts
Products Discussed in r/indiehackers
Payment Gateway
17 reviews
#1
DoDo Payments
4.5★ from 4 reviews
#2
Stripe
4.7★ from 3 reviews
#3
RazorPay
4.0★ from 2 reviews
Tech Stack
15 reviews
#1
PostgreSQL
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Vercel
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Stripe
5.0★ from 1 review
Residential Proxy
10 reviews
#1
Bright Data
4.3★ from 3 reviews
#2
Storm Proxy
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
IPRoyal
3.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/indiehackers
#1
Sharing story/journey/experience
: "4 months in: 43 paying users, $1,247 MRR. Here's what actually worked."
7 posts
#2
Self Promotion
: "I wondered what actually builds a programming language... then this rabbit hole got out of hand."
7 posts
#3
General Question
: "Lovable but with real US population data underneath"
5 posts
#4
Technical Question
: "Do you think AI agents need to become more accurate or more transparent about what they're doing?"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/indiehackers
Yearly
+82k members(75.3%)
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Last updated: September 2, 2026