r/indiehackers is a subreddit with 195k members. The most common kinds of discussions are self-promotion and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses frustrating, project, product, tired, and tired of, 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
: "195 signups, $33 MRR, 3 active users (one is me). So I deleted most of my product."
8 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "[Extension] I built a Chrome extension to save web inspiration alongside its extracted colors and fonts"
1 post
#3
Opportunities
: "I have a domain with a live project. Should I sell it or keep running?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/indiehackers
#1
Frustrating
5 posts
#2
Project
: "I have a domain with a live Project. Should I sell it or keep running?"
4 posts
#3
Product
: "195 signups, $33 MRR, 3 active users (one is me). So I deleted most of my Product."
4 posts
#4
Tired
3 posts
#5
Tired Of
3 posts
#6
Built
3 posts
#7
App
: "My App made 22K in its first month + 5 lessons"
3 posts
#8
Build
: "My app made 22K in its first month + 5 lessons"
3 posts
#9
Tools
2 posts
#10
Ai
2 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
: "Open Source SaaS Projects — Share What You’re Building"
7 posts
#2
Self Promotion
: "Remora - another notes app...."
6 posts
#3
General Question
: "I have a domain with a live project. Should I sell it or keep running?"
1 post
Member Growth in r/indiehackers
Yearly
+80k members(69.5%)
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Last updated: October 1, 2026