r/indiehackers is a subreddit with 184k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses looking for a, looking, looking for a cofounder, looking for technical co founder, and tech, 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
Solution Requests
: "I’m a factory worker. I couldn't afford cloud servers, so I used AI to build a 100% offline personal finance app."
2 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Built an AI that scores every coin, tells you Buy/Hold/Sell with a reason, tracks whales, and flags early gems before they pump , need honest feedback"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/indiehackers
#1
Looking For A
23 posts
#2
Looking
17 posts
#3
Looking For A Cofounder
14 posts
#4
Looking For Technical Co Founder
11 posts
#5
Tech
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
: "We stopped tracking SaaS vanity metrics. Usage went up 4x."
13 posts
#2
Self Promotion
: "Share what you're building"
7 posts
#3
General Question
: "SaaS founders on Stripe: how do you handle failed subscription payments?"
4 posts
#4
Knowledge post
: "The next most economically valuable thing"
3 posts
#5
Technical Question
: "Which affiliate program service provider do you use?"
3 posts
#6
Hiring (Unpaid project)
: "[Hobby] Building a Christian App (Abide) – Looking for Flutter Developers, Designers & Contributors"
1 post
Member Growth in r/indiehackers
Yearly
+89k members(94.3%)
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Last updated: July 25, 2026