r/indiehackers is a subreddit with 189k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and ideas, 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 made a customizable Chrome new tab with workspaces, notes, tasks and widgets"
1 post
#2
Ideas
: "I spent 4 years building the systems designed to get you to spend more money. Then I built an app to stop it. Ask me Anything!"
1 post
#3
Self-Promotion
: "I'll build your outbound strategy for free if you're an indie hacker with a real offer"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/indiehackers
#1
Looking For A
23 posts
#2
Looking
14 posts
#3
Looking For A Cofounder
13 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
: "4 months ago I lost my job, Reddit helped me to understand what I am doing wrong with my app and now it has 1500 daily users and makes ~100 USD a day"
14 posts
#2
Self Promotion
: "Rehearsely — Mark, loop, slow down, learn by ear any YouTube video."
6 posts
#3
General Question
: "I'll build your outbound strategy for free if you're an indie hacker with a real offer"
1 post
#4
Knowledge post
: "The part of AI built SaaS nobody talks about"
1 post
Member Growth in r/indiehackers
Yearly
+82k members(77.4%)
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Last updated: August 23, 2026