r/indiehackers is a subreddit with 178k members. The most common kinds of discussions are self-promotion and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses built, tired, ai, looking for a, and looking, 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
: "Shipped "Entre-Nous" - A CRM for personal life especially relations"
3 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "I built a tool that finds trackers and automates data deletions. 100% local, safe and anonymous!"
2 posts
#3
Ideas
: "Building a LinkedIn outreach tool - torn between two directions, would love this community’s take"
2 posts
#4
Advice Requests
: "I built a small app to cope with emotional overwhelm. Feedback welcome."
1 post
#5
Opportunities
: "Looking to sell an expired domain that I won and rebuilt. DR 40, 100K+ backlinks (50M backlinks and 12M referring domains in its peak)"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/indiehackers
#1
Built
: "Built a niche app for my own need as a kathak dancer"
91 posts
#2
Tired
46 posts
#3
Ai
: "I built an Ai companion that people can talk to like FaceTime :- here’s what I learned"
26 posts
#4
Looking For A
24 posts
#5
Looking
19 posts
#6
Struggling
18 posts
#7
Tool
: "I built a Tool that finds trackers and automates data deletions. 100% local, safe and anonymous!"
16 posts
#8
Looking For A Cofounder
14 posts
#9
Saas
: "I'll help you market yourself by making a Saas demo video for you"
12 posts
#10
Tech
11 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
Self Promotion
: "Share what you're building"
15 posts
#2
Sharing story/journey/experience
: "I built an AI companion that people can talk to like FaceTime :- here’s what I learned"
14 posts
#3
General Question
: "Is SEO Reliable?"
5 posts
#4
Knowledge post
: "4 WhatsApp native startup ideas where the customer already exists, the behavior already exists, the product doesn't"
5 posts
#5
Technical Question
: "A website with skill matching"
4 posts
Member Growth in r/indiehackers
Yearly
+94k members(111.1%)
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Last updated: June 24, 2026