Indexer reviews from Reddit

Summary

We analyzed 209 Reddit reviews across 8 subreddits and 36 posts to rank the best Indexer brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/usenet, r/sonarr, r/selfhosted, r/Piracy, r/trackers. Top-rated brands include NZBGeek (4.1/5), Ninja Central (4.4/5), Geek (3.9/5).

Stats

Reviews209

Subreddits8

Posts36

Brands72

Products25

Top communities

r/usenet174 r/sonarr15 r/selfhosted7 r/Piracy6 r/trackers4

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NZBGeek

4.1

(16)

"I paid for a lifetime membership with NZBGeek years ago and augment it with a yearly DrunkenSlug membership. The combo works pretty well for me."

"Great allrounder NZBGeek"

"NZBGeek and NZBPlanet are both excellent."

"Geek and nbz.su are excellent primary indexers they consistently find a wide range of content."

"I find everything with geek and slug."

"I love NZBGeek."

"Geek does not require an invite."

"Try to get into all open ones (geek, nzbfinder, squareeyed, digital carnage, althub) and then load your indexers into hydra2."

"Currently using NZBGeek and abnzb with great success."

"Nzbgeek should do it."

Ninja Central

4.4

(13)

"Ninjacentral has been great as well."

"Ninja is very good, has some niche stuff that's missing on the popular indexers."

"Ninja has been really good for me and practically become my main indexer tbh."

"I'd strongly suggest NinjaCentral if you can get into it."

"Ninjacentral is a good one too."

"Ninja central and drunkenslug are good but not open."

"Go for althub and ninja."

"I have drunkenslug, ninja, planet and nzb.su."

"I had both + planet and now i have ninja which is picking up plenty of stuff."

"Ninja has been good to me and I’ve found a handful of things on abnzb that no where else had."

Geek

3.9

(14)

"I am just kicking out ds as i can't find anything geek doesn't have (in prowlarr history)"

"Geek"

"Geek is considered one of the best from what I can recall using anecdotal evidence from posts on the sub."

"I have Geek but also use Nzbfinder, Nzb.su, Ninja and Miatrix."

"For me I use geek and ninja central."

"Geek and Planet work for me....Geek having the top position."

"I use Planet, Finder, Geek, and NZB.su."

"I have geek, planet and su."

"Geek and Drunken Slug will probably be enough."

"Both geek and slug are pretty good."

DrunkenSlug

4.5

(11)

"I paid for a lifetime membership with NZBGeek years ago and augment it with a yearly DrunkenSlug membership. The combo works pretty well for me."

"I find everything with geek and slug."

"DrunkenSlug is my go-to for audiobooks."

"Drunkenslug is amazing compared to every other indexer I've tried."

"Drunken slug and nzb.su has the most ime."

"I use DogNZB and DrunkenSlug and I'm quite happy with both of them. Specially with Dognzb."

"Ninja central and drunkenslug are good but not open."

"I have drunkenslug, ninja, planet and nzb.su."

"Drunkenslug pairs well with Geek which is what I have."

"Personally I use dog, geek and drunkenslug and so far didn’t have any issues getting 4k content that I want."

nzb.su

4.2

(10)

"For whatever reason I have far higher completion on grabs from Nzb.su and Dognzb vs. NZBGeek."

"Geek and nbz.su are excellent primary indexers they consistently find a wide range of content."

"Maybe pick up a yearly one like abNZB or nzbs.su."

"In addition to the ones already mentioned, checkout Miatrix, NZBsu, and Usenet-Crawler"

"I have drunkenslug, ninja, planet and nzb.su."

"Another good choice is nzb.su."

"Some content not found on Geek I find on Nzb.su."

"Nzb.su its good will fill the blanks of nzbgeek."

"1. NZB Geek 2. Drunken Slug 3. Planet 4. NZB.SU"

"Nzb.su did have additional files."

Althub

4.2

(9)

"I praise althub any chance I get"

"Althub is the best Usenet indexer I've encountered for eBooks."

"Try to get into all open ones (geek, nzbfinder, squareeyed, digital carnage, althub) and then load your indexers into hydra2."

"ALTHUB, aBNZB,Finder"

"Go for althub and ninja."

"Althub for the price I paid for lifetime has also been fairly decent, seems to get new releases first."

"You might have a look at althub"

"Althub indexer is usually good for comics/books."

"Althub tends to have more things like that."

Finder

4.1

(9)

"Finder is definitely a top tier option for me."

"Try to get into all open ones (geek, nzbfinder, squareeyed, digital carnage, althub) and then load your indexers into hydra2."

"ALTHUB, aBNZB,Finder"

"Finder has been good to me as well."

"SceneNZBs, digitalCarnage, abNZB, Finder"

"Added finder and immediately found working articles for the content I was looking for."

"I did think about signing up but I have too many indexers already!"

"Finder is good all round."

"I use Planet, Finder, Geek, and NZB.su."

Slug

4.0

(9)

"I use Geek & Slug."

"Slug has asian content"

"Good suggestion, I've knocked the priority down to 2 for slug where the others are 1."

"I added slug on Black Friday. It doesnt appear to be giving me much that the others can't, except on occassions when I am looking for older content."

"Honestly, I would keep Slug. Set an indexer priority and use something like NzbGeek for the bulk of your grabs. Keep Slug as a solid backup."

"I'd def keep slug. If you *have* to replace then finder or tabula rasa."

"Both geek and slug are pretty good."

"I prefer Slug if on a yearly basis."

"Both Geek and Slug are great."

Usenet

3.1

(10)

"Yes, in my experience I find it very good. It's the only one I use."

"Literally any of them."

"I've had good luck with it, people say not to pay, but it's a one time donation, so not really any different than a lot of Usenet indexers"

"Most of them."

"Related: https://www.reddit.com/r/usenet/comments/k3snj7/what_is_the_best_indexer for downloading music."

"Usenet is not good for ebooks or manga. There are better sources."

"Usenet indexers don't really *specialize* in the same way that torrent trackers do."

"Usenet is not overly good for music. you are much better off with torrent sites."

"Most Usenet indexers don’t specialize in anything, at best you might find one that has more of the type of content then others."

"I tried Usenet once and found it absolutely shitty, basically no content that was interesting."

#10

Ninja

4.5

(6)

"I am using Ninja and Geek which are covering all most all of my requirements."

"Just signed up with Ninja and v happy."

"Indexer: Ninja (1yr), Geek (5yr), and Slug (free)"

"If you’re still looking to switch from DS then I recommend Ninja."

"Some content not found on Geek I find on Ninja."

"Ninja for Usenet."

#11

SceneNZBs

4.3

(6)

"SceneNZBs is the best indexer for german content."

"Scenenzbs is primarily german so its probably all you need."

"Scenenzbs is also good."

"Personally, I like scene & UC over geek, ds etc"

"I've found scene and crawler to be good"

"SceneNZBs, digitalCarnage, abNZB, Finder"

#12

NZBFinder

4.0

(6)

"Nzbfinder , it's good."

"Once I added nzbfinder it snapped them up and I had what I needed within the hour."

"Adding Nzbfinder back to paid helped and enjoyed the api boost."

"I recently added it back to my drunken slug , geek, ninja central, and had well worth it improvements."

"Nzbfinder 😁"

"Nzbfinder has a nice web interface."

#13

abNZB

4.0

(6)

"Maybe pick up a yearly one like abNZB or nzbs.su."

"Abnzb is very good and open but not applicable for new member."

"Currently using NZBGeek and abnzb with great success."

"ALTHUB, aBNZB,Finder"

"I’ve found a handful of things on abnzb that no where else had."

"SceneNZBs, digitalCarnage, abNZB, Finder"

#14

DogNZB

4.8

(4)

"For whatever reason I have far higher completion on grabs from Nzb.su and Dognzb vs. NZBGeek."

"I second DogNZB. Been using them for a few years and only had a problem once when they were down for maintenance."

"I use DogNZB and DrunkenSlug and I'm quite happy with both of them. Specially with Dognzb."

"Personally I use dog, geek and drunkenslug and so far didn’t have any issues getting 4k content that I want."

#15

Digital Carnage

4.3

(4)

"Get yourself on Digital Carnage, You can't go wrong :-)"

"Try to get into all open ones (geek, nzbfinder, squareeyed, digital carnage, althub) and then load your indexers into hydra2."

"Check out DigitalCarnage. You can try it out for free first and then upgrade."

"SceneNZBs, digitalCarnage, abNZB, Finder"

#16

Drunken Slug

4.0

(4)

"Drunken Slug seems to be the best I've found for non-obfuscated books."

"1. NZB Geek 2. Drunken Slug 3. Planet 4. NZB.SU"

"Drunken slug is a good one and is open for registration."

"The stats on prowlarr show drunkenslug, followed by nzbgeek torrents are so far behind they barely even show up on the graph."

#17

Usenet-Crawler

4.0

(4)

"In addition to the ones already mentioned, checkout Miatrix, NZBsu, and Usenet-Crawler"

"Personally, I like scene & UC over geek, ds etc"

"I added usenetcrawler as a "what the hell" indexer since it was $20 for lifetime."

"Usenet-Crawler is also good for german scene releases."

#18

NZBPlanet

4.3

(3)

"NZBGeek and NZBPlanet are both excellent."

"I have drunkenslug, ninja, planet and nzb.su."

"1. NZB Geek 2. Drunken Slug 3. Planet 4. NZB.SU"

#19

MyAnonaMouse

4.3

(3)

"I’ll second MAM, it’s super easy and straightforward."

"If you use torrent, myanonamouse is a good private indexer."

"Myanonamouse. Tracker not indexer, but the most complete repository for English books / audiobooks."

#20

NZB.su

4.0

(3)

"I have amongst many, nzb.su, DS and NZBplanet."

"Nzb.su always gets every german show /movie."

"Nzb.su works for me most of the time."

#21

Planet

4.0

3.0

(1)

"Pay for the upgraded Wine subscription. It's not like it breaks the bank."

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