Indie Hackers is a directory for startups and new products.
We went through its submission pages in October 2026: what it costs, the link you get, who gets in and how to submit.
FreeNofollowThey link to your product, but nofollowListing onlyA listing page, little promotionDR81Ahrefs Domain Rating: a 0–100 score based on the sites that link here. It doesn't measure traffic.TrafficSimilarweb global rank #89,876
No listing fee, backlink, badge, review queue, or waiting-time condition was stated on the public pages. An account is required before the product form; its details and any terms were not visible before that gate.
OptionPriceLinkWhat you get
Standard product listing
Free
Link: Nofollow
Product Database entry; no paid listing package was displayed publicly
Extras they sell
Sponsored Ad: Full Section $1,099
Newsletter placement with up to 250 words of ad copy, a clickable cover image, and a clickable company logo at the top of the newsletter. This is advertising, not a product-listing tier.
Sponsored Ad: Intro Section $749
50 words of ad copy in the intro section at the top of the newsletter. This is advertising, not a product-listing tier.
Newsletter Bundle: Full + Intro $1,299
Bundle of one Full Section newsletter ad and one Intro Section newsletter ad.
Custom collaboration
Custom partnership inquiries are invited; no price is listed.
IH+ annual membership $198/year
Sitewide paid membership for premium content and community benefits, not a product-listing or placement package.
Does Indie Hackers give a dofollow backlink?
Indie Hackers links to your site with a nofollow link, which asks Google not to count it.
Its Ahrefs Domain Rating is 81.
Who gets into Indie Hackers, and how fast?
You get a listing page, with little promotion.
How much traffic does Indie Hackers get?
Similarweb ranks indiehackers.com #89,876 in the world by traffic.
What Indie Hackers says about its audience: The advertiser storefront claims “300,000+ active members.” It says the newsletter has “Over 276,000 email subscribers,” is sent 3 times per week, and reports 40% open rate and 1.4% click-through rate. It also reports 151K X followers, 4.8% engagement, and 130K impressions.
How do you submit to Indie Hackers?
You submit to Indie Hackers through a form, after creating an account. Sign-up options: Google.
From founders' own write-ups of their launches and their first users. The numbers are theirs; we haven't checked them.
How 50 startups got their first users.
1000 Pound Club
Consumer web · first 100 users
He launched a powerlifting web app on the same day across Reddit, Discord, Indie Hackers, Twitter and Hacker News. Niche subreddits and Discord servers brought 85 of the first 100 users, while Twitter and Hacker News brought none.
Reported: Reddit 60, Discord 25, Indie Hackers 15, Twitter 0, Hacker News 0; 100 users in the first week
“Reddit was by far my best launch platform, giving me 60 out of my first 100 users.”
Communities, Launch platformsindiehackers.com, Alexander Chen, September 2023
Researched 29 October 2026 from Indie Hackers's own pages. Prices and terms change, so check before you pay.
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