Indie Hackers listing

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Cost to list: Free
Approval: Editorial review
Link type: Nofollow link; Checked on a live listing
Shows up in searches for: 1 business type; Best #3, startups
Popularity: Tranco #34,290; #500 of 1,712 directory sites
Countries: Worldwide

Checked Oct 20, 2026 · 3 sources

Is Indie Hackers worth it?

Our reading of the measured data, not a score.

For its audience

Worth a launch, not a search listing.

Indie Hackers made Google's top 10 in 1 of the 9 buyer searches we ran for the 2 business types it accepts. It didn't show up for SaaS products. That's typical: directories of any kind held only 21% of the top-10 spots in those searches, so what Indie Hackers offers is the people who browse it directly. Listing is stated as free. Profile links are reported nofollow, so list for customers, not for SEO links.

What works

Showed up in Google for startups, as high as #3
Free to list

Watch out for

Not in Google's top 10 for SaaS products (0 of 5 searches)
Nofollow links: list for customers, not for SEO
Homepage returned a bot-challenge (HTTP 403) to automated checks on 2026-10-20; page content could not be read
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Measured fit, by business type

How often Indie Hackers made Google's top 10 in our US buyer searches for the types it accepts.

Startups 1/4

Some · best #3
SaaS products 0/5

Not seen

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Where Indie Hackers shows up when people search

We ran 399 real buyer searches (Google US, desktop) for 100 business types on Oct 20, 2026 and recorded which directories made the organic top 10. Local packs and ads are not counted.

Indie Hackers accepts 2 business types we measure. Here is every one, with what Google showed instead, so you can see where a listing would and wouldn't be found.

Startups

1/4

Indie Hackers ranked as high as #3 in 1 of these searches. Directories of any kind held 39% of the top-10 spots.

Directories

r/SaaS 3/4, Facebook Pages 1/4, Instagram 1/4

Other sites

quora.com, peerlist.io, ycombinator.com

Searches: “product hunt alternatives”, “where to launch a startup”, “startup directories”, “best startup launch platforms” result
SaaS products

0/5

Not in the top 10 of any of these searches. Directories of any kind held 7% of the top-10 spots.

Directories

TechnologyAdvice 2/5, G2 1/5

Other sites

youtube.com, emailtooltester.com, reddit.com

Searches: “best crm software”, “best project management software”, “hubspot alternatives”, “best accounting software for small business”, “best email marketing software”

Bars show the searches where it made the organic top 10. "Directories" lists the tracked directories that did rank for the same searches, with their hit count. How we measure

What Indie Hackers costs and who can list

As stated on Indie Hackers's own pages or reported by a named source. Checked Oct 20, 2026.

Who can list: SaaS products
Startups

Census audience: indie founders, bootstrappers, indie makers, bootstrapped founders, saas · Worldwide
Pricing: Free

Adding a product requires a (free) account sign-up; no fee shown.
Approval: Editorial review. Self-serve: 'Add Your Product' leads to sign-up then /products/new; no review step stated.
Link attribute: Nofollow link. We checked a live listing on Oct 20, 2026: indiehackers.com/product/cloud-campaign.
Note: JS-rendered; product website links rel='nofollow noopener'.
Sources: indiehackers.com/products
indiehackers.com/product/cloud-campaign
indiehackers.com

Prices and rules change; the linked pages are the authority.

How to get listed on Indie Hackers

1
Prepare your details
- Product name, a one-line tagline and a short description
- Logo plus screenshots or a short demo video
- Personal maker accounts for the founders
- A launch date and a first comment on why you built it
- A live URL a new visitor can try without a sales call
Our standard checklist for this kind of site (launch platform), not a list published by Indie Hackers.
2

Open the submit page
indiehackers.com/products/new
3

Approval: editorial review

Self-serve: 'Add Your Product' leads to sign-up then /products/new; no review step stated.
4

Check the watch-outs

4 things to know before you post.

Indie Hackers alternatives

Ranked by the same evidence: Google top-10 appearances for the business types Indie Hackers serves, then audience fit, then Tranco popularity.

Questions about Indie Hackers

Is Indie Hackers worth it for getting listed?

Worth a launch, not a search listing. Indie Hackers made Google's top 10 in 1 of the 9 buyer searches we ran for the 2 business types it accepts. It didn't show up for SaaS products. That's typical: directories of any kind held only 21% of the top-10 spots in those searches, so what Indie Hackers offers is the people who browse it directly. Listing is stated as free. Profile links are reported nofollow, so list for customers, not for SEO links. This is our reading of the measured data.

How much does a Indie Hackers listing cost?

Free. What we found: Adding a product requires a (free) account sign-up; no fee shown.. Checked Oct 20, 2026.

Is a link from Indie Hackers dofollow?

Nofollow link, as reported in our census.

How do I get listed on Indie Hackers?

Start at indiehackers.com/products/new. Approval: editorial review (Self-serve: 'Add Your Product' leads to sign-up then /products/new; no review step stated.). Have your details ready first (see "How to list" above).

What are the best Indie Hackers alternatives?

Ranked by the same evidence: r/SaaS, Product Hunt, and Startup Stash. The full list of 8 is above, with the searches each one appeared in.

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