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Indie Hackers

An online community of founders of small internet businesses: a founder posts a product or revenue update there to get feedback and reach the first users.

Price: Free to post (read 13 October 2026) Free plan: free www.indiehackers.com

Who uses it, and for what

One row per story. The grade is for the claim that the business uses this tool, not for its revenue.

StoryWhat it does thereWhenCost statedGradeSource
ChatbaseFounder community where he stayed active to reach other builders.CIndie Hackers, 2023, interview by Channing Allen: How a college student reached $64,000/mo in 6 months by being an AI first mover
Tweet HunterFounder ran an ask-me-anything post about the product in October 2021.CIndie Hackers, 5 October 2021: I built Tweet Hunter's MVP in 2 weeks. 4 months later it grew to $150k ARR. AMA
HeadlimeOn the launch day the founder offered in a post there to rewrite readers' landing page headlines.CDanny Postma on X, 29 June 2020: launch thread
BoltAICommunity where he posted the prototype for feedback, and later his revenue updates.CIndie Hackers, 28 September 2023, post by the founder: I reached $20k in revenue with my 2 smol AI apps
Superpower ChatGPTThe founder published his story there in July 2026 and linked it from X.since July 2026CSuperpower ChatGPT on X (@spchatgpt), posts of 16 to 31 July 2026: version 8 and the founder's thread on his Indie Hackers story
aiCarouselsHis build posts reached the front page there, which sent readers to the product.since May 2023CStarter Story, 28 November 2023: I Accidentally Built A SaaS in 10 Days & Quit My 9-5, interview with Fernando Pessagno

Grade A: the tool's maker or a payment processor confirms the use. Grade B: an independent report, or the tool is visible in public code. Grade C: the founder or the company says so.

Used in the same businesses

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X6Stripe5OpenAI API5Reddit5Product Hunt4Next.js3LinkedIn3Slack3Cloudflare3Google Analytics3

Other tools for the same job

Finding customers, with the number of stories that use each.

X67Meta ads40Product Hunt39YouTube33TikTok30Reddit28LinkedIn25Instagram24Google Ads23Rewardful19Google Search (organic)15Tolt15

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