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Submit to Indie Hackers Products
Indie Hackers' product database lists bootstrapped products and side projects, many with self-reported revenue, alongside a daily voting board for product updates. It is read by solo founders and small teams learning from each other. A product page gives you a profile tied to your posts and milestones in the community.
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Indie Hackers Products at a glance
- Pricing
- Free
- No fee shown for adding a product; a free account is needed to access the full directory. IH+ is a separate paid subscription.
- Link type
- Nofollow
- Listing https://www.indiehackers.com/product/apogee-watcher 'Visit Website' link has rel="nofollow noopener" (checked 2026-09-23)
- Review
- Not stated
- Link back required
- No
- Account required
- Yes
- Domain Rating
- DR81
- Domain Rating by Ahrefs, checked Sep 24, 2026. A score of the whole site’s backlinks, not a Google metric.
- Tranco rank
- #38,771
- Research top-sites ranking. Lower is more popular.
- Who browses it
- Bootstrapped founders, solo makers and side-project builders
- Last checked
How to submit to Indie Hackers Products
Open the Indie Hackers Products submission page
This is the page makers use to add a product.
Create an account
Indie Hackers Products asks you to sign up before you can submit.
Have your assets ready
Name, tagline, description, logo and screenshots. The checklist below covers what to prepare so you can fill the form in one go.
Fill in the form carefully
Pick the most specific category the form offers and write the description for the people who browse Indie Hackers Products (Bootstrapped founders, solo makers and side-project builders), not for search engines.
Wait, then check
We couldn’t confirm how listings are reviewed. Once yours is live, check the details and that the link points to the right page.
Tips for Indie Hackers Products
- Post product updates to the Build Board; voting runs daily and top updates get extra visibility.
- Self-report revenue if you're comfortable; the database can be sorted by revenue and that draws readers.
- Treat it as a community channel for feedback and relationships rather than an SEO link source.
From Indie Hackers Products’s own guidelines and pages, in our words.
What to prepare
The basics every directory asks for, plus what matters most for startup directories.
- Product name and a one-line tagline (about 60 characters)
- A short description (1–2 sentences) and a longer one (a short paragraph)
- Square logo, at least 256×256 px, PNG or SVG
- 2–3 screenshots at a consistent size
- The exact page you want the link to point to
- Pricing model (free, freemium or paid) and a contact email
- Your stage (idea, beta, launched) and the year you started
- Founder names and a short founder story (2–3 sentences)
- Funding status, only if you share it publicly
- A launch or beta date if you are not live yet
Is Indie Hackers Products worth it?
Good for discovery, not link equity
Links from Indie Hackers Products listings carry rel="nofollow", so they pass little or no ranking value. Submit if its audience matches yours: the value is visitors and being findable where people browse.
- Domain Rating by Ahrefs: 81 (very strong). That's the strength of links to the whole site, not a promise about what your listing passes on.
- Tranco rank #38,771: an established site, inside the top 100,000.
- Free to list, so the only cost is your time.
This verdict is worked out from the facts above with fixed rules (link type, review, price, Domain Rating by Ahrefs, Tranco rank), not paid for. The directory has no say in it.
Questions about Indie Hackers Products
Is Indie Hackers Products free?
Yes. Listing on Indie Hackers Products is free. Pricing details: No fee shown for adding a product; a free account is needed to access the full directory. IH+ is a separate paid subscription. We checked on Sep 23, 2026.
Does Indie Hackers Products give a dofollow link?
No. Listing links on Indie Hackers Products are nofollow, so they pass little ranking value. They can still send visitors. Evidence: Listing https://www.indiehackers.com/product/apogee-watcher 'Visit Website' link has rel="nofollow noopener" (checked 2026-09-23).
How do I submit to Indie Hackers Products?
Submit at https://www.indiehackers.com/products/new. You need an account first. Tip: Post product updates to the Build Board; voting runs daily and top updates get extra visibility.
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