IndieHackerStacks reveals the tools behind products made by indie hackers, connecting each maker and project to its frameworks, services, and software stack.
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About this directory
IndieHackerStacks shows how independent makers build products. Profiles connect a product to its founder and technology stack, revealing real combinations of frameworks, hosting, analytics, databases, design software, AI services, payment providers, and other building blocks. Tool pages group products built with a technology, supporting both product discovery and stack research.
Adding a product uses the site's Add your product stack or Showcase your product action alongside its login flow, so an account is required to create and manage the entry. Public listings can contain the product name, website, maker, explanation, images, and linked technologies. The authenticated form does not expose its exact required inputs, stack-count rules, media limits, or validators to logged-out visitors, so those details remain undisclosed instead of being guessed.
The service is freemium. Its $0 Pro plan includes one product, one backlink, referral traffic, and lifetime placement. Premium is an early-bird $40 USD one-time offer, reduced from $85, with 42 pre-sale spots shown during verification. It supports unlimited products, lifetime placement, dofollow links, and a featured label for one product for one month. The public site states no manual approval or review time.
A paid upgrade is not required for the first dofollow link. On a current product page, the primary website anchor points directly to the maker's domain with rel="noreferrer" and no nofollow or sponsored value. That matches the $0 plan's backlink promise and means the followed link has no badge, Top 3, reciprocal-link, or payment condition. Premium chiefly expands product capacity and featured visibility while retaining the stated lifetime backlink benefit.
Submission FAQ
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IndieHackerStacks offers a free submission option, with optional paid features or placements.
IndieHackerStacks has not provided a confirmed manual-review policy. Check the platform before submitting.
Yes. Product Makers must create an account or sign in to IndieHackerStacks before submitting a product.
IndieHackerStacks provides a dofollow backlink without requiring the Product Maker to complete an extra step.
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