Indie Hackers Alternatives

Indie Hackers is described as 'Founders share the revenue numbers behind their profitable apps, side projects, and businesses, and give in-depth interviews about how they did it' and is a Tech News site in the social & communications category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Indie Hackers, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, Windows and Linux apps. The best Indie Hackers alternative is Reddit, which is free. Other great sites and apps similar to Indie Hackers are Lifehacker, Hacker News, App Stacks and Mbin.

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  1. Slashdot icon
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    News for nerds, stuff that matters. Slashdot (aka /.) is a technology-related news and discussion site with a focus on Linux, free and open source software and information freedom and privacy issues. The software it runs on, called Slashcode, is open source.

    43 Slashdot alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  2. Gizmodo icon
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    Gizmodo is a blog on the technologies that change the way we live, work, love, play, think and feel.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  3. HiddenLayer icon
     7 likes

    HiddenLayer.app is a discussion and information platform consisting of layers. Layers personify concepts, ideas, and data as independently run communities. Powered by a UI and infrastructure capable of organizing and analyzing millions of posts.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  4. Mashable icon
     39 likes

    Mashable is the largest independent website dedicated to news, information and resources for the connected generation. Mashable reports on the importance of digital innovation and how it empowers and inspires people around the world.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  5. IdeasOrbit was built for anyone ready to start something new — whether it’s software, e-commerce, local services, or hardware. We research opportunities so you can focus on building.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  6. Raddle icon
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    Unsatisfied with the few link sharing communities that were available and their proprietary, untransparent and non-secure nature, ziq made the original raddle.me (then known as raddit.me) with Wordpress, but it had a lot of limitations.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
     
  7. Nonio icon
     2 likes

    Nonio is a Reddit-like platform that gives directly back to content creators. Nonio takes a small portion of subscription costs to run the service and anything over that is split evenly between everything users upvote that month.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  8. GeekWire icon
     13 likes

    Tech news, commentary and other nerdiness from Seattle, covering Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Internet, startups, mobile, PCs, geek culture, more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Windows Phone
     
  9. Engadget icon
     35 likes

    Engadget is the definitive source and final word for news on gadgets and technology. The site's team of expert editors and columnists cover the world of consumer electronics with unmatched passion and an obsessive attention to detail.

    32 Engadget alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  10. Farcaster icon
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    Farcaster is a decentralized social network built on Ethereum.

    50 Farcaster alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Self-Hosted
     
    • Farcaster is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Indie Hackers.

    • Farcaster is Free and ProprietaryIndie Hackers is also Free and Proprietary
  11. The Next Web icon
     6 likes

    The Next Web - comprehensive tech news platform.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  12. Hacker Noon icon
     2 likes

    Hacker Noon delivers an independent tech blog with honest and unfettered stories and opinions written by real tech professionals. Published 7k+ contributing writers and average 8M+ pageviews per month.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
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