Referral Program for Indie Hackers and Solo Founders
No sales calls, no enterprise contracts, no per-affiliate caps. $29/mo flat, 5-minute setup, embedded inside your product. The referral program tool for builders.
Works withIndie Hackers
What you get with Refgrow + Indie Hackers
Everything you need to run a professional affiliate program on top of Indie Hackers.
$29/mo flat, no transaction fees
Predictable cost. No 9% revenue share like Rewardful, no 2.9% transaction fee like Tolt, no enterprise contract like PartnerStack. Just one flat fee — you keep 100% of what you earn.
5 minutes from sign-up to live
Self-serve everything. No onboarding calls, no implementation fees, no demo gates. Connect Stripe, embed the widget, you're live before your coffee gets cold.
Works with your stack
Stripe, Paddle, LemonSqueezy, Polar, Dodo — five payment providers natively integrated. No matter which billing platform fits your indie SaaS, Refgrow connects in one click.
Refgrow Exchange for cross-promotion
Find indie SaaS founders with overlapping audiences and arrange paid cross-promotions. Like Indie Hackers + an affiliate marketplace in one place.
Solo-founder-friendly UI
Built for one-person teams. Settings are clear, defaults are sane, the dashboard surfaces what matters without enterprise feature bloat.
Wise payouts globally
Most indie founders have a global affiliate base from day one. Wise auto-payouts cover 70+ countries so you can pay anyone without manual transfers.
Set up in 3 simple steps
Go from zero to a fully functional affiliate program in under 5 minutes.
Sign up and connect Stripe
Free 14-day trial, no credit card. Connect Stripe (or Paddle/LemonSqueezy/Polar/Dodo) — webhook is auto-configured. Most indie founders use Stripe; works in 30 seconds.
Embed the widget
One script tag on your /pricing page or in-app dashboard. Your existing customers can grab their referral link without you running an email campaign.
<script src="https://scripts.refgrowcdn.com/latest.js"
data-project-id="YOUR_PROJECT_ID"></script>Pick a reward and tweet
20% recurring or $20 flat per paid signup are both sensible defaults. Announce on Twitter/Indie Hackers/your changelog and watch your power users start sharing.
How tracking works
Refgrow's tracking is server-side via webhooks — no third-party cookies, no JavaScript fragility:
User shares the link
Twitter, Indie Hackers, Discord, Slack, email — wherever your audience lives. Each link has a unique ref code.
Visitor signs up
Free signup is captured. Email-based attribution survives even when cookies get blocked or cleared.
Visitor upgrades to paid
Your billing provider's webhook fires. Refgrow matches the paid customer's email to the referrer.
Commission calculated
Recurring percentage, one-time bonus, or both. Honored across renewals if you choose. Per-affiliate overrides for your top referrers.
Affiliate gets paid
PayPal or Wise auto-payout when balance crosses the threshold. Self-billing PDF invoice for clean accounting.
Why SaaS founders choose Refgrow
Zero transaction fees
Flat pricing from $29/mo. No percentage of your revenue, ever.
Embedded in your product
Your affiliate dashboard lives inside your app. No external portals or separate logins.
5-minute setup
Connect your payment provider, add one script tag, and you are live.
Multi-provider support
Works with Stripe, Paddle, Lemon Squeezy, Polar, and Dodo Payments.
Automated payouts
Pay affiliates automatically via PayPal or Wise when thresholds are met.
Fraud protection
Built-in detection for self-referrals, duplicate conversions, and suspicious patterns.
Referral Exchange
Discover and recruit affiliates through our cross-promotion network.
9 languages
Widget supports English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, and Ukrainian.
Ready to grow with affiliates?
Start your 14-day free trial. No credit card required. Set up your Indie Hackers affiliate program in under 5 minutes.