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.
From $29/mo, no transaction fees
Predictable cost: a monthly plan set by your affiliate revenue ($29 up to $1,000 a month, $49 up to $10,000) and 0% transaction fees on every plan. No sales call or contract.
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, Creem — six payment providers natively integrated. No matter which billing platform fits your indie SaaS, Refgrow connects in one click.
Built-in Partner Network
List your eligible program for discovery and invite partners whose audience fits your product.
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
Follow the provider connection, widget, and tracking steps for your program.
Sign up and connect Stripe
Free 7-day trial, cancel anytime. Connect Stripe (or Paddle/LemonSqueezy/Polar/Dodo) — webhook is auto-configured. Most indie founders use Stripe; works in 30 seconds.
Embed the widget
Add the public widget container and page.js to your /pricing page or in-app dashboard. Load latest.js separately where referral attribution is needed.
<div id="refgrow" data-project-id="YOUR_PROJECT_ID"></div>
<script src="https://scripts.refgrowcdn.com/page.js" async defer></script>The widget uses the refgrow container and page.js. The separate latest.js script records referral attribution; it does not render the dashboard. Provider webhooks or API events are still required to confirm paid conversions.
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.
Verify before you invite partners
After connecting Indie Hackers, open a referral link in a fresh browser session and complete your test checkout. Check that the customer, sale, and commission appear in your workspace.
Attribution must reach checkout through the supported referral parameter, metadata, coupon, or email flow for your integration. Adding a tracking script alone does not connect every custom checkout.
Read the tracking guideProgram overview
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 can live inside your app, with a hosted portal available when partners need a standalone page.
Guided setup
Connect your payment provider, add the widget, and verify tracking before launch.
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.
Partner Network
Opt your program into the Partner Network so relevant affiliates can discover it and choose whether to accept an invitation.
9 languages
Widget supports English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, and Ukrainian.
Ready to grow with affiliates?
Start your 7-day free trial. Cancel anytime. Connect Indie Hackers and verify your affiliate tracking before launch.