Find the person, not the traffic
Find exactly where your
users are hiding.
Paste your URL. We scan Reddit, HN, and 50+ forums to find every thread where your audience is already talking — and deliver the exact posts where dropping your link would be welcome, on a silver platter.
How it works
Three steps from URL to audience map
01 —
Drop your URL
We read your landing page to understand what you've built. No brief needed — just the URL.
02 —
We search the web
We run 50+ targeted queries across Reddit, Hacker News, Indie Hackers, and niche forums where your audience lives.
03 —
You get the links
The communities your audience lives in, their exact pain language, and the specific posts where sharing your link would be genuinely useful.
What you receive
Your complete audience map, in 2 minutes
Audience persona
The Bootstrapped Founder
Solo or 2-person team, 0–50 customers, technical background, building in public. Spending 2–3 hours/week on distribution channels that don't convert because they don't know where their audience actually is.
Forum map
r/SaaS
3,200 posts/mo
High signal on pain topics
IndieHackers
High intent
Founders sharing growth struggles
r/Entrepreneur
General noise
Low signal — filter carefully
Pain language
Backlink opportunities
Answer a question about finding early users
reddit.com/r/SaaS/comments/...
Share your story in a 'how did you find customers' thread
indiehackers.com/post/...
Respond to a founder venting about zero traction
reddit.com/r/startups/comments/...
Who it's for
Who gets the most out of this
Indie hackers
You shipped something real. You have no idea where to talk about it. We find the exact threads where your future users are already complaining about the problem you solve — and hand you the links to join those conversations.
Growth marketers
Your brief says 'founders aged 25–45.' We give you the verbatim phrases they typed at 11pm when the product wasn't working. That's your copy.
Content & SEO
Stop cold-pitching forums. We surface the specific posts where dropping your link would be genuinely useful — not spam.
Early results
“I have a hard time with distribution. This helps me out by providing me with exact places where my audience is hiding. I now know what to say to talk to them and a bonus is having specific links I can use to join the conversations happening.”
GG Vaughn · Founder
Pricing
Simple, honest pricing
Start free. Upgrade when it's obviously worth it.
Free
$0
no credit card
- ·1 research report
- ·Pain language summary
- ·Forum map
- ·Backlink opportunities (preview)
Pro
Most popular$9
per month
- ✓Unlimited research reports
- ✓Full backlink opportunity list
- ✓Scheduled auto-refresh (daily / weekly / monthly)
- ✓All future features
Custom
—
tailored to your team
- ·Everything in Pro
- ·Multiple seats
- ·Custom report volume
- ·Priority support
FAQ
Common questions
Does this work for niche or technical products?
Yes — often better than for broad consumer products. The more specific your product, the more specific the communities we find. A CLI tool for developers, a Notion template for solopreneurs, a B2B SaaS for accountants — these all have dedicated corners of the internet where people vent. That's exactly what we surface.
What communities does it search?
Reddit (including subreddit discovery), Hacker News, Indie Hackers, Product Hunt discussions, and platform-specific forums relevant to your product category. The exact sources depend on what your product does.
How long does a scan take?
Between 30 seconds and 2 minutes, depending on how many relevant communities exist for your category and their post volume.
How much does it cost?
Your first report is completely free, no credit card required. Pro is $9/month for unlimited reports, scheduled refreshes, and the full backlink opportunity list. Need more? Contact us for a custom plan.
What do I do with the results?
Three immediate uses: copy pain language into your landing page and ads, post in the forums listed in your Forum Map, and use the Backlink Opportunities tab to find specific threads where sharing your URL adds genuine value.
Is this scraping Reddit in a way that violates their terms?
Pain Findr reads publicly available posts via web search — the same way Google indexes Reddit. It does not log in to Reddit or access private content.
Can I run reports on the same URL more than once?
Yes. You can force a re-scan to get fresh results, and logged-in users can schedule recurring reports (daily, weekly, or monthly) to track shifts in audience pain over time.