r/MicroSaaS

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About r/MicroSaaS

A place to change your life with micro SaaS apps

The community at a glance

r/MicroSaaS is a Subreddit for Programmers and Micro Startups with roughly 199K members. It has been around since 2017. It uses a forum format for communication. It also includes events or meetups. On the Hive Index it ranks #5 in the Micro Startups communities list.

Roughly 115K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Saas, Ai, and Tool. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Self-Promotion. Product recommendations often mention saas and mobile app.

On Reddit
Established 2017
199K Members

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Community Features

Forum

This community has a forum

Events

This community hosts offline events and meetups

Subreddit Analysis

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Yearly: +115K members
Growth: +137.4% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2023: 3K members
  • 2024: 20K members
  • 2025: 120K members
  • 2026: 56K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Jul: 10K members
  • Aug: 14K members
  • Sep: 8K members
  • Oct: 8K members
  • Nov: 8K members
  • Dec: 11K members
  • Jan: 11K members
  • Feb: 9K members
  • Mar: 11K members
  • Apr: 11K members
  • May: 8K members
  • Jun: 5K members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    14 posts in the past month
    1. I'm feeling stuck between too many priorities. How do you decide what to work on?
    2. Are We Spending Too Much Time Building Features and Not Enough Time Talking to Customers?
    3. Built a SaaS for mobile app keyword tracking looking for honest feedback
    #1
    Advice Requests
    I'm feeling stuck between too many priorities. How do you decide what to work on? · Are We Spending Too Much Time Building Features and Not Enough Time Talking to Customers? · Built a SaaS for mobile app keyword tracking looking for honest feedback
    14
  • Self-Promotion
    13 posts in the past month
    1. Guys, it's time to share what you're building!
    2. Built a Tesla dashboard app solo for 5 years. Struggling to get feedback from the right audience
    3. Got my first 50 users
    #2
    Self-Promotion
    Guys, it's time to share what you're building! · Built a Tesla dashboard app solo for 5 years. Struggling to get feedback from the right audience · Got my first 50 users
    13
  • Ideas
    7 posts in the past month
    1. How do I know my app is worth building?
    2. I analyzed 200+ Reddit pain points looking for SaaS ideas. Here's what I found.
    3. Is this product idea good?
    #3
    Ideas
    How do I know my app is worth building? · I analyzed 200+ Reddit pain points looking for SaaS ideas. Here's what I found. · Is this product idea good?
    7
  • Solution Requests
    4 posts in the past month
    1. Solo founder, 2k MRR. is hiring a content marketing agency premature or the right move now?
    2. I built a free tool that grades any website's security in 15 seconds — GitHub scored an F, Google got a C
    3. I built a little Chrome extension that copies LinkedIn profiles to your clipboard in one click
    #4
    Solution Requests
    Solo founder, 2k MRR. is hiring a content marketing agency premature or the right move now? · I built a free tool that grades any website's security in 15 seconds — GitHub scored an F, Google got a C · I built a little Chrome extension that copies LinkedIn profiles to your clipboard in one click
    4
  • Opportunities
    1 post in the past month
    1. Building a SaaS with basically no marketing budget forced me to get creative. Reddit was the answer, but not how I expected
    #5
    Opportunities
    Building a SaaS with basically no marketing budget forced me to get creative. Reddit was the answer, but not how I expected
    1

Topics

  • Saas
    129 posts in the past month
    1. Drop your SaaS/app — I’ll help you get your first 10 users through TikTok content
    2. What's a Popular SaaS Growth Strategy That Didn't Work for You?
    3. Starting a SaaS is surprisingly cheap today.
    #1
    Saas
    Drop your SaaS/app — I’ll help you get your first 10 users through TikTok content · What's a Popular SaaS Growth Strategy That Didn't Work for You? · Starting a SaaS is surprisingly cheap today.
    129
  • Ai
    54 posts in the past month
    1. An AI assistant pretended my startup didn't exist and it turned into my whole product
    2. Save any post in 1 click, and AI clusters it into the right place automatically
    3. Built an agentic AI system that does full account research from a Google Sheet — here's how it works
    #2
    Ai
    An AI assistant pretended my startup didn't exist and it turned into my whole product · Save any post in 1 click, and AI clusters it into the right place automatically · Built an agentic AI system that does full account research from a Google Sheet — here's how it works
    54
  • Tool
    47 posts in the past month
    1. Built an open-source tool for my own company, a client asked to use it, now it's a small SaaS
    2. I built a tool that makes prospects think you spent an hour researching them
    #3
    Tool
    Built an open-source tool for my own company, a client asked to use it, now it's a small SaaS · I built a tool that makes prospects think you spent an hour researching them
    47
  • Feedback
    43 posts in the past month
    1. Built a Tesla dashboard app solo for 5 years. Struggling to get feedback from the right audience
    2. Built a SaaS for mobile app keyword tracking looking for honest feedback
    3. How to get real product feedback without paying for UserTesting or Maze?
    #4
    Feedback
    Built a Tesla dashboard app solo for 5 years. Struggling to get feedback from the right audience · Built a SaaS for mobile app keyword tracking looking for honest feedback · How to get real product feedback without paying for UserTesting or Maze?
    43
  • Marketing
    36 posts in the past month
    1. Building a SaaS with basically no marketing budget forced me to get creative. Reddit was the answer, but not how I expected
    2. Help needed in ideation and marketing
    3. Marketing is where most people's projects die, I want to help
    #5
    Marketing
    Building a SaaS with basically no marketing budget forced me to get creative. Reddit was the answer, but not how I expected · Help needed in ideation and marketing · Marketing is where most people's projects die, I want to help
    36

Product recommendations

  • saas
    5 posts in the past month
    1. Any ideas about best SaaS project?
    2. Best SaaS website boilerplate tools to handle pitch page, stripe/paypal, logins, licenses, etc? Things like Shipfast, Indiekitpro etc? Your thoughts?
    3. what are the best distribution for micro saas
    #1
    saas
    Any ideas about best SaaS project? · Best SaaS website boilerplate tools to handle pitch page, stripe/paypal, logins, licenses, etc? Things like Shipfast, Indiekitpro etc? Your thoughts? · what are the best distribution for micro saas
    5
  • mobile app
    2 posts in the past month
    1. now you can create a mobile app by prompting "just code me the best mobile app bro"
    2. now you can create a mobile app by prompting "just code me the best mobile app bro"
    #2
    mobile app
    now you can create a mobile app by prompting "just code me the best mobile app bro" · now you can create a mobile app by prompting "just code me the best mobile app bro"
    2
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Frequently asked questions

Who is r/MicroSaaS for?
Best for Programmers and Micro Startups enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion, events or meetups.
Is r/MicroSaaS free to join?
This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
How many members does r/MicroSaaS have?
Roughly 199K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/MicroSaaS on?
r/MicroSaaS runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
What topics does r/MicroSaaS cover?
On the Hive Index, r/MicroSaaS is organized under Programmers, Micro Startups.
How do I join r/MicroSaaS?
You can join r/MicroSaaS by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
What are the Software Development communities like?
The largest tech-adjacent category on the site, covering software engineering across languages, frameworks, and specialties. Discord and Slack host communities for specific languages and stacks, while Reddit has massive general programming communities. Good for code review, career advice, tool recommendations, and connecting with developers at similar stages.
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