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 224K members. It has been around since 2017. It uses a forum format for communication. It also includes events or meetups. It is the 3rd largest community in the Micro Startups topic page.
Roughly 97K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Saas, App, and Struggle. Common discussion themes are Solution Requests and Self-Promotion. Product recommendations often mention saas and mobile app.
Community Topics
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2023: 3K members
- 2024: 20K members
- 2025: 120K members
- 2026: 80K members
Past year (monthly)
- Dec: 11K members
- Jan: 11K members
- Feb: 9K members
- Mar: 11K members
- Apr: 11K members
- May: 8K members
- Jun: 7K members
- Jul: 6K members
- Aug: 6K members
- Sep: 6K members
- Oct: 4K members
- Nov: 1K members
Themes
- Solution Requests4 posts in the past month
- Built a tool to solve my problem. Looking for some guidance.
- Built an equipment tracker for HVAC techs that bills jobs directly from completed work orders
- Building an AI API SaaS in India with UPI payments
#14Solution RequestsBuilt a tool to solve my problem. Looking for some guidance. · Built an equipment tracker for HVAC techs that bills jobs directly from completed work orders · Building an AI API SaaS in India with UPI payments - Self-Promotion3 posts in the past month
- Roast my landing page: PingLoom, phone alerts for small dev teams (pre-launch)
- I got tired of losing track of subscriptions, so I built my own subscription manager
- Launched my micro-SaaS for traders – looking for my first beta users
#23Self-PromotionRoast my landing page: PingLoom, phone alerts for small dev teams (pre-launch) · I got tired of losing track of subscriptions, so I built my own subscription manager · Launched my micro-SaaS for traders – looking for my first beta users - Advice Requests1 post in the past month
- Trying to workout whether enough people are interested to keep building AI model aggregator that is simple and easy to use- Asking for feedback
#31Advice RequestsTrying to workout whether enough people are interested to keep building AI model aggregator that is simple and easy to use- Asking for feedback - Ideas1 post in the past month
- Would you keep a B2C SaaS US-only for the first validation stage, even if it could easily serve more countries?
#41IdeasWould you keep a B2C SaaS US-only for the first validation stage, even if it could easily serve more countries?
Topics
- Saas12 posts in the past month#112Saas
- App7 posts in the past month#27App
- Struggle6 posts in the past month#36Struggle
- Ai5 posts in the past month#45Ai
- Frustration5 posts in the past month#55Frustration
Product recommendations
- saas5 posts in the past month
- 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
#15saasAny 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 - mobile app2 posts in the past month
- 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"
#22mobile appnow 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"
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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 224K 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.
Added 9/26/2022
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