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 219K 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 102K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Saas, Ai, and Tool. Common discussion themes are Solution Requests and Ideas. Product recommendations often mention saas and mobile app.

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Established 2017
219K Members

Community Topics

Community Features

Forum

This community has a forum

Events

This community hosts offline events and meetups

Subreddit Analysis

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Yearly: +102K members
Growth: +87.1% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2023: 3K members
  • 2024: 20K members
  • 2025: 120K members
  • 2026: 75K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Nov: 8K members
  • 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: 151 members

Themes

  • Solution Requests
    5 posts in the past month
    1. I got tired of my own spreadsheet lying to me about how much tax I owed, so I built a tiny dashboard instead
    2. Photographer building an app for photographers, now trying to work out growth :/
    3. Student building a document automation tool for small businesses. Stuck between privacy and hardware limits. How would you solve this?
    #1
    Solution Requests
    I got tired of my own spreadsheet lying to me about how much tax I owed, so I built a tiny dashboard instead · Photographer building an app for photographers, now trying to work out growth :/ · Student building a document automation tool for small businesses. Stuck between privacy and hardware limits. How would you solve this?
    5
  • Ideas
    4 posts in the past month
    1. How I accidentally built a SaaS tool. 200k+ ARR motivation
    2. I used to work at a small dealership, starting building something to help with inventory posting. Would this actually useful?
    3. I'm building Instant Reply because a keyword bot can't answer "can this arrive Friday?"
    #2
    Ideas
    How I accidentally built a SaaS tool. 200k+ ARR motivation · I used to work at a small dealership, starting building something to help with inventory posting. Would this actually useful? · I'm building Instant Reply because a keyword bot can't answer "can this arrive Friday?"
    4
  • Advice Requests
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Spending 1 hour today doing free 3-minute onboarding & help center video teardowns for SaaS founders. Drop your app link below!
    2. Struggling to find my first customer
    3. I built an AI interview coach for non-native English speakers and would like honest feedback
    #3
    Advice Requests
    Spending 1 hour today doing free 3-minute onboarding & help center video teardowns for SaaS founders. Drop your app link below! · Struggling to find my first customer · I built an AI interview coach for non-native English speakers and would like honest feedback
    3
  • Opportunities
    1 post in the past month
    1. Ideas for getting more clients
    #4
    Opportunities
    Ideas for getting more clients
    1

Topics

  • Saas
    21 posts in the past month
    1. What did you delete from your micro SaaS that made it better?
    2. How I accidentally built a SaaS tool. 200k+ ARR motivation
    3. Small B2B SaaS founders: how did you get your first 5–10 paying customers?
    #1
    Saas
    What did you delete from your micro SaaS that made it better? · How I accidentally built a SaaS tool. 200k+ ARR motivation · Small B2B SaaS founders: how did you get your first 5–10 paying customers?
    21
  • Ai
    10 posts in the past month
    #2
    Ai
    10
  • Tool
    6 posts in the past month
    #3
    Tool
    6
  • Tired
    6 posts in the past month
    #4
    Tired
    6
  • Marketing
    6 posts in the past month
    #5
    Marketing
    6

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 219K 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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Added 9/26/2022

Monthly Stats

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