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 222K 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 100K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Saas, Ai, and Tool. Common discussion themes are Self-Promotion and Solution Requests. 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: 78K 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: 3K members
Themes
- Self-Promotion5 posts in the past month
- Made a collection of 25+ tools that you can use in a browser tab for free
- built a self hostable ai support bot with an inbox and i love it
- I am an HVAC technician and built a free offline barcode scanner for truck parts and tools
#15Self-PromotionMade a collection of 25+ tools that you can use in a browser tab for free · built a self hostable ai support bot with an inbox and i love it · I am an HVAC technician and built a free offline barcode scanner for truck parts and tools - Solution Requests3 posts in the past month
- What do you use for customer support, and how do you handle customers who get stuck?
- Looking for a SaaS that sends gift cards like Grab food to people in different countries via an API
- What are the best alternatives to Envato Market (CodeCanyon) for selling digital products?
#23Solution RequestsWhat do you use for customer support, and how do you handle customers who get stuck? · Looking for a SaaS that sends gift cards like Grab food to people in different countries via an API · What are the best alternatives to Envato Market (CodeCanyon) for selling digital products? - Advice Requests3 posts in the past month
- How to find first clients.
- What programs do people recommend for angel investing education?
- What's actually working for you to get your first users for a micro saas?
#33Advice RequestsHow to find first clients. · What programs do people recommend for angel investing education? · What's actually working for you to get your first users for a micro saas? - Pain & Anger1 post in the past month
- 18 trial users, 0 paying customers. Roast my SaaS
#41Pain & Anger18 trial users, 0 paying customers. Roast my SaaS
Topics
- Saas23 posts in the past month#123Saas
- Ai10 posts in the past month#210Ai
- Tool6 posts in the past month#36Tool
- Marketing6 posts in the past month#46Marketing
- Users5 posts in the past month#55Users
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"
Community Reviews
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 222K 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
Monthly Stats
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- Views /mo (+121%)
- 31
- Visitors /mo (+138%)
- 1
- Referrals /mo
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