About r/SaaS
Discussions and useful links for SaaS owners, online business owners, and more.
The community at a glance
r/SaaS is a Subreddit for SaaS Founders with roughly 786K members. It has been around since 2008. It has both a forum and a live chat communication style. It is the 1st largest community in the SaaS topic page.
Roughly 410K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Saas, Frustrating, and Problem. Common discussion themes are Solution Requests and Advice Requests. Product recommendations often mention saas marketing tools and web developer.
Community Topics
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 16 members
- 2014: 102 members
- 2015: 286 members
- 2016: 660 members
- 2017: 1K members
- 2018: 2K members
- 2020: 11K members
- 2021: 14K members
- 2023: 55K members
- 2024: 131K members
- 2025: 292K members
- 2026: 279K members
Past year (monthly)
- Sep: 25K members
- Oct: 25K members
- Nov: 34K members
- Dec: 37K members
- Jan: 42K members
- Feb: 30K members
- Mar: 63K members
- Apr: 33K members
- May: 33K members
- Jun: 30K members
- Jul: 29K members
- Aug: 18K members
Themes
- Solution Requests10 posts in the past month
- What should I compare between embedded payroll APIs?
- I don’t know how to market my saas, and it’s driving me crazy
- Need help in marketing my SaaS
#110Solution RequestsWhat should I compare between embedded payroll APIs? · I don’t know how to market my saas, and it’s driving me crazy · Need help in marketing my SaaS - Advice Requests9 posts in the past month
- Need advice on budget and architecture for a School ERP project
- Disclosure: founder. I've spent a year building drop-in auth and user management from Denmark (EU-hosted, free tier). Will you give it a critical look?
- What articles or essays are a must-read for business?
#29Advice RequestsNeed advice on budget and architecture for a School ERP project · Disclosure: founder. I've spent a year building drop-in auth and user management from Denmark (EU-hosted, free tier). Will you give it a critical look? · What articles or essays are a must-read for business? - Ideas5 posts in the past month
- Not getting an idea worth pursuing
- Unsolved daily friction: What life problem needs an app?
- Is “a simpler product for a lower price” a bad business idea?
#35IdeasNot getting an idea worth pursuing · Unsolved daily friction: What life problem needs an app? · Is “a simpler product for a lower price” a bad business idea? - Money Talk4 posts in the past month
- SaaS starting to charge for AI features
- $2.4K ARR after just 14 days. Should I scale or sell?
- $1,000 took me 11 months. The next $1,700 took about a month.
#44Money TalkSaaS starting to charge for AI features · $2.4K ARR after just 14 days. Should I scale or sell? · $1,000 took me 11 months. The next $1,700 took about a month. - Self-Promotion2 posts in the past month
- Guys my app just passed 3,500 users!
- Guys id love to test my Saas video editor on your brand - I'll give you a free preview of your demo saas advert and i will ask for your feedback :)
#52Self-PromotionGuys my app just passed 3,500 users! · Guys id love to test my Saas video editor on your brand - I'll give you a free preview of your demo saas advert and i will ask for your feedback :)
Topics
- Saas8 posts in the past month#18Saas
- Frustrating6 posts in the past month#26Frustrating
- Problem6 posts in the past month#36Problem
- Hard Time5 posts in the past month#45Hard Time
- Business5 posts in the past month#55Business
Product recommendations
- saas marketing tools3 posts in the past month
- After 15 years of experience, here are my favorite marketing tools that I would recommend for SAAS founders
- What SaaS marketing resources would you recommend for launching a product?
- SaaS Marketing Pros/Firms Recs
#13saas marketing toolsAfter 15 years of experience, here are my favorite marketing tools that I would recommend for SAAS founders · What SaaS marketing resources would you recommend for launching a product? · SaaS Marketing Pros/Firms Recs - web developer3 posts in the past month
- Where’s the best place to hire someone to help build a website?
- Best place to hire Offshore web devs?
- How would you recommend hiring a web developer?
#23web developerWhere’s the best place to hire someone to help build a website? · Best place to hire Offshore web devs? · How would you recommend hiring a web developer?
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/SaaS for?
- Best for SaaS Founders enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion, live chat.
- Is r/SaaS 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/SaaS have?
- Roughly 786K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/SaaS on?
- r/SaaS 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/SaaS cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/SaaS is organized under SaaS Founders.
- How do I join r/SaaS?
- You can join r/SaaS by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the SaaS communities like?
- Communities for SaaS founders and operators covering pricing, churn, product-market fit, and growth. You will find communities on Slack, Discord, and independent forums where founders share MRR milestones, swap tactics for reducing churn, and get feedback on their positioning. Plenty of activity from solo and small-team operators alongside folks scaling bigger.
Monthly Stats
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- Views /mo (+6%)
- 16
- Visitors /mo (-11%)
- 2
- Referrals /mo (0%)
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