r/SaaS

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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 730K 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 408K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Saas, Startup, and Ai. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Pain & Anger. Product recommendations often mention saas marketing tools and web developer.

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Established 2008
730K Members

Community Topics

Community Features

Forum

This community has a forum

Chat

This community has a realtime chat

Subreddit Analysis

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Yearly: +408K members
Growth: +126.7% / year

Member 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: 223K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Jul: 27K members
  • Aug: 31K members
  • 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: 22K members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    10 posts in the past month
    1. Built the product, now staring at an empty stripe dashboard. How did you actually figure out distribution?
    2. What Kind Of Ads(On Which Platforms) Worked The Best For Your SaaS?
    3. Managed to get my first 50 people on the waitlist for my AI startup in just 3 days, here's what actually worked
    #1
    Advice Requests
    Built the product, now staring at an empty stripe dashboard. How did you actually figure out distribution? · What Kind Of Ads(On Which Platforms) Worked The Best For Your SaaS? · Managed to get my first 50 people on the waitlist for my AI startup in just 3 days, here's what actually worked
    10
  • Pain & Anger
    9 posts in the past month
    1. Every second post is an ad and I’m sick of pretending it isn’t
    2. 11 months, still no paying customers. starting to think the problem is me
    3. 1.2k users and a 7m48s avg session on a no-signup app, solo - growth chart inside
    #2
    Pain & Anger
    Every second post is an ad and I’m sick of pretending it isn’t · 11 months, still no paying customers. starting to think the problem is me · 1.2k users and a 7m48s avg session on a no-signup app, solo - growth chart inside
    9
  • Solution Requests
    6 posts in the past month
    1. Built a financial literacy app for young adults (16, doing this alongside school). How do I actually get users?
    2. which email marketing software is easiest to set up for a founder who'd rather be coding
    3. I'm building a modern library management system. What feature would make your life easier?
    #3
    Solution Requests
    Built a financial literacy app for young adults (16, doing this alongside school). How do I actually get users? · which email marketing software is easiest to set up for a founder who'd rather be coding · I'm building a modern library management system. What feature would make your life easier?
    6
  • Ideas
    5 posts in the past month
    1. Validated an idea on Reddit, launched it, paying customers on 3 continents in 2 months. Now it's stalled and I have no budget. Let's brainstorm together some ideas... 💡
    2. Stop building what YOU think will work
    3. Finding the right idea to build
    #4
    Ideas
    Validated an idea on Reddit, launched it, paying customers on 3 continents in 2 months. Now it's stalled and I have no budget. Let's brainstorm together some ideas... 💡 · Stop building what YOU think will work · Finding the right idea to build
    5
  • Self-Promotion
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Made my first Sale on my new SaaS
    2. After months of building, I finally launched my first SaaS NotientAI
    #5
    Self-Promotion
    Made my first Sale on my new SaaS · After months of building, I finally launched my first SaaS NotientAI
    2

Topics

  • Saas
    118 posts in the past month
    1. I was at $24K MRR without a SaaS but now I am to build one
    2. How can I get organic traffic for my SaaS?
    3. What are you doing to Market your SaaS?
    #1
    Saas
    I was at $24K MRR without a SaaS but now I am to build one · How can I get organic traffic for my SaaS? · What are you doing to Market your SaaS?
    118
  • Startup
    42 posts in the past month
    1. Launching My Very First Startup But Don't Have Investment To Promote It!!!!
    2. How can I post my Startup in tons of Directories?
    3. Just secured $20,100 in sandbox credits from E2B’s Startup Program entirely off our waitlist traction!
    #2
    Startup
    Launching My Very First Startup But Don't Have Investment To Promote It!!!! · How can I post my Startup in tons of Directories? · Just secured $20,100 in sandbox credits from E2B’s Startup Program entirely off our waitlist traction!
    42
  • Ai
    37 posts in the past month
    1. AI didn't turn me into a 10x dev. It just let me run a whole company by myself
    2. Would you trust an AI to run your entire marketing?
    3. One of the coolest things I've built recently is a simple AI social media agent using Claude and Buffer.
    #3
    Ai
    AI didn't turn me into a 10x dev. It just let me run a whole company by myself · Would you trust an AI to run your entire marketing? · One of the coolest things I've built recently is a simple AI social media agent using Claude and Buffer.
    37
  • Marketing
    27 posts in the past month
    1. Would you trust an AI to run your entire marketing?
    2. which email marketing software is easiest to set up for a founder who'd rather be coding
    #4
    Marketing
    Would you trust an AI to run your entire marketing? · which email marketing software is easiest to set up for a founder who'd rather be coding
    27
  • Tool
    18 posts in the past month
    1. Selling a dev tool into SaaS teams, how did you answer "why should my devs use this?
    #5
    Tool
    Selling a dev tool into SaaS teams, how did you answer "why should my devs use this?
    18

Product recommendations

  • saas marketing tools
    3 posts in the past month
    1. After 15 years of experience, here are my favorite marketing tools that I would recommend for SAAS founders
    2. What SaaS marketing resources would you recommend for launching a product?
    3. SaaS Marketing Pros/Firms Recs
    #1
    saas marketing tools
    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
    3
  • web developer
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Where’s the best place to hire someone to help build a website?
    2. Best place to hire Offshore web devs?
    3. How would you recommend hiring a web developer?
    #2
    web developer
    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?
    3
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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 730K 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.
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