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 750K 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 412K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Saas, Ai, and Tool. Common discussion themes are Pain & Anger and Self-Promotion. Product recommendations often mention saas marketing tools and web developer.

On Reddit
Established 2008
750K 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: +412K members
Growth: +121.8% / 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: 243K members

Past year (monthly)

  • 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: 30K members
  • Jul: 12K members

Themes

  • Pain & Anger
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Why is coding a SaaS is so much easier than getting a single person to try the app ? Marketing feels impossible.
    2. 24 hours after launching my first SaaS: 45 visitors, 58 page views
    #1
    Pain & Anger
    Why is coding a SaaS is so much easier than getting a single person to try the app ? Marketing feels impossible. · 24 hours after launching my first SaaS: 45 visitors, 58 page views
    2
  • Self-Promotion
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Launched my first product, are this good numbers for first days?
    2. launched fetchsandbox on producthunt last night. woke up to #2. didn't sleep much.
    #2
    Self-Promotion
    Launched my first product, are this good numbers for first days? · launched fetchsandbox on producthunt last night. woke up to #2. didn't sleep much.
    2
  • Advice Requests
    2 posts in the past month
    1. I built a staff availability tool and would love some honest feedback from people who have launched SaaS products before
    2. I'm trying to validate a SaaS idea the right way instead of building first. Am I approaching this correctly?
    #3
    Advice Requests
    I built a staff availability tool and would love some honest feedback from people who have launched SaaS products before · I'm trying to validate a SaaS idea the right way instead of building first. Am I approaching this correctly?
    2
  • Solution Requests
    2 posts in the past month
    1. I got tired of Googling “where does the favicon go in a framework?” so I built a tool covering 35 tech stacks
    2. My Saas is about to launch, what to do?
    #4
    Solution Requests
    I got tired of Googling “where does the favicon go in a framework?” so I built a tool covering 35 tech stacks · My Saas is about to launch, what to do?
    2

Topics

  • Saas
    23 posts in the past month
    #1
    Saas
    23
  • Ai
    10 posts in the past month
    #2
    Ai
    10
  • Tool
    7 posts in the past month
    #3
    Tool
    7
  • Co Founder
    3 posts in the past month
    #4
    Co Founder
    3
  • Struggling
    3 posts in the past month
    #5
    Struggling
    3

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 750K 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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