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 816K 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 404K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Hate, Saas, and Apps. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Solution 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: 310K members
Past year (monthly)
- 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: 26K members
- Sep: 22K members
- Oct: 589 members
Themes
- Advice Requests10 posts in the past month
- Would you rather have 1,000 free users or 20 paying customers?
- I think founders use their first customers to improve the product, but miss what they reveal about sales
- How much say should your biggest customer get in what you build next?
#110Advice RequestsWould you rather have 1,000 free users or 20 paying customers? · I think founders use their first customers to improve the product, but miss what they reveal about sales · How much say should your biggest customer get in what you build next? - Solution Requests5 posts in the past month
- Microsoft Outlook with custom domain + free aliases?
- Looking for someone in saas business
- innovation management software recommendations from someone who has actually implemented it?
#25Solution RequestsMicrosoft Outlook with custom domain + free aliases? · Looking for someone in saas business · innovation management software recommendations from someone who has actually implemented it? - Self-Promotion5 posts in the past month
- I got my first signup for my text-editor SaaS/webapp. Here’s what I did before anyone signed up.
- My extension got 9 users already ??? I havent even started marketing yet T_T . Small win but it feels so unreal .. ( LAUCHING SOON !!!! )
- My first customer performance is leaving me very excited and skeptical same time
#35Self-PromotionI got my first signup for my text-editor SaaS/webapp. Here’s what I did before anyone signed up. · My extension got 9 users already ??? I havent even started marketing yet T_T . Small win but it feels so unreal .. ( LAUCHING SOON !!!! ) · My first customer performance is leaving me very excited and skeptical same time - Pain & Anger2 posts in the past month
- I built a study app to stop procrastinating. Now I procrastinate by adding dragons to it 😭
- Feeling de-motivated on a project I spent 3-4 months on
#42Pain & AngerI built a study app to stop procrastinating. Now I procrastinate by adding dragons to it 😭 · Feeling de-motivated on a project I spent 3-4 months on - News1 post in the past month
- Why did Salesforce acquire Sana and Listen Labs?
#51NewsWhy did Salesforce acquire Sana and Listen Labs?
Topics
- Hate9 posts in the past month#19Hate
- Saas9 posts in the past month#29Saas
- Apps3 posts in the past month#33Apps
- Google2 posts in the past month#42Google
- Business2 posts in the past month#52Business
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?
Community Reviews
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 816K 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
- 31
- Views /mo (+121%)
- 29
- Visitors /mo (+107%)
- 4
- Referrals /mo (+300%)
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