What are lifetime deals communities?

Communities for SaaS founders and tool buyers tracking lifetime deal offers and evaluating new software. Facebook groups and dedicated communities connect buyers hunting for AppSumo-style deals with founders building and marketing SaaS products.

Where do most lifetime deals communities live?

Facebook is the most common platform in this report (50% of 18 listings).

Are most of these communities free?

94% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.

How big is a typical lifetime deals community?

Among listings with public size data, the average is 38K members and the median is 3K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.

What do these communities usually include?

Forum is the most common (94%). Others that show up often include member perks, live chat, and newsletter.

How does Hive Index collect this data?

Listings are submitted by community builders and researchers, reviewed for relevance, and updated with platform, feature, member, review, and traffic data where available.

Where can I see the full list?

The full directory is on Hive Index's Lifetime Deals topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

Lifetime Deals Communities Report: Stats, Platforms,...

Executive Summary

We analyzed 18 lifetime deals communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.

The big picture: lifetime deals listings cluster on Facebook, while a few large groups pull member averages up.

Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically

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Communities: 18
Platforms: 6
Avg members: 38K
Median members: 3K

Where Lifetime Deals Communities Are Hosted

Facebook
9(50%)
Reddit
3(17%)
Discourse
3(17%)
Discord
1(6%)
Independent Platforms
1(6%)
Circle
1(6%)

Format mix

Forum / feed-based
16(89%)
Chat communities
1(6%)
Private membership
1(6%)

Most listings are forum / feed-based (89%).

Facebook leads with 50%, but Reddit also has a meaningful share (17%).

Audience Size & Access

Community size

Tiny
<20 members
0(0%)
Small
20-100 members
2(11%)
Medium
100-1,000 members
3(17%)
Large
1,000-10,000 members
3(17%)
Huge
10,000-100,000 members
2(11%)
Massive
100,000-1M members
2(11%)
Gigantic
1M+ members
0(0%)

6 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

The average is much higher than the median (38K vs 3K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.

How Lifetime Deals Differs From Other Categories

Lifetime Deals is more free-to-join, and smaller, compared with typical Hive Index topics.

Metric	Lifetime Deals	Hive Index average
Free to join	94%	84%
Median members	3K	25K
Average members	38K	666K
Paid or apply-to-join	6%	16%
Live chat	33%	41%
Discord share	6%	18%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

Forum
94%
Member Perks
39%
Live Chat
33%
Newsletter
17%
Online/Offline Events
17%

Niche Features

Courses
6%
Job Board
6%
Paid Community
6%
Tools
6%

Forum appears on 94% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo: 54

Platform supply vs. clicks

Platform	Communities	Share of communities	Outbound clicks	Share of clicks
Facebook	9	50%	29	54%
Reddit	3	17%	16	30%
Discourse	3	17%	4	7%
Discord	1	6%	1	2%
Independent Platforms	1	6%	4	7%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Facebook hosts 50% of listings and 54% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.

Most-clicked formats

Forum / feed-based
53(98%)
Chat communities
1(2%)

Most-clicked features

Forum
53(98%)
Member Perks
24(44%)
Live Chat
12(22%)
Newsletter
9(17%)
Tools
7(13%)
Online/Offline Events
6(11%)

Most-clicked size ranges

Large
17(31%)
Massive
11(20%)
Medium
7(13%)
Huge
4(7%)
Small
1(2%)

Top-clicked listings

Ken Moo's SaaS Lifetime Deals
7(13%)
r/deals
6(11%)
Use your LTDs
5(9%)

Most clicks go to forum / feed-based and chat communities communities.

Trends

Founded year

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2015

2016

2017

2020

2021

2022

3 communities have no founding year on file.

Most listed groups were founded around 2021.

Methodology & FAQ

Methodology

This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Lifetime Deals. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.

•This is a smaller slice of Hive Index's database, so read trends as directional.

FAQ

: Communities for SaaS founders and tool buyers tracking lifetime deal offers and evaluating new software. Facebook groups and dedicated communities connect buyers hunting for AppSumo-style deals with founders building and marketing SaaS products.
: Facebook is the most common platform in this report (50% of 18 listings).
: 94% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.
: Among listings with public size data, the average is 38K members and the median is 3K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.
: Forum is the most common (94%). Others that show up often include member perks, live chat, and newsletter.
: Listings are submitted by community builders and researchers, reviewed for relevance, and updated with platform, feature, member, review, and traffic data where available.
: The full directory is on Hive Index's Lifetime Deals topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

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