r/SaaS

Community Overview

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 718K 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 Saas, Ai, and Marketing. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Solution Requests. Product recommendations often mention saas marketing tools and web developer.

On Reddit
Established 2008
718K Members

Community Features

This community has a forum

This community has a realtime chat

Subreddit Analysis

via GummySearch
Yearly: +404K members
Growth: +128.7% / 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: 211K 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: 10K members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    13 posts in the past month
    1. I can get signups but I can't get people to pay
    2. How do you confirm your whole site is actually getting crawled/indexed, not just the homepage?
    3. What do you guys think of my landing page be honest?
    #1
    Advice Requests
    I can get signups but I can't get people to pay · How do you confirm your whole site is actually getting crawled/indexed, not just the homepage? · What do you guys think of my landing page be honest?
    13
  • Solution Requests
    8 posts in the past month
    1. Most founders spend 3–6 months building the wrong thing
    2. Free job-postings API (1.8M listings) if you're building anything with jobs data
    3. Can someone point me to the right tech stack?
    #2
    Solution Requests
    Most founders spend 3–6 months building the wrong thing · Free job-postings API (1.8M listings) if you're building anything with jobs data · Can someone point me to the right tech stack?
    8
  • Self-Promotion
    3 posts in the past month
    1. I will design a logo and brand identity for your SaaS/startup for FREE .
    2. Roast my landing page - AI article automation tool for SEO
    3. Just launched my product - looking for honest feedback
    #3
    Self-Promotion
    I will design a logo and brand identity for your SaaS/startup for FREE . · Roast my landing page - AI article automation tool for SEO · Just launched my product - looking for honest feedback
    3
  • Ideas
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Vibe coders: how do you decide an idea is worth building BEFORE you sink 3 weeks into it?
    2. Building a Business OS for Solo Business Owners – Would You Use It?
    #4
    Ideas
    Vibe coders: how do you decide an idea is worth building BEFORE you sink 3 weeks into it? · Building a Business OS for Solo Business Owners – Would You Use It?
    2
  • Money Talk
    1 post in the past month
    1. Sold my $35k MRR SaaS in March for just under $900K, feeling lost (will not promote)
    #5
    Money Talk
    Sold my $35k MRR SaaS in March for just under $900K, feeling lost (will not promote)
    1

Topics

  • Saas
    117 posts in the past month
    1. Is SaaS really dying? Interesting concept discovered.
    2. has anyone used richer user context to improve SaaS onboarding?
    3. The question that quietly blocks SaaS deals: "is our data isolated from your other customers?" Here's what I built, looking for people to test it.
    #1
    Saas
    Is SaaS really dying? Interesting concept discovered. · has anyone used richer user context to improve SaaS onboarding? · The question that quietly blocks SaaS deals: "is our data isolated from your other customers?" Here's what I built, looking for people to test it.
    117
  • Ai
    43 posts in the past month
    1. How is your team actually handling AI token costs right now?
    2. Roast my landing page - AI article automation tool for SEO
    3. AI powered Car Rental Software
    #2
    Ai
    How is your team actually handling AI token costs right now? · Roast my landing page - AI article automation tool for SEO · AI powered Car Rental Software
    43
  • Marketing
    22 posts in the past month
    1. Just got my first Shopify app approved. Now worried about the marketing. Any advice?
    2. Finally built something until the end and released it - Any advice on where to start for marketing sales without being annoying?
    #3
    Marketing
    Just got my first Shopify app approved. Now worried about the marketing. Any advice? · Finally built something until the end and released it - Any advice on where to start for marketing sales without being annoying?
    22
  • Feedback
    15 posts in the past month
    1. Would love feedback on a launch platform I built for indie founder
    2. Just launched my product - looking for honest feedback
    #4
    Feedback
    Would love feedback on a launch platform I built for indie founder · Just launched my product - looking for honest feedback
    15
  • Startup
    14 posts in the past month
    1. Month into building and reached 10k€ mark!
    2. My Story to $7 MRR
    3. Just launched my product - looking for honest feedback
    #5
    Startup
    Month into building and reached 10k€ mark! · My Story to $7 MRR · Just launched my product - looking for honest feedback
    14

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

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 718K 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.