r/micro_saas

Founded September 2021 · Public — anyone can post

Updated Sep 6

What is Micro SaaS? Is virtually a pocket-sized SaaS, meaning that it caters to a very specific niche. It’s usually run by a small team or even two or three people. And since it’s targeting a much smaller group, the resources used in making and running it are also substantially low.

Members

131,620

132K

Online now

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not captured in the last snapshot

Posts per day

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no sample yet

Comments per post

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no sample yet

Growth · 7d

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not enough history yet

Growth · 30d

+8.2%

+10K members · ≈32d

Promo tolerance

high

read the sidebar rules first

Last post

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no sample yet

Distinct posters

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no sample yet

Tracking since Aug 5 · growth spans are the real distance between snapshots, not rounded windows. Posts/day is measured from the community’s own newest posts on Reddit, not from what Prowlo happens to crawl.

Member growth

What works in r/micro_saas

Every post in a recent sample, labelled by format. Share is how much of the sample used that format; average score is how it performed.

FormatShare of postsAvg score
Lessons / story54%340
Show & tell24%135
Discussion21%52
Promo1%21

Based on 72 posts sampled in September 2026. A sample, not the full history.

Median score
156
Top 10% score
517
Text posts
26%
Got no replies
8%
Busiest windows
Sat 10:00 UTC, Sat 08:00 UTC

What a good comment looks like here

  • — Offers specific, actionable feedback on products or ideas.
  • — Asks clarifying questions to understand the product or problem better.
  • — Shares personal experiences or insights relevant to the discussion.
  • — Provides encouragement and congratulations for achievements.
  • — Discloses affiliation or context when relevant (e.g., 'as someone who...').

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r/micro_saas — frequently asked

How many members does r/micro_saas have?

r/micro_saas has 131,620 members as of our most recent crawl on Sep 6. Prowlo re-checks tracked communities on a rolling schedule, so this figure moves rather than sitting frozen at whatever it was when a scraper last ran.

Is r/micro_saas growing?

Over the last ≈32 days r/micro_saas changed by +8.2% — a gain of 10K members. We compare against the nearest snapshot we actually hold and state the real span rather than rounding it to a clean "30 days".

How active is r/micro_saas?

We don't have a reliable posting-rate sample for r/micro_saas yet. Subscriber count alone is a poor guide to whether a community is active, so treat this one as unverified until the next sample lands.

When was r/micro_saas created?

r/micro_saas was founded in September 2021 and is a public — anyone can post community. Age matters: an older community with steady growth has survived Reddit's moderation churn; a young one with a spike may not.

Can I promote my product in r/micro_saas?

Our read on r/micro_saas is high promo tolerance. It has a promo-friendly culture or a dedicated thread, but that still means being useful first. Always read the sidebar rules before you post; moderator enforcement is the thing that actually decides.

How do I monitor r/micro_saas for mentions?

Hit Watch on this page. Prowlo starts crawling r/micro_saas into your Dataset — every new post indexed and embedded, searchable semantically, queryable by your AI agent over MCP, and able to trigger keyword alerts in Slack. Prowlo is read-only; it never posts on your behalf.

Can my AI agent read r/micro_saas's stats?

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r/micro_saas Subreddit Stats — 132K members, +8.2% in 32d