Can I post about my BI product here?
No. The 'No Vendor Content' rule does not allow posts from vendors about their product.
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r/BusinessIntelligence rules, stats, and what to post
A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/BusinessIntelligence: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.
By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog.
Subreddit guides combine public Reddit source URLs, captured rules, visible verification dates, and Rankhog's account-safety workflow.
Current public stats
- Members
- 240,518
- Verified
- September 26, 2026
- Category
- Analytics and data operators
Rules can change, so Rankhog keeps verification dates and the original public Reddit sources visible.
Rule summary
- Be Helpful: We seek to help each other and any unhelpful or uncivil content will be removed.
- No Vendor Content: We do not allow posts from vendors about their product. Our community is designed for practitioners and by practitioners, and a key to maintaining that environment is limiting advertisements.
- Use the Entering and Transitioning Sticky Post for career topics: We use a sticky post that can always be found at the top of the 'Hot' or 'Best' views. These topics must be posted as a comment under the sticky post. This includes any questions related to starting or moving into a BI career, requests to review CVs, questions about market rates and salaries. If in doubt and it is career related, it goes in the sticky.
- No Low Effort Posts: Our community are really helpful but if you want advice, please provide full information in your post. Other forms of Low Effort Posting is also likely to be removed. This may include (but not limited to): * What is the best BI tool - open ended, unqualified needs * Can you fill in my survey * This tool vs That tool * This Job Description vs That one * Do my class / assignment for me - copy & paste without any effort to show where you're stuck * Question for Stack Overflow or ChatGPT
- No Memes: Please post memes to meme specific subreddits, i.e. r/ProgrammerHumor Leniency may be shown during holidays and weekends :)
- Relevant Job Postings with Remuneration details welcome: We welcome relevant BI jobs being posted in the sub on the following conditions: * No Agencies, only direct employers may post * Must be BI relevant or adjacent (data science, data engineering etc.) * Must contain at least a 'ballpark' indiation of Salary, Wage, Rate or Contract Value.
- No Bot or AI content: No Bot or AI content. We don't serve their kind here.
Works well
- Share a detailed BI workflow or dashboard challenge you faced, with enough context for practitioners to engage.
- Post a direct employer BI job opening with a clear salary, wage, rate, or contract value.
- Ask a specific, qualified question about a BI tool or process, with your stack and use case described.
- Comment helpfully on other practitioners' posts about reporting, analytics, or data decisions.
Avoid
- Do not post about your product if you are a vendor. The rule named 'No Vendor Content' is explicit and covers anything promotional about your own tool.
- Do not post career questions, resume reviews, or salary questions as standalone posts. The rule 'Use the Entering and Transitioning Sticky Post for career topics' requires those to go in the sticky.
- Do not post open ended questions like 'what is the best BI tool' or 'this tool vs that tool'. The 'No Low Effort Posts' rule calls those out directly.
- Do not post surveys or ask the community to fill them in. That is listed under low effort posting.
- Do not post memes. The 'No Memes' rule asks you to take them elsewhere.
- Do not post AI or bot generated content. The rule 'No Bot or AI content' bans it outright.
What r/BusinessIntelligence Is For
This community is for business intelligence practitioners who work with data, analytics, dashboards, reports, alerts, and ad-hoc analysis to drive decisions. The description makes clear it is not a generic business subreddit, and off topic posts will be marked as spam. The rules reinforce that it is designed for practitioners and by practitioners.
Rules That Matter Before Posting
The rule that matters most for anyone with a product is 'No Vendor Content'. It says posts from vendors about their product are not allowed, and the community is for practitioners by practitioners. The 'No Low Effort Posts' rule also matters because it lists specific shapes of posts that get removed, including open ended tool comparisons and survey requests. 'No Bot or AI content' is a hard line, so any AI generated post or bot activity is out. 'Use the Entering and Transitioning Sticky Post for career topics' is strict too, because all career, resume, and salary questions must go in the sticky. 'Relevant Job Postings with Remuneration details welcome' is the one promotional exception, but only for direct employers with salary details.
What To Post
If you are a founder doing respectful Reddit marketing here, your best path is to participate as a practitioner sharing real BI knowledge, not as a vendor pushing a product. A good post would be a detailed, specific question or insight about dashboards, reporting, or analytics workflows, with full context so it does not trip the low effort rule. The only promotional post that fits is a direct employer job posting for a BI relevant role that includes a ballpark salary, wage, rate, or contract value, as allowed by 'Relevant Job Postings with Remuneration details welcome'.
What To Avoid
Avoid anything that reads like a vendor pitch, because 'No Vendor Content' is explicit and the community is meant for practitioners. Avoid career questions, CV reviews, and salary questions outside the sticky, since 'Use the Entering and Transitioning Sticky Post for career topics' sends those to the sticky. Avoid open ended or unqualified questions like 'what is the best BI tool' or 'this tool vs that tool', because 'No Low Effort Posts' names those directly. Avoid surveys, class assignments, and questions better suited for Stack Overflow or ChatGPT. Avoid memes, and avoid any AI or bot generated content under 'No Bot or AI content'.
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Common questions about r/BusinessIntelligence
Can I post a job opening?
Only if you are the direct employer, the role is BI relevant or adjacent, and you include at least a ballpark salary, wage, rate, or contract value. Agencies are not allowed.
Can I ask a career question as a main post?
No. The 'Use the Entering and Transitioning Sticky Post for career topics' rule says all career related questions go in the sticky post.
Is AI generated content allowed?
No. The 'No Bot or AI content' rule bans it.
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