Can I post my product here at all?
Yes, the rules say you may share your Micro SaaS, but the post must add value through backstory, tech stack, revenue, or a specific lesson learned.
Subreddit guides
r/microsaas rules, stats, and what to post
A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/microsaas: 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
- 218,890
- Verified
- September 29, 2026
- Category
- Micro-SaaS builders and small software teams
Rules can change, so Rankhog keeps verification dates and the original public Reddit sources visible.
Rule summary
- Keep it Micro SaaS: All posts must directly relate to Micro SaaS.
- No Low-Effort Self-Promotion: You may share your Micro SaaS, but it must add value. Purely promotional links without context, "Build in Public" updates with no actual insights, and repetitive link-dropping will be removed. If you share your product, you must include the backstory, tech stack, revenue (if comfortable), or a specific lesson learned.
- Be Respectful and Constructive: Roast the product and the landing page, but not the founder. Insults, harassment, trolling, and toxic behavior will result in an immediate ban.
- No Unethical Tactics or Black Hat: Do not post, promote, or ask for unethical growth hacks. This includes buying fake reviews, spamming scraped emails, astroturfing, or stealing intellectual property.
- Keep it high quality: Avoid vague motivational posts, generic "How to get rich", or links to paid courses/newsletters without prior mod approval.
- No DM ME: We can't guarantee the safety of conversations outside our sub. Any post or comment requesting private messaging will be removed.
Works well
- A launch post that opens with the backstory of why you built the thing, names your tech stack, and shares revenue or a hard lesson before the link.
- A landing page roast request where you invite the community to tear apart your copy and design, which the rules explicitly welcome.
- A build in public update that leads with a real insight, like a pricing change and what happened after, instead of just a metrics screenshot.
- A specific question post, for example asking how other micro SaaS founders handle onboarding, so the thread is useful even to people who never click your link.
- A post-launch retrospective that walks through what flopped and what you would do differently, framed as a lesson other builders can reuse.
Avoid
- Dropping a bare link to your product with no backstory, tech stack, revenue, or lesson attached, which trips “No Low-Effort Self-Promotion”.
- Posting build in public updates that share numbers but no actual insights, which the same rule calls out by name.
- Repeating the same product link across posts, since repetitive link-dropping gets removed.
- Asking people to DM you, because “No DM ME” removes any post or comment requesting private messaging.
- Suggesting fake reviews, scraped email blasts, astroturfing, or copying someone else's product, all banned under “No Unethical Tactics or Black Hat”.
- Posting a generic motivational thread or a get rich quick pitch, which fails “Keep it high quality” and “Keep it Micro SaaS” alike.
What r/microsaas Is For
This community describes itself as a place to change your life with micro SaaS apps. In practice that means it is a room for people building very small software products, usually solo or with a tiny team, and the first rule, “Keep it Micro SaaS”, makes that the price of admission. Every post has to directly relate to Micro SaaS. The people posting here are founders sharing what they built, how they built it, and what they learned, and the people replying are other builders and early users. The rules make it clear this is a working room, not a billboard, because self promotion is allowed only when it comes with real substance attached.
Rules That Matter Before Posting
The rule that decides almost everything here is “No Low-Effort Self-Promotion”. It says you may share your Micro SaaS, but the post must add value, and it names the price of entry directly: backstory, tech stack, revenue if you are comfortable, or a specific lesson learned. “Keep it Micro SaaS” is the scope check, because every post has to directly relate to Micro SaaS, so a general marketing tip with no product angle will not survive. “Keep it high quality” filters out vague motivational posts, generic how to get rich content, and links to paid courses or newsletters, which need prior mod approval. “No DM ME” removes any post or comment that asks people to take the conversation private. “No Unethical Tactics or Black Hat” bans fake reviews, scraped email spam, astroturfing, and stealing intellectual property. Finally, “Be Respectful and Constructive” sets the tone for feedback threads: roast the product and the landing page all you want, but never the founder.
What To Post
A good post here is a story with a product attached, not a product with a story attached. If you are sharing your SaaS, lead with the backstory, name your tech stack, share revenue if you are comfortable, or pull out one specific lesson you learned, because the rules list exactly those as what turns a promo into a welcome post. A teardown of your own landing page works well here too, since the community is openly invited to roast products and landing pages, just never founders. A honest build in public update can work, but only if it carries an actual insight, like what you changed after a launch flopped, not just a screenshot of numbers. If you want feedback, ask a specific question about a specific decision, like pricing or onboarding, so replies have something concrete to push on. Whatever you post, keep it squarely about Micro SaaS and keep the whole conversation in the comments, never in DMs.
What To Avoid
The fastest removal here is a bare link with no context, because “No Low-Effort Self-Promotion” exists precisely to catch that. The rule also names two other traps: build in public updates with no actual insights, and repetitive link-dropping, so posting the same product link over and over will get you removed. Asking anyone to DM you is an automatic removal under “No DM ME”, and that applies to comments too, not just posts. Links to paid courses or newsletters need prior moderator approval, so do not post them cold. Vague motivational posts and generic how to get rich content fail “Keep it high quality”. Anything off the Micro SaaS topic fails “Keep it Micro SaaS”. And if you are giving feedback to someone else, remember “Be Respectful and Constructive”: attack the product, never the person, because insults and trolling lead to an immediate ban.
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Common questions about r/microsaas
Do I have to share my revenue numbers?
The rules say revenue is only required if you are comfortable sharing it, so you can swap it for a tech stack breakdown or a lesson learned instead.
Can I link my paid course or newsletter?
No, links to paid courses or newsletters need prior moderator approval before you post them.
Can I ask people to DM me for a demo?
No, any post or comment requesting private messaging gets removed because the mods cannot guarantee the safety of conversations outside the sub.
Can I ask for a roast of my landing page?
Yes, the rules explicitly allow roasting the product and the landing page, they just draw the line at attacking the founder.
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