Can I mention my own product here?
Yes, but only under “No Vendor Spam on posts or comments”, which allows one mention or up to three links every 60 days, requires a clear affiliation disclosure, and expects real context around the link.
Subreddit guides
r/SaaS rules, stats, and what to post
A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/SaaS: 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
- 815,313
- Verified
- September 29, 2026
- Category
- SaaS founders and operators
Rules can change, so Rankhog keeps verification dates and the original public Reddit sources visible.
Rule summary
- Submission Guidelines: Follow the Reddit site-wide rules and please treat others with respect, stay on-topic, and avoid non-productive self-promotion.
- Posting SaaS Relevant Content Only: Please keep the discussions oriented around the SaaS ecosystem, tech companies, business, operational or even personal aspects of the tech business world. - __Strict Focus:__ Content must touch on SaaS-specific topics. - __No Generic Business:__ General entrepreneurship or broad news without a SaaS angle will be removed. - __Enforcement:__ Irrelevant content will be removed to keep the sub relevant for SaaS professionals. - __Violation:__ Repeated infringement warrants a ban
- No Vendor Spam on posts or comments: Promotion is allowed occasionally, but accounts focused solely on it will be removed. - __Limit:__ Max 1 mention or 3 links can be shared every 60 days - __Transparency:__ Must clearly disclose affiliation at the beginning or end of the post or comment - __Alts:__ Secondary accounts promoting the same product count toward the limit. - __Value:__ Content must provide context and value, "naked" links or product descriptions are spam. - __Penalty:__ Violation leads to a ban and URL blacklisting.
- No Low-Effort / Low-Quality Content: - **Posts and comments must provide actual value:** Content that is spammy, repetitive, or lacks depth will be removed. - **Originality is required:** All posts must showcase original human thought, clear context, and meaningful contribution to the SaaS community. - **Prohibited content includes (but is not limited to):** AI-generated text (even if you "made all the effort" to copy-paste it yourself), unedited prompt dumps, and vague questions that could be answered by a basic search.
- No selling, soliciting, or fundraising: This community is for knowledge exchange, not a marketplace, posts or comments focused on selling services, soliciting clients, or asking for donations/funding are not allowed. - __No Solicitation:__ Do not post or comment to sell services, "cold DM" members, or solicit clients. - __No Fundraising:__ Asking for donations, crowdfunding, or pitching for VC/Angel investment is prohibited. - __No Lead Gen:__ Posts designed purely to gather emails or "testers" without community value will be removed
- AMA / Surveys / Polls require approval: All research-related posts must be vetted by moderators before being posted. - __What's Included:__ Academic surveys, market research, vendor polls, and "product validation" forms - __How to apply:__ Message the mods via Modmail with a link to your survey and a brief explanation of why it’s valuable to the SaaS community - __Excluded:__ "Validation" posts that are meant for lead generation or email harvesting will be rejected - __Enforcement:__ Polls without "Mod Approved" flair will be removed.
- No obfuscated, shortened or indirect URLs: All links must point directly to the final resource because indirect URLs are prone to breaking or being hijacked later. Transparency and security are mandatory. - __Disguised or obfuscated links:__ Lead to a direct ban for rule evasion - __Direct Links Only:__ Use the original, full URL. Do not use URL shorteners or landing page aggregators - __No Tracking/Affiliates:__ Clean links only - __Enforcement:__ Posts or comments containing shortened or indirect links will be automatically removed
- No Personal Information (Doxing): This follows a site-wide rule, strict adherence to Reddit’s Content Policy is required. - __Zero Tolerance:__ Do not post real names, emails, phone numbers, or private social media profiles (yours or others). - __Screenshots:__ Redact all identifying info from support tickets, emails, or chat logs before posting. - __Business vs. Personal:__ Mentioning a company is fine; targeting a specific employee is not. - __Penalty:__ Doxing results in an immediate permanent ban and report to Reddit admins.
- Be excellent to eachother: We value authenticity. Whether your tone is formal, professional, informal or sarcastic, it’s welcome as long as it’s respectful. - __No Toxicity:__ Personal attacks, insults, harassment, or "flame wars" are strictly prohibited. - __Constructive Criticism:__ Feedback on SaaS projects should be helpful, not destructive. - __Hate Speech:__ Any form of discrimination results in an immediate permanent ban. - __Enforcement:__ Toxic behavior will lead to removal and bans.
- No "I'll review/audit/feedback/test/roast or create something for you" posts: Posts or comments offering free reviews, audits, roasts, or feedback on others' products/websites/pitches are prohibited, regardless of price or stated intent. - __No self-promotion:__ These posts function as personal or commercial branding and are considered ads. - __How to Help:__ We value help in context. If you want to share with the community, do so in existing comment threads.
- No Promotional or Advertising SaaS: r/SaaS does not allow promotion, recommendation, launch announcements, feedback requests, recruiting, or user acquisition for SaaS products made for advertising, promotional outreach, lead/opportunity detection, or ad/content generation. - __What's Included:__ Tools that generate, suggest, schedule, automate, or coordinate promotional posts, comments, DMs, replies, or campaigns on Reddit or other platforms. - __Penalty:__ Violation may result in a permanent ban, tool name and URL blacklisting.
Works well
- A written breakdown of a real SaaS problem you solved, like churn, pricing, or onboarding, with the numbers and reasoning included
- A lessons-learned post about a launch, a pivot, or a failed experiment, told in your own words with a clear SaaS angle
- A thoughtful comment in an existing thread where someone asks about a problem your product happens to address, with disclosure if you mention it
- An operational deep dive on running a SaaS, like hiring, support workflows, or tech stack choices, that helps other owners
- A survey or poll submitted through Modmail first, posted only after it carries the Mod Approved flair
Avoid
- Posting AI-generated text, even lightly edited, because rule “No Low-Effort / Low-Quality Content” bans it outright
- Using a link shortener, redirect, or affiliate link, since “No obfuscated, shortened or indirect URLs” requires the full, clean URL
- Promoting a tool that automates or generates promotional posts, comments, or DMs, because “No Promotional or Advertising SaaS” may bring a permanent ban and a URL blacklist
- Sharing more than one mention or three links in any 60 day window under “No Vendor Spam on posts or comments”
- Forgetting to disclose your affiliation at the start or end of your post or comment
- Asking for donations, crowdfunding, or investment, which “No selling, soliciting, or fundraising” prohibits entirely, including cold DMs and email harvesting disguised as validation posts, which “No selling, soliciting, or fundraising” prohibits entirely, including cold DMs and email harvesting disguised as validation posts, which “No selling, soliciting, or fundraising” prohibits entirely, along
What r/SaaS Is For
r/SaaS is a community for SaaS owners, online business owners, and people working in tech companies. The public description says it exists for discussions and useful links around the SaaS ecosystem. The rules make clear that content must touch on SaaS-specific topics, and that general entrepreneurship or broad news without a SaaS angle gets removed. The people posting here are SaaS professionals talking about the business, operational, and personal sides of running a tech business. The community states it is for knowledge exchange, not a marketplace, so the tone is peer discussion rather than shopping.
Rules That Matter Before Posting
The rule that decides most marketing outcomes here is “No Vendor Spam on posts or comments”, which allows occasional promotion but caps it at one mention or three links every 60 days and requires clear affiliation disclosure. “Posting SaaS Relevant Content Only” removes anything without a SaaS angle, so general entrepreneurship content does not survive. “No Low-Effort / Low-Quality Content” bans AI-generated text, prompt dumps, and vague questions, so your post has to be written by you and carry real substance. “No selling, soliciting, or fundraising” blocks sales pitches, cold DMs, investment asks, and lead generation posts. “AMA / Surveys / Polls require approval” means any survey, poll, or validation form needs Modmail approval before you post it. “No obfuscated, shortened or indirect URLs” requires full, direct, clean links with no shorteners, tracking, or affiliate tags. “No Promotional or Advertising SaaS” specifically bans promoting tools built for advertising, promotional outreach, or content generation, with possible permanent bans and URL blacklisting. “No 'I'll review/audit/feedback/test/roast or create something for you' posts” blocks free audit and roast offers, which founders often use as soft marketing.
What To Post
A good post here is a genuine SaaS story or lesson written in your own words, with enough depth that a SaaS professional learns something from it. If you want to mention your own product, keep it to one mention or up to three links in a 60 day window, disclose your affiliation clearly at the start or end, and wrap the mention in real context and value rather than a bare product description. Write about operational problems, pricing decisions, churn, or the personal side of running a SaaS, since the rules explicitly welcome those angles. If you have a survey or poll, message the moderators via Modmail first with a link and a short explanation of why it helps the SaaS community. Use full, direct URLs with no shorteners, redirects, or tracking parameters. Help in the comments of existing threads rather than creating posts that offer free audits or roasts.
What To Avoid
Do not post generic business content with no SaaS angle, because “Posting SaaS Relevant Content Only” removes it and repeated violations bring a ban. Do not use secondary accounts to promote the same product, because the rules count them toward your limit and treat them as evasion. Do not post AI-generated text, even if you edited it, because “No Low-Effort / Low-Quality Content” removes it. Do not offer free reviews, audits, roasts, or feedback on other people's products, because “No 'I'll review/audit/feedback/test/roast or create something for you' posts” prohibits them regardless of price or intent. Do not post or comment to sell services, solicit clients, cold DM members, or ask for funding, because “No selling, soliciting, or fundraising” bans all of it. Do not run a survey, poll, or validation form without Modmail approval, because “AMA / Surveys / Polls require approval” removes anything without the Mod Approved flair. Do not post personal information like names, emails, or phone numbers, and redact identifying details from screenshots, because “No Personal Information (Doxing)” carries an immediate permanent ban. Do not attack people in comments, because “Be excellent to eachother” removes toxic behavior and bans harassment.
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Common questions about r/SaaS
Do I need approval to run a survey or poll?
No. “AMA / Surveys / Polls require approval” means you must message the mods via Modmail first with a link and an explanation of the value, and posts without the Mod Approved flair get removed.
Can I use AI to draft my post?
No. “No Low-Effort / Low-Quality Content” explicitly bans AI-generated text and unedited prompt dumps, so write it yourself.
Can I ask people to sign up as testers or join my email list?
No. “No selling, soliciting, or fundraising” bans selling services, cold DMing members, and posts built to gather emails or testers.
Can I shorten my link to track clicks?
No. “No obfuscated, shortened or indirect URLs” requires the original full URL with no shorteners, aggregators, tracking, or affiliate parameters.
Lists featuring r/SaaS
Use these audience lists to decide whether r/SaaS is the best fit for your Reddit SEO plan or just one supporting community.
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- Subreddits
- 6
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- Audience
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- Subreddits
- 6
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- Audience
- AI SaaS founders
- Subreddits
- 6
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- Audience
- Micro-SaaS founders
- Subreddits
- 5
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- Audience
- Founders planning product launches
- Subreddits
- 6
Best Subreddits For Product-Led Founders
A Rankhog list of subreddits for product-led founders working on activation, onboarding, roadmap choices, discovery, and user feedback.
- Audience
- Product-led founders
- Subreddits
- 5
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