r/SaaS: rules, audience and how brands can post there
840,659 members. Self-promotion allowed? Limited: 1 mention or 3 links per 60 days, disclosed.
r/SaaS is a community of about 841,000 SaaS owners and online business operators. Its promotion rule is specific: one mention or three links every 60 days, with disclosure.
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- Members
- 840,659
- Self-promotion
- Limited: 1 mention or 3 links per 60 days, disclosed
- Created
- 2008
- Checked
- November 7, 2026
What r/SaaS is
Discussions and useful links for SaaS owners, online business owners, and more.
Software founders who can give a useful, disclosed answer and are careful with a very limited promotion allowance.
Can a brand post in r/SaaS?
Rule 3 allows occasional promotion but removes accounts that exist only to promote. You get a maximum of one mention or three links every 60 days, and you have to disclose your affiliation at the beginning or end of the post or comment. Secondary accounts count toward the limit. Naked links and product descriptions count as spam, and the penalty is a ban plus URL blacklisting. Rule 5 bans selling services, cold DMs and soliciting clients. Rule 11 bars promotion of SaaS built for advertising, promotional outreach, lead detection or content generation, which covers Reddit marketing tools. AI-generated text is prohibited, and polls and surveys need mod approval.
What works
- Spending your one mention or three links every 60 days on a post with context and value
- Disclosing your affiliation at the start or end of the post or comment
- Writing your own text, since rule 4 bans AI-generated content
- Helping in existing threads, which rule 10 prefers over stand-alone offers
What gets removed
- More than one mention or three links in 60 days, including from secondary accounts
- Naked links and bare product descriptions
- Selling services, cold DMs and soliciting clients
- Promotion of tools built for promotional outreach, lead detection or ad and content generation
The rules, summarised
- 1. Submission Guidelines
Follow the Reddit site-wide rules and please treat others with respect, stay on-topic, and avoid non-productive self-promotion.
- 2. 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.
- 3. No Vendor Spam on posts or comments
Promotion is allowed occasionally: a maximum of 1 mention or 3 links every 60 days, affiliation disclosed, secondary accounts count. Naked links are spam; the penalty is a ban and URL blacklisting.
- 4. 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.
- 5. 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.
- 6. AMA / Surveys / Polls require approval
All research-related posts must be vetted by moderators before being posted.
- 7. 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.
- 8. 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).
- 9. 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.
- 10. 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.
- 11. No Promotional or Advertising SaaS
No promotion, recommendation, launch announcements or user acquisition for SaaS made for advertising, promotional outreach, lead or opportunity detection, or ad or content generation.
Source: the community's own rules page, read on November 7, 2026. Rules change, so check the page before you post. See also the 9:1 rule.
Frequently asked questions
Can I promote my product on r/SaaS?
Occasionally. Rule 3 allows a maximum of one mention or three links every 60 days, requires you to disclose affiliation, and counts secondary accounts toward the limit.
Can I promote a Reddit marketing tool on r/SaaS?
No. Rule 11 bars promotion, recommendations and launch announcements for SaaS made for promotional outreach, lead or opportunity detection, or content generation.
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