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Free Subreddit Comparison — Audience Overlap, Size and Rules

Bavior puts two subreddits side by side: size, activity, self-promo rules, and who each one is for. One table, and you know where to post. Included with your account.

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What it compares

A subreddit comparison puts two communities side by side. It shows members, activity, the self-promo rule, and who posts there. It does not return a user-overlap percentage. Nobody can compute that from public Reddit data. What you get instead is the audience-fit row, which says whether two subs draw the same kind of person. That row, plus a promo rule you can live with, decides more than size does.

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Read-only: nothing gets posted. It pulls the same community data Bavior reads before it works a subreddit. It is included with any Bavior account, and comparing two subs takes a couple of minutes.
Sample output

Two subreddits, side by side.

The same five signals for both, so the difference shows at a glance.

r/SaaSr/startups
Members210K1.9M
Posts/day~30~80
Self-promo ruleAllowed SaturdaysWeekly thread only
Best forSaaS builders, pricing & growth talkFounders at any stage, fundraising & hiring
Karma neededNone enforced~10 comment karma
How to read the table

Which subreddit should I post in?

The bigger number does not win. Weigh these four things first.

Weigh activity, not just size

A sub with millions of members but twenty posts a day buries you fast. A smaller, busier community often puts your post in front of more of the right people.

A specific promo rule beats a vague one

A rule that names a weekly thread or a format is one you can follow. "No spam" with no detail usually means a filter that removes your post quietly.

Match the audience, not the topic

Two subs on the same broad subject can serve very different people. Read the "best for" row, not just the name.

Check the karma gate you clear today

The bigger sub is useless if you cannot clear its karma or age bar yet. Compare where you can post now, not where you would prefer to.

If the two look close on paper, let the karma gate decide. Post where you clear the bar today, and build toward the stricter one for next time.

How it works

Three steps, from two names to one table.

1

Two subreddits

r/name vs r/name. The two you are deciding between.

2

We pull both profiles

Size, activity, and the self-promo rule, read from each community.

3

You get one table

Five signals, lined up, so the difference is obvious.

What it compares

Four signals, not just member count.

Member count is the number Reddit shows first. That makes it the easiest one to compare and the easiest one to overrate. These four signals do far more to predict whether a post gets seen and survives.

Size

Member count. How big the audience is, so you can weigh reach.

Activity

Posts per day. A live community versus a quiet one.

Rules

The self-promo rule for each. Where a link is safe, and where it is not.

Audience fit

Who the community is for, in one line.

Once you've picked a winner

Bavior takes the next step for you.

Comparing tells you where to focus, not where to post forever. Bavior works whichever community wins, end to end. It reads the rules, finds the buying-intent threads, and drafts native replies. Nothing goes out until you approve it.

What this comparison can't do

It compares public numbers, not the mod team behind them. Two subs can look alike on paper and behave very differently once you are the one posting. Give the winner one test post before you build a plan on it.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions.

Does the subreddit comparison show audience overlap?

Not as a percentage. Nobody can compute a user-overlap number from public Reddit data. The comparison returns five signals per subreddit — members, posts per day, self-promo rule, who the audience is, and karma needed — and the audience-fit row is what tells you whether two communities draw the same people.

Which subreddit should I post my SaaS in?

Compare the finalists on activity and audience fit, not member count. A smaller subreddit full of your exact buyer usually beats a huge general one. A promo rule you can clear matters more than a bigger number.

How do I compare two subreddits?

Open the comparison in Bavior and name both — r/SaaS vs r/startups, for example. The tool lines up members, posts per day, self-promo rules, audience fit, and karma needed.

Is the comparison tool free?

It is included with any Bavior account, free trial included. Working the winning subreddit at scale is what Bavior does.

What happens after I pick a subreddit?

Bavior takes over. It reads that community's rules, finds the buying-intent threads, drafts native replies, and posts on your approval.

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Compare your two subreddits.
Then let Bavior work the winner.

Set a goal tonight. Wake up to a plan, drafts waiting for approval, and a report of what happened.

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