Reddit's r/SideProject is a community for showcasing side projects and getting peer reactions. FeedbackFirst is a structured feedback platform where that same maker community gives validated, actionable product input.
What r/SideProject offers
r/SideProject has over 200,000 members sharing projects, getting reactions, and building audience. It's a free distribution channel that rewards interesting products.
Reddit feedback is exposure, not product feedback
Upvotes and comments on Reddit signal interest, but rarely provide the structured input you need to make product decisions. Comments like "cool project!" or "have you considered X?" are difficult to act on systematically.
The structured alternative
- FeedbackFirst structures every feedback response with required fields.
- Each piece of feedback is validated before entering your pipeline.
- You can request specific feedback focus areas — not just reactions.
The complementary approach
Post on r/SideProject for distribution and initial reactions. Then link early users to FeedbackFirst where they can submit structured, detailed product feedback you can actually use.
Products to discover on FeedbackFirst
- FeedbackFirst — FeedbackFirst is a platform where makers give useful feedback on another product before promoting their own. Give value first, earn visibility after.
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- Klynt — Klynt lets freelancers share Invoicing, Files, Messaging, Project updates to their clients all from 1 dashboard
- Tasquery — A no-login bridge that turns messy Slack threads or raw notes into structured Jira/Linear tickets. Stop paying the "documentation tax" and get back to coding.
- DemandLoop — Find real user demand before you build — connect with founders who are ready to solve it
- Transcrisper — Free, 100% private, unlimited audio and video transcription entirely in the browser
- Rioform — Agentic Forms that follow up and take action
- CRUDCore — CRUDCore is a hosted Postgres admin panel that lets you explore, filter, and edit data fast—without building a custom backoffice.
- SaaSCore — SaaSCore generates a ready-to-use SaaS foundation with FastAPI, React, PostgreSQL, Stripe, auth, and Docker—so you can launch faster.
- DORSAM — Wall Street-grade stock analysis for retail investors. Score any stock in 60 seconds or go deep with 7 valuation models, Monte Carlo, and forensic accounting.
- Mockly — Real UI flows from top apps, straight to Figma and Claude