Growth · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to The First 500
How our SaaS start-up landed its first 500 customers
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The First 500 launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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First 1000▲655Case studies on how companies got their first 1000 customers
2021 · first1000.co · its alternatives →
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First 100 Users▲883100 ideas for your startup's first 100 users
2022 · first100users.com · its alternatives →
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Featuring interviews from over 20 makers
2020 · its alternatives →
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Interactive guide to go from ideation to first 1000 users
2021 · its alternatives →
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How billion & million dollar companies got their first users
2019 · its alternatives →
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Turning customer success & onboarding efforts into profits
2021 · its alternatives →
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10+ Tactics to get your first paying customers
2017 · its alternatives →
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Hiten Shah & Steli Efti share a framework for growing SaaS
2016 · its alternatives →
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100 Q&A asked around scaling, sales and raising capital.
2019 · its alternatives →
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A 10-week crash course in SaaS metrics 📊
2018 · its alternatives →
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Proven content marketing tactics to grow your SaaS startup
2022 · its alternatives →
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Get a list of potential customers for your SaaS in 60 secs
2020 · its alternatives →
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Convert >15% of free trial signups into paying customers
2017 · its alternatives →
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