In the pressJune 29, 2026 · Indie Hackers
I Analyzed 816 SaaS Tools. Here Is What Actually Wins a Buyer in 2026
Our 816-tool dataset sparked a founder discussion on Indie Hackers about the finding that surprised people most: more reviews do not raise your rating. The correlation between review volume and star score came in at basically zero.
The Indie Hackers thread picked up the one stat that founders argued about most. Across 816 B2B SaaS tools, review volume and star rating barely move together (r = -0.03). Piling up more reviews does not lift your score.
That reframes a lot of growth advice. If ratings cluster and volume does not help, the differentiation has to come from somewhere else: pricing clarity, onboarding, the specific job you win.
The full dataset behind the discussion is our B2B SaaS Buyer-Behavior Statistics 2026 report, free to cite.
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