r/sidehustle vs r/Entrepreneur
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Side-hustle income room vs entrepreneur networking talk
r/sidehustle’s public description targets people generating extra income alongside another full-time commitment. r/Entrepreneur describes a community for problem-solving, networking and collaborative innovation.
In our directory, Entrepreneur is larger (about 5.3M, rank #165) than sidehustle (about 3.3M, rank #316). Activity samples are similar in volume (~7.5 vs ~7.3 posts/day) and essentially all text. sidehustle’s sample flairs include seeking advice, giving tips and success stories; Entrepreneur’s sample uses how-do-I, best practices and starting-a-business flairs. Our directory lists each name among the other’s related communities. SubMouse already compares smallbusiness with Entrepreneur; this pair is specifically side-income versus entrepreneurship.
Rule titles: sidehustle bans ads, crypto/NFTs, sex work and low-effort unrealistic posts and limits talk to reputable gigs; Entrepreneur requires comment karma to post and bans self-promotion and get-rich-quick posts.
- Choose r/sidehustle for extra-income ideas beside a day job under its no-ads and no-crypto rules.
- Choose r/Entrepreneur for broader startup and entrepreneurship discussion under its karma and no-promo rules.
- Both sit outside the current Top 100 cut; smallbusiness-vs-entrepreneur is a different curated page.
Written comparison based on public descriptions and rule titles · updated 2026-11-07.
r/sidehustle
Side Hustle
For those looking to generate an extra income alongside another full-time commitment.
- Members
- 3.3M
- 7-day growth
- +1.6K
- Posts/day
- 7.5
- Directory rank
- #316
- Created
- Aug 28, 2013
- Submissions
- Text or links
Sample mix: text posts 91%, images 7%, links 2%
Topics: Side Hustles
Rule titles (short names we collected)
- No advertising, affiliate/referral and survey links, no self promotion
- Only discuss *reputable* gig platforms/online marketplaces
- No DMs
- Seeking / Offering Work
- No low-effort/unrealistic posts
- No crypto/NFTs
- Legal topics only
- No offers for work, or seeking references/links for.
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r/Entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
Our community brings together individuals driven by a shared commitment to problem-solving, professional networking, and collaborative innovation, all with the goal of making a positive impact. We welcome a diverse rang…
- Members
- 5.3M
- 7-day growth
- +3.5K
- Posts/day
- 7.3
- Directory rank
- #165
- Created
- Aug 21, 2008
- Submissions
- Text posts
Sample mix: text posts 100%
Topics: Entrepreneurship
Rule titles (short names we collected)
- 10 comment karma in /r/Entrepreneur to post
- No Self Promotion
- No Personal Attacks
- Links Allowed as Supporting Material ONLY
- No “How To Get Rich Quick” posts
- Avoid unprofessional communication
- No free offerings threads (outside of weekly thread)
- Follow the Rules of Reddit
- Unsolicited Opinion and Thoughts
- No Investment Solicitation
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Supported differences
| Aspect | r/sidehustle | r/Entrepreneur |
|---|
| Public focus (from each community’s public description) |
For those looking to generate an extra income alongside another full-time commitment. |
Our community brings together individuals driven by a shared commitment to problem-solving, professional networking, and collaborative innovation, all with the goal of making a positive impact. We welcome a diverse rang… |
| Size r/Entrepreneur is larger in our directory (about 1.6×). |
3.3M members |
5.3M members |
| Posting activity (our sample) |
7.5/day |
7.3/day |
| Common post types in our sample |
text posts 91%, images 7%, links 2% |
text posts 100% |
| Allowed submission type (meta) |
Text or links |
Text posts |
| Topic tags on SubMouse |
Side Hustles |
Entrepreneurship |
| Selected rule titles (short names we collected) |
No advertising, affiliate/referral and survey links, no self promotion; Only discuss *reputable* gig platforms/online marketplaces; No DMs; Seeking / Offering Work; No low-effort/unrealistic posts |
10 comment karma in /r/Entrepreneur to post; No Self Promotion; No Personal Attacks; Links Allowed as Supporting Material ONLY; No “How To Get Rich Quick” posts |
What they share
- Our directory lists each of these communities on the other’s related list.
Rules and posting patterns we can verify
sidehustle short titles include: no advertising/affiliate/referral/survey links or self-promotion; only discuss reputable gig platforms; no DMs; seeking/offering work limits; no low-effort/unrealistic posts; no sex work; no crypto/NFTs; legal topics only.
Entrepreneur: 10 comment karma in the community to post; no self-promotion; no personal attacks; links only as supporting material; no how-to-get-rich-quick; avoid unprofessional communication; no free-offering threads outside weekly spaces; follow Reddit rules; limits on unsolicited opinion dumps; no investment solicitation.
Where this comparison comes from
Public descriptions and member counts from SubMouse’s safe-for-work directory. Short rule titles and activity samples SubMouse collected. Mutual related-list links. Short titles only. Related curated page: smallbusiness-vs-entrepreneur.
Members and public descriptions come from SubMouse's safe-for-work directory (as of 2026-11-02 UTC); 7-day growth measured from 2026-10-26. Posts/day and post-type mixes appear when we have an activity sample. Rule lines are short titles, not the full sidebar. Directory rank is listing order — communities outside the current Top 100 open in the info tool instead of a full community page.