Expired Software & SaaS domains with Hacker News backlinks
Updated Part of Software & SaaS · Hacker News
This page lists 6,459 expired Software & SaaS domains linked from Hacker News. Each has expired, is available to register, and has referring domains that survived the original site going offline. That is 21% of the 30,096 Hacker News-linked listings and 65% of the 9,872 Software & SaaS listings in the directory. Across the slice, the median listing here has under 10 referring domains; 6,459 carry at least one named linking source; 6,459 had their availability re-checked in the last 30 days; 3,631 are open, with the name already shown; 13 sit in the top band of 250 or more referring domains; they span 168 extensions; the largest extensions are .com, .org, .io. Of the 6,459 with a recorded registration era, 34% were first registered in 2010 to 2014, the largest band, with registrations running from the 1995 to 1999 band to the 2025 to 2029 band.
About this list
A link from Hacker News is strongest as evidence when the topic matches. Domains here were classified as Software & SaaS from their archived content, so the page and the link tell one story.
Every listing is verified the same way as the rest of the directory. Availability is re-checked against the live DNS root over DNS-over-HTTPS, and a listing that turns out to be registered is removed. Referring domains are counted from our own web crawl, not from a paid link index. Site history comes from archived captures: the archived snapshot count and the span of years the site was captured. Revised Score blends link-graph centrality, referring domains and site history into one 0 to 100 grade, computed across the whole directory.
At a glance
Cite as: “Expired Software & SaaS domains with Hacker News backlinks”, Revised, https://getrevised.com/app/expired/source/hackernews/category/saas. Last updated 15 November 2026. Updated continuously; free listings and paid plans show names; others masked.
As of 15 November 2026, the Revised directory of expired Software & SaaS domains linked from Hacker News with backlinks holds 6,459 listings, each linked from a named source in our web crawl. All have expired and are available to register. The median listing has under 10 referring domains, and 13 have 250 or more. Spam-flagged names are filtered out, and 6,459 (100%) had availability re-checked within 30 days. The list spans 168 top-level domains, led by .com, .org and .io. Referring domains come from our own web crawl. 3,631 (56%) are free listings: name and exact counts shown, the rest stay masked except on Starter and Business. Search and filters need no account; masked names stay masked on Free.
- Listings
- 6,459
- Free listings
- 3,631 (56%)
- Median ref. domains
- Under 10
- Named sources
- 6,459 (100%)
- Re-checked, 30 days
- 6,459 (100%)
- Last updated
- 15 Nov 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many expired Software & SaaS domains linked from Hacker News are listed?
- 6,459 at the last count. Every one has expired, is available to register, and has referring domains counted from our web crawl. The count updates as listings are added and as availability re-checks remove names that were registered.
- How are these Hacker News: Software & SaaS listings verified?
- Availability is re-checked against the live DNS root over DNS-over-HTTPS, history comes from archived captures, and referring domains are counted from our web crawl. A listing found to be registered is removed. Names are masked on Free; Starter and Business show every name, and metrics are open.
- How do I narrow Hacker News: Software & SaaS further?
- Use the filters to pivot: change the referring domain band, minimum age or Revised Score, or clear the preset to see the whole directory. Compare listings on site history before choosing one, then register the name at any registrar that offers it.
