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Product launch platforms: where to submit
Launch platforms rank new products over a day or a week, so timing and preparation matter more than on a plain directory. Expect a short spike of visitors on launch day and a permanent listing after it. Plan the date, have your maker comment written in advance, and be around to answer questions while your launch is live.
43 directories · 18 with a verified dofollow link · 38 free or with a free option · last checked Sep 23, 2026
Product launch platforms, most popular first
Hacker News (Show HN)
news.ycombinator.com
Show HN is the section of Hacker News for sharing something you built that people can try out and discuss. The audience is developers, founders and technically minded readers who give blunt…
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producthunt.com
The best-known daily launch leaderboard for new tech products, where makers post a product and the community upvotes and comments over a 24-hour cycle. Browsed by early adopters, founders, investors…
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peerlist.io
A weekly launchpad inside Peerlist, a professional network for developers and designers, where makers launch projects to get early users and feedback. The audience is Peerlist's community of…
Price not publishedUGC (nofollow)CheckedFazier
fazier.com
A daily product launch site for startups and indie tools with upvotes, reviews and a leaderboard. Visitors are mostly makers and early adopters discovering new software. A launch gives you a listing…
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wip.co
A paid accountability network where makers post daily progress on their projects and each project gets its own page. New projects show up in a feed on the homepage. Its members are indie hackers and…
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uneed.best
A daily launch platform where makers schedule a launch day and compete on daily, weekly, monthly and yearly leaderboards. Its audience is largely indie founders and tool enthusiasts who check it…
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peerpush.com
A product discovery platform that stores structured product data so both people and AI assistants can find listed tools. Builders use it for launches and community support. A listing gets a…
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startupbase.io
A daily launch site where products get a launch day on the homepage plus a permanent listing, topic pages and newsletter exposure. Its visitors are founders and people looking for new tools. Premium…
Free + paidMixedCheckedStartup Fast
startupfa.st
A daily launch board and startup directory where products launch at 8:00 AM UTC and climb a daily ranking through community votes. It presents itself as an open-source Product Hunt alternative…
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auraplusplus.com
A daily launch platform that bundles a product page with badges, an optional AI-written launch blog post and social distribution. Founders and makers use it to schedule launches and collect votes…
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launchigniter.com
A weekly launch platform where products sit on the homepage for a week and compete for a top-3 Winner badge. Makers and early adopters browse and upvote new products. Paid launches get a permanent…
Free + paidMixedCheckedDevHunt
devhunt.org
A launchpad for developer tools, APIs, SDKs, libraries and open-source projects, built as a developer-focused alternative to Product Hunt. Voting and commenting require GitHub login, so the audience…
Price not publishedDofollowCheckedNick Launches
nicklaunches.com
A launch and discovery site for indie hackers and SaaS founders that runs a weekly board of new products next to a blog of tool reviews and guides. Visitors are builders and people looking for new…
Free + paidDofollowCheckedOpen Launch
open-launch.com
A daily launch platform positioned as a Product Hunt alternative, with launches going live each morning UTC and a community upvote ranking. Visitors are makers and tech enthusiasts. Premium launches…
Free + paidMixedCheckedTinyLaunch
tinylaunch.com
A small-product launch platform where products rotate on the homepage for several days and compete for top-3 badges. Mostly browsed by indie hackers and other makers. Winners and paid launches get a…
Free + paidMixedCheckedMicrolaunch
microlaunch.net
A launch platform with a live leaderboard where makers can also publish deals and gather reviews. Browsed by founders and people looking for new tech products. Pro launches come with SEO-optimised…
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firsto.co
A launch platform pitched as a fairer Product Hunt alternative, promising every launch gets visibility. Aimed at indie makers, developers and small startups. Each launch gets an indexed project…
Free + paidMixedCheckedScrollLaunch
scrolllaunch.com
A weekly launch board for indie makers that pairs a leaderboard with SEO-focused public product pages and a newsletter recap. Its visitors are mostly other founders and people hunting for small SaaS…
Free + paidDofollowCheckedAwesome Indie
awesomeindie.com
A daily launchpad for indie makers that publishes roughly 15 to 25 products a day, each with its own launch day, product page and maker profile. It is browsed by other makers and people looking for…
Free + paidMixedCheckedBrick Launch
bricklaun.ch
A small 'wall' of newly shipped tools where each listing is a brick with its own page. It's used by indie makers who want a quick listing and a link. The submission form is on the home page and the…
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buildhop.io
A startup discovery feed where visitors 'hop' between indie products without signing up, and products are ranked by real browsing activity. It is aimed at indie founders who want ongoing discovery…
Free + paidDofollowCheckedBuiltbyindies
builtbyindies.com
A community network for independent makers that combines a weekly launch leaderboard with build logs, stories and chat. Its visitors are indie hackers and solo founders who build in public. Each…
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earlyhunt.com
A weekly launch platform with an AI slant where projects go live on Monday morning UTC and compete for a week on the homepage. Visitors are early adopters and other makers following new AI projects…
Free + paidMixedCheckedEverFeatured
everfeatured.com
A curated product showcase where each accepted product gets a long-form feature article written by the site's team. Submissions are judged on design, usefulness and technical innovation, and there…
Free + paidNofollowCheckedFoundrList
foundrlist.com
A social network for founders that includes a weekly launch leaderboard alongside a feed, chat and profiles. Startups, SaaS products and indie tools get a public listing with votes and comments. Its…
Free + paidMixedCheckedIndieHunt
indiehunt.io
A weekly launch competition for indie makers, mostly shipping AI products, with projects live on the homepage for seven days from Monday. Its browsers are makers and early users looking at new…
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kittylaunch.com
A launch site for indie makers where products get a permanent listing and a week on the homepage, alongside deals, streaks and reputation levels. Its visitors are makers and people hunting for indie…
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launchstreak.dev
A gamified launch site where you launch a product once, then earn 'sparks' by showing up daily, and spend them on relaunches and promo slots. It is used by indie builders who launch small tools and…
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launch01.com
A launch platform for tech products with launches going live at 8:00 AM UTC and a homepage ranking. It targets makers who want a listing page and a backlink. Free launches are slow and require the…
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launchboard.dev
A weekly launch site where approved products go live together each Monday and compete for upvotes and comments. It targets indie makers and SaaS founders. Paid launches get a permanent listing, a…
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launchit.fast
A small independent launchpad for early-stage startups where every product gets a permanent page with its story, screenshots, votes and reviews, organised into weekly and monthly leaderboards. Its…
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launchit.site
A startup launch directory for indie makers, SaaS founders and AI builders, with a dated launch feed, a leaderboard and category pages. Visitors are makers and early users browsing what shipped…
Free + paidDofollowCheckedLaunchOn.it
launchon.it
A weekly launch platform and startup directory where a curated batch of products competes on a homepage leaderboard for the week. It is aimed at indie makers and small SaaS teams. Every product…
Free + paidMixedCheckedLemonLaunch
lemonlaunch.dev
A small launch board where makers list a tool and collect 'squeezes' (upvotes) to climb a ranked list. It is used by indie makers shipping small SaaS and utilities. Each tool gets its own page with…
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noonlaunch.com
A weekly launch board where products join a queue, go live for the week and collect votes and comments, with weekly winners kept in a hall of fame. It says founders, operators and investors browse…
Free + paidDofollowCheckedNxGn Tools
nxgntools.com
A weekly tool launch site where products appear on the site for a launch week and compete for top spots on leaderboards. It is aimed at makers of software and AI tools. Paid launches skip the queue…
Free + paidMixedCheckedOpenHunts
openhunts.com
A weekly launch board where a limited batch of products goes live every Monday and is ranked by community votes over the week. Its visitors are mostly makers, early adopters and people hunting for…
Free + paidMixedCheckedOpenLaunch.ai
openlaunch.ai
A daily launch and upvote site for tech products, separate from open-launch.com despite the similar name. Makers and tech enthusiasts browse the daily ranking. Free launches wait in a queue and only…
Free + paidMixedCheckedProduct Watch
productwatch.io
A community feed of new tech products where makers launch and early adopters upvote, comment and follow products. It publishes weekly and yearly 'best of' highlights by category. A launch gets a…
Free + paidDofollowCheckedSmol Launch
smollaunch.com
A weekly launch platform for indie makers and bootstrapped founders where each week's launches are ranked by one public vote total. Its audience is other makers and early adopters. Every launch…
Free + paidDofollowCheckedStartup Spotlight
startupspotlight.co
A showcase of small and micro startups with a newest-first feed, category pages and a 'best of' list. It is browsed by founders and people looking for small products. Listings are paid and go live…
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startuups.com
A weekly launch platform for SaaS products, indie tools and early-stage startups, with a fresh batch going live every Monday. It is browsed by makers and early adopters. Weekly top products get a…
Free + paidMixedCheckedSuperPublic
superpublic.org
An indie-only launch site that ranks the last 24 hours of launches and keeps big brands out. Only bootstrapped, pre-seed or angel-funded products can launch, and founders are verified through domain…
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What to prepare for product launch platforms
- A chosen launch date, with time blocked to reply to comments
- A maker comment: why you built it and what feedback you want
- Gallery images or a short demo video
- An optional launch-day offer for that platform’s users
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