- #weekly-launches
- #product-hunt-alternative
- #upvotes
- #badges
Submit to OpenHunts
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 new apps. Each launch gets a detail page, and the top three of the week earn a dofollow link and social shoutouts.
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OpenHunts at a glance
- Pricing
- Free + paid options
- Free launch $0 (20 slots a week, queue shown as ~60 weeks; add their badge to skip); Premium launch $9.90 (listed down from $19) with guaranteed dofollow; Highlight from $20/week (listed down from $59).
- Link type
- Mixed
- Listing https://openhunts.com/projects/timizer 'Visit' link has rel="noopener nofollow"; pricing page says free launches get a dofollow link only if top 3 and Premium gets a guaranteed dofollow link (checked 2026-09-23)
- Review
- Not stated
- Link back required
- No
- Account required
- Yes
- Domain Rating
- DR71
- Domain Rating by Ahrefs, checked Sep 24, 2026. A score of the whole site’s backlinks, not a Google metric.
- Tranco rank
- Not ranked
- No Tranco rank on record for this site.
- Who browses it
- Indie makers, founders and early adopters browsing weekly launches
- Last checked
How to submit to OpenHunts
Open the OpenHunts submission page
This is the page makers use to add a product.
Create an account
OpenHunts asks you to sign up before you can submit.
Have your assets ready
Name, tagline, description, logo and screenshots. The checklist below covers what to prepare so you can fill the form in one go.
Fill in the form carefully
Pick the most specific category the form offers and write the description for the people who browse OpenHunts (Indie makers, founders and early adopters browsing weekly launches), not for search engines.
Wait, then check
We couldn’t confirm how listings are reviewed. Once yours is live, check the details and that the link points to the right page.
Tips for OpenHunts
- The free queue was about 60 weeks long when checked; adding the OpenHunts badge to your site lets a free launch skip it.
- All launches go live at 8:00 AM UTC on Mondays, so line up your own promotion for that morning.
- Only the weekly top 3 get a dofollow link on the free plan, so ask your users to vote during launch week.
From OpenHunts’s own guidelines and pages, in our words.
What to prepare
The basics every directory asks for, plus what matters most for product launch platforms.
- Product name and a one-line tagline (about 60 characters)
- A short description (1–2 sentences) and a longer one (a short paragraph)
- Square logo, at least 256×256 px, PNG or SVG
- 2–3 screenshots at a consistent size
- The exact page you want the link to point to
- Pricing model (free, freemium or paid) and a contact email
- 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
Is OpenHunts worth it?
Depends on the listing
OpenHunts uses followed links on some listings and not others. Read the evidence above and check which kind your listing gets before you pay for anything.
- Domain Rating by Ahrefs: 71 (very strong). That's the strength of links to the whole site, not a promise about what your listing passes on.
- No Tranco rank on record, so we can’t say how much traffic it gets.
- There’s a free option. Start free and only pay for upgrades if the traffic justifies it.
This verdict is worked out from the facts above with fixed rules (link type, review, price, Domain Rating by Ahrefs, Tranco rank), not paid for. The directory has no say in it.
Questions about OpenHunts
Is OpenHunts free?
There’s a free option, with paid upgrades. Pricing details: Free launch $0 (20 slots a week, queue shown as ~60 weeks; add their badge to skip); Premium launch $9.90 (listed down from $19) with guaranteed dofollow; Highlight from $20/week (listed down from $59). We checked on Sep 23, 2026.
Does OpenHunts give a dofollow link?
It depends. Some listing links on OpenHunts are followed and some are not. Evidence: Listing https://openhunts.com/projects/timizer 'Visit' link has rel="noopener nofollow"; pricing page says free launches get a dofollow link only if top 3 and Premium gets a guaranteed dofollow link (checked 2026-09-23).
How do I submit to OpenHunts?
Submit at https://openhunts.com/projects/submit. You need an account first. Tip: The free queue was about 60 weeks long when checked; adding the OpenHunts badge to your site lets a free launch skip it.
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