Startup launch platforms

261 in our catalog, average Domain Rating 35: 225 free to list on, 146 that want their badge on your site. Product Hunt-style launch sites: daily or weekly launches, upvotes, a product page with a link, and a badge most of them want in return. Below, the 30 strongest by Domain Rating, each with what listing there involves. Last checked October 2026.

Launch platforms are the Product Hunt alternatives: you launch on a day, other makers upvote, the best launches of the day or week get featured, and the product keeps a page with a link afterwards. Most of them are run by indie makers and are more welcoming to small products than Product Hunt itself.

A launch gets you a day of attention from other founders, early users and feedback, plus a permanent product page. Several platforms hand out a daily or weekly winner badge, and a good showing on two or three of them is a credible line in your own marketing.

What to watch: nearly every launch platform wants its badge on your site in return for the listing, and some only count the launch once the badge is up. Our badge component covers that in one snippet. Launches also work best on a weekday morning, which is how we schedule them.

The 30 strongest launch platforms

Sorted by Ahrefs Domain Rating as of October 2026. The other 231 in this list are reserved for customers.

Directory	Rating	Listing	Badge	Account
Fazierfazier.com	DR 83	Free and paid plans	Needed	Needed
PeerPushpeerpush.com	DR 76	Free and paid plans	No	Needed
Uneeduneed.best	DR 76	Free and paid plans	No	Needed
LaunchIgniterlaunchigniter.com	DR 75	Free and paid plans	Needed	Needed
Smollaunchsmollaunch.com	DR 75	Free and paid plans	Needed	Needed
SellWithBoostsellwithboost.com	DR 74	Free and paid plans	Needed	Needed
StartupBasestartupbase.io	DR 74	Free and paid plans	Needed	Needed
orynthorynth.dev	DR 74	Free	No	Needed
Aura++auraplusplus.com	DR 73	Free and paid plans	Needed	Not needed
FoundrListfoundrlist.com	DR 73	Free and paid plans	Needed	Needed
Launch Llama Toolslaunchllama.co	DR 73	Free and paid plans	Needed	Needed
LaunchBufflaunchbuff.com	DR 73	Free and paid plans	Needed	Not needed
Startup Faststartupfa.st	DR 73	Free and paid plans	Needed	Needed
TinyLaunchtinylaunch.com	DR 73	Free and paid plans	Needed	Needed
OpenHuntsopenhunts.com	DR 72	Free and paid plans	Needed	Needed
PostYourStartuppostyourstartup.co	DR 72	Free and paid plans	Needed	Not needed
Productwatchproductwatch.io	DR 72	Free and paid plans	Needed	Needed
Launchpadlylaunchpadly.co	DR 71	Free and paid plans	Needed	Not needed
Open Launchopen-launch.com	DR 71	Paid only	Needed	Needed
ScrollLaunchscrolllaunch.com	DR 71	Free and paid plans	Needed	Needed
Tiny Startupstinystartups.com	DR 71	Paid only	No	Not needed
NextGen Toolsnxgntools.com	DR 70	Free and paid plans	No	Needed
Similarlabssimilarlabs.com	DR 70	Free and paid plans	Needed	Not needed
Website Launcheswebsitelaunches.com	DR 70	Free	No	Needed
What Launched Todaywhatlaunched.today	DR 70	Free and paid plans	No	Needed
ufindufind.best	DR 68	Free and paid plans	Needed	Needed
CodeHypecodehype.ai	DR 67	Free and paid plans	Needed	Needed
Maidensailmaidensail.com	DR 67	Free	Needed	Needed
Versilyversily.com	DR 67	Free	Unknown	Needed
Launchstaglaunchstag.com	DR 66	Pricing not known	Unknown	Not needed

We submit you to these 30 directories and the rest of the catalog, by hand.

One brief, one payment from $99. Every listing comes with a proof screenshot in your final report, and the badge component unlocks the badge-only directories.

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Questions

What are the best Product Hunt alternatives?

The 30 strongest launch platforms in our catalog are in the table above, sorted by Domain Rating. 146 of the 261 want their badge on your site.

Can I launch on several platforms in the same week?

Yes, and most founders do. Each platform has its own audience and its own daily ranking, so launches do not compete with each other. We spread them over the campaign so you are not answering comments on five sites in one morning.

Do launch platforms require a badge?

146 of the 261 launch platforms ask for their badge on your site, either to list you at all or to list you for free. Our badge component is one snippet with the 50 strongest badge directories; every badge it shows on your site unlocks that directory for your order.