Product Hunt alternatives in 2026: 26 launch sites compared

Product Hunt puts a launch on its homepage only if its team features it. These 26 sites give you a launch date you can count on, and most of them have a free route.

The Product Hunt alternatives worth comparing in 2026 are daily boards such as LaunchScaler, Uneed, Fazier and Aura++, weekly boards such as DevHunt, Peerlist Launchpad, TinyLaunch and OpenHunts, BetaList for pre-launch startups, and Show HN. Most offer a free route that costs a wait, a badge or a vote threshold. A date you choose costs $9.90 to $99.

Checked November 2026. Every price, wait and link term below was read on the platform's own site on 9 November 2026, and each page is listed under Sources. LaunchScaler is listed first because it is our site. The rest are grouped by how they run launches and sorted alphabetically inside each group, so the order is not a ranking. Where a site publishes nothing on a point, the table says so.

For reference, Product Hunt itself is free. Its launch guide says "Launching costs nothing." A launch goes live at 12:01 AM Pacific, can be scheduled from tomorrow up to 30 days ahead, and reaches the homepage only if Product Hunt's team features it.

How do the 26 Product Hunt alternatives compare?

Free routes mostly cost time or a badge on your site; paid routes mostly buy a date and a guaranteed link.

Which daily launch boards work like Product Hunt?

These six put new launches live every day, as Product Hunt does.

LaunchScaler

LaunchScaler is a daily launch board and directory where the URL is the only thing you submit: it scans the site and writes the listing from what the site says. The free launch takes a day at least 14 days out and keeps a permanent listing in category and search. The one dofollow link is earned when the site passes the scan; on the free route it also needs LaunchScaler's badge on your site, or a one-time fee instead. Premium launch ($29, once) books any open day and skips the badge. Launch Max ($99, once) adds a week of homepage Featured, 30 days of Spotlight and a review article. It publishes no audience figure, and purchases are not refunded.

Aura++

Aura++ is a daily board for indie makers, SaaS developers and AI builders, launching up to 5 free, 10 Premium and 3 Premium Plus projects a day. Most are reviewed within 24 to 48 hours. Free posts link with nofollow unless they finish in the day's top 3. Premium ($29) skips the free queue and is always dofollow. It states 40k+ monthly traffic.

Fazier

Fazier calls itself a launchpad for SaaS products. The free plan needs a link to Fazier on your homepage or footer and is listed within 30 days. Lite ($29, once) lets you schedule without the link back, and the day's top 3 get a high-authority backlink. Premium ($49) guarantees one, from what Fazier calls a DR 83+ domain, plus 15 days of promotion. It states 1M+ visits.

Firsto

Firsto launches daily at 8:00 AM UTC with 5 free slots, and its pricing page puts the free queue at about 180 days. A free launch in the top 3 gets a dofollow link if your site shows its badge. Premium at $19.90 goes live within 24 hours with a guaranteed one.

PitchWall

BetaPage now redirects to PitchWall, a daily board for new AI products and tools. Every tier includes a dofollow link. Free launches wait at least 30 days for one day on the homepage, Pro ($49) cuts the wait to 2 weeks, and Premium ($99) features you on the date you choose. It states 500,000+ monthly visitors and 50,000+ newsletter subscribers.

Uneed

Uneed puts a batch live every day at 12:00 AM PST: up to 50 free launches plus every paid one. The free line assigns a date at least 50 days out and goes through moderation. After launch day, an upvote score of 10 keeps you published and 20 keeps the link dofollow. Fast-track ($14.99) lands about 2 weeks out. Skip the line ($39.99) lets you pick the date, with a dofollow link for life. Uneed states 125K monthly visitors and 30,000 newsletter subscribers.

Which weekly launch boards are worth a look?

Weekly boards keep a launch on the leaderboard for seven days, so a slow first morning matters less.

DevHunt

DevHunt takes developer tools only, and launches go live every Tuesday for a week. Listing is free, with a permanent page and a nofollow link. A $49 launch, paid once, lets you choose the week, adds a newsletter spot and makes the link dofollow. Its stats page showed 167.4K visitors in the last 30 days and a weekly newsletter of 46,496.

FoundrList

FoundrList opens a board every Monday at 12:01 AM Pacific for SaaS, AI and developer tools. A free launch qualifies through its badge or by upvoting and commenting on other launches, sits at least 4 weeks out, and links with nofollow. Standard is $39, cut to $29 until 1 December 2026, goes live when payment clears and stays dofollow.

LaunchBoard

LaunchBoard releases weekly batches on Mondays at 03:30 UTC, at most 50 products a week. Free launches need its badge, and only the week's winner gets a dofollow link. A Single Launch is $19 once, approved instantly, with a permanent dofollow link. It does not refund after submission.

LaunchIgniter

LaunchIgniter starts each week at 00:00 UTC on Monday, and each product launches once. Free launches need its badge and wait for a date that is not guaranteed; only the top 3 get dofollow links. Basic at $12 once guarantees the date, drops the badge and keeps a lifetime dofollow link. It states 12,500+ makers.

OpenHunts

OpenHunts launches on Mondays at 8:00 AM UTC with 20 free slots a week, and its pricing page shows the free queue at about 60 weeks. Adding its badge skips that queue. Premium is $9.90, shown reduced from $19: you choose the week, show no badge and get a guaranteed dofollow link. It states 163,710 visits over 12 months.

Peerlist Launchpad

Peerlist's Launchpad opens every Monday and runs a week. You need a verified individual profile, the project has to be complete, and agencies cannot launch for clients. The help pages state no launch fee; workplace verification is free and identity verification has a small fee. Only the week's top 5 projects get a backlink.

SaaSCity

SaaSCity is a SaaS directory drawn as an isometric city, with rounds opening Mondays at 00:00 UTC. It has had no free option since 6 November 2026. Basic ($19.99, once) is reviewed by hand and live within 24 hours, with a followed link; Premium ($39.99) adds a review on its blog. It refunds in full if a listing is not approved or not live within 48 hours.

ScrollLaunch

ScrollLaunch runs a weekly leaderboard with up to 25 free listings a week through 2026. A free launch stays dofollow only while its badge stays on your site. Premium ($39 once) is always dofollow and is featured in the Monday recap. It states 64K+ monthly visitors.

Smol Launch

Smol Launch goes live on Mondays at 9:00 AM PT. A free launch needs its badge plus your votes on 3 other launches, and on 9 November the next free week was 1 February 2027, with 600 ahead. Premium ($19) drops both conditions and lets you pick any open week. It states 16,000+ makers.

TinyLaunch

TinyLaunch runs a standard weekly launch on Mondays. Its own guide says a free launch happens about 4 weeks after a queue spot opens, and its booking data on 9 November showed the first open free week as 14 December. The free dofollow link comes from embedding its badge. Premium ($39) skips the queue and guarantees the link.

Which listing sites take launches without a launch day?

These keep a listing rather than a one-day ranking, and most sell faster review or placement.

Huzzler

Huzzler has no launch day and no votes. The free listing needs its badge, waits about 72 days and carries a noindex tag. Launch Boost ($29 once, down from $49) goes live the same day with no badge. Both plans link to your site with dofollow. It states 25K+ monthly visits.

Launching Next

Launching Next publishes new startups and side projects and has featured 45,669. Submitting is free and reviewed daily, with no timeframe given; a $99 upgrade gets you considered within 1 business day. Its Friday briefing reaches 5,000+ founders.

Microlaunch

Microlaunch runs each launch as a 30-day campaign. Its pages show no free route. Launch Pro is $49, or $39 with the code it showed that week, and lets you pick the date with a dofollow backlink. Its audience figures disagree, so none is given here.

PeerPush

PeerPush is a product directory where free submissions wait behind paid users, with no length given. Standard Launch is $39 once and goes live instantly or on your date. It states 1,404,579 monthly visits.

Startup Fame

Startup Fame's free Verified listing needs its badge, checked by a bot, and takes about 7 days; the dofollow link stays while you are listed. Highlight ($19 a month) skips the badge and publishes instantly. It states 30K+ monthly visits.

Toolfolio

Toolfolio is a tool directory for creatives and founders. Free listings need its badge and an editorial review, usually 24 to 48 hours. Skip the Line ($49 once) lists you within 24 hours with a dofollow link, and a rejected tool is refunded. It reports 69.3K average monthly visitors.

Twelve Tools

Twelve Tools publishes twelve hand-picked tools a day. The free plan asks for a link back, is reviewed within 72 hours and gives 1 dofollow link. Pro is $36 once for 3 permanent dofollow links and no link back.

Which editorial and community sites belong on the list?

BetaList

BetaList features about 20 startups a day, and each can be featured twice: pre-launch and at launch. All submissions are paid, in plans featured in about 14 days, 3 days or 1 day, with prices shown at the end of the form. Featured startups get a dofollow link, and an unselected one is refunded automatically. It needs your own domain and states 70,000+ newsletter subscribers.

Indie Hackers

Indie Hackers keeps a products database of indie businesses and side projects. Adding one needs a free account, and the pages read state no listing fee or link terms.

Show HN

Show HN is Hacker News's format "for something you've made that other people can play with." Landing pages, sign-up pages and newsletters are off topic, and asking friends to upvote or comment is not allowed. On 9 November 2026, title links on the show page carried nofollow for posts with 12 points or fewer and not for posts with 13 or more. The full rules are in the Show HN guide.

Which alternative fits your product?

Start from the constraint you cannot change. The table maps common situations to the published terms that fit them.

Should you skip Product Hunt entirely?

You do not have to choose. Product Hunt is free and keeps a permanent page for each launch, but featuring is its team's decision. Launch there on one day and on the alternatives on separate days. Whether it suits your product is covered in is Product Hunt worth it, the side-by-side is in LaunchScaler vs Product Hunt, and the cost, wait and link comparison is in best product launch platforms.

Book your launch day with Premium

If what you want is a date you control and a listing written for you, LaunchScaler's Premium launch is $29, paid once. It books any open day, today included, writes the listing from your own site, and puts nothing on your site because paying skips the badge. The followed link still needs the site to pass the scan. Get Premium, or pick the free launch on the same page.