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Launched vs Product Hunt

Product Hunt is the stadium. Launched is daily board — a board of products that just went live.

Launched.io is a discovery board for newly launched products. Submit when you are actually live. It is a launch feed, not a place to park a five-year-old tool.

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Product Hunt

producthunt.com

81/100

Product Hunt remains the highest-ceiling launch board. A top-five finish can move the needle; an average Tuesday usually does not. Treat it as the finale of a launch sequence, not the entire plan.

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Launched

launched.io

63/100

Launched.io is a discovery board for newly launched products. Submit when you are actually live. It is a launch feed, not a place to park a five-year-old tool.

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DimensionProduct HuntLaunched
CadenceDaily boardDaily board
Window24 hours on the daily leaderboardDaily leaderboard, then a lasting product page
Traffic ceilingHighest in classedgeSmaller than Product Hunt
Odds of being seenPoor unless preparedBetter odds than a Product Hunt Tuesdayedge
QueueSame-day; ranking is front-loadedSee the current submit form
BacklinkDofollow · High-authority dofollow link from a DR 90+ domain if the product page is indexed and linked.edgeConditional · Follow attributes often depend on badges, placement, or a paid tier. Check the live product page.
Overall score81edge63
Ease3884edge

Verdict

Product Hunt still wins on ceiling. Launched wins on being a daily board you can actually sit in. Use Launched as a real event, then Product Hunt only if the story and a small audience are ready.

Choose Product Hunt if

  • • Polished public launches with a small owned audience
  • • Consumer and prosumer software that photographs well
  • • Founders who want a badge and a one-day spike

Choose Launched if

  • • A launch event besides Product Hunt
  • • Indie and early-stage products that will not survive a stadium day
  • • Stacking a sequence of launch boards around Product Hunt