producthunt alternatives

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Free places to launch a startup

Free still works. It just has queues, caps, and badge rules. This list is ordered for founders who will not pay to skip the line, which means slow free queues drop and clean free launches rise.

Time is the hidden price. A free Uneed slot that lands in six weeks is not free if your launch is next Tuesday.

Criteria: Free-tier usefulness, then overall score.

What to prepare

  • One-line tagline that names the user and the job (not 'AI-powered platform')
  • 300-word unique description — do not paste the same blurb onto every board
  • Logo (square) plus 3–5 screenshots of the actual product, not a landing-page mock
  • A tryable URL: signup, demo, or public repo — hunters bounce from waitlist-only pages on daily boards
  • Founder comment ready: who it is for, what changed, how to try it in two minutes

Run this sequence

  • File free queues that take weeks (Uneed, BetaList) today.
  • Use fully free weekly rooms next Monday: Peerlist, DevHunt, Hunt0, OpenHunts.
  • Skip paid skips unless the date is load-bearing.
  • Product Hunt is free to launch — still save it for last.

Open these boards

Profile on this site, then the live board (nofollow). Confirm the current submit form before you pick a date.

What to measure

  • Calendar time spent vs signups — a 'free' board that eats three days is not free.
  • UTM per board (`?utm_source=peerlist`) so you know which hunt converted
  • Signups, demo starts, and replies — not hunter counts

The ranking

#PlatformScore
1Peerlist LaunchpadWeekly launches attached to a professional network — credibility is part of the pitch.79
2UneedThe closest daily-competition alternative, with a calmer crowd and a real listing that stays.76
3BetaListThe pre-launch board. Submit weeks before you think you need to.76
4Aura++Daily slots, launch content, and a Pinterest-sized distribution extra.75
5MicroLaunchA month-long launch window for products that need feedback more than a spike.73
6DevHuntA weekly launchpad that only makes sense if developers are the buyers.72
7Tiny StartupsA daily leaderboard for small products, with a real dofollow story.72
8Smol LaunchA curated weekly cohort with a free-slot cap — made for first launches.71
9FazierA daily feed with badges — and a dofollow that often wants a badge embed.70
10Nick LaunchesWeekly upvote cycle. The listing stays after the week closes.69
11Hunt0Ship early. Hunt early. A daily board for AI and SaaS.68
12EarlyHuntWeekly AI hunts. Seven days on the homepage, Monday start.68
13IndieHuntWeekly competition for AI tools and indie SaaS. Fifteen free slots.68
14LaunchIgniterWeekly Monday UTC launches. One launch per product.67
15KittyLaunchWeekly indie launches. Free submit, optional SuperKitty.67
16PitchWallLong-running startup showcase. BetaPage was absorbed here.66
17SoloPushDaily launches, solo builders only.66
18OpenHuntsOpen weekly hunts. No gatekeepers, daily and monthly rollups.66
19MakerHuntWeekly hunt for makers. Top three take badges and dofollows.66
20SidehuntThe weekly hunt for side projects.66
21PeerPushLaunch listings built for people and for AI retrieval.66
22Launching NextA long-running upcoming-startups board. Useful, not glamorous.65
23TinyLaunchSmall-product competitions. Dofollow often wants a badge and a top finish.65
24Open LaunchOpen product launches and feedback on a mid-tier DR domain.65
25Founder.bestWeekly founder launches. Paid is cheap; free is nofollow.65
26ScrollLaunchWeekly rankings, product pages, and AI-readable listings.65
27FirstoIndie launch platform that keeps the page after the spike.64
28SaaS HuntA Product Hunt-style board that only wants SaaS.64
29Launch (trylaunch.ai)The best new AI products, every day.64
30hot100A weekly chart for indie AI projects and vibe-coded apps.64
31WhatLaunched.TodayA daily feed of what actually launched.63
32StartupBaseDaily launches at midnight PDT. Free waits; Premium picks the day.63
33Startup FastToday's launches plus weekly and monthly tops, with community votes.63
34LaunchpadlyWeekly launch board. Product of the Week is the prize.63
35VersilyA curated launchpad for SaaS and AI startups.63
36LaunchedA board of products that just went live.63
37Startup FameHigh-DR launch listing. The dofollow usually wants a homepage badge.62
38JustLaunchedA live board of newly launched SaaS, with a public submit.62
39StartupRankedMonday launch batches. Compete for the week's rank.62
40FoundrListLaunchpad-style listing for SaaS founders.62
41Solo LaunchesPick a date slot. Built for solo SaaS founders.62
42BulletinA front page for early products. No upvotes, no hype.62
43ProductBurstShort-window exposure for new tools.61
44LaunchitXPermanent launch pages for indie makers and small teams.61
45OpenLaunchAnother open launch board — confirm it is not open-launch.com.61
46ShipybaraLaunch in front of early adopters who are still hunting.60
47JoinlyLaunch a tool in front of a small startup community.60
48TinyLaunchpadFresh products every Monday. Not TinyLaunch.60
49ufind.bestWeekly cohort. Top three free launches earn a lifetime dofollow.59
50Launch AI JamAI-tool launches with a founder audit, not just a listing.59
51HuzzlerDiscover and promote new projects on a small launch board.59
52Super LaunchA product launch platform on a short domain.59
53Aback LaunchCurated launch pages with voting. Paid listings buy the dofollow.58
54Launching PadA smaller upcoming-products launch board.58
55DirOnixLaunches at 8:00 AM UTC. Free queue is months; Premium is a day.57
56Stellar LaunchProducts that keep getting discovered after launch day.57
57Launch VibeA small board that claims founder traffic, not hunter theater.57
58SlinglyA launchpad for AI-built apps, with live ranked boards.54

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