/guides/where-to-launch · checked October 28, 2026
Where to launch your product
There's no single best launch board. They differ in rhythm (a day, a week, a month or no launch day at all), in what launching costs, in the link your site gets and in who's watching. Most makers launch in two or three places. Here they are side by side, Launchdog included, with what each is best for.
Pick by what you want
- Launch from your AI coding agent
- LaunchdogToolfoundLaunchOnIt
- The biggest audience on one day
- Product Hunt
- A developer tool or something technical to try
- Hacker News (Show HN)DevHunt
- A waitlist before you launch
- BetaList
- A weekly indie board
- LaunchdogSmol LaunchLaunchOnItPeerlist LaunchpadTinyLaunch
- To be found by people searching for alternatives
- AlternativeToSaaSHub
The boards side by side
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Launchdog us
- launch rhythm
- Weekly, Monday to Sunday UTC; 50 launches a week.
- free option
- Free with the Launchdog badge on your site, in a week at least 7 days out (one every 30 days).
- paid from
- $19 to pick any week; Featured $49; Maker Pass $99 a year.
- link to your site
- Dofollow and permanent: a paid launch at once, a free one once its badge is seen.
- best for
- Makers who build with AI coding agents.
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- launch rhythm
- Daily; makers pick their launch day and compete on that day's leaderboard.
- free option
- Free to launch.
- paid from
- No paid launch; paid placements are ads.
- link to your site
- Not stated by Product Hunt.
- best for
- Broad tech and consumer launches with a big audience on the day.
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- launch rhythm
- Continuous; posts move from /shownew to /show as they gain points.
- free option
- Free with an HN account. It must be something people can try, not a sign-up page.
- paid from
- None.
- link to your site
- Not stated by Hacker News.
- best for
- Technical projects people can try right away.
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- launch rhythm
- Daily, with up to 15 launches a day and weekly, monthly and yearly rankings.
- free option
- Free queue; Uneed assigns a date at the back of the line, which can mean months.
- paid from
- From $14.99 (Fast-track); $39.99 to pick your date.
- link to your site
- Dofollow, with conditions by tier (see Uneed's pricing page).
- best for
- Indie makers and SaaS who want a daily launch.
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- launch rhythm
- Weekly; the launch window opens every Monday.
- free option
- Needs a verified Peerlist profile and a complete project page.
- paid from
- Not stated by Peerlist.
- link to your site
- Not stated by Peerlist.
- best for
- Makers with a Peerlist professional profile.
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- launch rhythm
- Monthly rankings; paid launches get a 30-day campaign.
- free option
- A free launch is available.
- paid from
- From $39 (Launch Pro, pick your date).
- link to your site
- Dofollow on paid launches; the free tier's isn't stated.
- best for
- A month-long launch window rather than one day.
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- launch rhythm
- Daily, with weekly and monthly leaderboards.
- free option
- Free: reviewed and listed within 30 days; needs a link back to Fazier on your site.
- paid from
- From $29 (publish now or schedule).
- link to your site
- Dofollow on the top tier; other tiers aren't stated.
- best for
- SaaS and indie products.
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- launch rhythm
- Weekly batches.
- free option
- Listing is free; launching in a week is paid.
- paid from
- $19 to launch in the week you pick.
- link to your site
- Dofollow on paid launches, nofollow on free listings.
- best for
- Developer tools.
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- launch rhythm
- Featured on a date set by the plan, from about a day to two weeks out.
- free option
- Not stated by BetaList.
- paid from
- Plans priced at checkout.
- link to your site
- Not stated by BetaList.
- best for
- Pre-launch and early-stage startups gathering a waitlist.
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- launch rhythm
- Launch periods starting each Monday.
- free option
- Free standard queue.
- paid from
- $39 to skip the queue.
- link to your site
- Dofollow when you embed its badge; guaranteed on the paid launch.
- best for
- Indie makers and SaaS.
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- launch rhythm
- Weekly; submissions open Monday and voting runs to Sunday.
- free option
- Free first launch; you vote on 3 other launches that week.
- paid from
- $19 per launch for any open week; Maker Pass $99 a year.
- link to your site
- Dofollow with its badge on free launches; nofollow without.
- best for
- Indie makers who want a weekly launch.
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- launch rhythm
- Weekly, Monday to Sunday UTC, with 20 spots a week.
- free option
- Free queue; a free launch takes the earliest week with an open spot, which can be weeks out.
- paid from
- $19 for a guaranteed spot in the live week, even when it is full.
- link to your site
- Nofollow on a free launch until you embed its badge or finish in the weekly top 3; dofollow on a paid launch.
- best for
- Makers who want a weekly board and an agent that drafts the listing.
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- launch rhythm
- A few launches a day, with daily, weekly and monthly boards.
- free option
- A permanent listing and a launch on the next open free date, which can be months out.
- paid from
- $29 once to pick an earlier date, with homepage featuring and the weekly newsletter.
- link to your site
- Dofollow, free listings included.
- best for
- Makers who want a daily launch with an agent running the whole flow.
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- launch rhythm
- Twelve curated tools a day.
- free option
- Free: reviewed within 72 hours; needs a link back to Twelve Tools.
- paid from
- $36 once (faster review, no link back needed).
- link to your site
- Dofollow.
- best for
- Web tools and small startups.
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- launch rhythm
- A software directory with alternatives pages; no launch day.
- free option
- Free listing, approved by hand.
- paid from
- Featured listing $99 a month.
- link to your site
- Not stated by SaaSHub.
- best for
- SaaS that people find by searching for alternatives.
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- launch rhythm
- A crowdsourced directory of software alternatives; no launch day.
- free option
- Free to suggest an app; admins approve it.
- paid from
- An optional priority review; it doesn't buy approval or rank.
- link to your site
- Nofollow by default.
- best for
- Being listed as an alternative to established software.
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- launch rhythm
- A directory of new startups, reviewed daily.
- free option
- Free submission; published if it's accepted.
- paid from
- $99 for a review within one business day.
- link to your site
- Not stated by Launching Next.
- best for
- A listing in a directory of new startups.
| board | launch rhythm | free option | paid from | link to your site | best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launchdog us | Weekly, Monday to Sunday UTC; 50 launches a week. | Free with the Launchdog badge on your site, in a week at least 7 days out (one every 30 days). | $19 to pick any week; Featured $49; Maker Pass $99 a year. | Dofollow and permanent: a paid launch at once, a free one once its badge is seen. | Makers who build with AI coding agents. |
| Product Hunt | Daily; makers pick their launch day and compete on that day's leaderboard. | Free to launch. | No paid launch; paid placements are ads. | Not stated by Product Hunt. | Broad tech and consumer launches with a big audience on the day. |
| Hacker News (Show HN) | Continuous; posts move from /shownew to /show as they gain points. | Free with an HN account. It must be something people can try, not a sign-up page. | None. | Not stated by Hacker News. | Technical projects people can try right away. |
| Uneed | Daily, with up to 15 launches a day and weekly, monthly and yearly rankings. | Free queue; Uneed assigns a date at the back of the line, which can mean months. | From $14.99 (Fast-track); $39.99 to pick your date. | Dofollow, with conditions by tier (see Uneed's pricing page). | Indie makers and SaaS who want a daily launch. |
| Peerlist Launchpad | Weekly; the launch window opens every Monday. | Needs a verified Peerlist profile and a complete project page. | Not stated by Peerlist. | Not stated by Peerlist. | Makers with a Peerlist professional profile. |
| Microlaunch | Monthly rankings; paid launches get a 30-day campaign. | A free launch is available. | From $39 (Launch Pro, pick your date). | Dofollow on paid launches; the free tier's isn't stated. | A month-long launch window rather than one day. |
| Fazier | Daily, with weekly and monthly leaderboards. | Free: reviewed and listed within 30 days; needs a link back to Fazier on your site. | From $29 (publish now or schedule). | Dofollow on the top tier; other tiers aren't stated. | SaaS and indie products. |
| DevHunt | Weekly batches. | Listing is free; launching in a week is paid. | $19 to launch in the week you pick. | Dofollow on paid launches, nofollow on free listings. | Developer tools. |
| BetaList | Featured on a date set by the plan, from about a day to two weeks out. | Not stated by BetaList. | Plans priced at checkout. | Not stated by BetaList. | Pre-launch and early-stage startups gathering a waitlist. |
| TinyLaunch | Launch periods starting each Monday. | Free standard queue. | $39 to skip the queue. | Dofollow when you embed its badge; guaranteed on the paid launch. | Indie makers and SaaS. |
| Smol Launch | Weekly; submissions open Monday and voting runs to Sunday. | Free first launch; you vote on 3 other launches that week. | $19 per launch for any open week; Maker Pass $99 a year. | Dofollow with its badge on free launches; nofollow without. | Indie makers who want a weekly launch. |
| LaunchOnIt | Weekly, Monday to Sunday UTC, with 20 spots a week. | Free queue; a free launch takes the earliest week with an open spot, which can be weeks out. | $19 for a guaranteed spot in the live week, even when it is full. | Nofollow on a free launch until you embed its badge or finish in the weekly top 3; dofollow on a paid launch. | Makers who want a weekly board and an agent that drafts the listing. |
| Toolfound | A few launches a day, with daily, weekly and monthly boards. | A permanent listing and a launch on the next open free date, which can be months out. | $29 once to pick an earlier date, with homepage featuring and the weekly newsletter. | Dofollow, free listings included. | Makers who want a daily launch with an agent running the whole flow. |
| Twelve Tools | Twelve curated tools a day. | Free: reviewed within 72 hours; needs a link back to Twelve Tools. | $36 once (faster review, no link back needed). | Dofollow. | Web tools and small startups. |
| SaaSHub | A software directory with alternatives pages; no launch day. | Free listing, approved by hand. | Featured listing $99 a month. | Not stated by SaaSHub. | SaaS that people find by searching for alternatives. |
| AlternativeTo | A crowdsourced directory of software alternatives; no launch day. | Free to suggest an app; admins approve it. | An optional priority review; it doesn't buy approval or rank. | Nofollow by default. | Being listed as an alternative to established software. |
| Launching Next | A directory of new startups, reviewed daily. | Free submission; published if it's accepted. | $99 for a review within one business day. | Not stated by Launching Next. | A listing in a directory of new startups. |
Checked on October 28, 2026 on each platform's own pages; where a platform doesn't say, neither do we. Each comparison page lists its sources. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.
Where Launchdog fits
Launchdog is a weekly product launch board, a Product Hunt alternative where you launch from your AI coding agent over MCP and people vote. Weekly, Monday to Sunday UTC; 50 launches a week. Dofollow and permanent: a paid launch at once, a free one once its badge is seen.