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# 20 product launch platforms, compared side by side

A product launch platform is a site where makers publish a new product and early users find it, upvote it and leave feedback. We checked 19 of them on their own pricing and submission pages on October 26, 2026, plus LaunchOnIt, which is our site: how launches work, what the free route asks of you, what paying gets you and how each one links to your site.

See the comparison[Launch on LaunchOnIt](https://launchon.it/submit)

## Which launch platform fits your product?

Start with how you want the launch to go. The tables below have the details for each platform.

### You want more than one day of attention

Pick a weekly board. LaunchOnIt, LaunchIgniter, Smol Launch and TinyStartups keep your product on the board for a full week.

### You have people ready to vote on the day

A daily board rewards a coordinated push. Product Hunt is the largest; Fazier, Open Launch, SaasHunt and Pitchwall are smaller and easier to stand out on.

### You want to be found months from now

Directories have no launch day. SaaSHub and Launching Next list software for good, and Dang.ai and ToolPilot focus on AI tools.

### You have no budget

Read the free route column. Free waits run from the next open week to months, and several platforms ask for a badge or a link back first.

## 20 product launch platforms compared

Each row says what the platform's own page said on October 26, 2026, with that page linked as the source. Prices and queues change, so check the source before you pay. The name opens our full comparison with LaunchOnIt.

### Weekly and multi-day launch boards

Your product stays on the board for days or a full week, so people who check in on Thursday still see it.

| Platform | How launches work | Free route | Paid launch | Link to your site |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LaunchOnIt (this site)](https://launchon.it/pricing) | Weekly lineup, Monday 00:00 to Sunday 23:59 UTC, ranked by upvotes; the top 3 get podium badges. 20 spots a week: free launches take the open ones in order, paid launches get in even when it's full. | The next week with an open slot, which can be weeks out (the week of December 21 on 2026-10-26). No badge needed to launch. | Launch $19 one-time: a guaranteed spot in the live week. Growth $39 adds a 1,500+ word launch story on our blog. | Dofollow for Launch and Growth, for the weekly top 3, and for free launches that show our badge; nofollow otherwise. |
| [LaunchIgniter](https://launchon.it/launch-platforms/launchigniter)[Source](https://launchigniter.com/pricing) | Weekly launches starting Monday 00:00 UTC, 7 days on the homepage; top 3 by upvotes get a Winner badge. | Badge required, manual review before going live, launch date can move if free slots run out. | Basic $12: guaranteed date, no review queue, no badge. Pro $15 adds links from two partner sites. Growth $99 adds 30 days on the homepage and an editorial review. | Free: dofollow for the top 3 only. Paid: lifetime dofollow backlink, advertised as DR 75. |
| [Smol Launch](https://launchon.it/launch-platforms/smol-launch)[Source](https://smollaunch.com/pricing) | Weekly board; free and paid launches compete in the same ranking. | Free Verified: badge plus 3 votes on other launches, 50 slots a week; next free week on 2026-10-26 was January 4, 2027. Basic Free: no badge, nofollow. Free covers a product's first launch only. | Premium $19 per launch: any open week, no badge, no votes. Premium+ $39 adds a one-week Featured Spot and a newsletter feature. | Free Verified and paid tiers: dofollow, advertised as DR 76. Basic Free: nofollow. |
| [TinyStartups](https://launchon.it/launch-platforms/tinystartups)[Source](https://www.tinystartups.com/about) | Weekly leaderboard Monday to Sunday, ranked only by upvotes; the top two each week get a Product of the Week badge. | Launching is free; you wait in the queue for a Monday slot. | Skip the queue £29: a spot in the next Monday lineup. | Lifetime listing page for every startup; a do-follow backlink (advertised as DR 71) is an optional paid upgrade. |
| [TinyLaunch](https://launchon.it/launch-platforms/tinylaunch)[Source](https://www.tinylaunch.com/pricing) | Launch competition with a top 3; launches stay on the homepage for several days. | Standard launch queue; badge and backlink for the top 3 products. | Premium Launch $39: skip the queue, guaranteed backlink, often shown between 3rd and 4th place. | Regular launch pages we checked link out with nofollow. Top 3 get a backlink once they embed the TinyLaunch badge; Premium is guaranteed one. |
| [MicroLaunch](https://launchon.it/launch-platforms/microlaunch)[Source](https://microlaunch.net/premium) | 30-day launch campaigns with weekly and monthly leaderboards; the community scores idea, product and roasts. | Not described on the Premium page we checked on 2026-10-26. | Launch Pro $49 ($39 with a launch code): pick your date, featured spots, 4+ SEO pages, deals listing, verified reviews. Launch Plus $129 adds a founder review of your landing page. | Launch Pro: do-follow backlinks, advertised as DR64+. |

### Daily launch boards

A new lineup every day. A good fit when you have people ready to visit and vote on launch day.

| Platform | How launches work | Free route | Paid launch | Link to your site |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Fazier](https://launchon.it/launch-platforms/fazier)[Source](https://fazier.com/submit) | Daily launches with a daily leaderboard; the top 3 products of each day are highlighted. | Basic: reviewed and listed within 30 days, homepage feature only if selected, link back to Fazier required on your homepage or footer. | Lite $29 (publish now or schedule), Premium $49 (15 days of promotion, premium badge), Super $99 (top of the homepage). Shown as discounts from $39, $69 and $139. | Lite: high-authority backlink only for the daily top 3. Premium: guaranteed backlink, advertised as DR 83+. Product pages we checked linked out without nofollow. |
| [StartupBase](https://launchon.it/launch-platforms/startupbase)[Source](https://startupbase.io/launch) | Daily launches; Premium guarantees a homepage feature on your launch day. | StartupBase badge required on your site; launch date assigned from the queue, about 4 to 5 weeks out. | Premium from $39 one-time: launch tomorrow or any date within 30 days, no badge needed. | Premium: permanent dofollow backlink, advertised as DR 75+. Of two listings we checked, one linked out with nofollow and one without. |
| [Pitchwall](https://launchon.it/launch-platforms/pitchwall)[Source](https://pitchwall.co/submit) | Daily feed of new AI products and tools; every listing approved by hand. | Minimum 30-day wait, 1 day on the homepage, newsletter mention not guaranteed, a tweet. | Pro $49: 2-week wait, 2 days on the homepage. Premium $99: your chosen date or tomorrow, 2 days on the homepage. | Do-follow on every plan, free included (advertised as DR 70). |
| [SaasHunt](https://launchon.it/launch-platforms/saashunt)[Source](https://saashunt.best/pricing) | Daily launches at 8:00 AM UTC with daily and weekly rankings. | Reviewed and listed within up to 270 days; badge and verified backlink required; your site's DR must be at least 20. | Premium $9.9: skip the free queue, 5 premium slots a day. Premium Plus $12.9 (shown as half of $25): special homepage spot. | Dofollow on every plan, free included. |
| [Open Launch](https://launchon.it/launch-platforms/open-launch)[Source](https://open-launch.com/pricing) | Daily launches at 8:00 AM UTC with daily winners; open-source code. | Fully booked into 2027 on 2026-10-26. Dofollow only for a daily top 3 finish or with the Open Launch badge on your site. | Premium $12 per launch: launch tomorrow, 10 premium slots a day. SEO Growth Package $59 (shown as down from $199) adds a review article. | Premium: guaranteed dofollow, advertised as DR 71. |
| [PeerPush](https://launchon.it/launch-platforms/peerpush)[Source](https://peerpush.net/pricing) | Products go live continuously and compete for Product of the Day, Week and Month; PeerPush points reward engagement. | Free submissions wait in line behind paid users, a queue PeerPush says can be long; not visible until the slot. | Standard Launch $39 (live instantly), Launch + 7 days of promotion $89 (~20,000 impressions), Launch + 30 days $229 (100,000+ impressions). | "All paid plans include a permanent link to your website." The free plan's link is not described. |

### Directories and marketplaces

No launch day. Your listing waits for people who search a category or an alternative later.

| Platform | How launches work | Free route | Paid launch | Link to your site |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [SaaSHub](https://launchon.it/launch-platforms/saashub)[Source](https://www.saashub.com/pricing) | No launch day: a marketplace of software alternatives, ranked by comparison articles found around the web. | Free listing through SaaSHub Submit. | Featured listing $99 a month, cancel anytime: shown on competitors' pages and in your categories, live without a review queue. | Listing pages we checked linked to products without nofollow. |
| [Launching Next](https://launchon.it/launch-platforms/launching-next)[Source](https://www.launchingnext.com/advertise/) | Startup directory with a daily email newsletter; approved startups get a permanent profile, a newsletter mention and a tweet. | Manual review queue; Launching Next says it typically takes 3 months. | $49 express approval: published within 1 business day, plus a newsletter mention and a dedicated tweet. | Permanent profile that links to your website; the listing we checked linked out without nofollow. |
| [Dang.ai](https://launchon.it/launch-platforms/dang-ai)[Source](https://dang.ai/pricing) | No launch day: an AI tools directory with categories, deals and a graveyard of dead tools. | Requires a crawlable backlink to dang.ai, 1 category, review in up to 4 weeks, no Featured badge. | Basic $49: no backlink, ~4-day review, 2 categories, Featured badge. Pro $30 setup + $19 a month: 2-day review, 4 categories, featured-first placement, newsletter feature. | Tool pages we checked link out without nofollow. |
| [ToolPilot](https://launchon.it/launch-platforms/toolpilot)[Source](https://www.toolpilot.ai/pages/advertise-with-us) | No launch day: an AI tools directory and shop with ratings and Editor's Pick labels. | Not confirmed: the submission page did not load when we checked on 2026-10-26. | Listing upgrade to premium: $39 a month plus a $199 one-time setup fee. | Featured listings we checked link to the tool without nofollow. |
| [Startup Stash](https://launchon.it/launch-platforms/startup-stash)[Source](https://startupstash.com/how-we-review-tools/) | No launch day: a directory of startup tools and resources with editorial Top Tools lists. | Vendors can list a product; the price was not shown on the public form on 2026-10-26. | Startup Stash says money does not buy a place or a rank on its Top Tools pages. | Tool pages we checked link out without nofollow. |
| [Promote Project](https://launchon.it/launch-platforms/promote-project)[Source](https://www.promoteproject.com/about) | No launch week: a startup directory plus articles, jobs and a forum, with user votes on links. | Free and unlimited submissions (no duplicates). | Not published on the pages we checked on 2026-10-26. | The startup list we checked linked out without nofollow. |
| [TrustMRR](https://launchon.it/launch-platforms/trustmrr)[Source](https://trustmrr.com/faq) | No launch day: a verified revenue database plus a marketplace for buying and selling startups. | Adding a startup to the verified revenue database is free. | Marketplace listing $29, $199 or $499 one-time; 3% closing fee split between buyer and seller; $10,000 minimum sale. | Nofollow by default (the startup page we checked); "Dofollow authority link" add-on for $19. |
| [SideProjectors](https://launchon.it/launch-platforms/sideprojectors)[Source](https://www.sideprojectors.com) | No launch day: a marketplace to sell, showcase or find a cofounder for side projects. | Basic submissions and browsing are free; submissions are reviewed before approval. | Premium features are offered; prices were not published on the pages we checked on 2026-10-26. | Not published. |

### The big names

We haven't re-checked these against their own pages since September 2026, so they sit outside the tables. Each one has its own comparison.

-   [Product HuntDaily launches with the largest audience of any launch site.](https://launchon.it/launch-platforms/product-hunt)
-   [BetaListEarly-stage and pre-launch startups, shared with its newsletter readers.](https://launchon.it/launch-platforms/betalist)
-   [UneedDaily launches that roll into weekly and monthly boards.](https://launchon.it/launch-platforms/uneed)
-   [PeerlistA weekly launchpad inside a professional network for builders.](https://launchon.it/launch-platforms/peerlist)
-   [Dev HuntDeveloper tools only, submitted through a GitHub pull request.](https://launchon.it/launch-platforms/devhunt)
-   [Indie HackersA founder community. Products live on profiles, with no launch day.](https://launchon.it/launch-platforms/indie-hackers)
-   [AlternativeToCrowdsourced lists of alternatives to well-known software.](https://launchon.it/launch-platforms/alternativeto)

## What to check before you submit anywhere

Six things that decide whether a launch is worth your week, whichever platform you pick.

1.  1
    
    ### How long the free route takes
    
    Free queues run from days to months. On the day we checked, Open Launch was booked into 2027 and Smol Launch's next free week was January 4, 2027.
    
2.  2
    
    ### What the free route asks of you
    
    A badge on your site, a link back, or votes on other launches (Smol Launch asks for 3). Decide whether you're happy to show it before you submit.
    
3.  3
    
    ### What paying actually buys
    
    A launch date, a better spot on the page, extra days on the homepage, or a link. Read which one it is; very few platforms sell a better rank outright.
    
4.  4
    
    ### Whether you can launch again
    
    LaunchIgniter allows one launch per product and Smol Launch's free plan covers only your first. LaunchOnIt allows a relaunch every 4 weeks.
    
5.  5
    
    ### Who is actually there
    
    A developer-only board like Dev Hunt or an AI directory like Dang.ai can beat a bigger general board if it matches your buyers.
    
6.  6
    
    ### What "DR 70+" means
    
    Many platforms quote a Domain Rating. It scores their site, not the visitors they will send you, so weigh it less than the audience.
    

## Where LaunchOnIt fits

LaunchOnIt is a weekly board: a new lineup launches every Monday at 00:00 UTC and stays on the front page until Sunday 23:59 UTC, ranked by upvotes. Free launches take the week's 20 spots in order, paid launches get in even when it's full, and every product keeps its page afterwards. 180 products have launched here so far; week 45 had 20 in its lineup, and these took the podium.

1.  [![](https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?sz=128&domain=tutdub.com)#1 · 10 upvotesTutDubDub screencasts in 30 languages with AI](https://launchon.it/products/tutdub)
2.  [![](https://startfast.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/launchonit/logos/41420a39-629f-4f7d-a278-7b07b188baf1-intake.png)#2 · 10 upvotesIntakeTrack your fitness, fuel your goals.](https://launchon.it/products/intake-calorie-workout-tracker)
3.  [![](https://startfast.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/launchonit/logos/38151ed8-cf6a-4819-a8c4-8844f0de399a-aceiba-pfp-claro.png)#3 · 10 upvotesAceibaYour marketing team, in one app.](https://launchon.it/products/aceiba)

[See the full week 45 lineup](https://launchon.it/week/2026-W45)

### Free Launch

$0 forever

Everything to go live, for free

[Launch for free](https://launchon.it/submit?tier=free)

### Launch

$19 per product

Guaranteed spot, Verified badge, and feed priority.

[Get Launch $19](https://launchon.it/submit?tier=launch)

### Growth

$39 per product

Everything in Launch, plus a 1,500+ word launch story about your product on our blog.

[Get Growth $39](https://launchon.it/submit?tier=growth)

[Everything each plan includes](https://launchon.it/pricing)

## Product launch platform FAQ

### What is a product launch platform?

A site where makers publish a new product and early users find it, upvote it and leave feedback. Most rank launches for the day or the week, and many keep a permanent page for each product afterwards. Directories such as SaaSHub list products without a launch day.

### Which product launch platform is best?

It depends on who you want to reach and how much time you have. Weekly boards give you a week of attention, daily boards reward a coordinated push on one day, and directories are for being found later. Many makers use a few in a row: a weekly board, then a daily one, then the directories that fit their category.

### Are product launch platforms free?

Most have a free route, but it usually comes with a wait or a condition. On October 26, 2026, LaunchIgniter, StartupBase, Fazier, Dang.ai and SaasHunt asked for a badge or a link back before a free launch, and free waits ran from the next open week to up to 270 days at SaasHunt.

### Should I launch on more than one platform?

Usually, yes. Space the launches out so you can answer comments on each one, and reuse the same copy and screenshots. Check each platform's relaunch rule first: LaunchIgniter allows one launch per product, and Smol Launch's free plan covers only a product's first launch.

### Do launch platforms help SEO?

A little, and mostly over time. A launch can send referral visits and gives your product a page on another site. Many platforms advertise a Domain Rating, which scores their own site, not the traffic they send you. The comparison table shows how each platform says it links to your site.

### How is LaunchOnIt different from Product Hunt?

Product Hunt runs a new lineup every day. LaunchOnIt runs one weekly lineup, Monday 00:00 to Sunday 23:59 UTC, so each product stays on the front page for 7 days. Product Hunt's audience is far larger.

### Can I launch on LaunchOnIt for free?

Yes. Free launches go into the next week with an open slot, which can be several weeks out. The badge is optional: it adds a Verified Maker checkmark and a backlink to your site. Launch ($19) guarantees a spot in the live week.

### Can I relaunch my product on LaunchOnIt later?

Yes, once every 4 weeks. The first relaunch is free; later ones are $19 each, or free on the Growth plan. Each relaunch starts at 0 weekly votes, while your product page, upvotes and comments stay as they are.

## More comparisons and launch guides

-   [Every launch platform comparisonLaunchOnIt next to each platform, one page per site.](https://launchon.it/launch-platforms)
-   [LaunchOnIt vs Product HuntA week on the front page instead of a single day.](https://launchon.it/launch-platforms/product-hunt)
-   [LaunchOnIt vs LaunchIgniterTwo weekly launch boards, compared.](https://launchon.it/launch-platforms/launchigniter)
-   [LaunchOnIt vs Smol LaunchFree routes, queues and paid plans side by side.](https://launchon.it/launch-platforms/smol-launch)
-   [LaunchOnIt vs TinyLaunchTwo launch competitions with a top 3, compared.](https://launchon.it/launch-platforms/tinylaunch)
-   [LaunchOnIt vs Open LaunchA weekly lineup next to daily launches with daily winners.](https://launchon.it/launch-platforms/open-launch)
-   [Product Hunt alternatives18 places to launch, by launch window, audience and price.](https://launchon.it/blog/best-product-hunt-alternatives-for-indie-founders)
-   [Startup submission sitesTwelve places to list your product, and how to prepare the listing.](https://launchon.it/blog/top-startup-submission-sites)
-   [Directory submission sites for micro SaaSWhere a new micro SaaS is worth submitting, by cost and launch window.](https://launchon.it/blog/directory-submission-sites-for-your-micro-saas)

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