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Your launch copy, adapted per platform — PH is one day; these keep compounding.
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Recommended
5
platforms to prioritize
- Model
- Daily launch + persistent weekly/monthly rankings
- Cost
- Free queue / $29.99 skip-the-line
The default indie alternative to PH. Fixes the 24-hour all-or-nothing window.
- Model
- Weekly cycle (opens Mondays)
- Cost
- Free
Can launch every week (PH requires a 6-month cooldown). Ranking randomized first 2 days.
- Model
- Daily leaderboard (AI-leaning)
- Cost
- Free (~15-day wait) / $39 premium
Less competition than PH. Good for AI tools.
- Model
- Monthly rankings
- Cost
- Free
A full month of exposure. Rewards steady traction over spikes.
- Model
- Dev-tools-only launch board
- Cost
- Free / $39 newsletter shoutout
Best fit for developer products.
- Model
- Pre-launch / beta startups
- Cost
- Free (4–6 week queue) / $99 expedited
Use BEFORE your PH launch to build a waitlist (15–20% signup conversion).
- Model
- Community-voted board
- Cost
- Free
Highest-quality traffic if it lands. Titles must be plain and factual — no marketing speak.
- Model
- Subreddit posts (compounding SEO)
- Cost
- Free
3–8% conversion reported vs 1–3% on PH. Follow each subreddit's self-promo rules.
Recommended sequence
- 1
BetaList — pre-launch
4–6 weeks before launch: build a waitlist while you prep (15–20% signup conversion).
- 2
Product Hunt day
Your 24-hour spike. All hands on deck — this is what everything else feeds into.
- 3
Uneed / Peerlist / Fazier — same week
Reuse the momentum and copy while it's fresh. These listings keep ranking after day one.
- 4
Show HN — when the story is plain
Strip the marketing speak first. HN rewards substance — plain, factual, maker-voiced.
None of these platforms offer a submission API — copy is prepared here and submitted manually on each site.