Where to launch your startup
15 places to launch a startup or side project, with a plain-English guide for each: what it costs, when it goes live, what to prepare, the rules, and the important links. Pick a place, open its guide, tick off what you need, and launch.
A free guide, checked 3 October 2026.
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15 destinations
- Product HuntThe biggest launch day on the internet. One 24-hour race.CommunityFreeDaily, 12:01 AM PacificHard
- Hacker News (Show HN)Engineers who try things and say exactly what they think.CommunityFreeAny timeHard
- RedditHuge niche communities. Help first, then share.CommunityFreeAny timeSome work
- Indie HackersSolo founders who love real numbers and honest stories.CommunityFreeAny timeSome work
- Peerlist LaunchpadA weekly launch for builders. Starts every Monday.CommunityFreeMondays, 00:00–23:59 UTCSome work
- BetaListFor startups before launch. Grow your early-access list.Launch boardPaidAfter editor reviewEasy
- UneedDaily launches that stay listed after the day ends.Launch boardFrom $14.99Your launch day, ~12:00 AM PacificEasy
- DevHuntProduct Hunt, but only for developer tools. Weekly.Launch boardFree, or $19 to pick your weekWeeklyEasy
- MicroLaunchA month-long launch with real feedback, not a one-day spike.Launch boardFree, paid Pro optionRuns for a monthEasy
- FazierDaily launches. Free if you add their badge to your site.Launch boardFree with badge, or from $29DailyEasy
- TinyLaunchA weekly launch for small products, with a free queue.Launch boardFree, or $39 to skip the queueWeeklyEasy
- Open-LaunchAn open-source Product Hunt. Daily launches at 08:00 UTC.Launch boardFree queue, or a small feeDaily, 08:00 UTCEasy
- There's An AI For ThatThe biggest directory of AI tools. People search it by task.DirectoryFree only if your tool is freeAfter reviewEasy
- AlternativeToShow up when people search for an alternative to a big app.DirectoryFreeAfter review (can take months)Easy
- SaaSHubA software directory buyers use to compare tools.DirectoryFreeAfter approvalEasy
Prices and rules change. Each guide links to its sources. Check the site before you pay.
Don't launch everywhere on one day
One big day fades fast. Spread your launch over a month, and each place brings a new wave of visitors. Here is a simple order that works.
4 weeks before
Make your accounts on Product Hunt, Hacker News, Reddit and AlternativeTo, and start joining in. Prepare the launch kit below. Not public yet? Get on BetaList now.
Launch week
Product Hunt on one day. Peerlist on the Monday. Submit to the directories (SaaSHub, AlternativeTo, and There's An AI For That if it's an AI tool).
The week after
Show HN if it's technical. Then story posts on Reddit and Indie Hackers, using real numbers from your launch.
The month after
Launch boards as their queues come up: Uneed, DevHunt, MicroLaunch, Fazier, TinyLaunch, Open-Launch. Each one is a smaller bump, so spread them out.
Pack once, launch everywhere
Almost every site asks for the same things. Prepare these ten once, and every launch after that takes minutes.
Name
Short and easy to spell.
Tagline
60 characters or less: what it does, for whom. Product Hunt caps at 60; Uneed wants 10 to 80.
Short description
Two or three plain sentences. No hype.
Long description
The problem, how you solve it, the main features, the price.
Logo
Square PNG, at least 240 × 240 px, under 1 MB. Also fix your favicon; some sites copy it.
Screenshots
3 to 5 images of the real product at 1270 × 760 px. Also set your Open Graph image; some sites copy it.
Demo video
30 to 60 seconds showing the product doing its main job. Upload to YouTube.
Maker story
Who you are, why you built it, what's still rough, one question for readers.
A free way to try it
Free plan, trial or demo, ideally without sign-up. Hacker News requires that people can try it.
Your own accounts, warmed up
Product Hunt, Hacker News, Reddit and AlternativeTo all treat brand-new accounts with suspicion. Make them weeks before.
Check your site before launch day
Launch traffic is wasted on a broken page. Web Scan checks SEO, security, speed and share previews for free, and gives fixes you can paste into your coding agent.
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