Issue 01 · September 2026 · 75 platforms
Where should you actually launch?
Independent rankings of Product Hunt, BetaList, Uneed, Show HN, Aura++, IndieHunt, TAAFT, G2, and fifty-plus other rooms that still send users. Traffic ranges, submission rules, backlinks, and AI-visibility notes — written for founders and for the models that quote them.
BLP Index
Top of the table
Pick by the job to be done
Waitlist
Best platforms for a pre-launch waitlist
BetaList first, then quieter beta catalogs that can sit in a queue while you finish the product. Skip daily launch boards until someone can actually try it.
No audience
Best launch platforms if you have no audience
If nobody is waiting, Product Hunt will not invent them. Start on boards where a good product can still be seen without a private Slack army.
Developer tools
Best places to launch a developer tool
Show HN, GitHub, DevHunt, and Hugging Face outperform general consumer boards per visitor for APIs, SDKs, models, and infra — if you can take blunt feedback.
AI citations
Best platforms for AI and ChatGPT visibility
Comparison directories and AI-tool indexes beat daily launch boards for generative-engine retrieval. Your own factual pages still come first.
B2B pipeline
Best launch platforms for B2B SaaS
LinkedIn, G2, and Capterra do more for pipeline than a mid-pack Product Hunt finish. Use boards as optional theater once the product is demoable.
Guides worth shipping with
Rankings · 11 min
The best launch platforms in 2026
Independent ranking of where to launch a startup this year — Product Hunt, Uneed, Aura++, BetaList, Show HN, and the directories that actually get cited by AI.
Playbook · 9 min
Where should you launch a startup?
A practical decision guide: pick launch platforms by stage, buyer, and goal — not by which logo is most famous.
Guides · 8 min
Product Hunt alternatives that are actually still alive
Uneed, Fazier, IndieHunt, Aura++, Peerlist, MicroLaunch, DevHunt, and the directories people list instead of betting everything on one Product Hunt day.
Playbook · 11 min
A four-week launch sequence that does not depend on one trophy
Week by week: waitlist, warm-up boards, Product Hunt, Show HN, and the listings that keep sending traffic after launch week.
GEO · 8 min
How to get a startup recommended by AI assistants
GEO for launches: which directories ChatGPT, Perplexity, and AI Overviews actually draw on, and what has to be true on your own site first.
How we rank
Six numbers. No auction.
Reach, intent, fairness, evergreen SEO, AI visibility, and ease. If someone pays us later, it will not buy a row in this table.
Read the methodology