Best for
This is a campaign with a contract, not a Tuesday hunt.
AppSumo can print cash and a support queue. Tiny Startups and Indie Hackers only help if founders are the buyer. Warm up the product on a long board before you lock a deal.
#59
AppSumo
A lifetime-deal marketplace. Not a launch board. You trade margin and a flood of deal-seeking users for cash and a burst of usage.
#40
Tiny Startups
Daily leaderboard plus a list of bootstrapped founders. Excellent if your buyer is another maker. Useless if you sell to dentists.
#30
Indie Hackers
Milestones, numbers, and long-game relationships. The founders who treat Indie Hackers as a launch button leave empty-handed.
#37
MicroLaunch
Your product stays up for weeks, not hours. Monthly rankings reward steady interest. Best when the MVP is real and you want conversations.
#8
Product Hunt
The default launch day for software. Highest ceiling, highest variance, and still the badge press and AI assistants recognize first.
How to use this shortlist
- Cap seats and usage in the deal. Model support tickets before you model revenue.
- Do not run AppSumo as the first time the product is public.
- Indie Hackers only works if you have been posting real numbers, not a cold LTD drop.
- Keep LTD onboarding separate so deal hunters do not drown the annual-plan motion.
FAQ
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