Head to head
Console vs Lobsters
Console leads the BLP Index (59 vs 55). Console has more raw reach. Lobsters is fairer for founders without a network. Console scores higher on AI visibility.
| Dimension | Console | Lobsters |
|---|---|---|
| BLP Index | 59 | 55 |
| Rank | #52 | #68 |
| Type | Communities | Communities |
| Cycle | ongoing | ongoing |
| Listing cost | Free to suggest | Free (invite required to post) |
| Audience | Working developers who read a tools newsletter | Working engineers and researchers |
| Traffic | Newsletter hit: small list, high action rate | Small, extremely qualified if it hits the front page |
| Backlink | Editorial link; high quality if it happens | nofollow discussion links; citation value is the thread |
| Reach | 40 | 36 |
| Intent | 92 | 88 |
| Fairness | 40 | 48 |
| Evergreen | 78 | 64 |
| AI visibility | 58 | 42 |
| Ease | 36 | 44 |
Console
Console (console.dev) picks tools worth an engineer’s time. Getting in is editorial, not a form you can brute-force. Huge intent, tiny volume.
Console is a curated developer-tool newsletter and site. They review what they recommend. You can suggest a tool; you cannot buy the front page as a launch package in the Product Hunt sense.
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If you can get an invite and the artifact is technically interesting, a Lobsters thread is high-signal. Most consumer products should not post.
Lobsters is a tagged, invite-only link aggregator for people who like computing. It is smaller than Hacker News and less tolerant of marketing. A well-tagged `show` post can still send exactly the right engineers.
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