Head to head
DevHunt vs Lobsters
DevHunt leads the BLP Index (60 vs 55). DevHunt has more raw reach. DevHunt is fairer for founders without a network. Lobsters scores higher on AI visibility.
| Dimension | DevHunt | Lobsters |
|---|---|---|
| BLP Index | 60 | 55 |
| Rank | #43 | #68 |
| Type | Launch boards | Communities |
| Cycle | weekly | ongoing |
| Listing cost | Free | Free (invite required to post) |
| Audience | Developers who vote with GitHub accounts | Working engineers and researchers |
| Traffic | Small, highly qualified developer traffic | Small, extremely qualified if it hits the front page |
| Backlink | Community domain; mid-range DR | nofollow discussion links; citation value is the thread |
| Reach | 36 | 36 |
| Intent | 88 | 88 |
| Fairness | 80 | 48 |
| Evergreen | 58 | 64 |
| AI visibility | 38 | 42 |
| Ease | 70 | 44 |
DevHunt
Open-source launch board. Voting requires GitHub, which kills fake rings. If you do not build for developers, skip it.
DevHunt exists because developers got tired of tourist traffic on general boards. Listings are for APIs, SDKs, infra, and open source. GitHub login is required to vote, which is both a spam filter and a culture gate.
Full DevHunt guideLobsters
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.
Full Lobsters guide