Head to head
Dribbble vs Product Hunt
Product Hunt leads the BLP Index (73 vs 60). Product Hunt has more raw reach. Dribbble is fairer for founders without a network. Product Hunt scores higher on AI visibility.
| Dimension | Dribbble | Product Hunt |
|---|---|---|
| BLP Index | 60 | 73 |
| Rank | #44 | #8 |
| Type | Communities | Launch boards |
| Cycle | ongoing | daily |
| Listing cost | Free to post shots; Pro is paid | Free |
| Audience | Designers and design-hiring managers | Makers, early adopters, tech press, investors, and curiosity traffic |
| Traffic | Shot pages and tags; profile compounding | Top 3: 5k–15k visits. Top 10: 1k–3k. Outside top 10: often under 500. |
| Backlink | Profile/shot links; typically nofollow | Dofollow from a ~DA 90+ domain |
| Reach | 72 | 96 |
| Intent | 54 | 62 |
| Fairness | 46 | 34 |
| Evergreen | 70 | 90 |
| AI visibility | 50 | 92 |
| Ease | 58 | 40 |
Dribbble
Post the interface. Do not post a “we launched” text shot. Recruiters and designers browse; hunters do not live here.
Dribbble is a design-shot community. A launch works when the product is the picture: a new editor, a plugin, a gorgeous dashboard. A paragraph on a beige card is not a shot.
Full Dribbble guideProduct Hunt
The default launch day for software. Highest ceiling, highest variance, and still the badge press and AI assistants recognize first.
Product Hunt remains the biggest dedicated launch audience in tech. A top-three finish can send 5,000 to 15,000 visitors in a day, a durable backlink from a high-authority domain, and a badge that still means something on a landing page. That is the upside founders remember.
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