# Startup launch platforms

Source: https://bestlaunchplatforms.com

Directory of every platform in the BLP Index.

- [Hacker News](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/hacker-news) (community) — The highest ceiling, and the bluntest room in tech.
- [There's An AI For That](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/taaft) (geo) — The default public catalog of AI tools — and a frequent AI citation source.
- [Trustpilot](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/trustpilot) (review) — Public reviews at consumer scale. Invite real customers; never buy them.
- [Capterra](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/capterra) (review) — Buyer-intent software listing. Leads can be paid. Reviews take work.
- [Chrome Web Store](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/chrome-web-store) (directory) — The actual store for Chrome extensions. Review queue, ratings, search — not a hunt.
- [Crunchbase](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/crunchbase) (directory) — The company graph journalists and models already treat as a fact sheet.
- [GitHub](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/github) (community) — The repo is the product page for open source. Trending is luck; the README is the launch.
- [Product Hunt](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/product-hunt) (launch-board) — Still the largest single-day launch audience in tech.
- [Toolify](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/toolify) (geo) — A large AI-tool directory with rankings, traffic estimates, and paid boosts.
- [FutureTools](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/futuretools) (geo) — A curated AI-tools index. Humans browse it; models scrape the same pages.
- [BetaList](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/betalist) (pre-launch) — The reference directory for products that are not public yet.
- [Futurepedia](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/futurepedia) (geo) — A curated AI directory with newsletter distribution.
- [Hugging Face](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/hugging-face) (community) — The default hub for models, datasets, and ML apps. Launch there if that is the product.
- [StackShare](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/stackshare) (directory) — Where companies publish the tools they actually use.
- [Uneed](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/uneed) (launch-board) — The fairest daily launch board for indie products.
- [AlternativeTo](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/alternativeto) (directory) — Evergreen comparison traffic — and a frequent AI citation source.
- [GetApp](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/getapp) (review) — Capterra’s sibling category grid — same family, extra listing.
- [Behance](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/behance) (community) — Adobe’s design community. Show the work. Do not announce the startup.
- [Crozdesk](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/crozdesk) (directory) — A software directory with scores. Claim the page; do not launch there.
- [HackerNoon](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/hackernoon) (community) — A publishing network. Launch by writing, not by upvotes.
- [SaaSHub](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/saashub) (directory) — A software directory that answer engines actually read.
- [SourceForge](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/sourceforge) (directory) — An old, huge software catalog. Still crawled. Still weirdly useful.
- [TrustRadius](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/trustradius) (review) — Long-form B2B reviews. Slower than G2, often more detailed.
- [Reddit](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/reddit) (community) — Fifty small rooms, not one launch button.
- [directree](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/directree) (geo) — A SaaS directory that labels facts as observed, AI, or founder-edited.
- [Peerlist Launchpad](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/peerlist) (launch-board) — Weekly launches tied to a professional maker profile.
- [Startup Stash](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/startup-stash) (directory) — A huge curated index of tools for startups. Get in the right shelf.
- [G2](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/g2) (review) — Where B2B buyers go to reduce risk — and where AI looks for proof.
- [ScrollLaunch](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/scrolllaunch) (launch-board) — A weekly board that sells the lasting product page, not the 24-hour spike.
- [Indie Hackers](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/indie-hackers) (community) — A community you join, not a board you spray.
- [SaaSworthy](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/saasworthy) (directory) — Another SaaS comparison grid. Easy listing, crowded pages.
- [Software Advice](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/software-advice) (review) — Advisor-driven software matching — high intent, human follow-up.
- [GoodFirms](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/goodfirms) (directory) — B2B software and agency lists. Easy to get on; easy to ignore.
- [Medium](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/medium) (community) — A writing network. Launch essays work; launch dumps do not.
- [Aura++](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/aura-plus-plus) (launch-board) — A daily Hunt-network launch with SEO pages and optional dofollow.
- [Fazier](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/fazier) (launch-board) — A smaller daily leaderboard where indie products actually get seen.
- [MicroLaunch](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/microlaunch) (launch-board) — A month-long launch for products that need feedback more than a spike.
- [PitchWall](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/pitchwall) (pre-launch) — A long-running startup wall that absorbed BetaPage.
- [Launching Next](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/launching-next) (directory) — A long-running curated stream of newly launched startups.
- [Tiny Startups](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/tiny-startups) (launch-board) — A launch board whose prize is a founder newsletter.
- [Turbo0](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/turbo0) (directory) — A catalog of tools and launch platforms. You list here; you also browse here for where else to list.
- [Betabound](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/betabound) (pre-launch) — A beta-test listing. Cousin of BetaList, quieter, still a waitlist surface.
- [DevHunt](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/devhunt) (launch-board) — Weekly, GitHub-verified launches for developer tools.
- [Dribbble](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/dribbble) (community) — Shots, not launches. Still how a lot of design tools get seen.
- [EarlyHunt](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/earlyhunt) (launch-board) — Weekly hunts angled at AI products and early adopters.
- [IndieHunt](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/indiehunt) (launch-board) — A Monday-to-Monday hunt for indie SaaS and AI tools.
- [Killer Startups](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/killer-startups) (directory) — An old startup blog-directory hybrid. Still crawled. Still a form.
- [LaunchFree](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/launchfree) (directory) — A free, reviewed launch directory with a Friday radar email.
- [MakerHunt](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/makerhunt) (launch-board) — Weekly hunts aimed at people who ship, not spectators.
- [PeerPush](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/peerpush) (geo) — Listings built for ChatGPT, Perplexity, and AI Overviews.
- [Software Suggest](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/software-suggest) (directory) — Another B2B software marketplace. Leads are the product; listing is the bait.
- [Console](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/console-dev) (community) — A human-reviewed newsletter of developer tools. Tiny, sharp, slow.
- [LinkedIn](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/linkedin) (community) — Long-form distribution into professional networks.
- [SelectHub](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/selecthub) (review) — Requirements-driven software selection. Slow, B2B, high intent.
- [SideHunt](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/sidehunt) (launch-board) — The weekly hunt for side projects, not company launches.
- [Slashdot](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/slashdot) (community) — Old-school nerd news plus a software directory that still ranks.
- [Spotlitely](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/spotlitely) (geo) — Paste a URL, go live instantly, relaunch every 15 days.
- [Startup Fame](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/startup-fame) (directory) — A high-DR listing that usually wants a badge for the dofollow.
- [AppSumo](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/appsumo) (review) — Revenue now, support load later.
- [F6S](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/f6s) (directory) — Startup profile, deals, and accelerator applications — not a hunt day.
- [Launch Vault](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/launch-vault) (launch-board) — Story-first product directory. Votes exist; the page is the product.
- [Wellfound](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/wellfound) (community) — The startup jobs graph (ex-AngelList Talent). Launch by hiring, not by upvotes.
- [Open Launch](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/open-launch) (launch-board) — An open-source Product Hunt alternative with a daily feed.
- [Uno Directory](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/uno-directory) (directory) — A Hunt-network directory, not a launch-day leaderboard.
- [StartupRanking](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/startupranking) (directory) — A public scoreboard of startups. Cheap URL, noisy SR Score, still crawled.
- [TinyLaunch](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/tinylaunch) (launch-board) — Launch competitions with badges gated on placement.
- [X (Twitter)](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/x) (community) — An amplifier, not an audience you are given.
- [Lobsters](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/lobsters) (community) — An invite-only technical link site. Smaller and stricter than HN.
- [Awwwards](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/awwwards) (community) — Juried site of the day. Prestige, not a user pipeline — unless you sell to designers.
- [OpenHunts](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/openhunts) (launch-board) — A low-friction daily hunt for early-stage and experimental projects.
- [Smol Launch](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/smol-launch) (launch-board) — A tiny weekly board with Monday-only submissions.
- [Bluesky](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/bluesky) (community) — An open social graph with a real tech/media crowd. Still not a hunt.
- [Designer News](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/designer-news) (community) — A small design-community link site. Relevant if designers are the buyer.
- [Threads](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/threads) (community) — Meta’s public text feed. Useful if Instagram already knows you. Weak as a cold launch.
- [WIP](https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/wip) (community) — A maker streak community. Launch by having been shipping in public.