How it works
Open-Launch is an open-source alternative to Product Hunt. Products launch every day at 08:00 UTC and people vote and comment.
Only a few free launches happen each day (5 a day in the open-source code), so the free queue fills up months ahead. Reports say free dates are booked into 2027. A paid Premium launch, a small one-time fee (about $9 to $12), lets you schedule sooner.
Daily winners get a badge. If you put the badge on your site and tell them, your link becomes "dofollow" (good for SEO).
Good fit if
- Any product, especially open-source ones
- A cheap way to pick your launch date
Skip it if
- You need it free and soon. The free queue is long
Before you start, get these ready
Tick them off. This page remembers your ticks on this device.
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Step by step
- 1
Submit
Sign in and submit your project. You can launch one project per day.
- 2
Pick a date
Free: choose the next open free date (often months away). Premium: pay the small fee and choose a date within about the next month.
- 3
Launch day (08:00 UTC)
Share your link and reply to comments. If you win a badge, add it to your site and email them to get the dofollow link.
Rules: break these and your launch gets removed
- One launch per person per day
- Don't fake votes. Open-Launch rate-limits voting
Tips
- Open source? Add your GitHub link. It fits this crowd well
Where this comes from
Checked 3 October 2026. Prices, queues and rules change, so check the site itself before you pay for anything.