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AppSumo vs Product Hunt
AppSumo is a deal site and Product Hunt is a launch board. AppSumo is among the 100,000 most visited sites, and Product Hunt among the 10,000 most visited sites. AppSumo's domain was registered Apr 2010, Product Hunt's Mar 2003.
| What it is, differs | Deal site | Launch board |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Online; we couldn't find a date on its listings | Online; we couldn't find a date on its listings |
| Price | Not known | Free |
| Link | Not known | Nofollow: none of the 6 listings we checked pass SEO value |
| Account needed | Yes | Yes |
| What it lists | Lifetime-deal software, Marketing tools, Productivity tools, Content tools, AI tools | Mobile apps, Websites, Technology products, AI products, Developer tools |
| How often other sites link to it | 65 out of 100 (Common Crawl, Oct 2026) | 70 out of 100 (Common Crawl, Oct 2026) |
| Traffic, differs | Among the 100,000 most visited sites (Tranco, Oct 2026) | Among the 10,000 most visited sites (Tranco, Oct 2026) |
| Domain registered, differs | Apr 2010 (16 years ago) | Mar 2003 (23 years ago) |
Not yet confirmed for either: newest listing, review time, takes pre-launch, badge required, first seen online.
How to submit
AppSumo
Select List your own product in the site footer, log in or sign up on AppSumo, then continue to the partner self-submission page at partners.appsumo.com/self-submission.
Product Hunt
Log in, click Submit in the top right, click New Product, enter the product's URL, then follow the submission flow.
Paid and advertising options
Product Hunt
Advertising
Last checked Oct 28, 2026.
| Option | Price | Placement | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Self-serve web display campaigns | $5,000 - $10,000 | Ads placed natively on the leaderboard | help.producthunt.com/en/articles/7950405-… |
| Managed campaigns | Start at $10,000 | Planned with the campaign management team, including placements in daily newsletters | help.producthunt.com/en/articles/7950405-… |
Who each is for
AppSumo
AppSumo says it serves 1.5M+ entrepreneurs who buy business software at reduced prices.
- Lifetime-deal software
- Marketing tools
- Productivity tools
- Content tools
- AI tools
Product Hunt
Product Hunt's community is made up of early adopters, makers, tech people, entrepreneurs, investors, and those who just love trying new products.
- Mobile apps
- Websites
- Technology products
- AI products
- Developer tools
Screenshots
What changed
- : AppSumo: submit page set to partners.appsumo.com/self-submission
- : Product Hunt: price set to Free
- : Product Hunt: submit page set to producthunt.com/launch
- : Product Hunt: status changed from Live, blocks checks to Online
- : AppSumo: status set to Online
- : Product Hunt: status changed from Online to Live, blocks checks
- : Product Hunt: status set to Online
Questions
- Do I need an account to submit to AppSumo and Product Hunt?
- AppSumo needs an account to submit. Product Hunt needs an account to submit. As of Oct 26 to 28, 2026.
- Which gets more visitors, AppSumo or Product Hunt?
- AppSumo is among the 100,000 most visited sites, and Product Hunt among the 10,000 most visited sites, in the Tranco list of the most visited sites (Oct 2026).
We checked AppSumo on Oct 26, 2026 and Product Hunt on Oct 28, 2026: whether each answers, whether its listings pass SEO value and its newest listing. The price and the rules come from each site's own pages, and a fact we have not confirmed is left out. Written from AppSumo's and Product Hunt's own pages on Oct 28, 2026. How we check