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BetaList vs Product Hunt
BetaList is a pre-launch board and Product Hunt is a launch board. BetaList is among the 1 million most visited sites, and Product Hunt among the 10,000 most visited sites. Fewer sites link to BetaList than to Product Hunt: 54 out of 100 against 70 (Common Crawl, Oct 2026).
Choose Product Hunt if
- you want more people to see it: Product Hunt is among the 10,000 most visited sites, BetaList among the 1 million most visited sites (Tranco, Oct 2026).
- you care how often other sites link to it: 70 out of 100 for Product Hunt, 54 for BetaList (Common Crawl, Oct 2026).
| What it is, differs | Pre-launch board | Launch board |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Online; we couldn't find a date on its listings | Online; we couldn't find a date on its listings |
| Price | Paid options on its own page: Boost (weekly) $99/week, Boost (monthly) $199/month | Free |
| Link | Goes through BetaList's own redirect, so no SEO value (4 listings checked) | Nofollow: none of the 6 listings we checked pass SEO value |
| Account needed | Yes | Yes |
| Takes pre-launch | Yes | Not known |
| What it lists | Upcoming internet startups, AI tools and AI agents, SaaS products, Developer tools, Mobile apps in TestFlight | Mobile apps, Websites, Technology products, AI products, Developer tools |
| How often other sites link to it, differs | 54 out of 100 (Common Crawl, Oct 2026) | 70 out of 100 (Common Crawl, Oct 2026) |
| Traffic, differs | Among the 1 million most visited sites (Tranco, Oct 2026) | Among the 10,000 most visited sites (Tranco, Oct 2026) |
| Domain registered, differs | Jan 2007 (19 years ago) | Mar 2003 (23 years ago) |
Not yet confirmed for either: newest listing, review time, badge required, first seen online.
How to submit
BetaList
Open the submit page and enter your website URL and email, or continue with Google or X. Alternatively paste the provided prompt into a coding agent, which returns a claim link. Open the claim link, confirm your email and pick a plan. Nothing is published until you do.
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
BetaList
Paid options
Last checked Oct 28, 2026.
| Option | Price | What you get | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boost (weekly) | $99/week | A spot in the Boosted section on the BetaList homepage and a slot in the daily newsletter, rotated among active boosts. Billed weekly, cancel anytime. Only for startups already featured on BetaList. | betalist.com/boost |
| Boost (monthly) | $199/month | The same homepage placement and newsletter inclusion as the weekly plan. Billed monthly, cancel anytime. The page says the monthly plan saves 50% compared to paying weekly. | betalist.com/boost |
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
BetaList
BetaList's pages describe its readers as early adopters, startup founders, startup enthusiasts and investors.
- Upcoming internet startups
- AI tools and AI agents
- SaaS products
- Developer tools
- Mobile apps in TestFlight
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
- : BetaList: submit page set to betalist.com/submit
- : 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
- : BetaList: link changed from Mixed (some listings pass SEO value) to Through a redirect (no SEO value)
- : BetaList: link changed from Through a redirect (no SEO value) to Mixed (some listings pass SEO value)
- : BetaList: status set to Online
- : Product Hunt: status changed from Online to Live, blocks checks
- : Product Hunt: status set to Online
Questions
- Which gives a dofollow link, BetaList or Product Hunt?
- BetaList: Goes through BetaList's own redirect, so no SEO value (4 listings checked). Product Hunt: Nofollow: none of the 6 listings we checked pass SEO value. Checked Oct 26 to 28, 2026.
- Do I need an account to submit to BetaList and Product Hunt?
- BetaList needs an account to submit. Product Hunt needs an account to submit. As of Oct 26 to 28, 2026.
- Which gets more visitors, BetaList or Product Hunt?
- BetaList is among the 1 million 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 BetaList 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 BetaList's and Product Hunt's own pages on Oct 28, 2026. How we check