Product Hunt
Product Hunt is a community launch platform for new tech products. It lists mobile apps, websites and technology products.
- Price
- Free
- Link
- Nofollow, no SEO value
- Status
- Online, no dated listings
- Authority
- 70/100How often other sites link to it (Common Crawl, Oct 2026)
- Traffic
- Among the top 10k sitesPopularity estimate (Tranco, Oct 2026)
Among the 10,000 most visited sites, so a good launch day sends real visitors. The listings we opened were nofollow.
About
Product Hunt is a community launch platform where makers share new products such as mobile apps, websites and technology products. Products are submitted, called hunting, and other community members upvote, comment and share them as they compete on the homepage leaderboard for spots including Product of the Day. To submit, log in, click Submit in the top right, click New Product and enter the product's URL. Launching is free and needs a free personal account. Company accounts are prohibited. The guidelines say a product should be new or have substantive updates, be usable, and come from a trustworthy maker; closed beta launches are usually not a good fit. You cannot ask people directly to upvote your product. Paid advertising is separate: self-serve web display campaigns have a budget of $5,000 - $10,000, and managed campaigns start at $10,000.
How to submit
Log in, click Submit in the top right, click New Product, enter the product's URL, then follow the submission flow.
What it lists
- Mobile apps
- Websites
- Technology products
- AI products
- Developer tools
Who visits
Product Hunt's community is made up of early adopters, makers, tech people, entrepreneurs, investors, and those who just love trying new products.
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-… |
Written from Product Hunt's own pages on Oct 28, 2026.
Questions
- Is Product Hunt free?
- Yes. Listing on Product Hunt is free. As of Oct 28, 2026.
- Does Product Hunt give a dofollow link?
- No. Nofollow: none of the 6 listings we checked pass SEO value. Checked Oct 14, 2026.
- What does Product Hunt ask for?
- You need an account to submit. As of Oct 28, 2026.
- How do I submit to Product Hunt?
- Log in, click the Submit button in the top right, then click New Product. You are first asked for the product's URL and then go through the submission flow.
- How long does Product Hunt take to approve or review a product?
- Product Hunt does not say on its site how long it takes to review a product submission. Its help center says ad units are reviewed within 24 hours.
- Can I advertise on Product Hunt?
- Yes. Product Hunt offers self-serve web display campaigns with a budget of $5,000 - $10,000 and managed campaigns starting at $10,000. Advertising during your launch day is not permitted.
- Can I launch a pre-launch or closed beta product on Product Hunt?
- Product Hunt does not state a pre-launch policy by that name. Its guidelines say a product should be usable or usable soon with a trustworthy timeline, and closed beta launches are usually not a good fit.
- What kinds of products can I launch on Product Hunt?
- Product Hunt lists new products from mobile apps to websites and other technology products. A product should be new or have substantive updates, be usable, and be a product rather than a blog post or list.
- Do I need a hunter to launch on Product Hunt?
- No. Product Hunt encourages makers to hunt their own products and says there is no discernible advantage to using a third-party hunter.
- Where should I launch my startup first?
Where your first users already are. For most products that means one launch board, such as Product Hunt, plus one community, such as r/SideProject or Show HN. The picks above are the ones we would start with.
From our Start here guide.- Should I launch on Product Hunt first?
Only once people can sign up and use the product. A Product Hunt launch gets one day, so save it for when you are ready, and put your waitlist on Before you launch places until then.
From our Start here guide.- Is Product Hunt still worth it?
For some products, yes. It is the most visited launch board we checked and launching is free, but the listings we opened were nofollow, so it helps through visitors, not search. It pays off when you bring your own people on the day; a post with nobody behind it rarely ranks.
From our launch boards guide.
Details
- Link
- Nofollow: none of the 6 listings we checked pass SEO value
- How often other sites link to it
- 70 out of 100 (Common Crawl, Oct 2026)
- Traffic
- Among the 10,000 most visited sites (Tranco, Oct 2026)
- Best for
- Any product
- Account needed
- Yes
- Countries
- Worldwide, United States, India, United Kingdom
- Domain registered
- Mar 2003 (23 years ago)
- Submit page
- producthunt.com/launch
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Checked Oct 28, 2026 · How we check
History
- : price set to Free
- : submit page set to producthunt.com/launch
- : status changed from Live, blocks checks to Online
- : status changed from Online to Live, blocks checks
- : status set to Online
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