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Open Launch

A Product Hunt alternative with free daily launches.

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  • Rating

    4.4 / 5

  • Pricing

    Freemium

  • Difficulty

    Beginner

  • Works on

    Web

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What is Open Launch?

Open Launch is a launch platform where makers can list a new product for free in a daily queue and the community upvotes favourites. A cheap premium launch skips the queue, but every project gets a page and the chance to rank in the daily top three.

Pros: what Open Launch does well

  • Free launch option
  • Public source code
  • Daily top three rankings

Cons: where it falls short

  • Free launch queue can be long
  • Smaller audience than Product Hunt
  • Source-available under its own attribution licence, not an OSI open-source licence

Who Open Launch is for

Indie makers who want another free place to launch and get early feedback.

Who can skip it

Teams who need a large launch-day audience.

Open Launch alternatives

Not sold on Open Launch? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

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TinyLaunch

Focus: indie makers. Shares product launch and directory with Open Launch. Rated 4.3 (Open Launch: 4.4).

WebsiteFree planWeb
4.3Visit

Awesome Indie

Focus: indie makers and discovery. Shares product launch and directory with Open Launch. Rated 4.3 (Open Launch: 4.4).

WebsiteFree planWeb
4.3Visit

SideProjectors

Focus: side projects, marketplace and co-founders. Shares directory with Open Launch. Rated 4.3 (Open Launch: 4.4).

WebsiteFree planWeb
4.3Visit

Indie Hackers

Focus: founders and community. Shares startups and directory with Open Launch. A community, not a website. Free (Open Launch: Freemium). Rated 4.5 (Open Launch: 4.4).

CommunityFreeWeb
4.5Visit

1000UserGuide

Focus: user acquisition, marketing channels and indie developer. Shares directory with Open Launch. Free (Open Launch: Freemium). Rated 4.7 (Open Launch: 4.4).

WebsiteFreeWeb
4.7Visit

Free for Dev

Focus: free tiers, developer tools and open source. Shares directory with Open Launch. Free (Open Launch: Freemium). Rated 4.7 (Open Launch: 4.4).

WebsiteFreeWeb
4.7Visit

Free alternatives to Open Launch

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

Privacy Guides

Focus: privacy, security and recommendations. Shares directory with Open Launch. Free (Open Launch: Freemium). Rated 4.7 (Open Launch: 4.4).

WebsiteFreeWeb
4.7Visit

Public APIs

Focus: apis, developer resources and open data. Shares directory with Open Launch. Free (Open Launch: Freemium). Rated 4.7 (Open Launch: 4.4).

WebsiteFreeWeb
4.7Visit

2FA Directory

Focus: two factor authentication, security and 2fa. Shares directory with Open Launch. Free (Open Launch: Freemium). Rated 4.6 (Open Launch: 4.4).

WebsiteFreeWeb
4.6Visit

Class Central

Focus: online courses, mooc and free courses. Shares directory with Open Launch. Free (Open Launch: Freemium). Rated 4.6 (Open Launch: 4.4).

WebsiteFreeWeb
4.6Visit

ooh.directory

Focus: blogs, rss and indie web. Shares directory with Open Launch. Free (Open Launch: Freemium). Rated 4.6 (Open Launch: 4.4).

WebsiteFreeWeb
4.6Visit

selfh.st

Focus: self-hosted, open source and app directory. Shares directory with Open Launch. Free (Open Launch: Freemium). Rated 4.6 (Open Launch: 4.4).

WebsiteFreeWeb
4.6Visit
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