Launching is mostly distribution. The handful of platforms below have moved real traffic for our products and the products of founders we know. The list is sorted into tiers — start with tier one, don't try to do all fifty in one week.
§Tier 1 — high-leverage launches
- 01Product Hunt~5.4M/moStrongest single-day launch platform if your category fits.
- 02Hacker News~15–20M/moShow HN — high-signal YC/startup tech audience.
- 03Indie Hackers~500–600K/moIndie founder and maker community.
- 04DEV Community~10M+/moDeveloper-focused publishing platform.
- 05AppSumo~2.1M/moUseful for SaaS exposure and lifetime-deal launches.
§Reddit communities
- 01r/Entrepreneur~5.1M membersLarge founder and business audience.
- 02r/InternetIsBeautiful~16.6M membersShowcase useful/free tools.
- 03r/startups~1.8–2M membersStartup-focused founder and builder community.
- 04r/smallbusiness~2M membersSmall business and founder audience.
- 05r/webdev~3.1M membersFrontend/dev-tool audience.
- 06r/digitalnomad~2.4M membersRemote work and indie founder audience.
- 07r/EntrepreneurRideAlong~520K membersFounder journey and growth discussions.
- 08r/SaaS~168K membersSaaS founder and product-building audience.
- 09r/SEO~328K membersSEO and growth marketing community.
- 10r/content_marketing~126K membersContent marketing and growth audience.
- 11r/advancedentrepreneur~51K membersExperienced founder and operator discussions.
- 12r/GrowthHacking~53K membersStartup growth and experimentation audience.
- 13r/nocode~42K membersNo-code builders and automation audience.
- 14r/growmybusiness~52K membersBusiness growth and scaling discussions.
§Directories & discovery
- 01Betalist~50–100K/moEarly-stage startup launch platform.
- 02AlternativeTo~2.1M/moStrong SEO-based alternative discovery.
- 03FutureTools.io~200K/moAI tools discovery and showcase platform.
- 04SourceForge~15M+/moStrong open-source and developer visibility.
- 05StackShare~50K/moTech stack discovery and developer audience.
- 06SideProjectors~2–5K/moMarketplace for side projects and indie products.
- 07Dev Hunt~1K/moDeveloper-focused product launch platform.
- 08Alternative.me~144K/moAlternative product discovery platform.
- 09Startup Ranking~11.6K/moStartup visibility and ranking platform.
- 10Pitch Wall~7.2K/moStartup showcase and visibility platform.
- 11Killer Startups~3K/moStartup showcase and product discovery.
- 12F6S~1.7M/moStartup ecosystem for founders, grants, and exposure.
§B2B review sites
- 01G2~2.4–3.7M/moTrusted B2B software review platform.
- 02Capterra~2–3M/moPopular software discovery and comparison.
- 03Software Advice~500–700K/moSoftware recommendation and discovery.
- 04TrustRadius~500K/moTrusted B2B software review platform.
- 05Crozdesk~25K/moB2B SaaS comparison and discovery platform.
- 06Software Suggest~212K/moSoftware discovery platform with India relevance.
- 07Software World~6.7K/moSoftware listing and comparison platform.
- 08SaaSGenius~27.1K/moSaaS software comparison and discovery.
- 09no linkAI Tools Directory~15.9K/moAI product discovery and listing platform — search the name to find the current canonical site.
§Builder & maker communities
- 01Peerlist~50K/moGrowing builder and developer professional network.
- 02About.me~652K/moPersonal branding and founder profile platform.
§Niche groups (FB / Discord)
These are closed groups without stable public URLs — search the name inside Facebook or Discord. Included because they're worth the join even though there's no clean link to give you.
- 01no linkStartup Community (FB)~75K membersFounder networking and startup discussions.
- 02no linkFurlough (Discord)~31K membersTech networking and founder community.
- 03no linkSaaS Growth Hacking (FB)~31K membersSaaS marketing and growth-focused community.
- 04no linkBuild in Public (FB)~55K membersBuilder transparency and growth community.
- 05no linkSaaS Warrior (FB)~6.7K membersNiche SaaS founder networking group.
- 06no linkTech Startup (Discord)~12K membersStartup builders and networking community.
- 07no linkAlpha and Beta Users~17K membersEarly adopter and product feedback audience.
- 08no linkRoast My Startup~11K membersStartup feedback and validation community.
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