OnlyFoundrs next to the launch platforms you know
What featured placement costs a month, what happens to your listing after launch day, and where each platform actually sends buyers. Prices from each platform's pricing page, October 2026.
Get startedWhat a month on top costs
1 product featured
Monthly featured placement for one product, billed monthly, from each platform's pricing page on October 15, 2026. Product Hunt launches are free but featured for about a day. BetaList sells one-week ads, not monthly placement.
What happens after launch day
Every platform gets you seen once. The difference is what your listing does on day 30 — and day 300.
OnlyFoundrs — evergreen
Permanent listing, liveness-checked weekly. Your tool keeps surfacing in category pages, semantic search, and buyer-matched feeds — launch day is day zero, not the whole show.
Product Hunt — the spike
One scheduled 24-hour window. Massive if you make the front page — then the archive. Worth doing for the spike; there's just no day two.
Directories — the graveyard
A permanent listing that never moves — filed next to thousands of dead products nobody prunes. Permanent, but passive.
Line by line
| OnlyFoundrs | Product Hunt | BetaList | SaaSHub | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to launch | Free — instant | Free — scheduled | $1,499 / week ad | Free listing |
| Featured placement | $5/mo · 30 days | Launch day only | $1,499 per week | $99/mo |
| Listing lifespan | Permanent · liveness-checked | Archive page | Campaign window | Permanent |
| Free dofollow link | ||||
| Resurfaces after launch day | ||||
| AI buyer matching | ||||
| Dead links removed | ||||
| Founder analytics |
Product Hunt outbound links are dofollow but the listing stops circulating after launch day. SaaSHub bundles dofollow into the $99/mo featured tier.
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FAQ
Is OnlyFoundrs really a free Product Hunt alternative?
Yes. Submission is free and instant — no scheduling, no queue, no 24-hour window. Your listing is live the moment you submit, stays up permanently, and gets a free dofollow link. Product Hunt gives you one big launch day; we give you a listing that keeps working after it.
Product Hunt vs OnlyFoundrs — which should I pick?
Both. Launch on Product Hunt for the spike — it's the biggest single-day audience in the space and costs nothing. Then keep your OnlyFoundrs listing running so the weeks after launch day aren't flat. One gets you a day; the other gets you the other 364.
How is $5/mo possible when BetaList charges $1,499?
BetaList's $1,499 buys a one-week ad slot on a big audience — you're renting attention. Our $5/mo Pro boost pins your own listing to the top of our directory and feeds for 30 days. Different product, radically different price — we'd rather have 100x more founders on paid placement than a handful of $1,499 invoices.
What happens to my listing after launch day?
Nothing changes — that's the point. Your page stays live and liveness-checked, keeps its dofollow link, and keeps surfacing in category pages, semantic search, and buyer-matched recommendations. Dead competitors get removed automatically, so live products rise.
Do I lose my listing if I cancel Pro?
No. The listing is permanent either way — cancelling just removes the boost, analytics, and badge. Your page, your link, your reviews stay.
Launch once, stay listed
Free, instant, and permanent — boost to the top for $5/mo when you're ready.
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