Where to Launch Your SaaS in 2026: 28 Launch Sites
Lukas9 min read
A lot of "where to launch" lists repeat older lists. Some of the sites on them are gone, and some "free" ones are paid now (BetaList is a good example).
So I opened every site below on October 18, 2026 and read its own submit or pricing page. If a site didn't publish a detail, I left it out instead of guessing. Prices change, so check again before you pay for anything.
One rule before the list: don't submit to all 28 in one weekend. Pick one big launch day, two or three smaller launch boards, and a handful of directories that fit your product.
How to read this list
Every site gives you one or more of these:
- A launch moment. A day or a week where your product sits on a front page.
- A permanent page. Something that ranks for your product name and keeps sending a trickle of visitors.
- A backlink. Some are followed, some are nofollow, and some are only followed if you pay or finish top 3.
- Feedback. Comments from people who don't know you, which is worth more than all three above in week one.
"Free" often means "free, with a wait" or "free, if you add our badge to your site". I note that for each one.
Big launch days
1. Product Hunt
The Product Hunt launch guide says it plainly: it's 100% free. Products compete on a daily leaderboard for Product of the Day, and the guide suggests 12:01 am Pacific Time as the best launch time if you plan ahead. Company accounts aren't allowed, so you launch as a person.
Best for polished products and makers who can rally people on launch day.
2. Show HN (Hacker News)
Free. The Show HN guidelines are strict: it has to be something people can try, not a landing page or a newsletter, and you must not ask friends to upvote. Every Show HN appears on the "show new" page, and it moves to the main Show page after clearing a small points threshold.
Best for technical products you can let people use without signup.
3. Peerlist Launchpad
Free. Launches run weekly and the window opens every Monday, per the Peerlist help center. You need a verified Peerlist profile, an individual (not company) profile, and a project that is 100% complete on your profile.
Best for developers and designers who already have a Peerlist profile.
Indie launch boards
These have smaller audiences than Product Hunt, but your launch is actually seen.
4. Uneed
Uneed's pricing page lists three ways in:
- Free: join the line, and Uneed assigns a date at most 5 months out. You need an upvote score of 10 to stay published and 20 for the do-follow backlink.
- Fast-track, $14.99: a slot in about 14 days.
- Skip the line, $29.99: pick your date, backlink guaranteed.
5. DevHunt
For developer tools. Per the DevHunt FAQ, listing is free with a permanent page and a nofollow link. A launch costs $19 (you pick the week, get a newsletter spot and a permanent dofollow link), or $49 boosted.
6. Microlaunch
Microlaunch spreads a launch over 30 days instead of one. Its premium page lists Launch Pro at $49 (shown at $39 with a launch code) and Launch Plus at $99. I couldn't confirm a free tier on that page, so check before you plan around one.
7. Smol Launch
A weekly format: products launch on Monday and collect votes through Sunday. The Smol Launch homepage says free submissions are paced at 50 per week, with a separate free pool for badge-verified launches. When a week fills, you roll into the next one.
8. Fazier
Fazier's submit page has a free Basic tier (reviewed and listed within 30 days, and you must link back to Fazier from your site). Lite is $29 and Premium is $49, which adds a guaranteed high-authority backlink.
9. TinyLaunch
TinyLaunch pricing: the Standard launch is free and gives a backlink to the top 3 products. Premium is $39 per launch, skips the queue and guarantees the backlink.
10. OpenHunts
Launches go live Mondays at 8:00 AM UTC. On the pricing page the free tier had 20 weekly slots and a queue of about 60 weeks when I checked, or you can add their badge to skip. Free launches get a dofollow link only in the top 3. Premium was $9.90 (discounted from $19).
11. Firsto
Firsto's pricing shows a free launch with 5 daily slots and a queue of about 180 days. The dofollow link goes to the top 3, and a badge is required. Premium is $19.90 and goes live in 24 hours.
12. StartupBase
StartupBase says you can launch free or pay from $39 to skip the queue and pick a date. Paid launches carry a permanent dofollow backlink.
13. PeerPush
PeerPush pricing has a free option where you wait in line behind paid users. The Standard launch is $39 one-time and goes live right away.
14. What Launched Today
whatlaunched.today offers a free Standard launch in a queue. Its pricing page says that includes a lifetime do-follow backlink. Premium is $29 and launches immediately.
15. BuildShipper
That's us, so take this with a grain of salt. BuildShipper is a weekly leaderboard ranked by real clicks, with likes as the tiebreaker, and it resets every Monday at 00:00 UTC. Listing is free and needs no account to start. Every listing gets a project page with a followed backlink and public click stats.
Directories and showcases
These won't give you a big day, but they give you a page that stays up.
16. Startup Fame
Startup Fame has a free Verified plan: add their badge to your homepage, pass review, and get a do-follow listing. Highlight is $19 a month and Spotlight is $149 a month, both without the badge.
17. Tiny Startups
A curated directory, hand picked and updated daily. Submitting is free, and the page says listings earn a do-follow backlink. Popular startups get featured on the homepage and in the weekly newsletter.
18. PitchWall
PitchWall has a free launch with a 30-day minimum wait, one day on the homepage and a do-follow backlink. Pro is $49 (2-week wait), Premium is $99 (your date).
19. Launching Next
Free to submit. They review daily and email you if they publish. A $99 upgrade gets you considered within one business day.
20. BetaList
Not free anymore. The BetaList FAQ says all submissions are paid, with a full refund if you're not selected. Featured listings get a do-follow "Visit Site" link. Your startup needs its own domain (no vercel.app or app store links).
21. Twelve Tools
Twelve Tools is free if you link back to them, with review within 72 hours and one dofollow link. Pro is $36 one-time with no backlink needed.
22. SaaSHub
Free to list. SaaSHub also gives you a free submission list of 110 directories and communities once your product is approved, which is handy for planning the rest of your list.
23. AlternativeTo
People search it for "alternatives to X". If your product replaces a known tool, add it with an account at AlternativeTo. I couldn't load their pricing details, so I'm not quoting any.
24. SideProjectors
A marketplace to buy, sell and show off side projects. Useful if your SaaS is small and you might sell it later.
Communities and newsletters
25. Indie Hackers
Add your product to the Indie Hackers products board, which has daily voting. The product links I checked were nofollow, so treat this as a community, not an SEO play.
26. r/SideProject
Free, and a good place to ask for blunt feedback. Read the sidebar rules before you post, and write like a maker, not an ad.
27. Launch Llama
A weekly founder newsletter with a free tools directory. Featured tools may land in the newsletter.
28. Dang.ai (AI tools only)
For AI products. Dang.ai lists for free if you add a crawlable backlink to them, with review taking up to 4 weeks. Basic is $49 with a 4-day review.
A simple launch plan
Here is the order I'd use for a small SaaS:
- Week 0: list on the slow directories (SaaSHub, AlternativeTo, Startup Fame, Launching Next). Queues take weeks, so start early.
- Week 1: one big day. Product Hunt if you have people to show up, Show HN if your product is technical and usable without signup.
- Weeks 1 to 3: two or three indie boards. Weekly formats like Peerlist, Smol Launch and BuildShipper give you more than one shot.
- After: reply to every comment, fix what people flag, and relaunch when you ship something real.
Write a short, plain description once and adapt it per site. Lead with who it's for and what it does, not with your stack.
If you want a launch spot that doesn't depend on a vote-ring, you can list your project on BuildShipper. Drop your URL and we fill in the name, tagline and image.
