The classic launch day stage. A strong launch drives a spike of early adopters, feedback and backlinks.

Post your project for a brutally honest, highly technical audience. Free, high-intent traffic if it resonates.

Share your launch and milestones with a supportive community of fellow makers.

Showcases early-stage startups to a base of early adopters before/around launch.

Find the niche subreddit where your customers already gather. Contribute first, then share. Free and potent.

A professional network for makers with a growing 'Project Spotlight' launch surface.

A calmer, indie alternative launch platform for makers who want a less cut-throat day.

Lifetime-deal marketplace. Can drive a big slug of cash and users — at a steep discount. Read the fine print.

Build-in-public on X to warm up an audience before launch, then post your launch thread to them.

Underrated for B2B: build in public to a professional audience, then launch to the buyers and operators who'll actually pay.

A popular Product Hunt alternative with daily and weekly leaderboards and a friendlier, less cut-throat vibe.

A launch board specifically for developer tools — the right room if you're shipping something technical.

A newer launch platform for makers, with badges and an embeddable widget to collect upvotes from your own site.