Open Launch
OpenLaunch is the alternative to Product Hunt, providing a community platform for developers and entrepreneurs to discover, showcase, and promote excellent tech products. Built with modern web technologies, it makes product launches more open, transparent, and accessible to everyone.
Product Overview
Open Launch is a launch platform for tech products that helps developers and entrepreneurs discover, showcase, and promote new releases. It functions as a community directory where users can submit products, earn visibility, and surface strong launches through upvotes and featured lists.
The platform highlights what’s launching now and what’s performed well recently, including sections for “Top Projects Launching Today,” “Yesterday’s Launches,” and “This Month’s Best.” It’s built to make product launches more open and accessible, with modern web features like theme toggling and user accounts for submitting and participating.
Key features
- Submit tech products to appear in launch listings and discovery pages
- Earn a badge and a backlink after submitting a project
- Browse curated sections like Recent Premium Submissions and Top Projects Launching Today
- Use upvotes to surface and discover strong tech products
- View time-based discovery feeds such as yesterday’s launches and this month’s best
How Open Launch works
- 1
Create an account
Users sign in or sign up to participate in the launch community and submit projects.
- 2
Submit a product listing
A new product is submitted so it can be included in Open Launch discovery pages and receive a badge and backlink.
- 3
Browse and upvote launches
Users explore daily and monthly launch sections and upvote products to help surface top projects.
Use cases
- A developer preparing a new tool can submit the product to Open Launch, then use the badge and backlink to support visibility while the launch appears in daily discovery feeds.
- A founder or marketer looking for promising startups can browse top projects launching today and recent premium submissions, then upvote products to help rank what’s worth attention.
- A team doing ongoing SEO and community outreach can reference Open Launch’s launch directory to find active tech releases, track what’s trending, and plan outreach around current launches.
Who is it for?
Open Launch is designed for developers and entrepreneurs who want a transparent place to announce and evaluate tech products. It also fits founders and marketers who search launch directories to discover and prioritize promising releases.