Comparison · checked October 2026
betalist alternatives for launching a startup.
BetaList is a directory for early-stage startups where, per its own FAQ, every submission is paid and editors review each one before featuring it. 9 of the 11 alternatives below say on their own pages that you can list or launch for free (checked October 2026). Everything in the table was read on each site's own pages on 24 Oct 2026; a gap says "Not shown on site". One of the 11 is our own site, Submit Your Startup.
Last reviewed 24 Oct 2026
BetaList alternatives compared
| Site | Audience | Free option? | Pricing, as shown on site | How launching works | Wait or review time | Link type | Account to submit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BetaListcompared against | Early-stage startups, general | No, paid | All submissions are paid; no free option. Full refund if not selected. Prices shown at the end of the submit form | Editors review every submission before featuring; plans differ by how fast you are featured | Most submissions wait days or weeks; paid plans can feature within days. Timeline shown at checkout | Dofollow ("Visit Site" button on featured listings) | Yes. Account is created at submission |
| Product Hunt | Tech products, general | Yes | Free. The launch page says it is 100% free to use | Launch day: you pick the day; the homepage runs on a 24-hour Pacific-time cycle | Not shown on site (review time). Site suggests 12:01 am Pacific to launch | Not shown on site | Yes. Log in to submit; company accounts are prohibited |
| Uneed | Tech products | Yes | Free waiting line. Fast-track $14.99. Skip the line $39.99. Pro $99/year | Daily launches at 12:00 AM PST; free products are moderated and can be declined | Free line: date assigned, at least 30 days out. Fast-track: about two weeks. Skip: you pick the date | Free line: dofollow at 20+ votes, nofollow at 10-19. Skip, relaunch, Pro: dofollow | Start without one; sign up to save the listing |
| Launchpadly | Early-stage startups | Yes | Free (listed after review; a badge on your site is required). Featured $9 for 7 days on the homepage, no badge required | Weekly board with limited spots; every listing keeps its own public page. Ranked by community upvotes, and paid visibility does not affect the ranking | Free: listed after review, 1–3 days. Featured: live in minutes, no review wait | Dofollow, per the site, on both Free and Featured listings | Yes to submit (sign in); upvoting needs no account |
| Microlaunch | Startups | Not shown on site | Paid plans listed: Launch Pro $39, Launch Plus $79. Free option: Not shown on site | Launch Pro: pick your launch date, 30 days of visibility. Free process not described | Not shown on site | Launch Pro lists dofollow backlinks. Other plans: Not shown on site | Not shown on site |
| Fazier | Products, general | Yes | Basic free (needs a backlink to Fazier). Lite $39 / $29, Premium $69 / $49, Super $99 / $139 | Products grouped by day. Paid tiers can publish now or schedule; free is reviewed and listed | Free: reviewed and listed within 30 days. Paid tiers: Not shown on site | Not shown on site (paid tiers promise a backlink; type unstated) | Not shown on site |
| DevHunt | Developer tools | Yes | Listing free. Launch $19 once, $49 boosted | Weekly: choose a launch week; each week a new batch launches on the home page | Not shown on site | Free listing: nofollow. Paid launch: dofollow | Yes. Sign in with GitHub or Google |
| TinyLaunch | Makers, general | Yes | Standard launch free. Premium launch $39 | Launch periods with a countdown; top 3 get a badge; premium skips the queue | Standard queue length: Not shown on site | Backlink for top 3 and premium; dofollow when you embed the badge | Not shown on site |
| StartupBase | Startups, general | Yes | Free ($0). Premium $39 once. Outrank from $15 | New launches post daily at 12:00 AM PDT; free launch date is assigned from the queue | Free: about 4-5 weeks. Premium: any date within 30 days | Premium: dofollow. Free: Not shown on site | Yes to submit. Google, LinkedIn or X |
| Launching Next | Tech startups, side projects | Yes | Free to submit. $99 upgrade for faster review | Submit form; reviewed daily; published startups are emailed to you | Free: Not shown on site. $99 upgrade: considered within 1 business day | Not shown on site | No account mentioned; the form asks for name and email |
| Hacker News (Show HN) | Developers, technical readers | Not shown on site | Cost: Not shown on site (no fee mentioned on the rules or submit pages) | Community post titled "Show HN"; shown on shownew, then the Show page after a points threshold | Not shown on site | Not shown on site | Yes. "You have to be logged in to submit" |
| Submit Your Startupthis site | All startups | Yes | Free queue. Optional $9 to skip the wait | Free queue; ranked by community votes. Paid placements are never ranked | Live in the next open slot after at least 24h, up to 10 a day | Outbound links carry rel="ugc" | Yes. Sign in with GitHub |
Checked 24 Oct 2026. “Not shown on site” means the pages we read did not state it. Scroll sideways for all columns.
What BetaList is for, per its own site
- Describes itself as the place for early adopters to discover upcoming and recently launched internet startups (FAQ).
- Every submission is paid. The FAQ says "All submissions are paid. There is no free submission option" and that BetaList used to offer free submissions. Current plans and prices appear at the end of the submission form, which we did not complete, so we list none.
- Plans differ mainly by how quickly a startup is featured and whether newsletter inclusion is guaranteed. The expected timeline is shown when you pick a plan.
- Editors review each startup before featuring it. If it is not selected, the FAQ says you get a full refund automatically; once featured, refunds are not available.
- The submitting guide says most submissions wait days or weeks before publishing, unless you picked a paid plan that features you within days.
- Per its criteria, BetaList takes technology startups that are pre-launch or recently launched, with their own domain and a distinct landing page. Blogs, courses, newsletters, agencies and app-store-only links are not accepted. Each startup is generally featured once.
- Featured listings link out with a dofollow "Visit Site" button, per the FAQ.
If you want a free listing
- Launching Next says submitting is free and that it reviews submissions every day. A $99 upgrade promises consideration within one business day.
- Launchpadly lists for free after a review it puts at 1 to 3 days, and asks for a badge on your site. A $9 featured plan (7 days on the homepage) goes live without a review wait.
- Uneed, StartupBase, TinyLaunch and Fazier each have a free tier that waits in a queue. Uneed's starts at least 30 days out, StartupBase's takes about 4 to 5 weeks, and Fazier says free listings are reviewed within 30 days.
- Submit Your Startup is ours. A free submission goes live in the next open slot after at least 24 hours, up to 10 a day, ranked by community votes. An optional $9 skips the wait, and paid placements are never ranked.
If you want a daily leaderboard
Product Hunt is free to use and ranks products daily by community vote; you log in to submit and company accounts are prohibited. Uneed also keeps daily, weekly, monthly and yearly boards.
If you want developers
DevHunt launches developer tools weekly, voted on by developers; listing is free with a nofollow link and a launch is $19. Hacker News Show HN is for something people can try, and posting requires an account.
How we checked
On 24 Oct 2026we loaded the pages below on each site's own domain and recorded only what they state. We did not use third-party blog claims or complete any submission form, so BetaList's plan prices, which appear at the end of its submit form, are not listed. A cell reading Not shown on site means the pages we read did not say; it does not mean no such rule exists.
This page is published by Submit Your Startup, which is in the table; our row is flagged. Corrections: [email protected]. Data version: 2026-10-24. BetaList pages read:
- betalist.com · read 2026-10-24
- betalist.com/faq · read 2026-10-24
- betalist.com/help · read 2026-10-24
- betalist.com/help/submitting · read 2026-10-24
- betalist.com/criteria · read 2026-10-24
- betalist.com/submit · read 2026-10-24
Pages for the other sites are listed on our Product Hunt alternatives page, which uses the same data. See also the verified directory list.
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