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Week 44 · 2026 · Free to read

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Directory Hunt vs Product Debuts

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Directory Hunt compared with Product Debuts
DetailDirectory Hunt logo Directory HuntProduct Debuts logo Product Debuts
What it doesLaunchpad for Directories and Tiny Projects A permanent page for your product launch with every detail, optimized for search engines and AI assistants to read and cite
StageStartup Startup
Founded2025 2026
Based inGE GB
Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingBacklink Plan: Free (7 days homepage exposure, 15 shared weekly slots, reciprocal badge listing). Premium Launch: $4.99 per launch (14 days homepage exposure, priority placement, skip queue). Promote your project: $8.99/month (featured homepage placement, monthly newsletter, social promotion). Direc Free: basic profile in launch queue. Paid launch $5 one-off. Featured launch $19 for 7 days. Opening Page Window $49 for 7 days. Category Window $19 for 7 days. Newsletter Window $29 per issue. Billboard from $5 (any amount, added up). Multi-site bundle $99 one-off for 49 sites. Done-for-you listing
Key features
  • Weekly competitions with top 3 winner badges and featured visibility
  • Permanent project listings with ongoing discovery
  • Free and Premium launch options with different homepage exposure periods
  • Streak reward discount codes and free Premium listings
  • Reciprocal badge embedding for backlink listings
  • Premium badge credibility indicator
  • Streaks leaderboard showing top voters by cumulative streak
  • Community voting ranked by member participation
  • Permanent indexed pages for each product
  • Followed links to product websites
  • Multi-site bundle to 49 launch platforms
  • AI drafting from website content
  • Founder story and milestone sections
  • Sponsored slots for homepage and category pages
  • Product reviews with structured data
  • Editorial founder features
What makes it different
  • Specifically designed for directories and tiny projects, not general products
  • Non-expiring voting streaks with cumulative lifetime rewards
  • Projects stay permanently listed regardless of competition results
  • Vote multiplier system that increases voting impact up to 5x
  • Permanent pages indexed for Google, ChatGPT, Perplexia and Claude
  • Community voting never bought or sold
  • Automatic multi-site distribution to 49 other launch platforms
  • Free listings available with verified domain badge
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes23
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)39 no change since last check8 −1 (down) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)254
Citation Flow (Majestic)2715
Referring domains (Majestic)18717

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