Launchef launches in the week of 9 November 2026.
Launchef vs Product Hunt
In Launchef's own words.
Product Hunt is the largest and best-known launch site, with a big daily audience. Launchef is a free, newer launch platform built around a live leaderboard, ratings and AI-readable launch pages, with no paid spots or paid boosts.
Where Launchef stands out
Free to launch, with no paid spots or paid boosts
Leaderboard moves live with every upvote
Ratings on idea, execution and design, not just upvotes
Dofollow backlink for qualifying launches
Launches readable by AI assistants via MCP, API and llms.txt
Paste a link and the launch page fills itself in
Where Product Hunt is strong
Very large, established audience
Well-known brand among investors, press and early adopters
Large archive of past launches and reviews
Newsletter and collections with wide reach
Differences
Launchef ranks launches on a weekly leaderboard; Product Hunt focuses on a daily ranking
Launchef rates launches on idea, execution and design
Launchef gives qualifying launches a dofollow backlink
Launchef exposes launches to AI assistants through MCP and an open API