Directory profile
IndieHunt: how to submit, cost, DR and traffic
IndieHunt is a launch platform and maker community with about 16K visits a month and a Domain Rating of 63. Free with a badge. The product link is dofollow.
Our take
A weekly launch; dofollow with the badge or premium.
What IndieHunt is
IndieHunt runs weekly launch competitions for AI and indie SaaS products.
Checked on IndieHunt's own pages in November 2026.
IndieHunt at a glance
| Monthly visits | 16K (estimate) |
|---|---|
| Domain Rating | 63 |
| Category | Launch platform / maker community |
| Cost | Free with a badge |
| Link type | Dofollow |
| Badge required | Yes, for the free listing |
| Account required | No |
| CAPTCHA | None seen |
| Submit page | indiehunt.io/submit |
| Last checked | November 2026 |
Good
- About 3x the traffic of a typical directory in its category
- Higher Domain Rating (63) than most of its category (median 51)
- Dofollow product link
- No account needed
Watch out
- Free only if you show their badge or link
What a listing on IndieHunt gets you
The free route needs their badge. A $29 premium launch adds a dofollow backlink and a launch blog post.
IndieHunt pricing
- Premium Launch: $19 one-time
How to submit to IndieHunt
- Search IndieHunt for your product first. If it's already listed, claim or update that listing instead of submitting again.
- Open the submit page: indiehunt.io/submit.
- No account is needed to submit.
- Fill in the form. When our agent walked it, it asked for website URL.
- Add their badge or link to your site to keep the free listing.
- Save the listing URL once it's public, so you can check the link later.
What our agent saw on IndieHunt's submit flow
- The flow starts and stays on indiehunt.io/submit.
- Options seen along the way: a free option, paid or featured upgrades, a badge or backlink requirement.
- The flow ended at a payment page.
Recorded by our submission agent on 3 October 2026. Directory flows change, so check the live page.
Submit to IndieHunt with your AI agent
AgentLaunch is a launch kit you open in Claude Code, Codex or Cursor. Your agent submits your product to 300+ hand-checked directories, IndieHunt included, from your own browser, and tracks every listing. On IndieHunt specifically:
- It already knows IndieHunt's submit flow from the path we recorded (indiehunt.io/submit).
- IndieHunt needs no account, so it goes straight to the form.
- It writes the listing copy for IndieHunt's audience (launch platform and maker community) instead of pasting the same description everywhere.
- The free listing needs IndieHunt's badge or link, and the agent flags that before submitting so you can add it or skip.
- When IndieHunt publishes the listing, it saves the URL and checks the dofollow link in your launch tracker.
How IndieHunt compares
- Traffic: #28 of 103 in its category, against a category median of 5K visits a month.
- Domain Rating: 63, against a category median of 51.
- Cost: 54% of directories in this category have a free route; IndieHunt is free only with a badge.
- Links: 59% of this category give a dofollow product link; IndieHunt's is dofollow.
- Accounts: 65% need no account; IndieHunt doesn't either.
IndieHunt alternatives
Other directories in the same category (launch platform and maker community), by traffic:
| Directory | Visits/mo | DR | Cost | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Hunt | 3.7M | 91 | Free | Dofollow |
| Peerlist | 486K | 77 | Free | Nofollow |
| BetaList | 259K | 76 | Check the site | Dofollow |
| Uneed | 173K | 76 | Free, paid extras from $14.99 | Dofollow |
| MicroLaunch | 93K | 64 | Free | Dofollow |
FAQ
Is IndieHunt free?
Yes, if you add their badge or a link to your site.
Does IndieHunt give a dofollow backlink?
Yes. In our check the product link on IndieHunt was dofollow.
Do I need an account to submit to IndieHunt?
No. You can submit without creating an account.
How much traffic does IndieHunt get?
About 16K visits a month (third-party estimate, September 2026). That ranks it #141 of 352 directories in our catalog.
Can I submit to IndieHunt automatically?
Yes. AgentLaunch is a launch kit you open in Claude Code, Codex or Cursor, and IndieHunt is one of the 300+ hand-checked directories in its catalog. Your AI agent fills in IndieHunt's form from your product details and tracks the listing until it's live.
Terms used here: Launch platform · Domain Rating · Directory traffic · Dofollow link · Launch badge · Free listing. Data across all 352 directories: launch directory statistics 2026.
Traffic and Domain Rating are third-party estimates. Prices, link types and rules change, so check IndieHunt's own page before paying.