Directory profile
OpenHunts: how to submit, cost, DR and traffic
OpenHunts is a launch platform and maker community with about 43K visits a month and a Domain Rating of 71. Free with a badge. The product link is dofollow.
Our take
A free badge launch with a dofollow link.
What OpenHunts is
OpenHunts is a launch platform for small startups, positioned as a Product Hunt alternative.
Checked on OpenHunts's own pages in November 2026.
OpenHunts at a glance
| Monthly visits | 43K (estimate) |
|---|---|
| Domain Rating | 71 |
| Category | Launch platform / maker community |
| Cost | Free with a badge |
| Link type | Dofollow |
| Badge required | Yes, for the free listing |
| Account required | Yes (github, google sign-in) |
| CAPTCHA | Cloudflare Turnstile |
| Submit page | openhunts.com/projects/submit |
| Last checked | November 2026 |
Good
- About 9x the traffic of a typical directory in its category
- Higher Domain Rating (71) than most of its category (median 51)
- Dofollow product link
Watch out
- Free only if you show their badge or link
- Needs an account (github or google sign-in works)
- Cloudflare Turnstile on the form
What a listing on OpenHunts gets you
The free route needs their badge, and the link was dofollow on a DR 71 domain.
OpenHunts pricing
- Premium Launch: $9.90 one-time
How to submit to OpenHunts
- Search OpenHunts for your product first. If it's already listed, claim or update that listing instead of submitting again.
- Open the submit page: openhunts.com/projects/submit.
- Create an account, or sign in with Github or Google.
- Have your inbox open: we saw an email verification code step.
- Fill in the form. When our agent walked it, it asked for product name, your email, an email verification code.
- Expect a Cloudflare Turnstile check before you can submit.
- 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 OpenHunts's submit flow
- Route: openhunts.com/sign-in → openhunts.com/sign-up.
- An account step came up (sign-up or sign-in) before the listing could go further.
- We didn't reach the last screen, so later steps may ask for more.
Recorded by our submission agent on 3 October 2026. Directory flows change, so check the live page.
Submit to OpenHunts 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, OpenHunts included, from your own browser, and tracks every listing. On OpenHunts specifically:
- It already knows OpenHunts's submit flow from the path we recorded (openhunts.com/sign-in → openhunts.com/sign-up).
- OpenHunts needs an account, so the agent signs up and confirms the email itself.
- It writes the listing copy for OpenHunts's audience (launch platform and maker community) instead of pasting the same description everywhere.
- It stops for the Cloudflare Turnstile check, you solve it, and it carries on.
- The free listing needs OpenHunts's badge or link, and the agent flags that before submitting so you can add it or skip.
- When OpenHunts publishes the listing, it saves the URL and checks the dofollow link in your launch tracker.
How OpenHunts compares
- Traffic: #13 of 103 in its category, against a category median of 5K visits a month.
- Domain Rating: 71, against a category median of 51.
- Cost: 54% of directories in this category have a free route; OpenHunts is free only with a badge.
- Links: 59% of this category give a dofollow product link; OpenHunts's is dofollow.
- Accounts: 65% need no account; OpenHunts does need one.
OpenHunts 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 OpenHunts free?
Yes, if you add their badge or a link to your site.
Does OpenHunts give a dofollow backlink?
Yes. In our check the product link on OpenHunts was dofollow.
Do I need an account to submit to OpenHunts?
Yes, you need an account (sign-in with github or google works).
How much traffic does OpenHunts get?
About 43K visits a month (third-party estimate, September 2026). That ranks it #95 of 352 directories in our catalog.
Can I submit to OpenHunts automatically?
Yes. AgentLaunch is a launch kit you open in Claude Code, Codex or Cursor, and OpenHunts is one of the 300+ hand-checked directories in its catalog. Your AI agent fills in OpenHunts's form from your product details, handles the sign-up, stops for the Cloudflare Turnstile check and tracks the listing until it's live.
Terms used here: Launch platform · Domain Rating · Directory traffic · Dofollow link · Launch badge · CAPTCHA · Free listing · Email verification. 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 OpenHunts's own page before paying.