Directory profile
SideHunt: how to submit, cost, DR and traffic
SideHunt is a launch platform and maker community with about 4K visits a month and a Domain Rating of 43. Free. The product link is nofollow.
Our take
A free weekly launch for side projects.
What SideHunt is
Sidehunt is a weekly launch platform for side projects. It says 1,782+ indie builders use it.
Checked on SideHunt's own pages in November 2026.
SideHunt at a glance
| Monthly visits | 4K (estimate) |
|---|---|
| Domain Rating | 43 |
| Category | Launch platform / maker community |
| Cost | Free |
| Link type | Nofollow |
| Badge required | No |
| Account required | No |
| CAPTCHA | None seen |
| Submit page | sidehunt.io/submit |
| Last checked | November 2026 |
Good
- Free to list
- No account needed
Watch out
- Nofollow link, so little SEO value
What a listing on SideHunt gets you
Submit, collect votes, and the top 3 each week win extra exposure. Free, with a nofollow link in our check.
How to submit to SideHunt
- Search SideHunt for your product first. If it's already listed, claim or update that listing instead of submitting again.
- Open the submit page: sidehunt.io/submit.
- No account is needed to submit.
- Fill in the form. When our agent walked it, it asked for website URL, product name, a listing plan, logo or screenshots, your email.
- Save the listing URL once it's public, so you can check the link later.
What our agent saw on SideHunt's submit flow
- The flow starts and stays on sidehunt.io/submit.
- It asked for media (logo or screenshots) during the flow.
- Options seen along the way: a free option, paid or featured upgrades, a badge or backlink requirement.
- The flow ended at a final review and submit step.
Recorded by our submission agent on 3 October 2026. Directory flows change, so check the live page.
Submit to SideHunt 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, SideHunt included, from your own browser, and tracks every listing. On SideHunt specifically:
- It already knows SideHunt's submit flow from the path we recorded (sidehunt.io/submit).
- SideHunt needs no account, so it goes straight to the form.
- It writes the listing copy for SideHunt's audience (launch platform and maker community) instead of pasting the same description everywhere.
- When SideHunt publishes the listing, it saves the URL and checks the nofollow link in your launch tracker.
How SideHunt compares
- Traffic: #58 of 103 in its category, against a category median of 5K visits a month.
- Domain Rating: 43, against a category median of 51.
- Cost: 54% of directories in this category have a free route; SideHunt is one of them.
- Links: 59% of this category give a dofollow product link; SideHunt's is nofollow.
- Accounts: 65% need no account; SideHunt doesn't either.
SideHunt 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 SideHunt free?
Yes. Listing on SideHunt is free.
Does SideHunt give a dofollow backlink?
No. In our check the product link on SideHunt was nofollow.
Do I need an account to submit to SideHunt?
No. You can submit without creating an account.
How much traffic does SideHunt get?
About 4K visits a month (third-party estimate, September 2026). That ranks it #220 of 352 directories in our catalog.
Can I submit to SideHunt automatically?
Yes. AgentLaunch is a launch kit you open in Claude Code, Codex or Cursor, and SideHunt is one of the 300+ hand-checked directories in its catalog. Your AI agent fills in SideHunt's form from your product details and tracks the listing until it's live.
Terms used here: Launch platform · Domain Rating · Directory traffic · Nofollow link · 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 SideHunt's own page before paying.