At a glance
- Cost to list
- Free launch (badge) or free non-SEO launch (no badge)
- Free listing
- Yes (badge required (nofollow launch without badge also free))
- Cheapest paid
- $19
- Featured price
- –
- Fast-track price
- –
- Link type
- Some listings dofollow
- Which plan gets the link
- paid only
- Badge required
- Optional
- Time to get listed
- –
- Launch format
- Weekly launch
- Voting
- Yes
- Login needed
- No
- CAPTCHA
- No
- Submit form
- native form
Our take
MakerHunt is a launch platform where makers and indie hackers submit products to reach early adopters. You can launch free with their badge, or free without one as a non-SEO launch, while Premium costs $19 per launch and includes an SEO backlink. Links are a confirmed mix - some pass SEO value, some do not, but the site is under a year old and about 96% of its small search traffic comes from Nigeria.
Weekly AI launch platform for makers and founders. Submit your product, collect votes, earn backlinks, and reach early adopters–Product Hunt-style hunts every Monday.
Watch out for
- New site - under a year old
Reach and visibility
What this directory reaches today, and how often AI assistants quote it. Numbers come from Ahrefs, pulled 8 Oct 2026.
Monthly visitors
1–1k/mo
Ahrefs organic traffic
Authority
DR 40–59
Ahrefs Domain Rating
AI citations
1–99
quoted in AI answers
Referring domains
730
sites linking in
AI search visibility
How often this directory is cited as a source in each AI assistant. A listing here has a better chance of being recommended when someone asks an AI for tools like yours.
Where the visitors are
More signals
- Ranking keywords
- 2
- Traffic value
- $2
- Domain age
- 0.5 yrs
- Registered
- Apr 3, 2026
- Sitemap pages
- 2,805
- Sitemap updated
- Oct 7, 2026
- Homepage outbound
- 36
- Newsletter
- Yes
Source: Ahrefs, Oct 8, 2026. How we measure this.
Our score
What it costs to list
You can list for free. Paid plans start at $19 if you want faster review or a featured spot.
Free listing
Yes
badge required (nofollow launch without badge also free)
Paid plans from
$19
Featured spot
–
Fast-track review
–
Plans and prices
Free launch (badge) or free non-SEO launch (no badge) / Premium $19 per launch (SEO-friendly)
Free launch (badge required, nofollow) or Free nofollow launch (no badge); Premium $19/launch (dofollow); makerhunt.io/pricing: 'Free Launch... MakerHunt badge required' / 'Nofollow Launch Free... No badge required'
Pricing checked 8 Oct 2026 · high confidence
How to submit
- 1Go to makerhunt.io/submit and enter your email.
- 2Pick the free launch with the badge, the free non-SEO launch without a badge, or Premium at $19 per launch.
- 3Add the MakerHunt badge to your site if you choose the badge launch.
- 4Launch in the weekly cycle and collect votes.
Prepare before you submit
Have these ready so your listing is complete the first time.
- A contact email
Categories covered
Accepts all kinds of AI tools, with no category pages.
Screenshot
Frequently asked questions
Is listing on MakerHunt free?
Yes. You can launch free with the badge, or free without it as a nofollow launch.
Does MakerHunt give a dofollow backlink?
Only on the paid tier. Links are a verified mix, and the $19 Premium launch includes a dofollow link.
Do I need to add a badge?
No. The badge is optional; launching without it is still free but nofollow.
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Links and contact
- Website
- Contact page
- Advertise
- Pricing page
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- Publishes llms.txt
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