How to Submit to Openhunts
openhunts.comOpenHunts is a Product Hunt alternative for makers and developers with weekly launches. The domain has been indexed since 2023 and has 675 referring domains. Google sends it an estimated 1,247 organic visits a month across 308 ranking keywords, 26 of them in the top 10. People search for “openhunts” about 20 times a month.
Is Openhunts free to submit to, and how long does approval take?
Is Openhunts worth submitting to?
- –Dofollow links from a domain with an average link profile for this list: a solid, ordinary backlink.
- –Real referral potential: 4× the organic traffic of the median directory.
- –Start with the free route; the $9.9 tier only makes sense if the free queue is too slow for your launch date.
How much traffic does Openhunts get?
Compared with the median of the 131 directories we track. Google US, DataForSEO estimates.
| Metric | Openhunts | Median directory | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Organic visits / month | 1,247 | 300 | 4.2Ă— |
| Ranking keywords | 308 | 105 | 2.9Ă— |
| Keywords in top 10 | 26 | 3 | 8.7Ă— |
| Referring domains | 675 | 385 | 1.8Ă— |
| Domain Rating | 71 | 50 | 1.4Ă— |
21% of the domains linking to Openhunts do so with nofollow links; its spam score is 2/100. It gained 183 new ranking keywords in the last month and lost 170.
What does Openhunts rank for on Google?
The queries that send Openhunts the most Google traffic. On most directories these are individual product listings rather than the homepage, which is the point: a listing here is a page that can rank on its own.
| Keyword | Position | Monthly searches |
|---|---|---|
| yt1d | #9 | 18,100 |
| y2down | #9 | 4,400 |
| color meanings for mood necklace | #53 | 33,100 |
| color meanings on a mood necklace | #62 | 33,100 |
| visualgpt | #21 | 14,800 |
How do you submit to Openhunts?
- 1
Open the Openhunts submission page
Go to https://openhunts.com/projects/submit.
- 2
Create an account or sign in
Openhunts requires an account before you can submit.
- 3
Fill in the listing form
Enter your product name, URL and a short description.
- 4
Pick free or paid
Free Launch has 20 slots weekly and a current queue of about 60 weeks, or add their badge to skip it. Premium Launch is $9.9 (listed at $19) per launch and launches next Monday with no badge; Highlight is from $20 per week.
- 5
Wait for review
Openhunts says listings go live in about 60 weeks in the free queue; next Monday on Premium. Once it is up, confirm the link attribute is dofollow and save the URL.
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How much does it cost to submit to Openhunts?
Free Launch has 20 slots weekly and a current queue of about 60 weeks, or add their badge to skip it. Premium Launch is $9.9 (listed at $19) per launch and launches next Monday with no badge; Highlight is from $20 per week.
Which directories are similar to Openhunts?
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72 | Free | |
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73 | Paid | |
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More questions about submitting to Openhunts
Is Openhunts free to submit to?›
Yes. Free Launch has 20 slots weekly and a current queue of about 60 weeks, or add their badge to skip it. Premium Launch is $9.9 (listed at $19) per launch and launches next Monday with no badge; Highlight is from $20 per week.
Does Openhunts give a dofollow backlink?›
Yes, Openhunts listing links are dofollow.
How long does Openhunts take to approve a listing?›
Openhunts states that listings go live in about 60 weeks in the free queue; next Monday on Premium.
Do I need an account to submit to Openhunts?›
Yes, you have to sign up before the form is available.
How much traffic does Openhunts get?›
About 1,247 organic visits a month from Google (DataForSEO estimate, US), from 308 ranking keywords.
What is the domain authority of Openhunts?›
Ahrefs Domain Rating 71, with 675 referring domains; the domain has been indexed since 2023.
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Submission details verified on Openhunts's own site on 2026-09-09. Traffic and backlink figures are DataForSEO estimates for Google US from 2026-09-09. Domain Rating is fetched live from Ahrefs.