Product Hunt vs Fazier
Choosing between Product Hunt and Fazier? Here's how they compare on price, link policy, review time and launch format, with Hauntboard, our own launch board, as a third option. We run Hauntboard, so every fact about Product Hunt and Fazier is sourced from their own pages.
Facts checked 14 Oct 2026 · Product Hunt sources · Fazier sources
The Short Answer
Product Hunt is free, with no backlink requirement and an outbound link that isn't dofollow. Fazier groups launches by day with weekly and monthly leaderboards; its free launch is listed within 30 days and must link back to Fazier from your homepage or footer, and its backlink depends on your plan or daily rank. Pick Fazier if you're an early-stage maker who wants low-cost paid options from $29; pick Product Hunt for reach.
Side by Side
Product Hunt, Fazier and Hauntboard, from each one's own pages.
| Dimension | Product Hunt | Fazier | Hauntboard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free option | Yes: Product Hunt's launch guide says launching is 100% free. It also sells advertising, but doesn't list ad prices there. | Yes: Free launches are reviewed and listed within 30 days and must link back to Fazier from your homepage or footer, or show its badge. | Yes: the next open week, 20 free slots a week, with the Hauntboard badge on your site |
| Pricing | Free to launch. | Free (listed within 30 days; backlink to Fazier required); Lite $29; Premium $49; Super $99 (one-time). | Free (next open week, Hauntboard badge required, 20 slots a week) · Launch Now $19 (pick your week, no badge) · Spotlight $49 (pinned top row for the week, 4 a week). One-time payments. |
| Link type | Not dofollow: HackerNoon found the Visit website link marked ugc in September 2026, which isn't dofollow. Product Hunt blocked our own check on 14 Oct 2026. | Dofollow (conditional): Super ($99) includes a dofollow backlink (DR 83+) and Premium ($49) a guaranteed high-authority backlink. Lite ($29) gives a backlink only to the top 3 daily products. The free plan doesn't promise one. | Dofollow link for every approved launch; a free launch's link is nofollow while the Hauntboard badge isn't on its site |
| Review and timing | No review fee; you schedule the launch yourself. | Free: within 30 days. Paid: publish right away or schedule a date. | Human review: about 72 hours on the free tier, within 24 hours on paid launches |
| Launch format | Daily leaderboard, on Pacific Time. | Daily launches with weekly and monthly leaderboards. | Weekly board: one week on the board, and the product page stays up afterwards |
| Audience (its own figure) | No figure published on the pages we checked. | No figure published on the pages we checked. | No site-wide audience figure to quote yet; every launch page shows its own page views and visits, and totals are on the stats page. |
Which One Fits?
Choose Product Hunt if:
- • You don't want to add a link or badge to your site.
- • You want the bigger audience.
- • You can choose your launch day.
Choose Fazier if:
- • You're launching an early MVP or side project.
- • You'd pay $29, $49 or $99 for a faster launch and a stronger backlink.
- • You like weekly and monthly leaderboards as well as daily.
Using Both
If you add Fazier's badge to your footer for its free plan, you can launch on both. Expect Fazier's free launch to take up to 30 days, and use the wait to prepare for Product Hunt.
Where Hauntboard Fits
Hauntboard is a weekly launch board where a person reviews every launch, every approved launch gets a dofollow link, and each launch page shows its own page views and visits in public. It's new, so its audience is still small, and it can sit next to either of these. See how it compares with Product Hunt or Fazier.
Common Questions
- Does Fazier require a backlink?
- Free launches must link back to Fazier from your homepage or footer, or show its badge.
- Which Fazier plan gives a dofollow link?
- Super ($99) includes a dofollow backlink (DR 83+, by its own count) and Premium ($49) a guaranteed high-authority backlink. Lite ($29) gives a backlink only to the top 3 daily products. The free plan doesn't promise one.
- How long does a free Fazier launch take?
- Free launches are reviewed and listed within 30 days. Paid launches publish right away or on a date you schedule.
Ready to launch?
Launch on Hauntboard: free launches get human review in about 72 hours, a dofollow link while the Hauntboard badge is on your site, and public page views and visits.