Uneed vs DevHunt
Choosing between Uneed and DevHunt? 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 Uneed and DevHunt is sourced from their own pages.
Facts checked 14 Oct 2026 · Uneed sources · DevHunt sources
The Short Answer
Uneed is a daily launch board with a monthly leaderboard and a free line that can take up to 5 months; DevHunt is a weekly launchpad for developer tools, where a free listing has no launch and a $19 launch has a permanent dofollow link. Pick DevHunt for a developer tool and a week; pick Uneed for a broader indie audience and a free route.
Side by Side
Uneed, DevHunt and Hauntboard, from each one's own pages.
| Dimension | Uneed | DevHunt | Hauntboard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free option | Yes: The free Join the line option has Uneed assign your launch date, up to 5 months out. | Limited: A free listing gets a permanent page with a nofollow link, but no launch. | Yes: the next open week, 20 free slots a week, with the Hauntboard badge on your site |
| Pricing | Free waiting line; Fast-track $14.99; Skip the line $29.99. | Free listing (no launch); launch $19; boosted launch $49 (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 | Dofollow (conditional): Uneed's pricing page ties the do-follow backlink to your launch-day upvote score: 20 on a free launch (10 keeps it published) and 10 on Fast-track. HackerNoon found a Uneed listing link marked nofollow in September 2026. | Dofollow (conditional): DevHunt's FAQ says paid launches get permanent dofollow links and free listings get nofollow links. | 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 | Free: launch date assigned, up to 5 months out. Paid options shorten or skip the line. | Not published. | Human review: about 72 hours on the free tier, within 24 hours on paid launches |
| Launch format | Daily launches with a monthly leaderboard. | Weekly launches, plus a weekly email. | Weekly board: one week on the board, and the product page stays up afterwards |
| Audience (its own figure) | 125K monthly visitors | 162.8K visitors in the last 30 days | 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 Uneed if:
- • Your tool isn't only for developers.
- • You want a free route, and can wait for a date.
- • You like a daily board with a monthly leaderboard.
Choose DevHunt if:
- • You built a developer tool, API or open-source project.
- • You'll pay $19 for a launch with a permanent dofollow link.
- • You want a weekly cohort voted on by developers.
Using Both
For a developer tool you could use both: DevHunt for a week of developer attention, and Uneed's free line for a later daily launch. Different weeks keep each launch focused.
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 Uneed or DevHunt.
Common Questions
- Which is cheaper?
- Uneed's paid options are $14.99 (Fast-track) and $29.99 (Skip the line). DevHunt's are $19 for a launch and $49 for a boosted launch.
- Does DevHunt have a free launch?
- No: a free listing gets a permanent page with a nofollow link, but no launch. Uneed's free line does include a launch, on a date it assigns.
- Which gives a dofollow link?
- DevHunt's paid launches get permanent dofollow links. Uneed ties its backlink to your launch-day upvote score.
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.