Submit your product to Hacker News (Show HN)
news.ycombinator.com
Post your own project to a technical audience under the Show HN tag.
- Cost to list
- Free
- Outbound link
- Not verified
- Reciprocal badge
- Not required
- Approval
- Instant, ranked algorithmically
- Type
- General startup
We couldn’t confirm the link type from a live listing page on Hacker News (Show HN). That isn’t a mark against them — it means we won’t claim something we haven’t checked.
What happened: the site rate-limited our checker, so we backed off rather than retry harder. Last tried September 1, 2026.
What listing on Hacker News (Show HN) gets you
Not a directory: you submit a link titled 'Show HN: ...' and it competes on the general HN ranking. Best for technical products and open source, where a front-page slot delivers a large but short spike and blunt feedback. Most posts get little attention.
How this compares to LetsLaunch
LetsLaunch works a little differently: listings are free and instant, and the dofollow link is earned by putting our badge on your site rather than by paying or waiting in a queue.