Match-up
Beast Launches vs Show HN
Show HN gets engineers poking at your work. Beast Launches gets you a page that is still there when the thread is long gone.
Their side last checked 2026-10-30. Every claim about them links to where they said it.
The scoreboard
Left: what they publish, with the link and date. Right: our live prices and settings, read the moment this page loads.
How it runs
Every Show HN post starts on the list of new Show HN posts; clear a small points bar and it is also shown on the Show pagewhere they say it (seen 2026-10-30)
Weekly launches with their own week page and a permanent archive; community votes crown the top three as Product of the Week
Free route
Yes - post a story with a title that starts "Show HN"where they say it (seen 2026-10-30)
Yes: badge on your site plus a finished founder profile, slot 1-2 weeks out
Paid routes
They do not publish this
$5 paid launch, live now or in your week; Featured spot $19
Votes and rank
Points from the community. Rallying friends for upvotes or comments is against the ruleswhere they say it (seen 2026-10-30)
One human, one vote; no vote is for sale; paid spots carry a label
Your link
The rules don't say. On the day we checked, 29 of the 30 title links in the newest Show HN list were rel=nofollowwhere they say it (seen 2026-10-30)
Paid launch: followed. Free listing: nofollow
Who gets in
Things people can actually run or hold, that you made and will stick around to talk about. Blog posts, sign-up or landing pages, newsletters, lists and fundraisers don't countwhere they say it (seen 2026-10-30)
Products, startups and businesses with a website, any kind
Also included
They do not publish this
Every listing: founder pages, domain records, a launch receipt and a free check of AI answers
Domain Rating (Ahrefs)
91as of 6 Nov 2026
74as of 6 Nov 2026
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So what is Hacker News?
The Hacker News corner for stuff you built that people can actually try. Title it Show HN, post it, then stick around for the comments.
Built for
Builders with something runnable or holdable who can take blunt technical feedback and answer it.
Where Hacker News wins
- Brutally honest engineering feedback.
- Free, instant.
- A huge developer crowd.
How Beast Launches plays it
Show HN turns away fundraisers, newsletters, landing pages and sign-up pages. Here anything with a website, product or business, gets its own dated page.
A thread scrolls away. A Beast listing keeps your company, founders, screenshots and link in one place, followed on a paid launch.
Plus what no thread gives you: a launch receipt, and a free look at how AI assistants answer about your category.
What you get in the pit
Whoever you pick above, here is the kit that comes with a Beast listing.
Paid launch: $5
Live now or in the week you name. A followed link to your site. The full profile unlocked: founder story, milestones, demo video.
Free entry
Put our badge on your site, finish your founder profile, and your free listing takes a slot 1-2 weeks out. The link back to you is nofollow; screenshots and comparisons still show.
Receipts, not hype
Each live listing shows what we measured after go-live: Ahrefs Domain Rating at launch and today, referring domains, AI mentions where tracked, and the clicks we sent. Refreshed daily. Zero estimates.
AI answer check, free
One free run per listed business: we ask ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity what a buyer in your category would ask, and show if you got named, where you landed and what they cited.
Votes nobody can buy
One human, one vote. Sponsors, Featured and the Billboard wear a paid label and add zero votes.
Our DR, out in the open
The pricing page shows our Ahrefs Domain Rating, live. Check the link's strength before you spend a cent.
Checkout, no account first
We make your account as you pay. Cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, crypto. US dollars, VAT only where due, invoices from Zinn Digital® Ltd.
Product of the Week
Top three by community votes each week take #1, #2 and #3, with a badge on the listing and a share page.
Faces behind the product
Founders get their own profile pages, tied to their companies; paid listings can tell the founder story.
Domain records built in
Every listing shows its domain's public registration record. The domain age tool checks any domain for free.
When Hacker News is your move
Built something devs can run? Post the Show HN. Then lock in the permanent page here.
Straight answers
Do Show HN links pass anything?
No rule says either way. On the day we checked, most Show HN title links had rel=nofollow. A paid launch here links to you with a followed link.
Need a working demo to list here?
No. You need your website. Show HN wants something people can try.
Free?
Posting a Show HN costs nothing. Free listings exist here too; paid is $5.