🔥 Get more points by launching on Alpha Day
We’re trying something new on Thursday: Alpha Day.
The idea is simple. If this is the first time you’re launching your product anywhere, you can tag it alpha and get a boost to your points (and land on a special leaderboard).
This is for the genuinely fresh stuff. The products that are just getting out into the world. The ones that still need feedback, still have rough edges, and are way more interesting because of it.
We’re also putting more weight on comments. So if you try an Alpha product and leave a thoughtful comment, it matters more. And if you’re a maker, jumping in and commenting on other Alpha launches can help you too.
Basically: launch something new, try other new things, leave real feedback, and make each other’s day.
If that sounds like your kind of chaos, get your launch in by tomorrow midnight PST.
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Tabstack
Fun fact: @Supabase first launched on Product Hunt as an alpha version. They're now in the Top 0.1% most loved products.
The next Supabase might launch today 👀
@fmerian Good to know! New goal unlocked for @Clickport ;)
Tabstack
@davidkarpik haha rooting for you!
Love this idea. Giving first-time launches a dedicated space makes so much sense — the biggest challenge for new products isn't the product itself, it's getting seen on a day crowded with established players. I'm launching NexClip AI on April 14 (first topic-based video editor for macOS), so I'll miss this Thursday's Alpha Day, but I'll be checking in to try and comment on Alpha products. Great initiative.
I thought I couldn't do it, but I attended all the alpha launches - and you know, it's cool!
I spent a year building my product and the most surprising part has been how difficult getting the word out about it has been. So, thanks for doing this!!!
I already have a launch scheduled for tomorrow. If I add the “alpha” launch tag, will it still be counted for this?
@karan_bhatia4 I'm in the same boat but you are still okay to add the Alpha launch tag on Thursday ; ) all the best with your launch!
The extra weight on comments is interesting, might actually bring back thoughtful discussions instead of just upvotes.
Love the idea, as when we launched for the first time there was barely any support we got but now I can see how can this can help a young guy launching on PH for the first time.
Congrats Aaron and PH team for the execution, loving what u guys are doing..random day, alpha day, what's next?
All the best to the alpha makers, will be there to try their product and support them.
Raycast
It's been a long time since Product Hunt's server crashed... this could be a repeat of days long lost! 😉
Uxcel
Hey @aaronoleary love the idea. Will this be ongoing every Thursday or a one-time experiment?
Grass
Launching our Grass App on Alpha Day!!
Feels like the right place for it.
We're giving away free VM compute for coding agents. Point Claude Code or OpenCode at it, run your session in the cloud, done. No config, no burning your laptop.
It's rough around the edges. The mobile UX still needs work. Some flows are clunky. We know.
But the VM works, the agents run, and 10 hours of compute is free for everyone who tries it today. Would love real feedback on what breaks.