Open-Launch's answer

Open-Launch provides an open-source platform for daily project showcases.

Firsto.co's answer:

Firsto ensures that every product launch — no matter how big or small — is given equal visibility through daily, weekly, and monthly discovery feeds. Unlike typical launch aggregators, Firsto is purposefully designed to be fair, transparent, and community-first.

Open-Launch's answer

It offers daily exposure, tangible rewards like "dofollow" backlinks and verifiable badges for winners, and a focus on helping new projects gain initial traction.

Firsto.co's answer:

Most platforms highlight only the most upvoted or featured products, often leaving new or niche launches unseen. Firsto flips this model by guaranteeing space for all launches while still offering recognition for top-performing ones through our Winners system and badges.

Open-Launch's answer

Indie developers, makers, and early-stage startups looking to launch their projects, get feedback, and gain visibility within a supportive community.

Firsto.co's answer:

Our primary audience includes indie makers, solo developers, early-stage startups, and SaaS founders looking for a simple and fair way to get discovered, validated, and grow their early community.

Open-Launch's answer

Open-Launch was created to provide a simple open-source yet effective platform for creators to showcase their new projects daily and get recognized for their work.

Firsto.co's answer:

Firsto began as a fork of the open-source Open-Launch project, but quickly evolved with a new mission: to give every product a fair shot at visibility. We’ve since rebuilt and redesigned much of the platform, guided by the belief that discovery shouldn't be a popularity contest.

Open-Launch's answer

The platform is built primarily with Next.js, React, Tailwind CSS, and TypeScript.

Firsto.co's answer:

Next.js

Tailwind CSS

PostgreSQL

Open-Launch's answer

Open-Launch serves a community of individual project creators and developers who use the platform to launch their products, rather than having traditional large enterprise customers. Its users are its customers.

Firsto.co's answer:

Used by early-stage indie projects and makers globally.