Rank 11 · BLP 70
BetaList
The reference directory for products that are not public yet.
BetaList has been the pre-launch listing since 2010. Unlike daily boards, it is not trying to crown a winner of the day. It is a catalog of betas, and the people who browse it are looking for something to try before everyone else.
Third-party reports in recent years put the value of a BetaList feature around $0.50–$1.40 per early-adopter signup. Submission is paid only. BetaList’s support page says there is no free option, and current plans and prices are shown at the end of the submission form.
Submit only if you will pay. Do not put BetaList on a free launch calendar. It can still collect early-adopter emails, but it is not a free queue you join in week 0.
Waitlist / beta listing
Should you launch on BetaList?
Yes if the product is not public yet. No if strangers can already try it.
BetaList is built for coming-soon pages and betas, not for a launch-day leaderboard. Submit when the waitlist exists. The delay is usually the queue, not the form.
Skip this as “the launch.” When the product is tryable, move to a fair board, then a main event. Burning Product Hunt or Show HN on a screenshot of a form is how you waste the only first impression those rooms will give you.
When: Week 0–1 of a launch month, as soon as the waitlist URL is live.
Launch here if
- Waitlists and coming-soon pages
- Consumer and prosumer tools that photograph well
- Founders who will pay to list a waitlist
Skip if
- Fully launched products looking for a one-day spike
- Enterprise software with no self-serve trial
- Anything that cannot collect an email yet
This page answers BetaList only. For an ordered stack by stage, buyer, and goal, use the shortlist recommender or the four-week sequence.
Launch window
When to show up
Paid submission, not a free queue
All submissions are paid. There is no free option. Plans and prices are shown at the end of the submission form.
What money buys
Free vs paid
Submission
Paid
A waitlist listing. There is no free option. Plans and prices are shown at the end of the submission form.
Ship kit
Do this before you press submit on BetaList.
- 01Waitlist URL live before you submit
- 02Submit early — the queue is the delay
- 03Do not burn Product Hunt on a coming-soon page
Stack with
Same launch month, different job — not a second hunter day.
Timing
BetaList does not compete for launch-day hours. Do it on a quiet afternoon so the hunter morning stays free.
Ask AI
Opens your assistant with a ready-made prompt about BetaList
How to submit
01
Finish the waitlist page first
BetaList sends people to your site. If the page cannot capture an email in one step, you are wasting the listing.
02
Write a specific one-liner
Category plus outcome. “AI notes app” is invisible. “Meeting notes that file themselves into Notion” gets clicks.
03
Submit on the paid form
There is no free queue and no free option. Plans and prices are at the end of the submission form. This page does not publish a price.
04
Reply to testers
The users who arrive are unusually willing to try rough software. Treat every confused question as copy QA.
Tips
- BetaList is optional and paid. It is not a free week-0 step.
- Use a unique UTM so you can actually measure signup cost.
- Update the listing when you go from waitlist to open beta.
- Pair with a smaller launch board once you have 50–100 emails.
Questions people ask
Compare with
Sources and limits
Traffic and authority figures are planning ranges from public 2025–2026 reports, not platform-official guarantees. Scores last reviewed September 2026. Rules and prices change — confirm on the vendor site before you pay.