Directory index · researched October 2026
Website Hunt
websitehunt.coWebsite Hunt is a directory for startups and new products. We went through its submission pages in October 2026: what it costs, the link you get, who gets in and how to submit.
How much does Website Hunt cost?
Listing on Website Hunt is free if you wait your turn, with paid options.
The free Cool URL Submission is for sharing sites you found; self-promotion is not allowed. Submissions enter a waiting queue, a few are released each day, and each is subject to curation and approval. Sites should stand alone, not be landing pages or sites that only promote something else. No backlink requirement was stated.
- Free queued listing
- For sharing websites you found, not self-promotion
- Curation and approval
- A few queued websites released each day
- Publication within 24 hours
- Automatic full refund if WebsiteHunt cannot publish
- No featured placement, newsletter rotation, highlighting, or direct link
- Publication within 24 hours
- Sponsor rotation
- One direct link
- 1x newsletter rotation weight
- Annual billing available at 20% discount
- Higher placement
- Multiple direct links
- 2x newsletter rotation weight
- Annual billing available at 20% discount
- 3x sponsor rotation weight
- Sitewide direct links and banner
- Newsletter “Presented by” placement
- Annual billing available at 20% discount
Extras they sell
- Fast Track €9 once
- Publication within 24 hours with an automatic full refund if the site cannot be published; excludes featured placement, newsletter rotation, highlighting, and a direct link.
- Basic Sponsorship €20/month
- 24-hour publication, sponsor rotation, one direct link, and 1x newsletter rotation weight.
- Premium Sponsorship €40/month
- Higher placement, multiple direct links, and 2x newsletter rotation weight.
- Elite Sponsorship €100/month
- 3x sponsor rotation weight, sitewide direct links and banner, plus newsletter “Presented by” placement.
Does Website Hunt give a dofollow backlink?
Website Hunt links to your site with a dofollow link, the kind Google may count toward your site's authority.
Its Ahrefs Domain Rating is 25.
Who gets into Website Hunt, and how fast?
Submissions are reviewed first, and most products that fit get in.
How many people see your product depends on votes.
Fast Track and sponsorship tiers claim publication within 24 hours. The free option has a waiting line, with a few websites released each day; no specific free-queue ETA is stated.
How much traffic does Website Hunt get?
Similarweb ranks websitehunt.co #1,090,662 in the world by traffic.
What Website Hunt says about its audience: The About page claims “15378+ pageviews/mo,” “5.6k+ users/mo,” “4k+ traffic distributed to listed websites,” “6101 Newsletter Subscribers,” “4.64% unique clicks (10% total clicks),” and “24.11% unique opens (40.14% total opens).” The homepage also says “Join 6100+ readers.”
How do you submit to Website Hunt?
You submit to Website Hunt through a form, after creating an account. Sign-up options: Google and Email and password.
What the form asks for
- Subscribe to the Newsletter (optional checkbox)
- Send me occasional standalone promotional emails (optional checkbox)
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Researched 29 October 2026 from Website Hunt's own pages. Prices and terms change, so check before you pay. Something out of date? Report a correction.