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Startup directory and launch platforms — AI Recommendation History

What AI assistants recommended for startup directory and launch platforms, date by date. Every ranking we publish is frozen the day it publishes, so this is a record of what was said — not a re-computation of what today's data would say about the past.

Record: 26 dated snapshots · Aug 14, 2026 – Sep 8, 2026

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What changed

Computed by comparing each dated snapshot with the one before it. Share moves smaller than 1pp are treated as noise and left out — the same threshold that suppresses trend arrows on the ranking.

Sep 8, 2026vs Sep 7, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 7, 2026vs Sep 6, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 6, 2026vs Sep 5, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 5, 2026vs Sep 4, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 4, 2026vs Sep 3, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 3, 2026vs Sep 2, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 4-7 → 7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

▲ INFazier entered the top 10 (#11 → #9)
▲ INTiny Startups entered the top 10 (#16 → #10)
▼ OUTAppSumo left the top 10 (#7 → #17)
▼ OUTSmol Launch left the top 10 (#9 → #24)
▼Smol Launch moved #9 → #24
▼AppSumo moved #7 → #17
▲Tiny Startups moved #16 → #10
▲DevHunt moved #8 → #5
▼AlternativeTo moved #4 → #6
▲MicroLaunch moved #10 → #8
▲Fazier moved #11 → #9
▲Uneed moved #3 → #2
▼Indie Hackers moved #2 → #3
▲Crunchbase moved #5 → #4
▼Peerlist moved #6 → #7
▼Smol Launch -15.3pp (22.4% → 7.1%)
▼AppSumo -12.2pp (26.5% → 14.3%)
▼Indie Hackers -10.2pp (53.1% → 42.9%)
▼AlternativeTo -7.7pp (32.7% → 25%)
▼BetaList -5.1pp (69.4% → 64.3%)
▼Peerlist -5.1pp (26.5% → 21.4%)
▲Uneed +4.1pp (38.8% → 42.9%)
▲DevHunt +4.1pp (24.5% → 28.6%)
▲Tiny Startups +3.6pp (14.3% → 17.9%)
▼Fazier -2.5pp (20.4% → 17.9%)
▼MicroLaunch -1pp (22.4% → 21.4%)

Sep 2, 2026vs Sep 1, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 1, 2026vs Aug 31, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 31, 2026vs Aug 30, 2026

▲AppSumo moved #8 → #7
▼DevHunt moved #7 → #8
▲AlternativeTo +2.3pp (30.4% → 32.7%)
▲BetaList +1.5pp (67.9% → 69.4%)
▲AppSumo +1.5pp (25% → 26.5%)
▲Uneed +1.3pp (37.5% → 38.8%)
▲Smol Launch +1pp (21.4% → 22.4%)
▲MicroLaunch +1pp (21.4% → 22.4%)

Aug 30, 2026vs Aug 29, 2026

▲Crunchbase moved #6 → #5
▼Peerlist moved #5 → #6
▼Peerlist -3.4pp (30.2% → 26.8%)
▼AlternativeTo -2.9pp (33.3% → 30.4%)
▼Indie Hackers -2pp (55.6% → 53.6%)
▼DevHunt -2pp (27% → 25%)
▲Crunchbase +1.6pp (27% → 28.6%)
▲BetaList +1.2pp (66.7% → 67.9%)
▲AppSumo +1.2pp (23.8% → 25%)
▲Uneed +1pp (36.5% → 37.5%)

Aug 29, 2026vs Aug 28, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 28, 2026vs Aug 27, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 27, 2026vs Aug 26, 2026

▲DevHunt moved #9 → #7
▲Uneed moved #4 → #3
▼AlternativeTo moved #3 → #4
▼AppSumo moved #7 → #8
▼Smol Launch moved #8 → #9
▲DevHunt +3.8pp (23.2% → 27%)
▼AppSumo -3pp (26.8% → 23.8%)
▼BetaList -2.9pp (69.6% → 66.7%)
▲Uneed +2.6pp (33.9% → 36.5%)
▼AlternativeTo -2.4pp (35.7% → 33.3%)
▼Peerlist -1.9pp (32.1% → 30.2%)
▼Indie Hackers -1.5pp (57.1% → 55.6%)
▼Smol Launch -1pp (23.2% → 22.2%)

Aug 26, 2026vs Aug 25, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 4 → 4-7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

▲ INMicroLaunch entered the top 10 (#11 → #10)
▼ OUTStartupBase left the top 10 (#8 → #14)
▼StartupBase moved #8 → #14
▲Crunchbase moved #10 → #6
▼AppSumo moved #4 → #7
▲AlternativeTo moved #5 → #3
▲Uneed moved #6 → #4
▼Peerlist moved #3 → #5
▼Smol Launch moved #7 → #8
▲MicroLaunch moved #11 → #10
▼StartupBase -8.6pp (26.5% → 17.9%)
▼Indie Hackers -8.2pp (65.3% → 57.1%)
▼Peerlist -6.7pp (38.8% → 32.1%)
▼AppSumo -5.9pp (32.7% → 26.8%)
▼Smol Launch -5.4pp (28.6% → 23.2%)
▲Uneed +3.3pp (30.6% → 33.9%)
▲AlternativeTo +3pp (32.7% → 35.7%)
▲Crunchbase +2.3pp (24.5% → 26.8%)
▼DevHunt -1.3pp (24.5% → 23.2%)
▼MicroLaunch -1pp (22.4% → 21.4%)

Aug 25, 2026vs Aug 24, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 24, 2026vs Aug 23, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 23, 2026vs Aug 22, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 22, 2026vs Aug 21, 2026

▲ INDevHunt entered the top 10 (#15 → #9)
▼ OUTFazier left the top 10 (#9 → #13)
▲DevHunt moved #15 → #9
▼Fazier moved #9 → #13
▲StartupBase moved #10 → #8
▼Crunchbase moved #8 → #10
▲AlternativeTo moved #6 → #5
▼Uneed moved #5 → #6
▲DevHunt +5.9pp (18.6% → 24.5%)
▲Peerlist +4.5pp (34.3% → 38.8%)
▲AlternativeTo +4.1pp (28.6% → 32.7%)
▲Smol Launch +2.9pp (25.7% → 28.6%)
▲AppSumo +2.7pp (30% → 32.7%)
▲StartupBase +2.2pp (24.3% → 26.5%)
▼BetaList -2pp (71.4% → 69.4%)
▲Uneed +2pp (28.6% → 30.6%)
▼Fazier -1.9pp (24.3% → 22.4%)
▼Crunchbase -1.2pp (25.7% → 24.5%)
▲Indie Hackers +1pp (64.3% → 65.3%)

Aug 21, 2026vs Aug 20, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 20, 2026vs Aug 19, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 19, 2026vs Aug 18, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 18, 2026vs Aug 17, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 17, 2026vs Aug 16, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 16, 2026vs Aug 15, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 15, 2026vs Aug 14, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

The ranking, date by date

Top 10 on each archived date, exactly as published. Cite a date and it stays true: snapshots are append-only, and a correction appends a new revision rather than overwriting the original.

Sep 8, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-11 – 2026-09-08 · rules v7

#1BetaList64.3%
#2Uneed42.9%
#3Indie Hackers42.9%
#4Crunchbase28.6%
#5DevHunt28.6%
#6AlternativeTo25%
#7Peerlist21.4%
#8MicroLaunch21.4%
#9Fazier17.9%
#10Tiny Startups17.9%

Sep 7, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-10 – 2026-09-07 · rules v7

#1BetaList64.3%
#2Uneed42.9%
#3Indie Hackers42.9%
#4Crunchbase28.6%
#5DevHunt28.6%
#6AlternativeTo25%
#7Peerlist21.4%
#8MicroLaunch21.4%
#9Fazier17.9%
#10Tiny Startups17.9%

Sep 6, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-09 – 2026-09-06 · rules v7

#1BetaList64.3%
#2Uneed42.9%
#3Indie Hackers42.9%
#4Crunchbase28.6%
#5DevHunt28.6%
#6AlternativeTo25%
#7Peerlist21.4%
#8MicroLaunch21.4%
#9Fazier17.9%
#10Tiny Startups17.9%

Sep 5, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-08 – 2026-09-05 · rules v7

#1BetaList64.3%
#2Uneed42.9%
#3Indie Hackers42.9%
#4Crunchbase28.6%
#5DevHunt28.6%
#6AlternativeTo25%
#7Peerlist21.4%
#8MicroLaunch21.4%
#9Fazier17.9%
#10Tiny Startups17.9%

Sep 4, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-07 – 2026-09-04 · rules v7

#1BetaList64.3%
#2Uneed42.9%
#3Indie Hackers42.9%
#4Crunchbase28.6%
#5DevHunt28.6%
#6AlternativeTo25%
#7Peerlist21.4%
#8MicroLaunch21.4%
#9Fazier17.9%
#10Tiny Startups17.9%

Sep 3, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-06 – 2026-09-03 · rules v7

#1BetaList64.3%
#2Uneed42.9%
#3Indie Hackers42.9%
#4Crunchbase28.6%
#5DevHunt28.6%
#6AlternativeTo25%
#7Peerlist21.4%
#8MicroLaunch21.4%
#9Fazier17.9%
#10Tiny Startups17.9%

Sep 2, 202649 sampled answers · window 2026-08-05 – 2026-09-02 · rules v4-7

#1BetaList69.4%
#2Indie Hackers53.1%
#3Uneed38.8%
#4AlternativeTo32.7%
#5Crunchbase28.6%
#6Peerlist26.5%
#7AppSumo26.5%
#8DevHunt24.5%
#9Smol Launch22.4%
#10MicroLaunch22.4%

Sep 1, 202649 sampled answers · window 2026-08-04 – 2026-09-01 · rules v4-7

#1BetaList69.4%
#2Indie Hackers53.1%
#3Uneed38.8%
#4AlternativeTo32.7%
#5Crunchbase28.6%
#6Peerlist26.5%
#7AppSumo26.5%
#8DevHunt24.5%
#9Smol Launch22.4%
#10MicroLaunch22.4%

Aug 31, 202649 sampled answers · window 2026-08-03 – 2026-08-31 · rules v4-7

#1BetaList69.4%
#2Indie Hackers53.1%
#3Uneed38.8%
#4AlternativeTo32.7%
#5Crunchbase28.6%
#6Peerlist26.5%
#7AppSumo26.5%
#8DevHunt24.5%
#9Smol Launch22.4%
#10MicroLaunch22.4%

Aug 30, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-08-02 – 2026-08-30 · rules v4-7

#1BetaList67.9%
#2Indie Hackers53.6%
#3Uneed37.5%
#4AlternativeTo30.4%
#5Crunchbase28.6%
#6Peerlist26.8%
#7DevHunt25%
#8AppSumo25%
#9Smol Launch21.4%
#10MicroLaunch21.4%

Aug 29, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-01 – 2026-08-29 · rules v4-7

#1BetaList66.7%
#2Indie Hackers55.6%
#3Uneed36.5%
#4AlternativeTo33.3%
#5Peerlist30.2%
#6Crunchbase27%
#7DevHunt27%
#8AppSumo23.8%
#9Smol Launch22.2%
#10MicroLaunch20.6%

Aug 28, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-07-31 – 2026-08-28 · rules v4-7

#1BetaList66.7%
#2Indie Hackers55.6%
#3Uneed36.5%
#4AlternativeTo33.3%
#5Peerlist30.2%
#6Crunchbase27%
#7DevHunt27%
#8AppSumo23.8%
#9Smol Launch22.2%
#10MicroLaunch20.6%

Aug 27, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-07-30 – 2026-08-27 · rules v4-7

#1BetaList66.7%
#2Indie Hackers55.6%
#3Uneed36.5%
#4AlternativeTo33.3%
#5Peerlist30.2%
#6Crunchbase27%
#7DevHunt27%
#8AppSumo23.8%
#9Smol Launch22.2%
#10MicroLaunch20.6%

Aug 26, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-07-29 – 2026-08-26 · rules v4-7

#1BetaList69.6%
#2Indie Hackers57.1%
#3AlternativeTo35.7%
#4Uneed33.9%
#5Peerlist32.1%
#6Crunchbase26.8%
#7AppSumo26.8%
#8Smol Launch23.2%
#9DevHunt23.2%
#10MicroLaunch21.4%

Aug 25, 202649 sampled answers · window 2026-07-28 – 2026-08-25 · rules v4

#1BetaList69.4%
#2Indie Hackers65.3%
#3Peerlist38.8%
#4AppSumo32.7%
#5AlternativeTo32.7%
#6Uneed30.6%
#7Smol Launch28.6%
#8StartupBase26.5%
#9DevHunt24.5%
#10Crunchbase24.5%

Aug 24, 202649 sampled answers · window 2026-07-27 – 2026-08-24 · rules v4

#1BetaList69.4%
#2Indie Hackers65.3%
#3Peerlist38.8%
#4AppSumo32.7%
#5AlternativeTo32.7%
#6Uneed30.6%
#7Smol Launch28.6%
#8StartupBase26.5%
#9DevHunt24.5%
#10Crunchbase24.5%

Aug 23, 202649 sampled answers · window 2026-07-26 – 2026-08-23 · rules v4

#1BetaList69.4%
#2Indie Hackers65.3%
#3Peerlist38.8%
#4AppSumo32.7%
#5AlternativeTo32.7%
#6Uneed30.6%
#7Smol Launch28.6%
#8StartupBase26.5%
#9DevHunt24.5%
#10Crunchbase24.5%

Aug 22, 202649 sampled answers · window 2026-07-25 – 2026-08-22 · rules v4

#1BetaList69.4%
#2Indie Hackers65.3%
#3Peerlist38.8%
#4AppSumo32.7%
#5AlternativeTo32.7%
#6Uneed30.6%
#7Smol Launch28.6%
#8StartupBase26.5%
#9DevHunt24.5%
#10Crunchbase24.5%

Aug 21, 202670 sampled answers · window 2026-07-24 – 2026-08-21 · rules v4

#1BetaList71.4%
#2Indie Hackers64.3%
#3Peerlist34.3%
#4AppSumo30%
#5Uneed28.6%
#6AlternativeTo28.6%
#7Smol Launch25.7%
#8Crunchbase25.7%
#9Fazier24.3%
#10StartupBase24.3%

Aug 20, 202670 sampled answers · window 2026-07-23 – 2026-08-20 · rules v4

#1BetaList71.4%
#2Indie Hackers64.3%
#3Peerlist34.3%
#4AppSumo30%
#5Uneed28.6%
#6AlternativeTo28.6%
#7Smol Launch25.7%
#8Crunchbase25.7%
#9Fazier24.3%
#10StartupBase24.3%

Aug 19, 202670 sampled answers · window 2026-07-22 – 2026-08-19 · rules v4

#1BetaList71.4%
#2Indie Hackers64.3%
#3Peerlist34.3%
#4AppSumo30%
#5Uneed28.6%
#6AlternativeTo28.6%
#7Smol Launch25.7%
#8Crunchbase25.7%
#9Fazier24.3%
#10StartupBase24.3%

Aug 18, 202670 sampled answers · window 2026-07-21 – 2026-08-18 · rules v4

#1BetaList71.4%
#2Indie Hackers64.3%
#3Peerlist34.3%
#4AppSumo30%
#5Uneed28.6%
#6AlternativeTo28.6%
#7Smol Launch25.7%
#8Crunchbase25.7%
#9Fazier24.3%
#10StartupBase24.3%

Aug 17, 202670 sampled answers · window 2026-07-20 – 2026-08-17 · rules v4

#1BetaList71.4%
#2Indie Hackers64.3%
#3Peerlist34.3%
#4AppSumo30%
#5Uneed28.6%
#6AlternativeTo28.6%
#7Smol Launch25.7%
#8Crunchbase25.7%
#9Fazier24.3%
#10StartupBase24.3%

Aug 16, 202670 sampled answers · window 2026-07-19 – 2026-08-16 · rules v4

#1BetaList71.4%
#2Indie Hackers64.3%
#3Peerlist34.3%
#4AppSumo30%
#5Uneed28.6%
#6AlternativeTo28.6%
#7Smol Launch25.7%
#8Crunchbase25.7%
#9Fazier24.3%
#10StartupBase24.3%

Aug 15, 202670 sampled answers · window 2026-07-18 – 2026-08-15 · rules v4

#1BetaList71.4%
#2Indie Hackers64.3%
#3Peerlist34.3%
#4AppSumo30%
#5Uneed28.6%
#6AlternativeTo28.6%
#7Smol Launch25.7%
#8Crunchbase25.7%
#9Fazier24.3%
#10StartupBase24.3%

Aug 14, 202670 sampled answers · window 2026-07-17 – 2026-08-14 · rules v4

#1BetaList71.4%
#2Indie Hackers64.3%
#3Peerlist34.3%
#4AppSumo30%
#5Uneed28.6%
#6AlternativeTo28.6%
#7Smol Launch25.7%
#8Crunchbase25.7%
#9Fazier24.3%
#10StartupBase24.3%

Read any date directly

Every archived date is machine-readable at /api/index/startup-directory-and-launch-platforms/as-of/<YYYY-MM-DD>, which returns the ranking as it stood, with the extraction version and revision it was published under. Dates before the record begins return no_record rather than a recomputation — we do not reconstruct history on demand and present it as what we said. See what the engines actually said.

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