Launching in Design Tools on Product Hunt

The benchmark for Design Tools

Design Tools is a crowded Product Hunt category, with around 318 launches a month and interest that is currently steady. The average launch here earns about 30 upvotes, and the median is 20 — the gap between the two tells you a few big launches pull the average up, so the median is the more honest target for a first launch.

A standout in Design Tools was Figbook with about 488 upvotes. Treat that as the ceiling, not the expectation.

How to stand out in Design Tools

In a crowded category, a top-5 finish comes from distribution you build before launch day, not from the product alone. Line up your reachable audience, get the gallery and first comment right, and pick a day with less competition in your category.

• Pick your date with the launch day picker to avoid the busiest days.
• Pressure-test whether Product Hunt is worth it for Design Tools with the is-it-worth-it tool.
• Write a scroll-stopping tagline with the tagline generator and work the launch checklist.

See how Design Tools compares to other categories on the category map, or read the full how to launch on Product Hunt guide.