LAUNCH·INDEX
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Experimental: traction = early-adopter votes (PH) / points (HN), not downloads or usage; updated about once a day and frozen ~31–36h after launch on Product Hunt (7 days on Show HN); sectors come from keyword rules (~70–75% accurate); data starts Oct 3 (HN) / Oct 9 (PH). “—” means not enough data; nothing is estimated. How it works

Developer Tools (DEVT)

Sector · Product Hunt · data as of Oct 17, 2026, 7:01 AM UTC

193+46 (+31.3%)

launches · 3D Oct 14–Oct 16 vs Oct 11–Oct 13 (147)

5.5%—

hit rate · Oct 12–Oct 14 settled (10/183) vs Oct 9–Oct 11 (7/106)

— Not significant at current sample size: −1.1pp, z = -0.4 (needs |z| ≥ 2); 7/106 → 10/183.

+13.2

trending score

Launches: Weekday effect likely: Wed–Fri is compared with Sun–Tue, not the same weekdays last week (not enough history yet; expected from about Oct 19). Launch counts and hit rates swing a lot by weekday.

Hit rate: Weekday effect likely: Mon–Wed is compared with Fri–Sun, not the same weekdays last week (not enough history yet; expected from about Oct 21). Launch counts and hit rates swing a lot by weekday.

Launches & hit rate

Supply · launches per day
050100Oct 10: 36 launchesOct 11: 27 launchesOct 12: 51 launchesOct 13: 69 launchesOct 14: 63 launchesOct 15: 75 launchesOct 16: 55 launchesOct 17: 40 launches (incomplete day)Oct 10Oct 11Oct 12Oct 13Oct 14Oct 15Oct 16Oct 17
Demand · hit rate per day (share of settled launches with 10+ votes)
0%10%20%Oct 10: 4 of 36 settled launches hit 10+ votes (11.1%)Oct 11: 1 of 27 settled launches hit 10+ votes (3.7%)Oct 12: 2 of 51 settled launches hit 10+ votes (3.9%)Oct 13: 7 of 69 settled launches hit 10+ votes (10.1%)Oct 14: 1 of 63 settled launches hit 10+ votes (1.6%)Oct 15: launches not settled yetOct 16: launches not settled yetOct 17: incomplete dayOct 10Oct 11Oct 12Oct 13Oct 14Oct 15Oct 16Oct 17

3 days left blank: votes still coming in (launches under 48h old), incomplete day, or no launches — not shown as zero.

Faded bars are incomplete days (today, or days before every selected source was being collected).

Key statistics

Launches
55Oct 16
Avg daily launches
52.48d
7D range
27 – 75Oct 10–Oct 16
Hit rate
5.9%17/289 · Oct 9–Oct 14
Volatility
42%7 daily chg
Share of market
5.5%7D
Top source
Product Hunt100%
Previous window
147Oct 11–Oct 13

Stocks in this sector (DEVT)

Most buzz (comments gained) over the latest interval (Oct 17, 02:39 UTC → Oct 17, 13:13 UTC, 10.6h). 38 matches. Spam giveaways excluded.

#Sector
1Sparrow

Self-hosted webhook delivery. One binary, just Postgres.

DEVT62+2▲ +3.3%438h ago
2my-ai-team

From idea to merged code—your AI team works the backlog.

DEVT2+2IPO—214h ago
3AIToolsForBloggers

16 free tools for bloggers & developers — no signup

DEVT1+1IPO—214h ago
4Lumovi

A calm, fast Kubernetes dashboard for you, your team and AI

DEVT3+3IPO—114h ago
5Barkme

Uptime monitoring for websites, applications and APIs

DEVT3+3IPO—114h ago
6HextaUI Pro

The hard states of AI product UI, handled, for shadcn/ui

DEVT3+3IPO—114h ago
7Tessera Lite

Customizable, high-converting portfolios with zero code

DEVT2+2IPO—114h ago
8RVUtils

Free browser-only developer tools, nothing uploaded

DEVT2+2IPO—114h ago
9100kb-sdk

Client-side WebAssembly image & PDF optimizer.

DEVT2+2IPO—114h ago
10Toolbit

42 developer tools. Local-first, offline, open source

DEVT2+2IPO—114h ago
11Code:: Block Previewer | appu.uk

Free online HTML, CSS, and JS previewer playground.

DEVT2+2IPO—114h ago
12AI-Evolution-Engine (AIEE)

Understand GitHub Code Changes with Machine Learning

DEVT2+2IPO—114h ago
133-in-1 Vanilla JS Micro Apps Bundle

3 framework-free Vanilla JS apps with full source code

DEVT1+1IPO—114h ago
14OpenBacktesting

Open-source Python backtesting with a local visual workspace

DEVT1+1IPO—114h ago
15HTML to Elementor Converter

Your AI wrote the HTML. Now make it editable in Elementor.

DEVT1+1IPO—114h ago
16DESIGN:OS Studio

Native Rust design studio with Figma .fig read/write

DEVT1+1IPO—114h ago
17HTML to Webflow

Paste AI or Tailwind code into Webflow as native elements

DEVT1+1IPO—114h ago
18zabterm

A fast, keyboard-driven terminal UI for Zabbix

DEVT1+1IPO—114h ago
19Altus OS

Run your whole company on one screen

DEVT1+1IPO—114h ago
20Clydex

Pay 92% less than OpenAI GPT API prices with the Clydex

DEVT1+1IPO—114h ago
21Samir GenAI Academy

Crack your AI engineer interview in 14 days

DEVT1+1IPO—114h ago
22Waabizx- WhatsApp Business API

Automate. Engage. Grow

DEVT1+1IPO—114h ago
23Fintrol OS 2.0

The Holistic Personal OS: Finance, Mind Architecture & AI

DEVT1+1IPO—114h ago
24AiCOO

AI Business Operating System for online entrepreneurs

DEVT1+1IPO—114h ago
25KioTools

Fast, privacy-first browser tools powered by WebAssembly.

DEVT1+1IPO—114h ago
26DogeBot

Build Powerful Discord & WhatsApp Bots Without Writing Code

DEVT1+1IPO—114h ago
27CMS CardOS

Launch your own branded payment card service, no code.

DEVT1+1IPO—114h ago
28cave-vm

A fast, lightweight Linux VM for every project

DEVT1+1IPO—114h ago
29Blogs Byte

Free PDF, image & dev tools — never uploaded

DEVT1+1IPO—114h ago
30PreShipIt

Is your vibe-coded app safe to ship?

DEVT1+1IPO—114h ago
31Prep by Arkaserve

Final year project kits: source code, viva Q&A & tools

DEVT1+1IPO—114h ago
32Foliofolio

Turn your CV into a developer portfolio website

DEVT1+1IPO—114h ago
33Topophany

A terminal network topology & path observability tool

DEVT1+1IPO—114h ago
34pingtype

Lead distribution software, no developer needed

DEVT1+1IPO—114h ago
35Web App Manifest Checker API

PWA manifest and installability report as JSON

DEVT1+1IPO—114h ago
36Senax.AI

Build and deploy predictive models without code

DEVT1+1IPO—114h ago
37QRinvites

Free wedding website with invitation, RSVP and QR code

DEVT1+1IPO—114h ago
38Xryon ai

Your ideas. Your code. Your universe.

DEVT1+1IPO—114h ago

Traction = current votes (PH) / points (HN) — early-adopter attention, not downloads or usage. Gained = traction gained between the two latest daily ingest runs; Gain % only when the previous traction was 5+. Buzz = comments gained in that interval. “frozen” = no longer tracked, so no current gain. How it works