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Behind the Product is an open-source initiative where a creator shares the complete designs of all their products publicly. Launched in late 2018, it serves makers, developers, and entrepreneurs who want to learn from… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Behind the product – Open sourcing the designs of all my products launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    A place for Makers to share, connect, and reach their goals

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    Publicly▲421

    Build in the open

    2017 · publicly.io · its alternatives →

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    A place to launch and share your project

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    Chat with some of the world’s most interesting makers

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    A whole new way to learn about a product’s journey

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    A curated collection of 280+ websites to share your startup

    2021 · blog.romanvasilenko.co · its alternatives →

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    An open-source badge to put your mark on every project.

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    MakerPeak▲493

    Give your product the spotlight it deserves

    2023 · x.com · its alternatives →

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    Your instant product analysis tool

    2024 · whattheproduct.com · its alternatives →

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    Your 2025 maker journey, visualized.

    Dec 2025 · product-hunt-wrapped.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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    Name drop the products that make your product awesome

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    A volunteer-led community of product managers and makers

    2021 · theproductfolks.com · its alternatives →

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    Collaboration platform for product enthusiasts. Let's ship.

    2020 · producthub.net · its alternatives →

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    Discover product frameworks used to help build products

    2017 · product-frameworks.com · its alternatives →

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    Showcase of cool new products primarily from indie makers

    2020 · thehackstack.com · its alternatives →

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    Category overviews written by top founders

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    I've launched on Product Hunt, Beta List, Peer push and similar platforms but the problem is they only show top 5 on on first page view you have to click "see more" and scroll to see the next 10 products, also total products are up to 100+ especially product hunt, usually people don't scroll that deep if your product is above top 20 you're much likely invisible and buried down the list, On top of that, paid Ads occupies 30 - 40% of the screen, what about the small startups and solo makers who just getting started and wants to get their first users and don't have budget to advertise? It's…

    Feb 2026 · productfront.tech · its alternatives →

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    Feature timelines from some of our favorite products

    2018 · producttimelines.com · its alternatives →

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    I’m an indie maker, just like many of you. A few months back, I launched a product on one of the big platforms, and... nothing. It got buried under dozens of other launches within hours. All that work, all that excitement is gone in the blink of an eye. No one even saw it. It stung. I wasn’t mad, well, maybe a little but mostly, I just felt invisible. The truth is, indie makers like me don’t have big teams or budgets to fight for visibility. We rely on genuine support and connections. I couldn’t stop thinking about how many great ideas never get the attention they deserve because they’re…

    2025 · its alternatives →

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    See your launch as you build it

    23h ago · its alternatives →

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    100+ curated articles to 10x your product skills

    2019 · theproductperson.com · its alternatives →

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    Ship it▲281

    Free book where Silicon Valley product managers reveal all 🙊

    2018 · productschool.com · its alternatives →

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    Share your product creation journey

    2015 · creatorslog.com · its alternatives →

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    Build a product that sells itself

    2022 · productled.com · its alternatives →

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