Get Feedback on Your MVP — Best Platforms for Honest Feedback
Built something? Get real feedback from other builders before you scale. Here are all the platforms designed for MVP feedback.
The biggest mistake founders make is building in isolation. Getting feedback early saves you months of building the wrong thing. Feedback-focused directories and communities are full of other builders who understand your journey and will give you honest, actionable input. Whether you need validation on your idea, UX feedback, or feature suggestions — these platforms deliver.
Stop filling the same form 50 times
Save your product info once, get matched to the right directories, and copy-paste your way to launch day.
Get Started Free →22 directories that match
Sorted by Domain Rating, strongest link first. “Badge” means the directory expects a badge on your own site before the backlink goes live.
| # | Directory | DR | Approval | Badge | Submit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hacker News | 90 | Instant | No | Submit → |
| 2 | Indie Hackers | 72 | Instant | No | Submit → |
| 3 | SideProjectors | 69 | 1–3 days | No | Submit → |
| 4 | FoundrList | 63 | 1–3 days | No | Submit → |
| 5 | Tiny Startups | 63 | 1 month | No | Submit → |
| 6 | MakerPad | 60 | Instant | No | Submit → |
| 7 | Peerlist | 58 | Instant | No | Submit → |
| 8 | Dev Hunt | 55 | Instant | No | Submit → |
| 9 | Huzzler | 51 | 1–3 days | Required | Submit → |
| 10 | OpenHunts | 50 | 1–3 days | Required | Submit → |
| 11 | Stacker News | 50 | Instant | No | Submit → |
| 12 | Idea Kiln | 47 | 3-4 months | No | Submit → |
| 13 | ProductBurst | 43 | 1–3 days | Required | Submit → |
| 14 | StartupBase | 39 | 2+ months | No | Submit → |
| 15 | BuildHop | 36 | Instant | No | Submit → |
| 16 | Awesome Indie | 31 | 6+ months | No | Submit → |
| 17 | Microlaunch | 28 | 2+ months | No | Submit → |
| 18 | Vibe Coding List | 20 | 1–3 days | No | Submit → |
| 19 | AnonCrib | 15 | Instant | No | Submit → |
| 20 | IndieAppCircle | 15 | 1–3 days | No | Submit → |
| 21 | Orynth | 15 | 1–3 days | No | Submit → |
| 22 | ScrollLaunch | 10 | Unknown | No | Submit → |
22 directories, sorted by Domain Rating. Pulled live from the LaunchPanda directory roadmap.
Feedback and backlinks are not a tradeoff
Feedback platforms and directories overlap more than founders expect. Many of the sites that will critique your MVP also publish a permanent listing with a dofollow link.
That means the same afternoon can produce both early users and lasting SEO value. Prioritise the rows above that do both.
Ask for something specific
Posting a link and asking what people think produces nothing useful. Ask one narrow question instead, for example whether the pricing page makes the plan difference obvious.
Specific questions get specific answers, and they are far easier for a stranger to reply to in thirty seconds.