Product Hunt Alternatives for Chrome Extensions: Stores, Not Rankings
A Chrome extension is mostly found inside the Chrome Web Store, where ranking depends on ratings and on downloads versus uninstalls, so the best alternatives to Product Hunt are the stores themselves: Chrome Web Store (after a one-time registration fee), Microsoft Edge Add-ons and Firefox’s addons.mozilla.org. Show HN and DevHunt add a technical audience, and our board adds a free public page.
Why is the store listing your real launch?
Someone who hears about an extension still has to install it from a store, and the store is where they judge it: the icon, the first screenshot, the number of ratings and the permissions list. Chrome’s own documentation says items are ranked by a heuristic that takes in user ratings and usage figures such as downloads against uninstalls, along with how pleasant, clear and easy to use the item is. That makes quality signals, not a one-day vote, the thing that decides slow, steady discovery.
Everything here was read on the stores’ and platforms’ own pages on 13 November 2026.
Where to publish and share an extension for free
01 Chrome Web Store
The main store for Chrome extensions, with a developer dashboard and a review process.
- Cost
- A one-time registration fee, so it is not free; the amount is on its register page
- After review
- A staged item can be published within 30 days, or it reverts to a draft
- Featured badge
- Requires a published, public extension with no policy violations and core features that work without extra credentials or payments
Fill in the privacy fields and test instructions fully, because those are what slows a review. The Chrome Web Store submission checklist walks through them. Ratings matter for ranking, so get your first honest reviews from real users, not a thread of friends.
02 Microsoft Edge Add-ons
Edge’s add-ons site, published through Partner Center.
- Route
- Create a developer account, upload a .zip, set availability, then submit with certification testing notes
- Shortcut
- Its docs have a guide to porting a Chrome extension
If the extension already works in Chrome, the port is a second listing with a different review. It costs an evening and reaches people who chose Edge on purpose.
03 Firefox Add-ons (AMO)
Mozilla’s add-on site, with submission for review and a self-distribution option.
- Choices
- List on addons.mozilla.org, or get an extension signed and distribute it yourself
Firefox users who install add-ons tend to read the permissions. A short, plain privacy statement is worth the time.
04 Show HN
Hacker News’s section for work people can run.
- Fit
- An extension is something people can run; a link to the store is fine
- Off topic
- Landing pages
Link the store listing and a short demo, and say what permissions the extension asks for and why. Readers there will open the manifest.
05 DevHunt
A developer-tools launchpad.
- Fits
- Extensions aimed at developers, such as a DevTools panel or a code reader
- Free link
- Nofollow on free listings
Skip it for a shopping or note-taking extension; the voters are developers and will not use it.
06 Post your build ideas
Our own free board; we run it, so judge accordingly.
- Fits
- A public page that links to your store listing
- Limit
- Small audience; no installs from the page itself
A free followed link and threaded comments, useful when you want early users to describe what they expected. See productivity ideas for extension-sized gaps.
Which store or site comes first?
| Place | Cost to be there | Main gate |
|---|---|---|
| Chrome Web Store | One-time registration fee | Review, privacy fields, test instructions |
| Edge Add-ons | Not confirmed on the page we read | Partner Center review and certification notes |
| Firefox Add-ons | Not confirmed on the page we read | Review, or signing for self-distribution |
| Show HN | Free | Strict guidelines |
| DevHunt | Free listing | Developer-tools only |
| Our board | Free | None |
Start with Chrome, because that is where your users are, then port to Edge and Firefox. The Chrome extension launch playbook has the calendar, and Chrome extension directories lists sites that collect extensions.
When does Product Hunt help an extension?
When the extension solves a problem many people recognise in a sentence, such as blocking distractions, and you can send voters to the store at the right moment. It is a poor fit for a narrow tool, since visitors cannot try an extension without leaving the page to install it. Its site refused our automated check, so we say no more. See Product Hunt alternatives.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Chrome Web Store free to publish on?
No. Chrome’s documentation says you must register as a developer and pay a one-time registration fee before publishing. Check the register page for the current amount.
How does Chrome rank extensions?
Its documentation says ranking uses a heuristic that includes user ratings and usage statistics such as downloads against uninstalls, plus qualities like clear purpose and easy onboarding. That is why a small base of satisfied users beats one noisy launch day.
Should I also publish on Edge and Firefox?
Usually yes, once the Chrome version is stable. Edge’s docs include a guide to porting a Chrome extension, and Firefox lets you list on its add-ons site or sign and distribute yourself. Each adds a review and a second place for bugs.
Can I get the Chrome Featured badge?
You can nominate if the extension is published and public, you own it, it has English language support, has no policy violations and its core features need no extra credentials or payments. Nomination is not a promise of selection.
Post your build ideas publishes this page and runs a free launch board that competes with some of the sites it names. Facts about other sites came from their own pages on the date shown above; terms, queues and prices change, so confirm on their sites before you decide. About the publisher.