The tournament
for builders.
16 products. Community votes decide the winner. Submit yours, visit both products in each matchup, and vote for the one that earns it.
Three steps. One winner.
Submit
Add your product in under two minutes. No account required to browse — just a name, tagline, and URL to get in.
Compete
Your product enters a 16-way bracket. The community visits products and votes head-to-head over a 14-day cycle.
Win the Badge
The champion earns a community-voted winner badge, a permanent listing, and a backlink from launchbuff.com.
Submissions open now. Tournament #001 starts Jul 14, 2026. 16 spots, first come first served.
Claim your spot →More than bragging rights.
Every entrant gets value. Winners get more.
Winner Badge
A community-voted badge you can embed on your site, link in your bio, and share across every platform you pitch on.
Real Backlink
A dofollow link from launchbuff.com. Every product gets a permanent listing page — tournament winners get featured placement.
Targeted Visibility
Your product in front of solopreneurs, developers, and founders actively looking for tools — not a random feed.
Permanent Listing
Your product lives on LaunchBuff after the tournament ends. Category pages, leaderboards, and search — ongoing distribution.
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