The JustHunt Alternative: $79 for 100, and You Pick
Submitator is a JustHunt alternative where you pick the directories yourself and the refund policy doesn't argue with itself. JustHunt is a Product Hunt-style launch platform (built by Liveupx, an Indian software company with a named founder, on a domain registered in January 2026) whose "Launch Boost" service sells manual submissions: $39 for 35 directories, $149 for 100, $199 for 225 or $699 for 1100+, one-time, matched to you by its team after payment, with an "Expected DR" label on every tier.
Submitator is $29 to $79 one-time for 30 to 100 directories you choose, each with its Domain Rating on screen. At the count both products sell, 100 directories, that's $79 here against $149 there. Dofollow is the stated focus (every JustHunt tier lists "Dofollow + nofollow links"), badges are installed and kept live (JustHunt never mentions them), the batch lands in 24 to 48 hours, rejections are credited back +1 and the refund is a 30-day money-back. Here's the honest review.
JustHunt vs Submitator
| Feature | Submitator | JustHunt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $29–79 one-time | $39–699 one-time |
| 100 directories | $79 ($0.79 each) | $149 ($1.49 each) |
| Who picks | You, in the dashboard | Their team, after payment |
| Link type | Dofollow focus, DR 40–90 | 'Dofollow + nofollow links' (every tier) |
| Badges | Installed + kept live | Never mentioned |
| Delivery | 24–48h | 48h to 2–4 weeks by tier |
| Rejections | Credited back as +1 | No stated remedy; '90–95%' cited |
| Refund | 30-day money-back | FAQ and policy contradict |
JustHunt's Launch Boost (justhunt.co/directory-submission-service): 'Starter' $39/35, 'Growth' $149/100, 'Scale' $199/225, 'Enterprise' $699/1100+, one-time, each tier listing 'Dofollow + nofollow links', '100% manual submissions' and a 'Full backlinks report', with 'Expected DR' labels of +3–7 to +25–40 and delivery from 'Live within 48 hours' (Starter) to 'Delivered in 2–4 weeks' (Enterprise). Directories are picked by its team after payment ('We can't give away our entire curated database publicly'; you're 'matched... right after payment and onboarding'); 43 are named on the page and a free list names 142. Refunds: the service FAQ says 'once we've started submitting we cannot offer refunds' with a full refund only 'if we fail to begin', while the site-wide policy says 'All purchases on Just Hunt are final and non-refundable.' Rejections carry no stated remedy ('Historically 90–95% of our submissions are approved'). Scale and Enterprise work out to $0.88 and under $0.64 per directory, below Submitator's per-door rate, on mostly unnamed bulk counts. Badges are never mentioned. Per its site and app code when last checked (July 2026). Submitator is $29/30, $49/60, $79/100 one-time, directories you choose in the dashboard with DR shown, badges handled, dofollow focus, 24–48h delivery, live links as listings complete, rejections credited +1 and a 30-day money-back refund.
JustHunt Launch Boost pricing: $149 for the 100 we sell at $79
Door for door, the comparison is cleanest at 100 directories, the count both products sell: JustHunt's Growth plan is $149, Submitator's top plan is $79. That's $1.49 per directory against $0.79, about 1.9 times the price, and their 100-directory tier quotes "Live within 72 hours" against our 24 to 48. At the entry level, their $39 Starter covers 35 directories at $1.11 each; our $29 covers 30 at $0.97. To be exact about the other direction: their Scale ($199 for 225) and Enterprise ($699 for 1100+) tiers drop to $0.88 and under $0.64 per door, below our per-door rate. That cheapness is bought with bulk. The 225 and 1100+ lists are mostly unnamed, JustHunt's own published directory list tops out at 142 names, and every tier's spec sheet says the same thing about what the links are: "Dofollow + nofollow links". A thousand doors of unknown quality is a different product from a hundred you chose.
Matched after payment
JustHunt's FAQ is direct about the order of operations: "We can't give away our entire curated database publicly", and you're "matched with the 100/140 most relevant high-DR directories for your niche right after payment and onboarding". Pay first, see the list after. Credit where it's due: 43 directories are named on the service page, a separate free resource names 142 with DR labels, and the approval framing is honest ("Historically 90–95% of our submissions are approved and go live."). But a rejection carries no stated remedy, and the picks are theirs, not yours. Submitator inverts that: the catalog sits in your dashboard, each directory with its DR on screen, and you choose all 30 to 100 yourself.
"Dofollow backlinks", with nofollow in the spec
The service's pitch line is "Dofollow Backlinks That Move DR". The feature list of every tier, Starter through Enterprise, says "Dofollow + nofollow links". Both are JustHunt's own words; the spec sheet is the one that describes your order. The authority tile pegs the links at "DR 28+", and because the database is private, there's no public sample to check delivered rel attributes against. Each tier also wears an "Expected DR" badge, from +3–7 on Starter to +25–40 on Enterprise; JustHunt's own disclaimer walks it back honestly ("Actual results vary with your starting DR, niche, and indexing speed. DR is Ahrefs' authority metric, not a Google ranking guarantee."), before an unedited sentence wanders in after it: "but yes the great DR can help you rank faster in SERPs". Submitator doesn't sell DR projections. The stated focus is dofollow links from DR 40 to 90 directories, and you see each directory's DR as you pick it.
The testimonials, checked
The service page says: "No fluff. No fake screenshots. Every Domain Rating jump below is publicly verifiable on Ahrefs". We read the testimonials in the site's own shipped code. The live quotes share their sentences, word for word, with a fallback testimonial array bundled in the app, with only the names and numbers swapped: one pair reads "DR climbed from 0 to 24 in a week" and "from 0 to 30" in the same sentence frame; another swaps a burned "€1,000" agency budget for "$2,000". Of the live testimonials, one is signed with the founder's own handle and another with the company's own name, and the two featured case studies are domains belonging to Liveupx itself. We'll say it precisely and let you draw the conclusion: the strongest proof on the page comes from the people selling the service.
Two refund policies, one site
The service FAQ answers "Do you offer refunds?" like this: "Because this is a manual service, once we've started submitting we cannot offer refunds. If we fail to begin your submissions for any reason, we issue a full refund — no questions." The site-wide refund policy answers differently: "All purchases on Just Hunt are final and non-refundable." Both are live. Whichever governs, the practical ceiling is the same: once work starts, your money is theirs, and a rejected directory is just a statistic inside the "90–95%". The Terms, last updated January 2026, name no legal entity and no governing law; the company behind the site (Liveupx Private Limited, with a named founder) appears in the site's metadata and footer rather than its contract. Submitator's answer fits in one line: 30-day money-back, and every rejection credited back as +1.
A hundred directories, chosen by you, $79.
Pick every directory in the dashboard with DR on screen, dofollow focus, badges handled, batch done in 24 to 48 hours with live links as listings complete. One-time, 30-day money-back.
When JustHunt might fit
To be fair: JustHunt is honestly one-time with no subscription trap, it names a real company and founder behind the product, it publishes more of its directory list than many rivals (43 on the page, 142 on its free list), its approval framing is realistic and its DR disclaimer is honest. If you want maximum raw volume, 225 or 1100+ submissions at the lowest per-door price in this comparison, and you're comfortable with blind matching, mixed link types and the proof-and-refund record above, it's an option. Submitator is the better fit when you want to choose your directories with DR on screen, keep the focus on dofollow links, have badges handled, finish in 24 to 48 hours and hold a 30-day money-back refund that appears exactly once, in one policy.
Real backlinks. Real DR. Real proof.
FAQ
Is Submitator a good JustHunt alternative?
Yes, if you want to pick your directories instead of being matched blind, and hold a refund that doesn't contradict itself. JustHunt's Launch Boost is $39 to $699 one-time for manual submission to 35 to 1100+ directories its team picks after you pay, with 'Dofollow + nofollow links' listed in every tier and no rejection credits. Submitator is $29 to $79 one-time for 30 to 100 directories you choose in the dashboard with each directory's DR on screen, dofollow links as the stated focus, badges installed and kept live, the whole batch in 24 to 48 hours with a live link per completed listing, rejections credited +1 and a 30-day money-back refund.
How much does JustHunt's directory submission service cost?
Four one-time tiers: Starter $39 for 35 directories, Growth $149 for 100, Scale $199 for 225 and Enterprise $699 for 1100+. At the count both products sell, 100 directories, JustHunt is $149 against Submitator's $79: $1.49 per directory against $0.79, about 1.9x the price. Its entry tier is $39 for 35 ($1.11 per directory) against our $29 for 30 ($0.97). The bigger tiers do get cheaper per door ($0.88 at Scale, under $0.64 at Enterprise), but only by bulk: the 225 and 1100+ counts are mostly unnamed, and JustHunt's own published directory list tops out at 142 names.
Does JustHunt let you choose directories?
No. Its own FAQ: 'We can't give away our entire curated database publicly', and you're 'matched with the 100/140 most relevant high-DR directories for your niche right after payment and onboarding'. You buy first, see the list after. Credit where due: 43 directories are named on the service page and a separate free list names 142 with DR labels, which is more transparency than many rivals. Submitator's flow is the reverse of blind matching: the catalog is in your dashboard and you pick every one of your 30 to 100 yourself, DR on screen.
Are JustHunt's backlinks dofollow?
Its headline says 'Dofollow Backlinks That Move DR'; the feature list of every single tier says 'Dofollow + nofollow links'. Both are its own words, and the second one is the spec. Its backlink-authority tile pegs the links at 'DR 28+', and since the directory database is private there's no public sample to check delivered rel attributes against. Each tier also carries an 'Expected DR' label (+3–7 up to +25–40), softened by its own disclaimer that results vary and DR is 'not a Google ranking guarantee'. Submitator's stated focus is dofollow links from DR 40 to 90 directories, with each directory's DR visible as you pick.
Does JustHunt offer refunds?
It gives two answers. The service FAQ: 'Because this is a manual service, once we've started submitting we cannot offer refunds. If we fail to begin your submissions for any reason, we issue a full refund — no questions.' The site-wide refund policy: 'All purchases on Just Hunt are final and non-refundable.' Both are live on the same site. There's also no stated remedy for rejections; it cites '90–95%' historical approval and moves on. Submitator has a 30-day money-back refund and credits every rejected directory back as +1.
Is JustHunt legit?
Mixed, and the details matter. The genuine parts: a real named company (Liveupx Private Limited, an Indian software firm with a named founder), honestly one-time pricing, a public partial directory list, a realistic '90–95%' approval figure and a real DR disclaimer. The flags: the domain is about six months old (registered January 2026) while claiming '#1' titles; the live testimonials share sentence templates with the fallback testimonials shipped in the site's own code, with names and numbers swapped, and of the live ones, one is signed with the founder's own handle and another with the company's own name; the featured case studies are the company's own domains; audience stats disagree between pages (120k+ monthly visitors on one, 'Reach 500k+ audience' on another); and the Terms name no legal entity or governing law.
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Picked by you, not matched for you.
30 to 100 directories you choose with DR on screen, dofollow focus, badges handled, live links as listings complete. From $29 one-time, 30-day money-back.