To start a business you need to validate the idea. Like, you can go to Twitter & other platforms and ask if people would use the app or can take feedback from various forums like Reddit. And, if you receive a positive response then only it’s worth going ahead with, right?
Yes, your idea needs to be validated and the process is not easy unless you have got huge social followings. But… there’s a way: Product Hunt.
Yes, Product Hunt is the gold mine of ideas, especially the projects that are no longer active. There are projects that have 1000s of upvotes, people loved them at the time but are not functional now.
You might argue that those projects failed because there may be no demand for them but… there’s a possibility that the idea was great but it wasn’t applied properly. There can be multiple reasons for a startup to fail.
On that note, we have put together a list of Product Hunt projects that failed or are no longer functional. But… only the ones having 500+ upvotes. 😻
📢 I agree that it’s kind of difficult to check the list one by one. And for that, we are also providing a free (and visually appealing) Airtable base with all the information at the bottom of this page.
Product Hunt inactive projects with 500+ upvotes
👉 Download the list as a PDF file or view it in a beautiful Airtable format.
Please note that the list is in the decreasing order of upvotes, which means the highest upvoted products are on the top.
| Name | Description | Upvotes | Explore |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inbox by Google | Next generation inbox | 3758 | Explore |
| Tribe 2.0 | Introducing Augmented Messaging™ | 3708 | Explore |
| Real Pitch Decks From 40+ Startups | A collection of startup pitch decks that raised $1.4 Billion | 3621 | Explore |
| AccessURL | Share access to accounts without sending a username/password | 3174 | Explore |
| Facebook Flat Chrome Extension | Making Facebook lighter, faster and more beautiful | 3001 | Explore |
| Lily | A drone with a camera that follows you. Throw it in the air. | 2755 | Explore |
| Growth Hacking Tools | A curated collection of growth hacking tools | 2665 | Explore |
| Sketch for Designers | A growing collection of the best Sketch resources | 2639 | Explore |
| Sip by Product Hunt | Daily tappable tech news and stories. | 2401 | Explore |
| LifeTracker | AI-based to-do tool to do the right things at the right time | 2391 | Explore |
| First Users | Find out how successful startups got their 1st users | 2342 | Explore |
| Copper | Password-free signups. No social network required. | 2323 | Explore |
| Nuage | Domain names with no hassle. | 2215 | Explore |
| Sunrise Meet | The fastest way to schedule a one-to-one meeting | 2197 | Explore |
| App Screenshot Builder | Create gorgeous images for your App Store page in minutes | 1995 | Explore |
| Automate That Shit | Web applications to reduce human-time spent on shallow work. | 1979 | Explore |
| RocketClub | Get startup shares in the products you use & love | 1977 | Explore |
| f.lux for iOS | Auto adjust your iOS display based on the time of day | 1960 | Explore |
| Stocky | Free photo, video, graphics & music for commercial use. | 1921 | Explore |
| #30DayStartup | Learn to build and launch your startup in 30 days, for free | 1857 | Explore |
| Product Pages | Curated directory of the best product pages | 1832 | Explore |
| newCo Toolkit | Find the best tools to start a side project, without code 🛠 | 1788 | Explore |
| Design Inc. | High quality design work on demand from hand-picked talent | 1771 | Explore |
| Jukedeck 2.0 | Create unique, royalty-free music for your videos, using AI | 1739 | Explore |
| Amazon Dash Button | Place it. Press it. Get it. | 1724 | Explore |
| Final | Never worry about fraud, breaches, or cancelled credit cards | 1717 | Explore |
| FriendlyData | Communicate with databases like a human | 1698 | Explore |
| Template Stash | Curated collection of best free themes & website templates. | 1681 | Explore |
| I Wish There Was An App For | Submit app ideas. We choose one idea per month and build it. | 1678 | Explore |
| Papier | Open a new tab and trap your best thoughts. | 1668 | Explore |
| Great Apps Timeline | See how some of today’s great apps evolved over time. | 1633 | Explore |
| Zuckerberg Shirt | It’s grey and it always will be. | 1619 | Explore |
| Intel Vaunt | Smart Glasses that look normal | 1619 | Explore |
| Hardbound 3.0 | Illustrated summaries of bestselling nonfiction books | 1613 | Explore |
| Cassette 2.0 | Record, transcribe & search user interviews, meetings, calls | 1575 | Explore |
| Charlie | Make a killer impression on anyone you meet with | 1565 | Explore |
| Elucify | Free and crowdsourced database of business emails | 1557 | Explore |
| Astro | AI meets email for Mac, iOS and Android | 1553 | Explore |
| Findo | Your smart search 🔍 assistant across personal cloud ☁️ | 1502 | Explore |
| Slik | Get automated leads from a database of 70 million people 📊 | 1483 | Explore |
| UI Interactions | The best UI Interactions for your inspiration, every day. | 1478 | Explore |
| Fin | A new kind of assistant that runs in the cloud | 1445 | Explore |
| dataviz.tools | Curated collection of the 400 best data visualization tools | 1443 | Explore |
| Meerkat | Tweet live video in one click | 1443 | Explore |
| Ping | Digital business card | 1433 | Explore |
| Storyline | Create voice apps without coding | 1387 | Explore |
| App Pages | Curated directory of the best app pages | 1382 | Explore |
| Arrive | Instantly track all your packages in one place 📦 | 1362 | Explore |
| Franz 5 | One desktop app for (almost) all of your messaging apps | 1361 | Explore |
| Swifty | Learn to code in Swift on iPhone & iPad | 1357 | Explore |
| Browser Popcorn | Popcorn Time in your browser. Stream movies for free. | 1316 | Explore |
| Direct by Instagram | Instagram’s new messaging app | 1278 | Explore |
| Sheetbase | Free, fast and fun way to build modern websites and apps 🛠️ | 1263 | Explore |
| Popcorn Time In Your Browser | Watch movies instantly on the web for free | 1237 | Explore |
| Hoist | IFTTT for developers | 1235 | Explore |
| beme | Share video, honestly. A new app by Casey Neistat. | 1188 | Explore |
| SlackStack | 150+ resources to power up your Slack | 1169 | Explore |
| Hyprmeet for Zoom & OBS | Avatar video chat app for calls & streaming | 1169 | Explore |
| Front-End List | A curated list of toolkits, frameworks, & resources | 1168 | Explore |
| Founder Catalog | What the world’s most influential founders are writing about | 1164 | Explore |
| ZCast | Live interactive podcasting with your Twitter followers | 1147 | Explore |
| Maker MVP | Request Product Hunt makers to build your MVP or product | 1136 | Explore |
| Bookstck | A curated bookshelf (+100 books) made by entrepreneurs | 1133 | Explore |
| Revue 2.0 | The easiest way to create and send a curated newsletter | 1128 | Explore |
| Startup Threads | Ship custom shirts to fans & leads without holding inventory | 1126 | Explore |
| Machine Learning Weekly | A hand-picked newsletter in machine learning & deep learning | 1126 | Explore |
| Visabot | I help immigrants make America great again! | 1116 | Explore |
| Roger | Talk with your favorite people, walkie-talkie style | 1106 | Explore |
| SeeNote | The always on, digital sticky note | 1105 | Explore |
| Mockuptime | Realistic mockups available for free | 1098 | Explore |
| Startup Retreats | Find remote work retreats for you and your startup | 1098 | Explore |
| Luka | A.I. recommending restaurants in SF in a chat interface | 1094 | Explore |
| Automatic | Turn your car into a smart car | 1092 | Explore |
| Atina | Simple project management tool | 1087 | Explore |
| Bounce Bar | Add a welcoming banner bar to your site in seconds | 1073 | Explore |
| Remote Internships | Work remotely for great startups | 1073 | Explore |
| Beme 1.0 | Capture real moments from the world around you | 1065 | Explore |
| Consider | An email client designed to keep you calm and focused | 1061 | Explore |
| Pokecrew | Crowdsourced Pokemon Go map | 1059 | Explore |
| HacBook Elite | Fully functional Macintosh for 1/3 the price. | 1057 | Explore |
| Start A FIRE | Promote your brand and content with every link you share | 1047 | Explore |
| Sunrise for Mac | Mac app for the awesome Sunrise calendar | 1037 | Explore |
| Awesome Design Tools | The best design tools for everything. | 1036 | Explore |
| PLYLST | Smart playlists for Spotify | 1027 | Explore |
| Briefcase by AppSumo | “Netflix for software” | 1024 | Explore |
| Customized Travel Poster | A personalized map to remember a special trip | 1021 | Explore |
| Summize | Get a summary of virtually anything in seconds | 1014 | Explore |
| Random Useful Websites | Click a button, find a useful website | 1010 | Explore |
| Numeracy 2.0 | Write less SQL, faster | 1003 | Explore |
| Sello | Sell anything to anyone, anywhere. A new app from Shopify. | 1003 | Explore |
| Repick | Well-designed products from all over the internet | 974 | Explore |
| Apply To Date | Your own Bachelor(ette) page where people apply to date you | 957 | Explore |
| Open Strategy | The best tools to help you build your startup | 955 | Explore |
| Makerbase | Like a user-editable IMDB for product makers | 944 | Explore |
| App Review Monitor | App Store reviews delivered to Slack and your inbox | 931 | Explore |
| Amazon Restaurants | Free one-hour local food delivery for Prime customers | 929 | Explore |
| Smartmockups App 2.0 | Create stunning product screenshots without using Photoshop | 925 | Explore |
| 60 Seconds Everyday | The fastest way of daily journaling | 925 | Explore |
| Emoji Builder | Create your own emoji in no time 💨 | 922 | Explore |
| Astro 3.0 | Intelligent inbox and calendar for iOS, Android, Mac & Slack | 918 | Explore |
| Codesign.io | Visual feedback on everything | 916 | Explore |
| Responsive Screenshots | Take responsive screenshots with the click of a button | 915 | Explore |
| Joker | Paste your Torrent or Magnet link and stream the content | 877 | Explore |
| Atlas Recall | A searchable photographic memory for your digital life | 875 | Explore |
| MetaList | Search, market research and track startups in your industry | 871 | Explore |
| bookclub | A beautiful, simple alternative to Goodreads 📚 | 860 | Explore |
| Plasso Storefront | Accept payments and sell anything from anywhere. | 859 | Explore |
| Peace | Speed up web browsing by blocking ads & trackers on iOS 9 | 857 | Explore |
| Extinct Startup Tees | Beautiful t-shirts from your favorite dead startups | 853 | Explore |
| ANIMATE IT | Create GIFs and video animations easily in your browser | 849 | Explore |
| One Month Skill | Learn a new skill every month with daily emails | 847 | Explore |
| Spruce | Simple way to make tweets stand out with stunning images | 846 | Explore |
| Bonfire | The new group video chat app from Facebook 🔥 | 845 | Explore |
| WhatsApp for Desktop | Beautiful Mac, Windows & Linux desktop client for WhatsApp | 843 | Explore |
| Dropshop | Pick a file, pick a price, get paid | 843 | Explore |
| What Is My Day Rate? | A simple tool to calculate your freelance rate | 837 | Explore |
| The Parking Book | A book about the real story of Product Hunt | 837 | Explore |
| Explore Startup Timelines | Timelines of Twitter, Pinterest, Slack & other startups | 834 | Explore |
| The Product Hunt Manual | Step-by-step guide & workbook for a successful PH launch | 832 | Explore |
| Pluck | Smarter cold emails for the savvy social marketer | 825 | Explore |
| Competitors.Site | UX patterns organized by industry. New industry every week | 812 | Explore |
| Skurt | Tap a button, have a rental car delivered. | 809 | Explore |
| Mail to Self | An iOS extension to mail notes to yourself from any app | 796 | Explore |
| Birdly for Slack | A Slack bot that does your expense reports | 794 | Explore |
| Startup Fundraising | A collection of tools & resources for startup fundraising | 791 | Explore |
| Evolvr.io | IMDb for products & companies. | 791 | Explore |
| Ink | Rock solid freelance contracts in minutes | 790 | Explore |
| Pitchdeckers | Weekly free pitch deck templates | 785 | Explore |
| Mailbox for Mac (Beta) | Fly through your email. Now on Mac | 784 | Explore |
| UI Palette | UI colors, tools & trends all in one place | 780 | Explore |
| SignBot | Make email signature great again | 767 | Explore |
| logos.porn | Sexy logos for your hot startup | 766 | Explore |
| GO CUBES Chewable Coffee | Keep your coffee in your pocket instead of a cup | 759 | Explore |
| Seed | Store and validate your ideas in one place 💡 | 741 | Explore |
| Nod | Get real-time reactions from team members on Google Meet | 737 | Explore |
| Reduce by Flawless App | Compress huge Sketch files in an instant | 734 | Explore |
| Xberts | Marketplace for creative products reviewed by influencers | 731 | Explore |
| Short | The reading list for busy people | 730 | Explore |
| AppStash | Handpicked apps and tools to help create great companies | 715 | Explore |
| Referred Club | Automatically use and share referral links for free stuff | 712 | Explore |
| Parallel | Listen to music with friends over Spotify at the same time | 711 | Explore |
| Blade | Create a professional Gmail signature in 60 seconds 💌 | 708 | Explore |
| Conversational Interface | Build conversational forms with easy to use design assets. | 704 | Explore |
| Dialog | Live dialog with real people 🎙 | 700 | Explore |
| Cryptagon | The Most Advanced Crypto Portfolio Tracker 🚀 | 698 | Explore |
| Mailburn | Turns Gmail into WhatsApp for work | 698 | Explore |
| Sketch Freebie | Collection of all kind of Sketch app freebie resources | 685 | Explore |
| Product Hunt Launch Checklist | Everything you need to do for a perfect launch on PH | 685 | Explore |
| namewhale | Generates modern startup names based on multiple seed words | 679 | Explore |
| ǝlƃooפ | Flipping search on its head | 679 | Explore |
| Stash of List | Curated list of all stash sites and lists | 678 | Explore |
| Sunrise | Beautifully designed calendar app | 671 | Explore |
| Uploader for Instagram | Upload pictures to Instagram from your Mac | 670 | Explore |
| Signl | Tutorials for front-end design, development & more | 668 | Explore |
| Enso | Music discovery by swiping left or right on song previews | 662 | Explore |
| AppStarter.io | Build native iOS prototypes online. | 659 | Explore |
| Whale 1.0 | Video Q&A w/ influencers + experts 🐳 Now w/ comments! | 657 | Explore |
| AppIconizer | Icon generator for App Store & Play Store submissions. | 652 | Explore |
| SmallBusinessAPI | Make the uber for anything, or everything | 652 | Explore |
| FlexTime | Simulate a FaceTime call with your favorite celebrity | 649 | Explore |
| Startup Adoption Agency | A place to adopt startups looking for a new home | 648 | Explore |
| Plastc Card | All your cards in one device w/ an e-ink touchscreen | 647 | Explore |
| Alternote | Gorgeous OS X note-taking app with Evernote integration. | 641 | Explore |
| LinkPot | Add clickable links to your Instagram Posts | 641 | Explore |
| Name2Email by Reply | Get any email based on someone’s name | 641 | Explore |
| Traction Course | Free course with 7 marketing super-hacks | 638 | Explore |
| Treatings (iOS) | Meet the right people for your career, over coffee | 638 | Explore |
| Rabbits | Outsource programming tasks as simple as sending an email | 634 | Explore |
| Uptime | Watch YouTube videos with friends, made by Googlers | 628 | Explore |
| >we | Digital business card and relationship management | 623 | Explore |
| Free | Share your availability and get more time with friends | 622 | Explore |
| Chill N’ Sound | Play and mix ambient sounds to boost productivity | 617 | Explore |
| Athena | Community-curated repository of 🔥 learning resources | 608 | Explore |
| Marketing Podcasts | Discover podcasts that can help you become a better marketer | 606 | Explore |
| MoviePanda | Discover and watch 15,000+ movies online for free | 604 | Explore |
| Pretty Links | The easy way to customize Facebook link previews | 603 | Explore |
| Interstate Analytics | Mixpanel for advertising | 603 | Explore |
| Whiteboard | Organize your tasks and be more productive | 602 | Explore |
| Orée Board 2 | Real wooden bluetooth keyboard | 600 | Explore |
| Open Hunt | Open and community run alternative to Product Hunt | 600 | Explore |
| Infinit on mobile | Send files of unlimited size on mobile | 599 | Explore |
| Hunter Hunt | The easiest way to find Hunters | 593 | Explore |
| Ink | Create responsive HTML emails that work on any device/client | 592 | Explore |
| Closed Club | Browse shut-down start-ups & learn why they closed down | 591 | Explore |
| Bright | Actionable metrics for subscription businesses | 591 | Explore |
| Online Web Scraper | Cloud hosted data extraction tool | 590 | Explore |
| ChatPay | Earn quick money by testing chatbots for makers 🤖🤑 | 590 | Explore |
| li.st | Express yourself through the medium of lists. | 590 | Explore |
| Beagle | A tool for creating better contract proposals | 589 | Explore |
| Blog Compass by Google | Track views, moderate comments, and check visibility. | 589 | Explore |
| Hive | First free unlimited cloud service in the world. | 588 | Explore |
| Foldio360 | Create 360º product images with your smartphone | 585 | Explore |
| Tab Snooze | Browser Extension that snoozes tabs. Mailbox for tabs! | 585 | Explore |
| Drop | Subscribe to channels & get push notification updates | 585 | Explore |
| Speak | Push-to-talk audio w/ your team for Mac w/ Slack integration | 584 | Explore |
| Wondr | Start an anonymous chat session with your Twitter followers | 583 | Explore |
| GitHub Audio | Tracks events across GitHub to generate calming work music | 582 | Explore |
| Next Keyboard | A better keyboard for iOS with stickers, themes & emojis 💃 | 580 | Explore |
| Heartbeat | Listen to music with your friends together, on Spotify | 579 | Explore |
| Stanford Nerd | Text a Stanford student and get help | 579 | Explore |
| Tropic | Remote team timezones in a simple UI | 575 | Explore |
| Fancy Footage Club | Looping, royalty-free videos for your next design project. | 574 | Explore |
| Open Habits | An app to help you build new habits | 566 | Explore |
| PokéVision | Find all Pokemon near you in real time for Pokemon Go. | 562 | Explore |
| Nike Ad Generator | Create your own Just Do It Colin Kaepernick ad | 561 | Explore |
| Product Slack | The daily top hunts on Product Hunt, delivered to your Slack | 558 | Explore |
| Dead Domains | Curated list of ideas behind unused domains | 558 | Explore |
| Cards Against Originality | Cards Against Humanity app, free in your browser | 553 | Explore |
| Grove Ecosystem | Helps you grow fresh herbs, lettuce & fruit indoors all year | 552 | Explore |
| Git Hunt | Product Hunt for GitHub | 549 | Explore |
| WordPress Stack | A curated list of WordPress resources | 548 | Explore |
| Momentum | Delightful habit tracker for iOS 8 with Today view widget | 548 | Explore |
| ZCast 2.0 | Mobile podcasting, now with recording and landing pages | 546 | Explore |
| Meerkat API | Harness the power of live with Meerkat’s public API | 546 | Explore |
| Meerkat for Android | Tweet live video in one click, now on Android | 546 | Explore |
| Extensify | Tweak your iOS device, no Jailbreaking requried | 544 | Explore |
| Zoe | Hire talented freelance designers and front end developers | 544 | Explore |
| Doorman 2.0 | Schedule package delivery and shipping pickup ’til midnight | 544 | Explore |
| Graphite | Decentralized and encrypted alternative to Google docs | 543 | Explore |
| Maker Hunt | The knowledge-sharing community for Product Hunt makers | 543 | Explore |
| Unubo 2.0 | Simplest way to deploy your web apps, APIs and databases | 541 | Explore |
| Google’s Star Wars | Choose your side of the Force to transform your Google | 541 | Explore |
| Courage | Never lose your AirPods again. Strap on a pair! | 535 | Explore |
| Ask Me Anything | The official Reddit AMA app | 535 | Explore |
| Call Frank | Get a call every night to record feedback on your day. | 534 | Explore |
| Musical.ly 6.0 | Make awesome videos and share with friends 🎶 | 534 | Explore |
| Minbox 3 | The next chapter in file sharing | 533 | Explore |
| Revenue Numbers | A curated directory of revenue stats for online businesses. | 532 | Explore |
| Threads.io | Trigger automated behavior-driven emails (by SendGrid). | 532 | Explore |
| Neverstop by Karma | All you can surf WiFi. $50/month up to 5Mbps. No data caps. | 528 | Explore |
| Cowrkr | Bringing social accountability to work 🙊 | 519 | Explore |
| Picnic Metrics | A Google Analytics Dashboard everyone will understand | 517 | Explore |
| Famous | Be the biggest fan. Be #FamousAF. | 517 | Explore |
| Comma | A simple email newsletter reader for your phone | 516 | Explore |
| Flic | Like Tinder for your camera roll | 511 | Explore |
| Reminders API | A powerful reminder scheduling API | 511 | Explore |
| Katch | The record button for Meerkat | 509 | Explore |
| Tailor | Show each visitor the best possible landing page | 505 | Explore |
| Chats.Directory | A curated list of the best Slack groups for professionals | 505 | Explore |
| Linguican | Learn languages with music | 504 | Explore |
That’s it.
If you have a related query, feel free to let us know in the comments below.
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