Launch platform · checked 10 October 2026
Daily product launches with rankings, topics and a permanent product page
StartupBase has a free route, and paid plans from $39 one-time. The listing we checked linked to the product with a plain, followed link.
Two free ways to launch after the submission is reviewed: a badge-verified launch (StartupBase badge on the maker's site, priority queue) and a standard launch with no badge (community queue); one free launch can be held in the queue at a time.
$39 one-time — Launch
A plain link to the product, with no nofollow, ugc or sponsored. StartupBase says it depends on the plan.
What we read: https://startupbase.io/products/nyria, /cooldock and /grow-or-die - 'Visit website' links go directly to the product (?ref=startupbase) with rel='noopener noreferrer'; https://startupbase.io/products/shipos shows rel='nofollow noopener noreferrer'; FAQ says every paid launch includes a permanent dofollow backlink
60K+ monthly visitors, 16.8K+ newsletter subscribers, 4.3K+ products launched, DR 74 per Ahrefs (StartupBase launch page) Their figures, not ours.
#725,745 in the Tranco top-1M list of 9 October 2026 — Top 1M.
| Plan | Price | Stated wait | Includes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launch | $39 one-time | launch tomorrow or any date within 30 days | skips the queue; choose the launch date; guaranteed homepage feature on launch day; permanent DR 74+ dofollow backlink; no badge required |
| Boost | $99 one-time | — | 30 days on the homepage |
| Ultimate | $499 one-time | — | 60 days on the homepage; newsletter feature; 1,000+ word editorial review article |
| Outrank (pay-to-rank board) | $15 one-time | live as soon as payment clears, no review queue | pay-what-you-want from 15 USD; rank equals the total paid; top 3 shown in the sitewide sidebar and in newsletters; top 8 on the homepage grid; permanent dofollow link from the listing |
| Premium Placement | $99 a month | — | highlighted product card across listing pages |
| Newsletter Sponsorship | $59 | — | top placement in one newsletter issue (priced per issue) |
| Review Article | $99 one-time | — | 1,000+ word editorial review on the StartupBase blog with dofollow links; struck-through list price 199 USD |
A reviewed product page with a launch date, daily to yearly rankings, topic and collection placement, and an optional newsletter feature. Suits indie and SaaS products that can wait in a free queue or pay once for a chosen date.
StartupBase has a free route, and paid plans from $39 one-time. The cheapest paid listing is Launch. Other paid options: Boost at $99 one-time; Ultimate at $499 one-time; Outrank (pay-to-rank board) at $15 one-time.
Yes, with conditions. Two free ways to launch after the submission is reviewed: a badge-verified launch (StartupBase badge on the maker's site, priority queue) and a standard launch with no badge (community queue); one free launch can be held in the queue at a time.
Free route: badge-verified free launch about 4-5 weeks; standard free launch estimated 10+ weeks. Launch: launch tomorrow or any date within 30 days. Outrank (pay-to-rank board): live as soon as payment clears, no review queue.
StartupBase says it depends on the plan. The listing we checked linked to the product with a plain, followed link.
Account required (Google, LinkedIn or X sign-in; the submit page redirects to login). Every submission is reviewed before it goes live; products need a working website and a real product. Not accepted: placeholder sites, company-only pages, agencies and consultancies with no product, resold software, discount-key storefronts, thin listings. Free badge-verified launch requires the StartupBase badge on the maker's site.
Read on 10 October 2026. Every fact above comes from StartupBase's own pages.
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