Pricing

Submitting is always free, and your listing page is permanent — it never expires. When you want more eyes on your launch, upgrade it for a week — no subscription, no recurring charge. The one exception is Category Sponsor below: an ongoing placement, billed monthly, cancel anytime.

Embed your listing badge on your own site and keep it live — once we confirm it's there, your listing's outbound link becomes dofollow. Unverified listings link back nofollow.

Featured

$29.00 / week

Priority placement in your category, New, and a homepage carousel spot for 7 days.

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Spotlight

$49.00 / week

Featured, plus next newsletter inclusion and recommendations on similar listings.

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Billboard

$149.00 / week

Spotlight, plus the homepage banner ad slot for the week.

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Launch mechanics

One-time actions on your launch day itself, separate from listing upgrades above.

Relaunch

$19.00

Shipped a major update? Re-queue for a fresh launch day and a new 7-day ranking window.

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Skip the line

$29.00

Your assigned day is further out than it needs to be? Jump to the earliest day that's open.

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Pick your date

$49.00

Choose any specific future day with open capacity — useful even with no backlog at all.

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Launch Pro

$79.00

A guaranteed Featured launch day, a Sponsored newsletter line, and your badge — capped at 40/month.

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None of this touches organic rank or editorial judgment — paid placement is always labeled, and who we feature editorially is never for sale. See how we curate.

Placement subscription

Recurring visibility, not a rank boost — a labeled placement, capped and disclosed.

Category Sponsor

$99.00 / month

Pick one category your listing already belongs to. A labeled "Sponsored" card shows on that category's browse page and on Alternatives-to-X pages for other listings in it — never mixed into the organic results, never a rank boost. Capped at 3 sponsors per category.

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Newsletter sponsorship

A slot in the weekly digest's labeled "Sponsored" section — bought directly, no Launch Pro purchase required. One Primary and one Classified slot per issue, first come first served.

Primary

$150.00

The larger placement — rendered first, with its own blurb and more visual weight. Capped at 1 per issue.

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Classified

$75.00

A compact, text-only line below Primary. Capped at 1 per issue.

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Founder Pro Membership

A yearly membership for founders who launch more than once — not a listing upgrade.

Founder Pro

$99.00 / year

One free Skip-the-line application per year, priority moderation queue position, and a member badge. See the full perks list — real benefits only, no fabricated third-party deals.

Building on Launchline's data? Read the API docs — a generous free tier, no subscription required to start.

Upgrades are bought per listing from your dashboard once it's submitted.