Launch guides
Where to launch, by segment.
One dataset of launch platforms and startup directories, verified against each platform's own pages and sliced by the question you are actually asking. Start with the complete guide, or jump to your segment.
The complete guide
Where to launch your product: every launch platform and startup directory, compared — the full table, every platform one by one, the stacked-launch sequence, and the launch-day playbook.
Ranked by verified link value
Launch directories ranked by verified dofollow link value, November 2026: the rel attribute read on live listing pages for every directory in the dataset, ranked followed, mixed, nofollow.
Costs, checklists and decisions
- How much it costs to list a SaaS on launch directories in 2026: free and paid tiers for every platform in the dataset, prices from each platform’s own page, dated per row.
- SaaS launch checklist 2026: the 30 steps, with each platform’s lead time and limits: booking lead times, review times, image sizes and verification rules.
- Is it worth launching on Product Hunt in 2026?: a decision rule, Product Hunt’s current launch rules and the link attribute.
By segment
- The 17 Best Launch Platforms for B2B SaaS, Compared
- The 10 Best Launch Platforms and Directories for AI Tools
- The 10 Best Launch Platforms for Developer Tools
- The 18 Best Places to Post a Side Project, Compared
- 46 Free Startup Directories and Launch Platforms, Compared
- Startup Directories That Give Dofollow Backlinks, Verified
- The 15 Best Product Hunt Alternatives, Honestly Compared
- AI Tool Directories, Compared: Which Ones Are Free, and Which Ones Link Dofollow
- Where to List Your MCP Server: Every Registry and Directory, Compared
- High Authority Startup Directories: Which Big Names Actually Link to You
Explainers
- llms.txt explained: what it is and how to publish it: The format, a worked example, how to publish it, and what is and is not known about who reads it.
- Generative engine optimization for software: get cited by AI assistants: A checklist for being found, read and described accurately by AI assistants, with a dated observation from our own logs.
Tool comparisons
- The Best Social Media Scheduling Tools for Indie Hackers, Compared: Ten schedulers compared on free plans, starting prices, networks and the catch with each.
- The Best GEO Tools for Tracking AI Search Visibility, Compared: Nine tools that check whether AI assistants and AI search mention your brand, compared on engines, prompts and price.
- The Best SEO Tools for Indie Hackers and Small SaaS, Compared: Nine SEO tools for small SaaS, from the free essentials to the paid suites, with real prices and limits.
- The Best Newsletter Platforms for Indie Hackers, Compared: Nine newsletter and email platforms compared on free caps, the price at 1,000 subscribers and paid subscriptions.
- Stripe Alternatives for SaaS: Payment Processors and Merchants of Record, Compared: Payment processors and merchants of record for SaaS compared on fees, tax handling and the real cost per sale.
- Google Analytics Alternatives: Privacy-Friendly Web Analytics, Compared: Nine web analytics tools compared on cookies, free tiers, price per pageview band and self-hosting.
En français
- Où lancer son produit : plateformes de lancement et annuaires, comparés
- Annuaires startup avec backlinks dofollow : la liste vérifiée
How the facts behind every table are sourced is public on the methodology page. When you are ready, book a launch date. The queue is public and you see your position before committing.