Dofollow Backlink, Boost When Ready

LaunchZone is the only launch directory that hands you a certified, verified DR 50+ dofollow backlink — not a badge-gated maybe, a rated one you can point to. Featured and Pro take it further: the same dofollow link goes live on every /best, /compare and alternatives page your product matches, the pages built to get picked up when people search or ask AI. Add a LaunchCity building — a real interactive map, not a logo wall — plus a Friday newsletter that puts weekly winners in front of subscribers at no extra cost, and an analytics dashboard that shows exactly what the traffic is worth. No other directory combines a certified rating, AI-citable placement and a live map in one launch.

Yes. You can submit your product and get a permanent Free listing at $0 — no credit card, no trial and no hidden fees. Free listings include a public product page, directory and category listing, weekly launch cohort eligibility and a build-in-public changelog, all live for as long as the product stays up.

Free lists your product in the directory with a public page, category listing and weekly cohort eligibility — the backlink is nofollow until you verify the LaunchZone badge. Featured ($24, one-time, no subscription) goes live instantly with a certified DR 50+ dofollow backlink, no badge required, 7 days of homepage placement, a taller building on LaunchCity and 7-day analytics with CSV export. Pro ($49, one-time) includes everything in Featured plus 30 days of homepage placement, the tallest gold tower on LaunchCity for 30 days, 90-day analytics retention, priority ranking in /best pages and eligibility to redeem launch credits.

Featured is $24, one time, per product launch — not a monthly or annual subscription. Pro is $49, also one time. There is no recurring plan to cancel and no per-month rate to compare, because you are not renting placement, you are buying one launch. Checkout runs through Stripe.

There is no cap — Free, Featured and Pro all let you submit as many products as you like, on the same account. Each one is queued into its own weekly launch cohort to keep things fair, and each is priced and boosted independently, so a Featured or Pro purchase covers that one launch, not the whole account.

LaunchZone holds a certified Domain Rating of 50+, verified live by rating.so rather than self-reported. Featured and Pro turn that authority into a real backlink: a dofollow link from your permanent product page, plus automatic distribution across every /best, /compare and alternatives page your product matches — the same pages built to surface in Google and get picked up when people ask AI assistants. Free gets one nofollow link until you verify the LaunchZone badge.

On Featured and Pro, yes — the dofollow backlink is permanent, with no badge required and no ongoing re-verification. On the Free plan, dofollow depends on the LaunchZone badge staying installed: we periodically recheck it (typically daily), and if the badge is removed or stops verifying, the link automatically reverts to nofollow until you reinstall it.

Featured and Pro launches get priority support over X (@launchzonehq) and email — questions about your listing, badge verification or checkout jump ahead of the general queue. Free accounts can reach the same channels, just without the priority.

Free listings go into the manual review queue and go live once approved for that week's launch cohort. Featured and Pro go live immediately — the moment Stripe confirms payment, with no queue and no wait. A 30-day ad spot rotates live the same way, right after checkout. A sponsored article is written and published by LaunchZone after purchase, so it is not instant — we confirm timing with you once the order comes in.

They solve different problems. Product Hunt is built around one launch-day spike. LaunchZone is built for ongoing discoverability: your product page, directory listing and dofollow backlink stay live forever, not just for launch day, and Featured/Pro add a certified DR 50+ backlink plus distribution across /best, /compare and alternatives pages that keep surfacing you in search and AI results long after launch. Many founders start on Free to validate interest, then upgrade to Featured or Pro from their dashboard when they want the extra placement.

Map placement is time-boxed so the city never fills up permanently: Free stays 7 days, Featured 14 days and Pro 30 days from launch. After that the building leaves the map and frees its plot for new launches — your product page, directory listing and links stay live forever. For an always-on presence, rent a City Storefront.

A City Storefront is a separate annual placement (not a launch). For $999/year you rent one of 15 premium slots on the interactive LaunchCity map and show your logo, company name and a dofollow link. It renews yearly and can be cancelled anytime, which frees the slot at the end of the period.

Yes. Start free, validate interest, then boost the product from your dashboard when you want more visibility.

Advertise is separate from launch plans. A $99 30-day ad spot rotates on the leaderboard and discovery pages (max 10 live at once), clearly labeled Sponsored. A $199 sponsored article is written and published permanently by LaunchZone.