LaunchNest runs a recurring tournament: twice a month, products enter a bracket and the community votes for a winner. Every entry keeps a permanent listing page.
Best for: makers who can rally votes for a head-to-head bracket.
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- Free or paid
- Free and paid
- Price
- Listing is free, with up to 2 products on a free account. Paid placements include Spotlight at $39 for 30 days.
- Approval time
- No approval queue: a listing goes on the board straight away.
- Backlink
- Verifying their free badge earns a dofollow backlink. Paid placements get one at once.
- Domain Rating
- DR 71, by its own figure
Read from LaunchNest's own page on October 31, 2026.
What LaunchNest does for a launch
A launch platform gives a new product a day or a week on a front page where people browse, vote and comment. The attention is short, so the work is in the preparation and in showing up on the day.
How to get listed on LaunchNest
- Read LaunchNest's submit page and rules first: some platforms have a free queue, a paid way to skip it, or a fixed launch day.
- Create a maker account a few days early. A brand-new account that posts once looks like spam on most platforms.
- Pick a launch day you can spend online. Most of the result comes from replying to comments in the first hours.
- Fill in the listing: a tagline that says what it does, a short description, a square logo, three or four screenshots and your pricing.
- On the day, share the launch link with people who already know you, and reply to every comment.
- If LaunchNest gives you a badge or a launch page, link it from your site. It tells visitors you're real and helps search engines find the page.
Tips for LaunchNest
- Enter close to a bracket date, so you aren't waiting weeks with nothing happening.
- Verify the badge as soon as you're listed; that's what its free dofollow link depends on.
What to prepare before you submit
You'll paste the same things into every launch platform and directory, so write them once:
- A tagline under 60 characters that says what it does (see how to write a product tagline).
- A description under 160 characters, plus a longer one of two or three short paragraphs.
- A square logo (at least 256×256) and three or four screenshots at the same size.
- Your pricing in one line, including whether there's a free plan.
- A spreadsheet of where you submitted, the listing URL and whether the link is followed.
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Frequently asked questions
- Is LaunchNest free?
- Listing is free, with up to 2 products on a free account. Paid placements include Spotlight at $39 for 30 days.
- Is a LaunchNest launch worth it?
- It's worth it when you can be there on the day to answer comments, and when the people who browse LaunchNest are close to your customers. A launch you can't show up for usually gets little back.
- Can I launch on LaunchNest and other platforms too?
- Yes. Space them out by a few days so each launch gets your full attention, and reuse the same tagline, description and screenshots so every listing says the same thing.
IndieLaunch isn't affiliated with LaunchNest. What's here comes from its own site, checked October 31, 2026; prices and policies change, so check before you submit. Our full list is in the startup directories guide.