Directory index · Launch platforms · researched October 2026
Awesome Indie
awesomeindie.comAwesome Indie is a launch platform for all kinds of startups, including AI tools, design tools, developer tools, mobile apps, no-code tools, and SaaS. We went through its submission pages in October 2026: what it costs, the link you get, who gets in and how to submit.
How much does Awesome Indie cost?
Listing on Awesome Indie is free if you wait your turn, with paid options from $9.99.
Launching is free; a product takes the next available day in the queue. The FAQ estimates the queue is around four months deep, varying with demand; the site says it publishes 15-25 products per day. Products are reviewed. No backlink or badge is required, but the website link is nofollow until the product passes 20 upvotes, and returns to nofollow if it falls below that threshold.
- Next available free launch day
- Product page and maker profile
- Initial free-account limit of one product, which can rise with a login streak
- Website link follows the vote-based rule: nofollow until 20 upvotes
- Choose a launch day instead of taking the next free slot; FAQ says dates can be chosen from tomorrow up to 365 days out
- Change the chosen date until launch
- Adds a product slot to the account, retained after launch
- Does not skip review or change ranking
- Everything in Skip the Line
- Featured on the homepage, site sidebar, and category pages for the launch day
- Paid placement marked with a flame; does not change the numbered ranking
- Everything in Boost Launch
- A place in the next weekly newsletter after launch
- A social post on X, Bluesky, and Mastodon linking to the product site
Extras they sell
- Skip the Line $9.99 one-off per product
- Paid alternative to the free queue: choose a launch date and add a product slot to the account.
- Boost Launch $29.99 one-off per product
- Adds labeled homepage, sidebar, and category-page placement for the whole launch day; does not buy a higher vote ranking.
- Premium Launch $49.99 one-off per product
- Adds the next weekly newsletter slot and a social post on X, Bluesky, and Mastodon to Boost Launch.
- Awesome Indie Pro $4.99/month or $49.99/year
- Lifts product and daily upvote caps; includes a verified profile badge, a website link on the profile, and analytics for each featured product owned. Yearly billing is presented as two months free.
- Sponsored Ad Spot $99.99/month
- Human-reviewed sidebar ad on every site page for a month, with logo, one line of copy, and a link. Gambling, crypto, adult, and get-rich-quick ads are excluded.
Does Awesome Indie give a dofollow backlink?
Awesome Indie links to your site with a nofollow link, which asks Google not to count it.
Its Ahrefs Domain Rating is 28.
Who gets into Awesome Indie, and how fast?
Submissions are reviewed first, and most products that fit get in.
New listings are shown to its audience: on the homepage, in a newsletter or on social media.
The FAQ says the automatic check usually reaches a submission within an hour; if referred to a human, which it calls the normal outcome for unclear cases, review can take a day or two. Paying does not skip review.
How much traffic does Awesome Indie get?
Similarweb ranks awesomeindie.com #1,991,779 in the world by traffic.
What Awesome Indie says about its audience: The homepage/login page says, "Join 11,543 makers shipping indie products." The pricing page says the site publishes between 15 and 25 products a day. No sitewide traffic figure was found.
How do you submit to Awesome Indie?
You submit to Awesome Indie through a form, after creating an account. Sign-up options: Google, GitHub, and X.
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Researched 29 October 2026 from Awesome Indie's own pages. Prices and terms change, so check before you pay. Something out of date? Report a correction.