Directory index · Launch platforms · researched October 2026
Smol Launch
smollaunch.comSmol Launch is a launch platform for all kinds of startups, including AI tools, design tools, developer tools, marketing tools, 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 Smol Launch cost?
Listing on Smol Launch is free if you wait your turn, with paid options from $19.
A product's first launch can be free. The site describes Basic Free and Free Verified paths; both require 3 qualifying votes on other makers' eligible launches and share a platform-wide cap of 50 free slots per week, so there can be a queue. Basic Free is nofollow. Free Verified earns a dofollow listing after adding and verifying the Smol Launch badge, which is re-checked weekly. The pricing page showed the next free week as Jan 11, 2027, with 500 ahead. Later launches of the same product require a paid tier.
- Product's first launch
- Weekly home-page listing and ranking
- 50 shared free slots per week
- Requires 3 qualifying votes
- Queue applies
- Standard listing link is nofollow
- Product's first launch
- Verified listing after badge installation and verification
- Dofollow link after verification
- 50 shared free slots per week
- Requires 3 qualifying votes
- Queue applies
- Ranked weekly launch and home-page listing
- Permanent backlink
- No badge or prerequisite votes
- Choose any open launch week; no free queue
- Everything in Premium
- One-week Featured Spot in the first available week after launch
- Newsletter roundup feature after the Featured Spot runs
- Priority review
- Unlimited Premium launches during the membership year
- Permanent backlink on each launch
- Priority review
- Verified Maker Pass profile badge
- 2x karma on eligible engagement
- Annual plan auto-renews; cancel anytime
- 30+ completed directory submissions for one app
- Submission tracking in the dashboard
- Can be bought alone or added to a Premium/Premium+ launch
- Maker Pass price: $79
- 60+ completed directory submissions for one app
- Submission tracking in the dashboard
- Can be bought alone or added to a Premium/Premium+ launch
- Maker Pass price: $129
- 100+ completed directory submissions for one app
- Submission tracking in the dashboard
- Can be bought alone or added to a Premium/Premium+ launch
- Maker Pass price: $179
- Paid placement across homepage and discovery pages for one launch week
- Sponsored link; placement stays outside the ranking
- Limited to 8 spots per week
- No auto-renewal
- Four consecutive weeks of featured placement
- 20% bundle discount; page shows $76 crossed out
- Sponsored link; placement stays outside the ranking
- Limited to 8 spots per week
- No auto-renewal
- Sole sponsor position above one weekly winners email
- Product name, one-line pitch and one counted link
- Pay as guest, then submit details for review
- Full refund if the issue cannot run
Extras they sell
- Premium+ promotion bundle $39 per launch ($20 more than Premium)
- Adds priority review, a one-week Featured Spot after the launch week, and a later feature in the weekly newsletter roundup. The newsletter feature is not the sole-sponsor email ad. Directory submissions are not included.
- Maker Pass $99/year
- Annual membership for serial makers: unlimited Premium launches, permanent backlinks, priority review, a profile badge and 2x eligible karma. The site says it pays for itself at about six launches.
- Launch Everywhere $99 Lite / $149 Plus / $199 Pro, one time
- Done-for-you directory submissions for one app: 30+, 60+ or 100+ completed submissions. Can be added to Premium/Premium+ or bought alone. Maker Pass prices are $79/$129/$179. Third-party directory fees, paid placements and fast-track fees are excluded; directories control approval and publication.
- Standalone Featured Spot $19/week or $61/4 weeks
- Paid homepage and discovery-page promotion, limited to 8 spots per week, with no auto-renewal. It is advertising outside the ranking and uses a sponsored link. The page estimates 1,800+ visits in a typical week, explicitly not a guarantee.
- Newsletter Sponsorship $49/issue
- Sole sponsor above the winners in one weekly results email, with a counted link. The site claims 3,500+ opted-in readers, says it does not track opens, and offers a full refund if it cannot run the issue.
Does Smol Launch give a dofollow backlink?
Smol Launch links to your site with a dofollow link, the kind Google may count toward your site's authority.
Its Ahrefs Domain Rating is 76.
Who gets into Smol Launch, 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.
Smol Launch says submissions receive automated checks and human moderation before going live, but gives no standard review duration. Premium+ and Maker Pass include priority review. Separately, Launch Everywhere says most third-party directories review new listings within one to two weeks; each directory controls its own review and publication timing.
How much traffic does Smol Launch get?
Similarweb ranks smollaunch.com #706,948 in the world by traffic.
What Smol Launch says about its audience: The homepage says a launch gets a full week in front of 16,000+ makers. Newsletter Sponsorship claims 3,500+ opted-in readers. The Featured Spot page estimates 1,800+ visits in a typical week and says this is not guaranteed.
How do you submit to Smol Launch?
You submit to Smol Launch through a form, after creating an account. Sign-up options: Google and Email and password.
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Researched 29 October 2026 from Smol Launch's own pages. Prices and terms change, so check before you pay. Something out of date? Report a correction.