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LaunchIgniter: requirements, how to submit, and what you actually get
A 9,100-maker launch board with no free lane of its own: the pricing page points free submitters at the operator's two smaller sites instead.
launchigniter.com
Eligibility
Who LaunchIgniter accepts
You need
$12, since there is no free launch on this site
An account and a live product
A name, description and tags
You'll be rejected if
Anyone not paying: the pricing page's answer to "looking for a free launch" is a link to two other directories
SaaS productsIndie productsAI toolsDeveloper toolsMobile appsNo-code tools
What you actually get
A week on the homepage of a board with 9,100 makers and vote counts in the teens, competing for a Winner badge awarded to the week's top three, plus a permanent followed link. For $3 more the Pro tier adds two more permanent links from the operator's other two directories, which is the cheapest three-link package in this bracket and also the reason to check whether those two sites are worth being on.
How to submit to LaunchIgniter
1
Read the pricing page first
It is where the absence of a free lane is disclosed, under a heading that reads "Looking for a Free Launch?" and links out to SaaSGrow.app and StartupTrusted.
2
Pick Basic or Pro
$12 for one followed link, $15 for three. Both skip the queue and neither needs a badge.
3
Submit the product
/submit takes the listing. There is also a /submit-directories route, which is a separate list of other directories rather than part of the flow.
4
Get a week on the homepage
The launch runs a full week and competes for a Winner badge awarded to the top three products of that week.
LaunchIgniter requirements
A payment of $12 or $15
An account on the site
Product name, live URL, description and tags
A logo and images for the homepage cardoptional
Gotchas
There is no free launch here at all. The pricing page answers the question with a section pointing at SaaSGrow.app and StartupTrusted, which are the same operator's smaller sites, so "free" means launching somewhere else.
Paying for Pro buys two links you could have had for nothing: the extra backlinks it adds come from the operator's own smaller sites, and both of those take listings directly at no cost.
Let your agent submit to LaunchIgniter
Connect SubmitMap to your AI over MCP and this page stops being something you read and copy. Your agent asks for the LaunchIgniter playbook and gets the brief for this exact form, with the values already taken from your submission pack instead of placeholders you fill in by hand.
What it does for this platform
Checks your product against the 4 LaunchIgniter rules above, so you find out you would be rejected before you open a tab.
Hands your agent all 4 fields this form asks for, 1 of them optional, already filled from your pack.
Tells you what paying buys here, so you pick it on purpose: basic Launch is $12 one-time: a week on the homepage, a lifetime followed link from their DR 74 domain, no badge and no waiting period. Pro Launch is $15 and adds lifetime followed links from StartupTrusted (DR 51) and SaaSGrow (DR 55), both of which are the same operator's sites.
Types it into LaunchIgniter in your own browser, and stops for you when the form wants a sign-in.
Records what it sent, so the dashboard can answer "did I ever submit to LaunchIgniter?".
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LaunchIgniter FAQ
How long does LaunchIgniter approval take?
LaunchIgniter's typical time from submission to going live is instant.
How much does it cost to submit to LaunchIgniter?
Submitting to LaunchIgniter is paid (Basic Launch is $12 one-time: a week on the homepage, a lifetime followed link from their DR 74 domain, no badge and no waiting period. Pro Launch is $15 and adds lifetime followed links from StartupTrusted (DR 51) and SaaSGrow (DR 55), both of which are the same operator's sites.).
Does LaunchIgniter give a dofollow backlink?
Yes, a listing on LaunchIgniter carries a dofollow link. The site has a domain rating of 74.
Does LaunchIgniter require a backlink to your site?
No, LaunchIgniter does not require a link back from your site.
What gets you rejected from LaunchIgniter?
Anyone not paying: the pricing page's answer to "looking for a free launch" is a link to two other directories.