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StartupLibrary: requirements, how to submit, and what you actually get

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Free after a queue the form itself puts at about five months, or $12.99 to go live tomorrow

startuplibrary.net
StartupLibrary homepage
Eligibility

Who StartupLibrary accepts

You need
A live URL
A Google account
A square logo
A newsletter subscription, for the free lane
You'll be rejected if
Nothing published about who is refused.
StartupsSaaS toolsAI toolsIndie productsDeveloper tools
What you actually get
A startup page with a Visit link carrying rel="noopener noreferrer dofollow", a place on the leaderboard where upvotes decide the order, and a shot at the newsletter if the listing lands in the week's top five. The free lane goes live only when the queue reaches it, and the dashboard counts the days down from about 145.

How to submit to StartupLibrary

  1. Sign in with Google
    Or launch for free on /submit opens the sign-in card. A profile step follows: a username, an optional avatar, and a newsletter box that is pre-ticked and marked required for free submissions.
  2. Step 1, the listing
    Square logo, up to two screenshots, name, website, a tagline of at most 10 words, a description of at most 60 words, and one category chip from 26.
  3. Step 2, the lane
    Pro is preselected at $35.99 with Basic at $12.99 under it. A small 'or continue with Free Launch' link under the cards swaps the button for Submit for Free.
  4. Three modals, then the dashboard
    Submit for Free opens a skip-the-wait offer, then a 20% coupon, then a $29 newsletter spot; the decline link in each is what submits. The dashboard then lists the startup as In Review with the days until launch.

StartupLibrary requirements

Square logo
up to 5MB
Screenshotsoptional
up to 2
Name
Website URL
Tagline
10 words
Description
60 words
Category
one of 26
Username

Gotchas

The free queue is long and the form tells you exactly how long: on this walk it read about 146 days, and the dashboard counts down from there with a Launch Today button beside it, so a free listing here is a next-year listing.
The weekly newsletter is not optional on the free lane: the profile step pre-ticks it and says it is required for free submissions, and the dashboard carries the unsubscribe link, so leaving the list later may cost the listing.
Submit for Free is three refusals long: a skip-the-wait modal, a 24-hour 20% coupon and a $29 newsletter spot each stand between the button and the submission, and each has its own small decline link.
The tagline stops at 10 words and the description at 60, counted live, so a pack tagline of a dozen words is cut on the spot.

Let your agent submit to StartupLibrary

Connect SubmitMap to your AI over MCP and this page stops being something you read and copy. Your agent asks for the StartupLibrary 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 5 StartupLibrary rules above, so you find out you would be rejected before you open a tab.
Hands your agent all 8 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 $12.99 one time: live within 24 hours, skipping the free queue, with the dofollow link. Pro Launch is $35.99 one time: pick the launch date, 50 promo credits, one free 24-hour promotion, the SEO checklist and a PRO badge on the profile. The free lane is the same listing after the queue, which the form estimated at 146 days on this walk. A sponsored spot in the weekly newsletter is $29 a week, three a week.
Types it into StartupLibrary 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 StartupLibrary?".
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StartupLibrary FAQ

How long does StartupLibrary approval take?
StartupLibrary's typical time from submission to going live is 3-6 months.
How much does it cost to submit to StartupLibrary?
StartupLibrary has a free submission option plus paid placement (Basic Launch is $12.99 one time: live within 24 hours, skipping the free queue, with the dofollow link. Pro Launch is $35.99 one time: pick the launch date, 50 promo credits, one free 24-hour promotion, the SEO checklist and a PRO badge on the profile. The free lane is the same listing after the queue, which the form estimated at 146 days on this walk. A sponsored spot in the weekly newsletter is $29 a week, three a week.).
Does StartupLibrary give a dofollow backlink?
Yes, a listing on StartupLibrary carries a dofollow link. The site has a domain rating of 30.
Does StartupLibrary require a backlink to your site?
No, StartupLibrary does not require a link back from your site.
What gets you rejected from StartupLibrary?
Nothing published about who is refused.