A public launch board where founders publish products and connect with early adopters
Community board for makers to showcase their products and projects with SEO benefits
Stage
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Pricing model
Freemium
Freemium
Pricing
Free Launch: $0 forever with permanent listing; Premium Launch: $19 one-time with 2× tile area and verified badge; Premium+: $39 one-time with two weeks of featured placement; Featured promotion: $15/week recurring; Directory distribution: Starter $99, Growth $149, or Authority $199 one-time
Community: Free (with participation requirement of 4 upvotes and 1 comment). Pro Listing: $5 one-time payment for instant publish and direct do-follow backlink. Showcase Plus: $15 one-time payment including 1,000-word blog post and VMKBuilds newsletter feature.
Key features
Free and paid launch options with permanent product pages
Weekly community-ranked leaderboard based on upvotes
Manual directory distribution to 30-100+ curated directories
Featured placement in newsletter and on product pages
Product update publishing and changelog management
DoFollow backlinks from LaunchOrbit and partner sites
Shareable LaunchOrbit badge for websites
Product discovery organized by category with browsable feed
Instant launch approval for Premium tier
Community participation system with upvotes and comments
SEO-optimized dedicated showcase pages indexed by Google and AI crawlers
Domain Rating 38 verified do-follow backlinks
Public builder profiles showcasing projects, stack, and socials
1,000-word dedicated product blog posts
Featured placement in VMKBuilds newsletter
Social media shoutout on X
7-day freshness window ranking system
High-priority inclusion in sitemap and llms.txt
What makes it different
Permanent product pages that keep generating traffic long after launch day
Community-driven rankings that reward genuine engagement instead of paid promotion alone
One launch profile that powers discovery, community engagement, and directory distribution
Credible discovery signal for investors and accelerators through verified launch pages
Free community tier with earned do-follow backlinks through participation
One-time payments with no recurring fees or subscriptions
Instant publishing and immediate do-follow backlink delivery
Expert-written product blog posts with long-tail SEO benefits
Engaged audience of founders and early adopters in newsletter
LaunchOrbit
ShowBuild