
List your software on Launching Next
launchingnext.comStartup directoriesGeneral (accepts AI tools)C · Worth a look
At a glance
- Cost to list
- Free submission (daily review, publication not guaranteed)
- Free listing
- Yes
- Cheapest paid
- –
- Featured price
- –
- Fast-track price
- $99
- Link type
- Nofollow
- Which plan gets the link
- none (nofollow) (likely)
- Badge required
- Not stated
- Time to get listed
- reviewed daily (free, not guaranteed) / 1 business day ($99)
- Launch format
- Permanent listing
- Voting
- No
- Login needed
- No
- CAPTCHA
- No
- Submit form
- native form
Our take
Launching Next is a startup showcase for founders, early adopters, and investors that accepts AI products. Submitting is free and reviewed daily, though there's no guarantee of publication; a $99 upgrade gets your startup considered within one business day. Links are likely NOT to pass SEO value, and search traffic is small, with more than half from the US.
Launching Next showcases the world
Watch out for
- Blocks automated checks - verified by hand and in backlink data
Reach and visibility
What this directory reaches today, and how often AI assistants quote it. Numbers come from Ahrefs, pulled 8 Oct 2026.
Monthly visitors
1–1k/mo
Ahrefs organic traffic
Authority
DR 40–59
Ahrefs Domain Rating
AI citations
1–99
quoted in AI answers
Referring domains
2,403
sites linking in
AI search visibility
How often this directory is cited as a source in each AI assistant. A listing here has a better chance of being recommended when someone asks an AI for tools like yours.
Where the visitors are
More signals
- Ranking keywords
- 75
- Traffic value
- $64
- Domain age
- 13.9 yrs
- Registered
- Nov 4, 2012
- Sitemap pages
- –
- Sitemap updated
- –
- Homepage outbound
- 4
- Newsletter
- mailerlite
Source: Ahrefs, Oct 8, 2026. How we measure this.
Our score
What it costs to list
Listing here is free. There is no paid tier to worry about, though a badge or link back may be requested (see the note below).
Free listing
Yes
Paid plans from
–
Featured spot
–
Fast-track review
$99
Plans and prices
Free submission (daily review, publication not guaranteed) / $99 upgrade for consideration within 1 business day
Submitting to Launching Next is free, but if you want your startup to be considered for publication within 1-business day, we offer a $99 upgrade on the next pa
Pricing checked 8 Oct 2026 · stated on the site
How to submit
- 1Go to launchingnext.com/submit/.
- 2Enter your description, category, pricing, email and website.
- 3Submit for free, or pay $99 for consideration within 1 business day.
- 4Wait for review; free submissions are reviewed daily but publication is not guaranteed.
The details
- Form
- native form
- Login
- No
- CAPTCHA
- No
- Review time
- reviewed daily (free, not guaranteed) / 1 business day ($99)
- Cost
- Free option
Prepare before you submit
Have these ready so your listing is complete the first time.
- A description (max 500 characters)
- Your main category
- Your pricing, including any free tier
- A contact email
- Your website URL
Categories covered
Accepts all kinds of AI tools, with no category pages.
Frequently asked questions
Is listing on Launching Next free?
Yes. Submission is free, though publication is not guaranteed.
How long does approval take?
Free submissions are reviewed daily without a guarantee. The $99 upgrade gets consideration within 1 business day.
Does Launching Next give a dofollow backlink?
Probably not. Links are estimated to be nofollow, but this has not been confirmed.
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