Pricing
Three ways to launch a product
Launch free with a verified badge, go Premium for $29 a launch, or pick Launch Everywhere to be submitted to 30+ directories too. Serial makers cover the whole year with the Maker Pass.
Free to launch · paid tiers are verified from day one · secure checkout via Stripe
Launch tiers
Pick the tier that fits this launch
Every launch, free or paid, gets its own page on the weekly board and competes in the same ranking. The paid tiers verify your listing instantly, drop the badge requirement, and let you launch any week.
Free Verified
free, once you verify
Show up on the home page and earn a verified listing by adding the Smol Launch badge to your site.
- Shown on the home page
- A verified listing that strengthens your site's authority
- Up to 10 launches per week
Premium
per launch
Verified from day one — no badge to install, no weekly re-check — with unlimited launches any week.
- Shown on the home page
- Verified instantly — no badge, no weekly re-check
- Unlimited launches, any week
Launch Everywhere
one launch, everywhere
A Premium launch plus done-for-you submission to 30+ directories, tracked from your dashboard.
- Everything in Premium
- Submitted to 30+ directories for you
- Track every submission in your dashboard
- One-time — no subscription
Premium and Launch Everywhere are chosen per launch. The Maker Pass covers Premium launches for a year. Already launched? Relaunch and pick Launch Everywhere.
Comparison
Compare the launch tiers
| Free | Premium | Launch Everywhere | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $0 | $29 / launch | $119 / launch |
| Shown on the home page | |||
| Verified listing | with badge | instant | instant |
| No badge to install | — | ||
| Launches per week | 10 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Done-for-you submission to 30+ directories | — | — | |
| Best for | first launch | one-off launch | one launch, maximum reach |
Annual membership for serial makers
Maker Pass
$139 $99 per year
Not a launch type — a membership. Every product you ship this year launches Premium: verified from day one, priority review, a verified maker badge, and 2× karma. It pays for itself at about four launches a year.
- Unlimited Premium launches all year
- Every launch verified from day one
- Priority review queue
- Verified maker badge + 2× karma
Do the math
- 4 launches / year $116 $99 +$17
- 8 launches / year $232 $99 +$133
- 12 launches / year $348 $99 +$249
Launching fewer than four times a year? Paying $29 per launch is the cheaper option.
See the Maker Pass →Always-on visibility · advertising
Featured Spot: stay in front of makers, launching or not
A featured placement on the Smol Launch homepage and in the product feed for a full launch
week — keep your product in front of makers after your launch week, or without launching at
all. It's an
ad, not a ranked launch: it stays out of
the ranking, and the link is marked
sponsored.
single launch week
20% bundle discount
Featured on the homepage
Inbox reach · advertising
Newsletter Sponsorship: land in every maker's inbox
Every week we email the launch results to Smol Launch's makers and subscribers. Be the sole sponsor of one issue — your product name, a one-line pitch, and a link at the top of the email, in front of 2,500+ makers. One sponsor per issue, so you're never buried. No account needed.
one sponsor per issue · full refund if we can't run it
Top of the results email
Your Product — your one-line pitch, in every inbox that week.
Check it out →
This week's top launches
Which to pick
Which one is right for you?
Launching one product
Go Premium ($29). Verified from day one with no badge to install, and you can launch any week.
Launch on Premium →Want distribution done for you
Launch Everywhere submits your product to 30+ directories for $119, a Premium launch included. Already launched? Relaunch and pick the tier.
See Launch Everywhere →You keep shipping products
Get the Maker Pass ($99/yr). Every launch goes Premium and it pays for itself in about four launches.
See the Maker Pass →Just want homepage visibility
Book a Featured Spot (from $19/wk). Featured placement without entering the ranking.
Book a Featured Spot →Want to reach makers by email
Sponsor the weekly newsletter ($49/issue). Sole sponsor of one results email, in front of 2,500+ makers.
Sponsor an issue →Smol Launch Premium products, explained
Smol Launch runs a new launch period every week, Monday to Sunday, and you can submit a product for free in any of them. The paid options here don't replace the free launch; they add to it. Premium verifies your listing instantly with no badge. Launch Everywhere distributes one product across the active directories. The Maker Pass covers a year of launches. A Featured Spot buys homepage visibility. This page puts them side by side so you can compare before you submit.
Premium launches
A Premium launch ($29) is a normal ranked launch with two extras: your listing is verified from day one — no badge to install, no weekly re-check — and you can launch any week instead of waiting for a free slot. Verification is what makes a listing count: it confirms you control the site, so an established domain can vouch for a newer product, which helps search engines trust it sooner.
Launch Everywhere: distribution, done for you
Launch Everywhere submits one product to 30+ directories so you don't spend days filling in each form yourself, with progress tracking in your dashboard. Pick it as your launch tier for $119 — a Premium launch included, no subscription. Already launched? Relaunch the product and pick Launch Everywhere to distribute it.
The Maker Pass
The Maker Pass ($99/year) suits makers who keep shipping. Every product you launch this year upgrades to Premium automatically, and you also get priority review, a verified maker badge on your profile, and 2× karma across the site. It pays for itself at about four launches a year. Launch less than that and paying $29 per launch is cheaper.
Featured Spot vs. a Premium launch
It's worth keeping these two apart. A Premium launch is a ranked entry that climbs the weekly board on votes and engagement. A Featured Spot (from $19/week) is an ad: a featured placement you pay for directly, outside the ranking, with a sponsored link. Plenty of makers run both, launching on the board and keeping the product on the homepage afterwards. The how it works guide and ranking methodology cover how ranking works.
Questions
Premium FAQ
What's the difference between a free launch and a Premium launch?
How does verification work, and do I need to install a badge?
What is Launch Everywhere?
Can I get Launch Everywhere for a product I've already launched?
Is a Featured Spot the same as a Premium launch?
Can I combine a launch with a Featured Spot?
Which option is cheapest if I launch often?
How is newsletter sponsorship different from a Featured Spot?
Free to launch · paid tiers are verified from day one · cancel the pass anytime