Free listing or paid launch: which is right for you?
Compare free and paid options on Best Digital Launch to pick the path that fits your timeline and goals.
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Ship on your own terms. You can launch free, paid, or upgrade later—it's your call.
Free listing: build your profile
Your product goes live in the free queue about 1-2 weeks out. You get a basic profile, but paid sections stay locked: founder story, milestones and demo video won't show yet. Both your screenshots and your comparisons remain visible on a free listing. We'll give you a nofollow link to your website, and thin free pages don't get indexed by search engines.
One thing: our badge must be live on your website before we publish it. Both are needed for a free listing: the badge on your website and a complete founder profile.
Paid launch: go live now
Pay $5 and launch whenever you want—this week or the week you choose. No badge required. Your full profile unlocks immediately, you get a dofollow link that search engines index, and the community sees everything: your story, milestones and demo video.
Want to move faster? Add-ons let you go featured ($19), add extra categories, or the multi-site bundle. For a free listing there is one upgrade, 'Upgrade to a full launch', at $5: it becomes a paid launch and can choose its week. A paid launch chooses its week at no extra cost.
Upgrade anytime
Start free, then upgrade to paid from /account/listings whenever you're ready. Try it free first, or ship straight to paid—makers choose their pace here.
Questions people ask
- Can I upgrade from free to paid later?
- Yes. You can upgrade your free listing to a paid launch at any time from your account.
- Will search engines find my free listing?
- No. Free listings get a nofollow link, and a thin free page may be kept out of search results until it has enough content. Paid launch pages are open to indexing by search engines.
- What add-ons come with paid?
- Beyond the base launch at $5, you can go featured, add categories, or the multi-site bundle.