Compared, on the record
The Launch Directory as an alternative to Peerlist Launchpad
Peerlist's Launchpad is a weekly launch for individual builders with verified profiles. The Launch Directory also runs weekly, and it welcomes companies as themselves.
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Side by side
| Topic | Peerlist | The Launch Directory |
|---|---|---|
| How a launch works | Weekly Launchpad: launches open on Monday and run for the weeksource, checked 2026-10-30 | Weekly editions: each launch is filed in a dated week, stays in the archive, and the week's top three by community votes win Product of the Week |
| Free option | Launching needs a verified Peerlist profile; no launch fee is mentioned in the Launchpad helpsource, checked 2026-10-30 | Yes: with our badge on your website and a complete founder profile, the free queue, 1-2 weeks out |
| Paid options | Not published on the pages we read | Paid launch $5, live at once or in the week you pick; the Featured spot $19 |
| Votes and ranking | Ranking combines upvotes, comments, views, link visits and traction; random order on Monday and Tuesdaysource, checked 2026-10-30 | One person, one vote; votes are never sold and paid places are labelled |
| Link to your website | Only the top 5 projects of the week are awarded a backlinksource, checked 2026-10-30 | Followed on a paid launch; not followed on a free listing |
| Who can launch | Individual profiles only (valid name and photo, verified); launches from company profiles are removedsource, checked 2026-10-30 | Any product, startup or business with its own website |
| Extras | Not published on the pages we read | Launch receipt, free AI answer check, founder profiles and domain records on every listing |
| Domain Rating (Ahrefs) | 78measured 31 Oct 2026 | 71measured 31 Oct 2026 |
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What is Peerlist?
Peerlist is a professional profile and community site for builders. Its Launchpad opens every Monday, launches run for the week, and ranking combines upvotes, comments, views and other signals.
Who it suits
Individual developers and designers with a verified profile who want their project seen by other builders in a weekly window.
What Peerlist does well
- A weekly rhythm rather than one frantic day.
- Builder profiles alongside each project.
- Random ordering early in the week, so early entries are not favoured.
Where The Launch Directory is different
Peerlist's Launchpad is for individual profiles only and removes launches from company profiles. On The Launch Directory a company is listed as itself, with its founders on their own profiles.
On Peerlist only the top five projects of the week get a backlink. Here every paid launch, $5, carries a followed link.
Each listing here also keeps a launch receipt of what we measured after launch, and gets a free AI answer check.
What a launch on The Launch Directory includes
Whatever you decide about the platform above, this is what a listing here comes with.
- A paid launch at $5
- It goes live straight away or in the week you choose, with a followed link to your website and every profile section open: the founder story, milestones and demo video.
- A free way in
- With our badge on your website and your founder profile complete, a free listing joins the free queue and goes live in its week, 1-2 weeks out. Its link to you is not followed; screenshots and comparisons are shown all the same.
- A launch receipt for every listing
- Each live listing carries a dated record of what we measured after launch: Domain Rating by Ahrefs then and now, referring domains, AI mentions where we measure them, and the visits we sent you. It is updated daily, and nothing in it is estimated.
- A free AI answer check
- Every listed business can run one free check of what ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity answer when a buyer asks about its category: whether you are named, where, and which sources they cite.
- Votes that cannot be bought
- One person, one vote. Featured places, sponsors and the Billboard are labelled as paid and never add a vote to anything.
- Our Domain Rating, in public
- Our own Ahrefs Domain Rating is printed on the pricing page, so you can judge the link before you pay for it.
- Pay without signing up first
- Your account is created at checkout. Pay by card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal or crypto; prices are in US dollars, VAT is added only where due, and invoices come from Zinn Digital® Ltd.
- Product of the Week
- The three listings with the most community votes each week win #1, #2 and #3 Product of the Week, with a badge for the listing and a page to share.
- Founders by name
- Every founder gets a profile page linked to their companies, and a paid listing can carry the founder story behind the product.
- Domain records on every listing
- Listings show the company domain's public registration record, and the free domain age checker looks up any domain.
When Peerlist is the better choice
If you are an individual builder and want your launch next to your professional profile, Peerlist's Launchpad is a natural home.
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Questions readers ask
Can a company launch on The Launch Directory?
Yes. Listings are company profiles, with founders shown by name.
Does every launch on The Launch Directory get a link?
Every listing links to your website. The link is followed on a paid launch and not followed on a free listing.
Is The Launch Directory weekly too?
Yes. Launches are filed in weekly editions, and each week has its own page in the archive.