How to submit to Startups Lab
Free weekly launch after a sign-in, a founder title and bio, three upvotes and three product visits. On 30 Sept 2026 the first free Monday was 5 July 2027. The free link is nofollow unless it finishes top 3; Skip the Queue ($9) gives a dofollow link.
Checked 30 September 2026. Free $0/launch: listed in the weekly feed on the next available Monday (capped at 15 free launches a week), up to 2 active free submissions per account, no guaranteed dofollow. Skip the Queue $9/launch, Spotlight $29/30 days, ads from $59 for 30 days. A Startups Lab listing’s link to your site is marked nofollow. Queue: next open Monday, 15 free a week; on 2026-09-30 the first was 5 Jul 2027.
- Free tier
- Free $0/launch: listed in the weekly feed on the next available Monday (capped at 15 free launches a week), up to 2 active free submissions per account, no guaranteed dofollow. Skip the Queue $9/launch, Spotlight $29/30 days, ads from $59 for 30 days.
- Link to your site
- Marked nofollow
- Link back required from your site
- Not that we saw
- Account
- Needed
- Human check / captcha
- None seen
- Queue
- next open Monday, 15 free a week; on 2026-09-30 the first was 5 Jul 2027
- Submitted by hand only
- No
- Last checked
- 30 Sept 2026 — we went through the form
Open Startups Lab’s submit page · Directories change their terms without notice; check the date above.
Questions about Startups Lab
- Is Startups Lab free?
- Free $0/launch: listed in the weekly feed on the next available Monday (capped at 15 free launches a week), up to 2 active free submissions per account, no guaranteed dofollow. Skip the Queue $9/launch, Spotlight $29/30 days, ads from $59 for 30 days.
- Is a Startups Lab link dofollow?
- A Startups Lab listing’s link to your site is marked nofollow.
- How long does Startups Lab take?
- next open Monday, 15 free a week; on 2026-09-30 the first was 5 Jul 2027
- Do you need an account to submit to Startups Lab?
- Yes.
- Does Startups Lab ask for a link back from your site?
- Not that we saw.
Other directories we checked
- 10015 ToolsNot measured yet
- 10 WordsNo link to your site
- 600.toolsFollowed on its public board — not yet measured on a free listing
What “free” meant for 20 of them · Submitting to many? The Launch Kit has a playbook for each, for your own coding agent.