Rank 58 · BLP 59
Startup Fame
A high-DR listing that usually wants a badge for the dofollow.
Startup Fame is a launch/directory hybrid founders use for SEO: a public product page on a domain that has been cited in the DR 80 range, plus a submit flow that is easy compared with review sites. Traffic claims should be treated as marketing until you see your own analytics.
The usual catch on boards like this is the badge: dofollow often requires embedding their link on your homepage. That is a real trade — you get a strong backlink; they get a link graph. Decide if you are willing before you submit.
Use it as an evergreen row in a four-week sequence, not as launch day.
Evergreen listing
Should you launch on Startup Fame?
List here. Do not treat Startup Fame as launch day.
Startup Fame is a catalog page, not a hunter room. There is no 18-hour comment thread to win. The value is a crawlable URL, a possible backlink (Strong-domain listing; dofollow often badge-gated), and showing up when someone — or an assistant — compares tools.
Do this on a quiet afternoon, with the same one-liner you used on AlternativeTo and your homepage. Paying for a featured slot before the free listing exists is usually backwards.
When: Any week. Best in week 0–1 so the page exists before humans arrive from a board.
Launch here if
- Founders who will trade a homepage badge for a strong dofollow
- SEO stacking alongside Fazier and TinyLaunch
- A lasting page after a daily board
Skip if
- Anyone who refuses third-party badges on the marketing site
- Expecting a Product Hunt-shaped traffic day
- Treating self-reported monthly visits as a forecast
This page answers Startup Fame only. For an ordered stack by stage, buyer, and goal, use the shortlist recommender or the four-week sequence.
Launch window
When to show up
Always on — no hunter clock
List when the facts are true. Do not treat this as launch day. A quiet afternoon is the right time.
What money buys
Free vs paid
Listed cost
Free verified listing
Strong-domain listing; dofollow often badge-gated. Permanent product page.
Paid options
See vendor
Paid upgrades and badge-gated dofollow are common; confirm on-site
Ship kit
Do this before you press submit on Startup Fame.
- 01Name, category, and pricing identical to your own site
- 02One accurate screenshot
- 03Do this on a quiet afternoon — it is not launch day
- 04No invented user counts; assistants copy them
Stack with
Same launch month, different job — not a second hunter day.
Timing
Startup Fame does not compete for launch-day hours. Do it on a quiet afternoon so the hunter morning stays free.
Ask AI
Opens your assistant with a ready-made prompt about Startup Fame
How to submit
01
Read the badge rules first
If dofollow requires a homepage embed, schedule that with whoever owns the site footer.
02
Submit accurate category and URL
Wrong category is how you disappear in a directory.
03
Check the live rel attribute
Screenshot the link, not the sales page.
Tips
- One strong badge-for-link deal is enough. Do not cover the homepage in five launch-board pixels.
- Pair with AlternativeTo, which does not play the same badge game.
- Useful after Uneed or Aura++, not instead of them.
Questions people ask
Compare with
Sources and limits
Traffic and authority figures are planning ranges from public 2025–2026 reports, not platform-official guarantees. Scores last reviewed September 2026. Rules and prices change — confirm on the vendor site before you pay.