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LaunchDirectories alternative: listings in your own accounts, for every product

Manual done-for-you startup directory submissions, one-time per product

Facts about LaunchDirectories checked on September 30, 2026 on its public website; verify before buying. We name where LaunchDirectories stays the better choice.

LaunchDirectories is a manual done-for-you service: $99, $149 or $199 one-time for 30+, 60+ or 100+ directories, delivered in about four to six days, with a report that includes “login credentials for the accounts we create”. People looking for a LaunchDirectories alternative usually want two things the service cannot offer by design: listings created in accounts they opened themselves, and a process they can run again for the next product without a new order.

Read the full side-by-side: LaunchRepo vs LaunchDirectories →

Why people look for an alternative to LaunchDirectories

  • Packages are per startup; a second product is a second package.
  • Accounts are created by the provider and handed over afterwards — the report includes “login credentials for the accounts we create”.
  • The directory count is fixed by package (30+, 60+, 100+) rather than derived from your product.
  • No guarantee is published, and refunds end when the work starts: “We cannot offer refunds once we have started the submission process.”

Your options after LaunchDirectories

Four ways to get the same job done. Which one fits depends on why you are leaving LaunchDirectories, so each row says who it suits.

RouteWhat you get insteadFits if
Another done-for-you serviceServices compared →Another per-product service. Check whether it opens accounts for you and when its refunds end.You want the next launch handed off too and accept accounts created on your behalf.
A self-serve toolTools compared →A self-serve tool that works in accounts you open yourself.Owning the accounts is why you are leaving, and you are happy to do the clicking.
By handWork out your hours →Your own submissions from your own list, in your own accounts.One product, a handful of directories, more time than money.
LaunchRepoSee pricing →299 directory playbooks your own agent works through in your own browser, with a tracker you keep, for every product you own after one payment of €119.00.A second product is coming, or you want the listings in accounts you opened and a process you can run again.

Switching from LaunchDirectories: a checklist

Do this before your agent submits anything, so nothing already done is lost and nothing is submitted twice.

  1. Collect the report: live links, screenshots and the login credentials for the accounts they created.
  2. Log in to each of those accounts, change the password and, where the directory lets you, move the account email to one you control.
  3. Product Hunt is intentionally skipped in their packages. If you want it, plan it as its own launch day rather than one more form.
  4. Give the report to your agent. It checks each directory for your product name and domain, records what it finds as already listed and spends the run on what is still missing.

Before each submission LaunchRepo’s agent searches the directory for your product name and domain. A listing it finds is recorded as already listed and updated through the directory’s own claim or edit route, not submitted again. What each tracker state means →

LaunchRepo as the LaunchDirectories alternative

LaunchRepo is a private GitHub repository your own AI agent runs, not a service. Switching from LaunchDirectories changes five things:

  1. Pay once

    One licence at today’s €119.00 (reference price incl. 19 % German VAT; checkout applies the tax for your country). No subscription, no renewal, no fee per launch. The price does not rise.

  2. Unlimited own products

    Every product you own and operate is covered by the same licence. The second launch costs nothing extra.

  3. Your agent does the work

    Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or a browser agent reads 299 directory playbooks — what to prepare, which fields block a submission, what counts as live — and works through them. Your provider bills the agent’s usage.

  4. Your accounts, your browser

    Every submission happens in your own logged-in browser. Nobody signs in as you, no account is created for you, no credentials are handed over afterwards.

  5. A tracker you keep

    submissions.json and a local dashboard record draft, submitted, pending review, scheduled, needs-you and live separately — on your machine, for every product, forever.

What does not change: no guarantee. Every directory decides for itself what it publishes, so LaunchRepo promises no listing, no backlink and no ranking.

When LaunchDirectories remains the better choice

  • You want it done for you within the week. Average delivery is published as 4–6 days.
  • You want select paid launches included; their packages state they include “paid launches on select partner directories”.
  • You launch one product and $99 for 30+ directories is a smaller check than €119.00.

Other LaunchDirectories alternatives

The same twelve criteria, the same dated facts, for every product on our comparison pages:

Decide with today’s numbers

Our pricing page loads the live price; for LaunchDirectories, check their website. This page only knows what was published on September 30, 2026.

LaunchRepo pricingVisit LaunchDirectories ↗

Questions about switching from LaunchDirectories

What changes when I switch from LaunchDirectories to LaunchRepo?

Listings are created by your own agent in your own logged-in browser, so no account is opened in your name by someone else; and one payment of €119.00 covers every product you own.

How does the price compare?

LaunchDirectories: $99 (30+), $149 (60+), $199 (100+), one-time per product. LaunchRepo: €119.00 once for every product. Prices checked September 30, 2026 — verify both before buying.

Can I move listings from accounts LaunchDirectories created?

That depends on each directory; some let you change the account email, many do not. Change the passwords first. For every new listing the question does not arise, because your agent works in accounts that are yours from the start.

Does LaunchRepo guarantee listings?

No. LaunchRepo guarantees nothing — no listing, no backlink, no ranking. LaunchDirectories publishes no guarantee on the pages we checked either.

How many directories does LaunchRepo cover?

299 playbooks, each with preparation, form fields, blockers and what counts as a confirmation. Your agent derives the shortlist from your product rather than from a package size.

Sources, checked on September 30, 2026