LaunchRepoChecked on September 30, 2026 — prices and features from the public website of LaunchDirectories; verify before buying.
Short answer: LaunchDirectories submits one startup by hand to 30, 60 or 100+ directories in about four to six days and hands over the logins of the accounts it created. LaunchRepo gives your own agent 299 playbooks and your own accounts, for every product you ship. One launch, handed off — LaunchDirectories. Repeated launches in accounts you own — LaunchRepo.
LaunchDirectories is a straightforward done-for-you service: pick a package of 30, 60 or 100+ directories, their team submits your startup by hand in about four to six days, and you receive a report with live links, screenshots and the logins of the accounts they created. LaunchRepo is the toolkit version of the same job: one payment, 299 directory playbooks, and your own AI agent doing the submissions in your own browser, for every product you ever ship. On a single launch the two are close in price. The difference shows up on the second product and in whose accounts the listings live.
Five questions that decide it
Answer each question for the product you are launching next. Where most of your answers land is your pick.
| Question | Pick LaunchDirectories if | Pick LaunchRepo if |
|---|---|---|
| Who should open the directory accounts? | Their team — you receive the “login credentials for the accounts we create” afterwards. | You — every listing sits in an account you opened yourself. |
| Do you want paid partner launches included? | Yes — every package “Includes paid launches on select partner directories”. | No — you prefer to see each paid option in a playbook and decide per directory. |
| How do you want Product Hunt handled? | On your own: they intentionally skip platforms like Product Hunt so you launch there yourself. | With a playbook: your agent prepares the Product Hunt launch with you, next to the directories. |
| How many launches are ahead? | One — a package is bought per launch. | Several — the licence covers every product you own. |
| What should the result look like? | A report with live links, screenshots and credentials, delivered in about 4–6 days. | A tracker that keeps submitted, pending, scheduled and live apart, updated as reviews come in. |
Side by side
Published pricing: from $99 one-time per product. Three one-time packages are published: Starter List $99 for 30+ directories, Pro List $149 for 60+ and Premium List $199 for 100+, each shown against a higher crossed-out price. Every package “Includes paid launches on select partner directories” and a “Detailed submission report”. Average delivery is published as 4–6 days.
LaunchDirectories publishes its prices in US dollars, LaunchRepo charges in euros. Both are shown as published; we do not convert them.
| Criterion | LaunchRepo | LaunchDirectories |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | One payment. No subscription, no renewal, no fee per launch. | One-time payment per package: Starter $99, Pro $149, Premium $199 — no subscription published. |
| What the price covers | One licence. €119.00 is today’s price as a reference incl. 19 % German VAT; checkout applies the tax for your country. The price does not rise. | The package decides the count: 30+, 60+ or 100+ “Hand-picked quality directories”, including “paid launches on select partner directories”. |
| Number of products covered | Unlimited products you own and operate. The second product costs nothing extra. | Packages are worded for one startup; upgrades to a bigger package are possible. Nothing is published about several products in one purchase. |
| Who does the work | Your own AI coding or browser agent, started by you. LaunchRepo is a toolkit, not a service. | Their team, by hand: “Our team manually submits your product to the best directories. No bots, no shortcuts.” |
| Accounts used | Your own accounts, in your own logged-in browser. Nobody signs in as you. | Accounts are created by the provider: the report includes “login credentials for the accounts we create”, so you can verify and update listings later. |
| What you own afterwards | The repository with 299 playbooks, your product.json and your tracker — cloned to your machine and yours to keep. | The listings, the report with live links and screenshots, and the credentials of the accounts they created. The shortlist and the process stay with the provider. |
| Directory count and source | 299 directory playbooks in the repo, each with preparation, form fields, blockers and what counts as a confirmation. | 30+, 60+ or 100+ by package, from what they describe as 200+ vetted directories; Product Hunt is skipped on purpose. |
| Tracking of outcomes | Your submissions.json and the local dashboard record draft, submitted, pending, scheduled, needs-you and live separately. | A detailed report with submission status, live links, screenshots and notes about skipped directories. |
| Guarantees | None. Every directory decides for itself what it publishes, so we promise no listing, backlink or ranking. | None published. Refunds: “We cannot offer refunds once we have started the submission process.” |
| Own AI agent required | Yes. Bring Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or a browser agent; your provider bills its usage. | No. Humans do the submissions; nothing runs on your machine. |
| Languages | Playbooks, templates and dashboard in English; this website in 12 languages. | Not published on the pages we checked. |
| Best for | Developers who ship more than one product and want a launch process they keep. | A single startup launch you want handed off, with credentials handed back afterwards. |
Worked example: Two products, 100+ directories each
Inputs — an example, swap in your own
- Two products, each aiming at around a hundred directories.
- LaunchDirectories Premium List for each: 2 × $199 = $398, as published.
- LaunchRepo: €119.00 once for both, plus your AI provider’s bill for the agent runs.
LaunchDirectories finishes each order in about four to six days with no work on your side, but every listing lives in an account they created and each product is a new order. With LaunchRepo the first run takes your attention — agent session, CAPTCHAs, confirmation emails — and the second product reuses the same template, playbooks and tracker, in accounts that were yours from the start.
An example with stated inputs, not a measured result. LaunchDirectories prices as published on September 30, 2026; your AI provider bills agent usage separately.
When LaunchDirectories is the better choice
- You want it done for you within the week. Average delivery is published as 4–6 days and nobody on your side has to run anything.
- You do not want to operate an AI agent. LaunchRepo only works if you start Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or a browser agent yourself.
- You are launching exactly one product. At $99 for 30+ directories, the Starter List is a smaller check than €119.00.
- You want select paid launches included. Their packages state they include “paid launches on select partner directories”; our playbooks describe paid options, but you pay each directory yourself.
- You want a report with screenshots and credentials handed over, rather than a tracker you maintain.
When LaunchRepo is the better choice
- You ship repeatedly. One payment of €119.00 covers every product you own; a package is bought again for each launch.
- You want 299 playbooks instead of a fixed batch — with form fields, blockers and what counts as live, and a shortlist your agent derives from your product, not from a package size.
- You want listings created in accounts you opened. Their reports hand over “login credentials for the accounts we create”; with LaunchRepo nothing is ever created in your name by someone else.
- You want states, not a count: submitted, pending review, scheduled and live are tracked separately in your submissions.json and local dashboard.
- You want to keep the process — repository, product brief and tracker — and reuse it next quarter without a new order.
Verdict
For a single startup that needs to be in a hundred directories by next week without anybody on the team touching a form, LaunchDirectories is a reasonable buy, and its entry package is cheaper than our licence. For a developer who will launch again, the second package already costs more than €119.00 paid once, the listings sit in accounts somebody else opened, and the process is not yours. Neither option guarantees what a directory will publish: they publish no guarantee and no refund once work has started, and we promise no listing on purpose.
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Decide with today’s numbers
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Questions about LaunchRepo vs LaunchDirectories
What is the real difference between LaunchRepo and LaunchDirectories?
Who does the work and how often you pay. LaunchDirectories is a manual service bought per launch; LaunchRepo is a repository bought once that your own AI agent runs for unlimited products you own, in your own accounts.
Which one is cheaper?
For exactly one product, their Starter List at $99 for 30+ directories is cheaper than €119.00; Premium at $199 for 100+ costs more. From the second launch onwards LaunchRepo costs nothing more. Prices checked on September 30, 2026 — verify both before buying.
Whose accounts are the listings in?
LaunchDirectories creates accounts and includes their “login credentials” in the report. With LaunchRepo your agent submits from your own logged-in browser, so every listing is in an account you opened.
Does either guarantee listings or backlinks?
No. LaunchRepo guarantees no listing, backlink or ranking, because every directory moderates on its own terms. LaunchDirectories publishes no guarantee either, and states that refunds are not possible once the submission process has started.
Can I start with a service and switch later?
Yes. Have one launch done while you are busy, then buy the toolkit before the next product so the process, the tracker and the accounts stay with you.