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Pricing

One page for everything — launch tiers, ads, newsletter, directories. Pay once per product, keep the profile and the links forever.

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Step 1 — Launch

Pick your launch tier

Start free. Upgrade once per product — no subscriptions, no surprise renewals.

Free launch

Everything to go live — no card required.

$0 forever
  • Weekly board — up to 20 free listings per week
  • Public profile with provenance-labelled metrics, Markdown twin and schema.org data
  • Profile link is dofollow while the ExitFounder badge stays on your site
  • Upvotes, comments, founder dashboard, click and view stats
  • Listing stays live forever; admin review takes 2–3 days
Launch for free
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Recommended

Skip the queue, stand out every week.

$19 per product, one-time
  • Everything in Free
  • Instant approval — no review wait
  • Always-dofollow profile link (no badge needed)
  • Premium badge on the feed and profile; priority above free listings
  • Featured in that week's recap and the weekly board is never capped for you
  • SEO fields: custom title, meta description, keywords, 'alternative to'
Get Premium — $19
Premium+
Best for SEO

The SEO compounder — an article and 4+ dofollow links.

$39 per product, one-time
  • Everything in Premium
  • Original founder-story article on the ExitFounder blog (~1,500 words) with 4+ dofollow links
  • Listed first on category and alternatives pages
  • Priority weekly re-crawls so metrics stay fresh
  • Competitor mentions in the article stay nofollow
Get Premium+ — $39
Step 2 — Scale reach

Sponsor placements

Labeled, dofollow, with live inventory. Rail tiles are self-serve on Stripe; the rest by email.

Step 3 — Compound

Newsletter & directory reach

The long-tail play after launch week: inboxes and high-DR directories.

Newsletter sponsoring

$149 per issue
  • Premium and Premium+ launches are featured in the weekly recap (included)
  • Main sponsor: top block with logo, one paragraph and a dofollow link
  • Coming with Milestone 3 — join the waitlist
Newsletter details

Directory submission

from $79 one-time
  • Starter $79 · 30+ directories, manual, live-link report
  • Growth $129 · 60+ directories, manual, live-link report
  • Max $179 · 100+ directories, manual, live-link report
  • DIY: the DR-ranked catalogue and the directory finder are free
View directory plans

Prefer DIY? Browse the DR-ranked directories, run the submission sprint, or use the free tools.

Questions

FAQ

Is launching really free?›

Yes. Submit a domain, the profile is generated from your site, an admin reviews it (2–3 days) and it stays live forever. Each ISO week has 20 free slots on the weekly board; Premium skips the cap and the review.

Is the backlink dofollow?›

Premium and Premium+ profiles always link out dofollow. Free profiles are dofollow while the ExitFounder badge (or a link to your profile) stays on your site — we re-check weekly. List pages (feed, rankings, categories) are nofollow on every tier.

Which upgrade should I pick?›

Premium ($19) if you want instant approval, the badge and priority placement. Premium+ ($39) if you want the original article on our blog with 4+ dofollow links — the compounding SEO play.

How do ad placements work?›

Rail tiles and labeled sponsors are monthly rounds on Stripe: pick a side and position, pay today, cancel anytime. When a slot is full you can lock the next spot for $0 and go live automatically. The feed banner and category sponsor are flat, by email.

Refunds?›

Premium is applied instantly and is permanent, so it is not refundable — but it is transferable to another product you own. Sponsorship rounds can be cancelled before the next renewal. Full policy on /refund-policy.

Does paying change rankings or badges?›

No. Rankings come from measured signals, Verified badges from proof (domain, provider connection). Premium adds placement and speed, never data.

Your product deserves more than a one-day spike

Launch free today. Upgrade when you are ready — every tier is built to compound Domain Rating, traffic and credibility after launch week.

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