FAQ
Launching, pricing, backlinks, and AI agents - straight answers about how ScrollLaunch works.
Launching
How weekly launches, the leaderboard, and free listings work.
What is ScrollLaunch?
ScrollLaunch is a weekly Product Hunt alternative for indie makers and SaaS founders. Submit your product and get an SEO-ready page plus AI-readable listings, so it can rank on Google and get cited in AI answers from ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity - backed by product-page backlinks (always dofollow on Premium; badge-gated on free) that compound your domain authority over time.
Link to this answerIs ScrollLaunch a Product Hunt alternative?
Yes. ScrollLaunch is a weekly Product Hunt alternative: a 7-day leaderboard plus a permanent /products/[slug] page with a dofollow backlink (always on Premium; badge-gated on free). Use Product Hunt for the one-day spike and ScrollLaunch the same week so the listing still works after midnight Pacific. Full comparison: /blog/best-product-hunt-alternatives-2026.
Link to this answerHow do I submit a product?
Create a free account, open your dashboard, and submit your product. Once it goes live it joins the weekly leaderboard and the /products directory, and it gets a dedicated product page. Free launches stay dofollow only while the ScrollLaunch badge stays on your site; Premium is always dofollow.
Link to this answerIs launching really free?
Yes. Free Launch is permanent - public product page, weekly leaderboard placement, upvotes, and analytics with no time limit. The product-page backlink stays dofollow while the ScrollLaunch badge is on your site. Premium is an optional one-time upgrade with an always-dofollow product page, never a subscription.
Link to this answerHow many products can launch each week?
Each ISO week has 25 free listings per week through 2026 and 50 from 2027. Premium listings skip the cap. When a week fills, pick another week or upgrade.
Link to this answerHow does the weekly leaderboard work?
Every ISO week, live products are ranked by upvotes (with engagement tiebreakers). Top spots get spotlight placement across archives and weekly recaps. Past weeks stay at /week/[year]/[week].
Link to this answerHow do daily streaks work?
Do one each UTC day: leave 1 comment or upvote 3 products. Miss a full UTC day and the current streak resets; personal best is permanent and unlocks checkout perks. The public board is at /streaks; your own progress is at /dashboard/streaks.
Link to this answerWho runs ScrollLaunch?
ScrollLaunch is built and operated solo by Kalash Vasaniya. Sister properties include SuperFast, SEO It Is, and MakeItLast.
Link to this answerPricing & upgrades
Free vs Premium, ads, and newsletter.
Is the backlink dofollow?
Premium always gets a dofollow link from /products/[slug]. Free launches stay dofollow only while the ScrollLaunch badge (or a link to that page) stays on your site - we re-check weekly. Discovery surfaces (feed, archive) stay nofollow on every tier. Homepage ads and newsletter / X shoutouts on a free listing also pause if the badge is missing.
Link to this answerHow do ad slots work?
Pick 1-6 ISO weeks at bundle pricing for the homepage center ad or sitewide sidebar. Sponsored placements are clearly labelled and pass dofollow equity to the advertiser. Free listings need a live ScrollLaunch badge to run the slot; Premium listings always run.
Link to this answerDo you have an affiliate program?
Yes - 30% one-time commission on referred paid checkouts with a 30-day cookie. Details at https://www.scrolllaunch.com/affiliates.
Link to this answerBacklinks & directories
DR, dofollow links, and the curated directories archive.
What is Domain Rating (DR)?
Domain Rating is Ahrefs' 0-100 score for how strong a site's backlink profile is. Higher-DR dofollow links usually move rankings more than the same link from a low-DR domain. Check any domain with /tools/domain-rating.
Link to this answerWhere can I find high-DR startup directories?
ScrollLaunch curates a DR-ranked archive at /directories. The /directories/leaderboard page ranks indexable submission targets by Ahrefs DR. See live platform counts on /stats. Free and dofollow filters are available on the hub.
Link to this answerHow many startup directories give dofollow links?
66% of the 864 startup directories ScrollLaunch tracks give dofollow links, 80% are free to submit, and 433 are both. The full breakdown by Domain Rating, category and pricing is on /research/startup-directories.
Link to this answerDoes every live product get a backlink?
Every live product gets one canonical product-page backlink surface at /products/[slug]. Premium is always dofollow there. Free launches stay dofollow only while the ScrollLaunch badge stays on the maker's site. Homepage ads and newsletter / X shoutouts on a free listing pause if that badge is missing. Discovery surfaces (feed, archive) use nofollow so equity stays concentrated.
Link to this answerWhere are product reviews?
Each live product has a reviews page at /products/[slug]/reviews (the singular /review URL redirects there). Reviews are written by signed-in users. Makers cannot review their own listing. Star ratings and Review JSON-LD appear only after at least one review is published.
Link to this answerDo you offer done-for-you directory submissions?
Yes - Starter / Pro / Premium directory submission plans are listed on /directories/submit. You can also self-submit using the DR-ranked /directories archive.
Link to this answerFor AI agents
llms.txt, MCP, markdown twins, and the public AI snapshot.
Does ScrollLaunch have an MCP server?
Yes. Public, read-only MCP tools at https://www.scrolllaunch.com/api/mcp - search_products, get_weekly_leaderboard, get_product, get_directories_dr_leaderboard, get_launch_stats. Docs at https://www.scrolllaunch.com/mcp. No API key.
Link to this answerWhere should an AI agent start?
Read https://www.scrolllaunch.com/llms.txt first, then GET https://www.scrolllaunch.com/api/ai for a bounded snapshot of this week's leaderboard and recently live products, then use MCP tools for search, product detail, and the directories DR leaderboard (or GET https://www.scrolllaunch.com/api/directories/leaderboard).
Link to this answerCan agents scrape the HTML site?
Don't scrape. Use /api/ai, MCP tools, or markdown twins (append .md or Accept: text/markdown). Those surfaces are rate-limited and designed for agents.
Link to this answerIs there an ai.txt / llms-full.txt?
Yes - https://www.scrolllaunch.com/ai.txt for permissions and restrictions, https://www.scrolllaunch.com/llms-full.txt for a full-content mirror of live products and blog posts.
Link to this answerStill have a question?
Email kalash@scrolllaunch.com or explore pricing, directories, stats, and MCP.
