Fast Launch (fastlaunch.dev) is a web-based startup launch directory where founders submit a new product and get listed publicly in exchange for a free dofollow backlink.
What is Fast Launch?
Fast Launch is an online directory at fastlaunch.dev that publishes newly launched startups as compact, browsable cards. Each entry shows the product's favicon, its name, a one-line tagline, a single category label, and how many days ago it was posted. The homepage is paginated: the version analyzed displayed "20 of 52 launches" above a "Load 20 more" button, meaning 52 launches were live and 20 rendered per page. Every card links through to its own detail page, such as /marketing/buildhop, /ai/tracktimer or /productivity/perpagefax.
Key Features
- Free dofollow backlink — the page title states the offer directly: "Launch your startup. Free dofollow backlink."
- Category tagging — each launch is filed under one visible label: Marketing, AI, SaaS, Design, Productivity, Education or Other.
- Relative timestamps — cards display recency in days (for example, "2d ago" for BuildHop versus "3d ago" for most others).
- Paginated feed — launches load 20 at a time, with a "Load 20 more" control rather than infinite scroll.
- Favicon-sourced thumbnails — listing logos are pulled from each product's own domain through a favicon API endpoint.
- Category-scoped URLs — detail pages follow a predictable /category/slug pattern, which keeps each launch on a keyword-relevant path.
- Mixed product types — the feed spans B2B SaaS (Waresport, Murphi, ClearTerms), developer tools (Artifactor, Build Mode for Mac), consumer apps (TrackTimer, VeloRand, PerPageFax) and other launch directories (Tool List, Sky Launch, Wall of Tools).
Who is it for?
- Solo founders and indie makers: publish a just-finished product to earn a dofollow backlink and an indexed page without paying a listing fee.
- Bootstrapped SaaS teams: get a new release in front of people browsing by category such as SaaS, AI or Productivity.
- Marketing and growth people: scan the daily feed to spot new tools, competitors and partnership targets in a single scroll.
- Builders of directory and launch products: the feed itself is a source of comparable products, with BuildHop, Sky Launch, Wall of Tools, Brick Launch and Launch Streak all listed.
What can you do with Fast Launch?
- Founders launching a v1: submit the product name, tagline and category, and it appears as a card in the public feed with a link back to the site.
- SEO-focused makers: collect a dofollow link and a crawlable detail page under a category path instead of a single nofollow mention.
- Product researchers: browse Marketing, AI, SaaS, Design, Productivity, Education or Other to see what shipped in the last few days, using the relative timestamps to judge freshness.
- Directory owners comparing position: see how rival launch sites phrase their taglines and categories in the same feed.
Alternatives
- Product Hunt
- BetaList
FAQ
Is Fast Launch free to list on?
The homepage advertises a free dofollow backlink for launching a startup, and no paid tier or price is shown anywhere in the listing feed or page metadata captured here.
How many startups are listed on Fast Launch?
At the time this page was captured, the feed counter read "20 of 52 launches," so 52 launches were live and the homepage rendered 20 of them per page behind a "Load 20 more" button.
What categories does Fast Launch sort launches into?
Visible category labels include Marketing, AI, SaaS, Design, Productivity, Education and Other. Each launch carries exactly one label, and that label also forms the first segment of its detail-page URL.
Does a Fast Launch listing include a dofollow backlink?
The site's own title, "Launch your startup. Free dofollow backlink — Fast Launch," states the offer, and each card links out to a dedicated detail page for the submitted product.
What kinds of products appear on Fast Launch?
The feed mixes B2B SaaS tools such as Waresport and ClearTerms, developer and desktop utilities such as Build Mode for Mac, consumer apps such as TrackTimer, and launch directories such as Sky Launch and Wall of Tools.
