StartupBase Review & Guide
A daily launch platform for new products, with paid promotion options.
Facts checked 20 Oct 2026. See sources
Quick Facts
- Pricing
- Standard launch pricing isn't stated on the pages we could read. Premium placement $99 a month; a review article $99 (shown reduced from $199); newsletter sponsorship $59 per issue.
- Review Turnaround
- Not published.
- Free Option
- Not verified
- Not verified: submitting needs an account (Google, LinkedIn or X), and the pages we could read don't say whether a standard launch is free.
- Link Type
- Dofollow (conditional)
- StartupBase says a launch earns a DR 75+ backlink, which is its own claim, not something we measured. On 20 Oct 2026, 13 of 41 outbound links on its homepage were plain and 28 were marked nofollow. Its review articles include dofollow backlinks.
Overview
StartupBase lists new launches every day at 12:00 AM PDT and says a launch earns a DR 75+ backlink. It sells premium placement, editorial review articles and newsletter sponsorship.
Strengths
- Daily launches at a fixed time.
- Low-priced paid options.
- Review articles include dofollow backlinks.
Limits
- Standard launch terms aren't stated on the pages we could read.
- Mixed link attributes: many outbound links are nofollow.
- Its backlink strength figure is its own claim.
How to Submit & Launch on StartupBase
- Sign in with Google, LinkedIn or X to start a submission.
- Check what the standard launch includes before paying for Premium placement.
StartupBase vs Hauntboard
StartupBase runs daily launches and sells promotion on top. Hauntboard's launches run for a week, are reviewed by a person, get a dofollow link, and show each launch's page views and visits in public.
Free Hauntboard listings show the Hauntboard badge on your site; while the badge isn't there, the link is nofollow.
No published click data found.
Mixed: many outbound links are nofollow.
Daily launches.
Sources
Facts on this page were checked against these pages on 20 Oct 2026. Platforms change their terms; check the live page before you pay.