Pricing
Five ways to list on AXIS Launch, one promise on all of them: once you're live, you're live for good.
Permanent listing, on every tier
Whatever you pay to get in, the listing itself doesn't expire. Nothing on AXIS Launch is taken down for lack of a renewal payment — there is no renewal payment. The only things that move a listing are the ones stated in /auction-rules and our verification standards: a removed badge, or metrics gone stale past 45 days.
That distinction matters because most directories sell you placement, not permanence. Here, the tiers below buy you speed and visibility. The listing stays.
Free — $0
This is the default path, and it stays open. Submit your listing and it goes into the next open weekly batch — a real queue, capped at 5 to 10 listings a week so each one gets an actual review instead of a rubber stamp.
The free tier requires the AXIS Launch badge live on your site before your listing publishes. The badge is dofollow, and it's what makes the free tier free: it's the exchange, not a formality. See /badge for the snippet and what it looks like.
Who it's for: makers with no timeline pressure who are fine landing in whichever batch has room next.
- Included: full listing page — gallery, description, pricing chip, maker story, similar-apps block
- Included: eligibility for the weekly newsletter digest, which covers every accepted listing
- Included: standard queue position, reviewed in submission order
- Requires: AXIS Launch badge installed on your product site before publish
Fast Track — $49 one-time
Fast Track skips the weekly queue. Your listing goes live within 48 hours of a passing review instead of waiting for the next open batch.
If the listing is rejected, the $49 is refunded automatically — no dispute process, no support ticket to file. Rejection reasons are specific, so you know exactly what to fix if you want to resubmit.
Who it's for: makers with a launch date, a press mention, or a Product Hunt run already scheduled who need the listing live before the next batch window.
- Included: everything in the Free tier, plus priority review and a 48-hour live target
- Included: automatic full refund if rejected
- Requires: same submission bar as Free — Fast Track buys speed, not a lighter review
Relaunch — $19
Relaunch is for apps that already have a listing here and have shipped something worth re-featuring — a new pricing model, a rebuild, a category pivot. It puts your updated listing back into a weekly batch as a fresh submission rather than a quiet edit.
Who it's for: existing listed makers with a real update, not a cosmetic tweak. The same rejection standard applies: screenshots have to show the new thing actually working.
- Included: updated listing re-enters the next open weekly batch
- Included: fresh newsletter eligibility for the week it relaunches
- Requires: an existing AXIS Launch listing and a substantive update since it went live
Featured — $149
Featured buys visibility, not a faster review. For 7 days, your listing sits in the homepage featured slot and at the top of its category hub, and it gets a mention in that week's newsletter digest.
Who it's for: makers who want a concentrated visibility window — a launch week, a funding announcement, a milestone — on top of a listing that's already live or about to be.
- Included: 7 days in the homepage featured slot
- Included: 7 days at the top of your category hub
- Included: one mention in that week's newsletter digest
- Requires: an approved listing (Free, Fast Track, or Relaunch) to feature
Auction success fee — for sellers only
There's no fee to bid and no fee to list an auction. Buyers pay nothing to AXIS Launch at any point in the process. Sellers pay a success fee only when a deal actually closes, invoiced through the Escrow.com transaction.
The fee is 8% of the closing deal value, stepping down as the deal size grows: 7% above $250k, and 6% above $1M. There's no separate listing fee layered on top — the success fee is the only charge on the auction path.
Who it's for: makers with a PAID-connected listing and enough verified payment history to be auction-eligible, working toward a sale rather than ongoing discovery traffic.
- 8% of closing deal value up to $250k
- 7% of closing deal value from $250k to $1M
- 6% of closing deal value above $1M
- No listing fee, no bidder fee — sellers pay only on a closed deal
FAQ
Do I have to pay to list?
No. The free tier is permanent and always open. It goes live in the next weekly batch, same as every other path — paid tiers change timing, not eligibility.
What if my Fast Track listing is rejected?
You get an automatic refund. No dispute, no support ticket. Rejections are specific about what to fix, and you're welcome to resubmit through the free tier once it's addressed.