LaunchDistro is a SubmitSaaS alternative for founders who want to know which listings actually went live. It runs inside Claude or Cursor: your agent fills each form in your own browser, and counts a directory only once it finds your link on the public page.
SubmitSaaS is a done-for-you service: for a one-time $60 to $140, it submits your SaaS to 60+, 100+ or 140+ directories within 48 hours and sends a spreadsheet with screenshots. It's fast and cheap. Here's where the two differ.
Everything about SubmitSaaS below comes from their own site, checked on 24 September 2026.
| Compared on | SubmitSaaS | LaunchDistro |
|---|---|---|
| Who submits | Their automation, with a human review step | An AI agent in Claude or Cursor, in your browser. You step in for sign-ins and CAPTCHAs. |
| Price | $60, $100 or $140, one payment, for 60+, 100+ or 140+ submissions | Free for 10 submissions, €29 per launch, or Pro €39/mo or €349/yr |
| How long | All submissions within 48 hours | Minutes per form, whenever you run it. Each directory still reviews at its own pace. |
| Which directories | Every directory on their public list, as a fixed bundle | You or Claude pick from 200+ catalogued, 50 with a playbook tested on a real submission |
| Proof | A spreadsheet of submissions with screenshots. No list of which ones were approved. | The confirmation page for every submission, then a check of the live page for your link and its rel |
| Accounts | A dedicated email they create and hand over; their own Google account where a site only allows Google sign-in | Your own email and Google account, in your browser |
| Paid directories | Not included | Stops before any payment. Paying for a listing is your call. |
| Refund | Full refund within 30 days, no questions asked | Full refund within 3 days |
Sources: submitsaas.com, submitsaas.com/faqs, submitsaas.com/terms, listingbott.com, aidirectori.es/pricing, submitator.com/submitsaas-alternative, checked 24 September 2026. LaunchDistro prices and refund terms are on the pricing and refund pages.
SubmitSaaS charges once: $60 for 60+ submissions, $100 for 100+ and $140 for 140+, about $1 a directory. LaunchDistro is free for 10 submissions, then €29 once for up to 100 directories for one product in 30 days, or Pro at €39 a month or €349 a year for every product, with no cap. A Launch costs less than their smallest plan, but you run it yourself; SubmitSaaS needs none of your time. LaunchDistro also tells you which directories you're on and which listings went live.
SubmitSaaS says it plainly in its FAQ: it doesn't give you a list of which submissions were approved, because each directory reviews on its own timeline. LaunchDistro keeps every confirmation page, then opens each public listing, finds your link and reads its rel attribute. So you know which directories published you, and which links are dofollow.
SubmitSaaS submits you to every directory on its public list, which you can browse before you buy. With LaunchDistro you, or Claude, pick from the catalog by authority, link type and category. The catalog is small on purpose: the first paid list I bought had W3.org, IBM and MySpace on it, so a directory only gets in once it has held up on a real submission.
SubmitSaaS creates a dedicated email for the sign-ups and hands you the login, or uses yours if you ask. Where a directory only allows Google sign-in, it submits with its own Google account. LaunchDistro fills forms in your browser, so every account is yours from the start.
SubmitSaaS says its packages are designed to help you reach up to DR 10, 15 or 20. We don't promise a number: DR depends on which directories approve you, your starting profile and when Ahrefs notices the links. What we can show you is each link, live, with its rel.
A done-for-you service and a tool you run are different trades. Here's when theirs wins.
Fill in one form, and 48 hours later you have 60+ submissions without spending an evening on it.
They refund within 30 days, no questions asked. Our window is 3 days.
If a big bundle matters more than choosing each directory, their fixed list saves you the picking.
It works from Claude or Cursor. See how in the Claude and Cursor guides.
Every listing is looked up on the public page, with its rel, before it counts.
Sign-ups happen in your own browser, with your own email and Google account.
Describe each product once. Pro has no submission cap.
Each described from its own site, checked on the same date.
A done-for-you service: 100 hand-picked directories for $499, delivered over about a month. Compare ListingBott with LaunchDistro.
A manual, done-for-you service built around AI directories: $99 to $199 once for 30 to 100+ submissions. Compare aidirectori.es with LaunchDistro.
Browser automation you pay for once: $29, $49 or $79 for 30, 60 or 100 directories you pick, delivered in 24 to 48 hours.
No. Its plans are one-time payments of $60, $100 or $140. Its directory list is free to browse. LaunchDistro's first 10 submissions are free, with no card.