Fast-track: launch in about two weeks
Fast-track sits between waiting for a free slot and picking your own date. It costs $14.99.
What you get
- An automatic launch slot around two weeks out. You don't pick the date — we assign the next available one, typically about 14 days away.
- Guaranteed publication. Fast-track submissions don't go through the saturation filter, so they don't get declined.
- No upvote threshold. The 10-upvote rule only applies to free launches.
- A permanent do-follow backlink from a 75 DR domain, kept for life regardless of how launch day goes.
If for any reason we couldn't publish your product, you get a full refund.
Fast-track vs the other options
| Join the line | Fast-track | Skip the Waiting Line | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | $14.99 | $29.99 |
| When you launch | Next free slot — currently several months out | Automatic slot ~2 weeks out | Any available date you pick |
| Can be declined | Yes | No | No |
| Upvote threshold | 10 upvotes to stay published | None | None |
| Permanent do-follow link | Only if you pass 10 upvotes | Yes | Yes |
Which one should you pick?
Fast-track is the right call when you want certainty without paying full price, and two weeks of lead time actually suits you — enough time to prepare your assets and warn your audience, without waiting until next year.
Skip the Waiting Line is worth the extra $15 when the date matters: you're coordinating with a Product Hunt launch, a funding announcement, a conference, or you simply want a Tuesday.
The free queue is fine if you're in no hurry at all. Just know that it's booked several months ahead — as of August 2026, the first free slots are in February 2027 — and that free launches need 10 upvotes to stay published.
A common misunderstanding
Fast-track is a paid launch. We've had people read our older FAQ wording and assume only Skip the Waiting Line counted for the backlink guarantee. It doesn't work that way: if you paid for your launch in any form — Fast-track, Skip the Waiting Line or a Relaunch — your product stays published and keeps its link, whatever happens on launch day.
How to buy it
Choose Fast-track at checkout when you submit your product, or from your product's page in your dashboard if it's already in the waiting line.