How does domain verification work?

Domain verification requires adding a specific DNS record, HTML meta tag, or file to your domain. RankCert automatically checks for this record to confirm ownership.

How are weekly rankings calculated?

Rankings are calculated using an evidence-weighted score derived from verified domain ownership rather than raw upvote totals. Positions are updated and re-verified on a weekly cycle.

What happens if domain verification fails?

If a domain fails its automated re-check, the product loses its verified status and its ranking adjusts down to match its remaining evidence level.

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Sourabh singhSep 10, 2026Dev toolsDomain control verified

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RankCert is a product launch board that ranks listed software products based on verified domain control rather than upvote counts. Product owners prove domain ownership using DNS records, meta tags, or hosted files, which RankCert re-checks weekly. Every position cites its verification sources and last confirmed dates to maintain an auditable ranking board.

The case

Who it is for

Software founders and developers launching digital products who want verified visibility without managing upvote campaigns.

What is broken today

Traditional product launch boards rely primarily on upvote counts to rank submissions. This incentivizes vote manipulation, fake accounts, and coordinated voting campaigns, making it difficult for genuine software products without existing audiences to gain visibility based on legitimate ownership and technical presence.

What it does about it

The platform verifies domain control by checking DNS records, HTML meta tags, or hosted validation files served directly from the submitted product domain. An evidence-weighted algorithm updates rankings weekly based on verified ownership signals and re-checks verification records regularly to maintain accurate positions.

Why not the obvious alternative

Unlike standard launch directories that order listings strictly by community upvote totals, this system ranks products based on verifiable domain control and attaches source evidence and confirmation timestamps to every position on the leaderboard.

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CategoryDev tools

PricingFree tier plus paid plans

LaunchedSep 10, 2026

Runs onWeb, API, Self-hosted

Built withnext.js, supbase, cloudflare

Built by the makerYes

Evidence

Every claim carries a source and a date

domain: verified
Source dns · verified 2026-09-10

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Named by the maker, not measured by us. It tells you what this is competing with, not which one wins.

Questions

How does domain verification work?: Domain verification requires adding a specific DNS record, HTML meta tag, or file to your domain. RankCert automatically checks for this record to confirm ownership.
How are weekly rankings calculated?: Rankings are calculated using an evidence-weighted score derived from verified domain ownership rather than raw upvote totals. Positions are updated and re-verified on a weekly cycle.
What happens if domain verification fails?: If a domain fails its automated re-check, the product loses its verified status and its ranking adjusts down to match its remaining evidence level.

Discussion

Sourabh singhMaker17h
We built RankCert to solve the issue of launch boards being manipulated by upvote rings and bot networks. Instead of counting votes, RankCert ranks products using verified domain ownership confirmed through DNS records or meta tags. Every ranking links directly to its source evidence so anyone can audit the results.