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Startup directories to submit your SaaS

122 places to list your startup, SaaS or AI tool, with the Domain Rating, traffic and link type of each. 85 of them give a dofollow backlink that can raise your DR, 52 without paying. Sort by DR or traffic, filter, and work down the list.

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OutclimbedFeatured

Pay to get listed, share to move up. Every point is either paid for or earned, and every one of them is visible.

14SmallSaaS & softwareDofollow, paid
Your directory hereFeatured at the top of this list, $79 once
r/SideProject

Reddit's place to show something you built. Read the rules, and answer every comment.

95Very highCommunitiesNofollow
Behance

Adobe's portfolio network. A case study of your product's design can live here.

94Very highDesign galleriesNofollow
Trustpilot

Consumer review site. A free business profile, with paid plans for collecting and showing reviews.

94Very highReview sitesNofollow
SourceForge

Software directory with business software reviews as well as its old open-source downloads.

93Very highSaaS & softwareNofollow
Capterra

Gartner's software review site. One free vendor listing also covers GetApp and Software Advice.

91HighReview sitesNofollow
Crunchbase

The company database investors and journalists check. Create a profile so your company has one place with the facts.

91Very highStartup directoriesNofollow
DEV Community

Developer blogging community. A useful technical post about how you built it travels further than a launch post.

91Very highCommunitiesDofollow
G2

The largest B2B software review site. A free profile; reviews from real customers are what make it worth having.

91Very highReview sitesNofollow
Product Hunt

The best-known launch day. One shot per product, so prepare a gallery, a first comment and people to tell before you post.

91Very highLaunch platformsNofollow
Show HN

Hacker News' section for things people made. Plain text, a working link and an honest title do better than any pitch.

91Very highLaunch platformsDofollow, paid
Awwwards

Web design awards judged by a jury. Paid submissions, and a high bar.

89HighDesign galleriesDofollow, paid
Slashdot Software

Business software directory run alongside SourceForge, with comparisons and reviews.

87Very highSaaS & softwareNofollow
Software Advice

Gartner's advisory site that matches buyers with software, from the same listing as Capterra.

87HighReview sitesNofollow
Wellfound

Formerly AngelList Talent. A company profile here is mostly for hiring, and it is where candidates look you up.

87HighStartup directoriesNofollow
GetApp

Gartner software reviews aimed at small businesses, fed from the same vendor listing as Capterra.

85HighReview sitesNofollow
TrustRadius

B2B software reviews with long, detailed write-ups. A free vendor profile.

85HighReview sitesDofollow, paid
Startup Fame

Launch directory for indie makers with a free listing and paid featured spots.

84MediumLaunch platformsDofollow with badge
Fazier

Product launch platform with daily rankings and a free tier, plus paid launches for a guaranteed date.

83MediumLaunch platformsDofollow with badge
Hashnode

Developer blogging platform. Write about the technical side of your product on your own blog there.

83HighCommunitiesNofollow
Twelve Tools

Directory of SaaS and AI tools for makers, with a free listing and paid featured placement.

83LowSaaS & softwareDofollow with badge
AlternativeTo

People search here for alternatives to a product they already know. List yours against the tools it replaces.

81HighSaaS & softwareNofollow
Findly Tools

Tool directory with a free listing and paid options to be featured.

81LowSaaS & softwareDofollow with badge
Indie Hackers

Founders sharing revenue, mistakes and launches. Post a build story rather than an announcement.

81HighCommunitiesNofollow
Turbo0

Product directory for software and AI tools that lets makers submit listings and gain visibility with users.

81LowSaaS & softwareDofollow with badge
CSS Design Awards

Web design awards with paid submissions, scored on UI, UX and innovation.

80MediumDesign galleriesDofollow, paid
Index by Dodo Payments

Index of startups, indie projects and SaaS tools run by Dodo Payments, where founders can add their product to a public listing.

80MediumStartup directoriesNofollow
SaaSHub

Software alternatives and comparisons. A free listing, verified by adding their badge or a link.

80HighSaaS & softwareDofollow
Comparably

Company review site with employee ratings on culture, pay and leadership, useful for employer brand and company profiles.

79HighReview sitesNofollow
One Page Love

Gallery of one-page websites, with free submissions and paid features.

79MediumDesign galleriesDofollow
Toolpilot

AI tool directory sorted by category, with a submission form for new tools.

79LowAI toolsDofollow with badge
StackShare

Developers list the tools in their stack. Add your product as a tool, and your own stack as a company.

78HighDeveloperDofollow
BetaList

Early-stage startups shown to early adopters. Free with a waiting list, or paid to go out sooner.

77MediumLaunch platformsNofollow
Peerlist Launchpad

Weekly launches voted on by Peerlist's community of developers and designers. Needs a Peerlist profile.

77MediumLaunch platformsDofollow, paid
There's An AI For That

The biggest AI tool directory, searched by task. Submissions are paid.

77HighAI toolsDofollow, paid
PeerPush

Launch and discovery platform where makers post software products to get upvotes, reviews and visibility.

76LowLaunch platformsDofollow, paid
Uneed

Daily launch board with a voting race. Free spots are queued; a paid launch picks the day.

76LowLaunch platformsDofollow, paid
CSS Winner

Web design awards gallery that reviews submitted websites and highlights winners as inspiration for designers.

75LowDesign galleriesNofollow
SaaSworthy

SaaS comparison site with feature and pricing pages per product, and paid promotion on top.

75MediumSaaS & softwareNofollow
Crozdesk

Business software discovery and reviews, with a free vendor listing.

74MediumReview sitesNofollow
Dofollow.tools

Tool directory built around giving listed products a followed link, with free and paid submissions.

74LowSaaS & softwareDofollow with badge
Launch Llama Tools

Startup launch platform from the Launch Llama newsletter where founders submit and promote new tools to get users.

73SmallLaunch platformsDofollow, paid
TinyLaunch

Small, weekly launch board for indie products, with a free queue and paid priority.

73SmallLaunch platformsDofollow, paid
Futurepedia

Large AI tool directory with categories by use case. Paid submissions.

72MediumAI toolsNofollow
OpenHunts

Launch platform positioned as a Product Hunt alternative where makers post products for weekly upvotes and backlinks.

72SmallLaunch platformsDofollow, paid
Product Watch

Daily feed of new tech products and startups where makers can submit launches for discovery.

72SmallLaunch platformsDofollow
Tekpon

Software marketplace with reviews and comparisons that helps companies research and buy SaaS products.

72LowReview sitesNofollow
AIbase

AI news and tools platform that catalogs AI products and models, with a large Chinese and global audience.

71MediumAI toolsNofollow
Ecomm Design

Gallery of ecommerce website designs filterable by platform and tech stack, used as inspiration for store builders.

71SmallDesign galleriesDofollow
SaaSFame

Directory of SaaS products ranked by popularity, where founders submit their software for listing and backlinks.

71SmallSaaS & softwareDofollow with badge

DR: Domain Rating by Ahrefs, refreshed weekly. Traffic: the site's rank in the Tranco ranking of the most visited websites, refreshed weekly, for the whole site, so a subreddit shows Reddit's. Every directory here was checked by hand in October 2026: “Dofollow” means free listings link dofollow, “with badge” means only while you show their badge or link back, “paid” means only on a paid plan, and “Nofollow” means no link equity at all, only visitors. Policies change, so check before paying. Featured and sponsored entries are paid placements. outclimbed is not affiliated with Ahrefs.

Run a directory? Get listed, with a dofollow link

The people reading this page are deciding where to submit their product. Every directory added here gets a dofollow link to its site, on either plan, and is on the list straight away with its DR and traffic. One payment.

Featured$79
  • A dofollow link to your site
  • Always at the top of the list
  • Highlighted row with a Featured label
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  • A dofollow link to your site
  • A row in the list, found by search and filters
  • Your DR and traffic, refreshed weekly
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How to submit your startup to directories

  1. Prepare one kit. A name, a one-line tagline, a 160-character description, a square logo and three screenshots. Write them once and paste them everywhere, so every listing says the same thing.
  2. Launch first, list second. A launch platform gives you one day of attention; directories give you a slow, steady trickle. Launch when you are ready to talk to people, and do the directories any week.
  3. Start with the free dofollow ones. Filter the list to “Free dofollow” and sort by DR: those links cost nothing and count toward your Domain Rating.
  4. Then go where your buyers are. The directories with the most traffic in your category bring visitors, dofollow or not.
  5. Track what comes back. Add UTM tags where a directory lets you, and check your own DR with the free Domain Rating checker a month later.

Dofollow directories: which ones raise your Domain Rating

Only dofollow links count toward Domain Rating and pass ranking signal to your site. Of the 122 directories here, 85 give one: 52 for free (some while you show their badge), the rest on a paid plan or for winning a launch. The nofollow ones, which include most of the biggest platforms, bring visitors instead.

A link from a directory with a high DR is worth more than one from a low one, and a relevant directory more than a general one. Ten good links move a new site further than a hundred weak ones, so pick by DR and relevance rather than by count.

Free vs paid directory submission

Most directories list you for free and sell a faster queue, a featured spot or the dofollow link. Paying makes sense where the directory has real traffic from your audience, or where it is the only way to a link you want. Everywhere else, the free listing is the same listing, just later.

Questions about startup directories

What is a startup directory?

A website that lists new products, usually by category, so people looking for a tool can find one. Founders submit their product to get visitors, early users and a backlink. Launch platforms such as Product Hunt are a kind of directory where products compete on one day.

Which startup directories are worth submitting to?

Start with the launch platforms and the directories your buyers already browse, and the AI directories if your product is an AI tool. Then sort this list by DR and work down. For SEO, start with the ones that give a free dofollow link; the nofollow ones are still worth it for visitors.

Do directory backlinks help SEO and Domain Rating?

Followed links from established, relevant sites help a new domain get crawled and start building authority, and they raise its Domain Rating. Hundreds of links from low-quality directories do not, and can look like link schemes. A handful of good ones beats a long list of weak ones.

What is the difference between dofollow and nofollow?

A dofollow link passes ranking signal to your site; a nofollow link asks search engines not to. Only dofollow links move your Domain Rating. Nofollow links from busy directories still bring visitors, which is often worth more than the link.

What do "with badge" and "paid" mean in the Link column?

"With badge" means the listing is free and dofollow, but only while you show the directory's badge or a link back to it. "Paid" means the link is dofollow only on a paid plan, or if your launch wins a top spot. Plain "Dofollow" means a free listing gets the link with no conditions.

What do DR and Traffic mean in this list?

DR is Domain Rating, Ahrefs' 0-100 score for how strong a site's backlink profile is. Traffic is the site's rank in Tranco, a research ranking of the most visited websites. Both are refreshed every week.

How many directories should I submit my startup to?

Twenty to forty well-chosen ones is plenty for a new product: the main launch platforms, the directories for your category, and the free dofollow ones with the highest DR. Past that, the visitors and links per hour of work drop fast.

Should I pay for directory submissions?

Only where the directory has real traffic from your audience, or where paying is the only way to a dofollow link you want. Many paid options are a fee to skip a free queue; if you are not in a hurry, the free route gets you the same listing.

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