Directory database · last checked Sep 24, 2026
Where to submit your startup (2026): what’s free, what’s dofollow, checked one by one
447 startup, SaaS and AI directories. 347 are free to submit to, and 251 gave a dofollow link when we inspected a live listing. We opened each one’s own submit and pricing pages, so you know the price, the link and the review process before you spend an afternoon on forms.
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- Free to submit
- 347
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How we check every directory
Every row below comes from a visit to that directory’s own site. Where we couldn’t verify something, the row says so.
- Step 1
We open their own pages
Homepage, submit page, pricing and guidelines, on the date shown on each row. Prices and rules come only from there, and each directory’s page lists the pages we opened.
- Step 2
We read a live listing’s link
We find a product that’s already listed and read the rel attribute on its outbound link. No rel means dofollow; nofollow, ugc or sponsored pass little or no ranking value. No listing to inspect means “Unverified”.
- Step 3
We add DR and popularity
DR is Domain Rating by Ahrefs, pulled from Ahrefs’ free API: a 0–100 score of the site’s backlinks. Tranco, a research top-sites ranking, adds popularity: lower is more visited. Neither is a Google metric.
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Startup Listing
startuplist.ing
A curated catalogue of startups, SaaS and micro-SaaS products and side projects from indie builders. Visitors browse by category and tag to find new tools. Listings get a product page with a website…
Startups.watch
startups.watch
Startups.watch is a research database focused on the Turkish startup ecosystem, tracking startups, founders, investors, deals and exits. Founders can add their own company and claim an existing…
Tech Productivity
techproductivity.co
A Monday newsletter of productivity tools, apps and articles for people who work in tech, curated by the person behind Web Tools Weekly. Readers are developers and other tech workers looking for…
Top Startups
topstartups.io
A filterable list of startups funded by top investors such as Sequoia, a16z, Accel and Y Combinator, updated with recent rounds and linked job openings. Job seekers and startup watchers use it to…
ElixirWeekly
elixirweekly.net
A Thursday newsletter of hand-picked Elixir articles and community news, built partly from posts on its sister site ElixirStatus. Readers are Elixir and Phoenix developers. You announce a project…
PHP Weekly
phpweekly.com
A free weekly newsletter of PHP news, articles and blog posts, curated by hand by a small group of people. It's read by PHP developers, including many Laravel users. The site asks readers to email…
AI Tool Gallery (AIツールギャラリー)
ai-gallery.jp
A Japanese-language site that collects and compares AI tools for Japanese users, with launches, articles and an AI usage survey. Paid listings get a Japanese write-up prepared by the site and…
Awesome Indie
awesomeindie.com
A daily launchpad for indie makers that publishes roughly 15 to 25 products a day, each with its own launch day, product page and maker profile. It is browsed by other makers and people looking for…
EuroAlternative
euroalternative.eu
A directory of European-made software and services positioned as alternatives to big US tech products, browsable by category and country. Useful for EU-based SaaS makers targeting buyers who want…
Made with React.js
madewithreactjs.com
Made with React.js collects apps, websites, component libraries and dev tools built with React, each reviewed by hand before publishing. A listing gives the project a page in the relevant category…
TechIreland
techireland.org
TechIreland is a non-profit database of Irish and Northern Irish tech companies and innovation, now powered by Dealroom, covering more than 13,000 company profiles and 800 investors. Companies claim…
Find My AI Tool
findmyaitool.com
A directory for discovering and comparing AI tools, GPTs and agents by category. Paid plans range from a basic permanent listing to premium placements with homepage rotation and a verified badge.
AIG123 (AI工具导航)
aig123.com
A Chinese AI tool navigation site covering search, writing, image, video, agents, coding and office tools, plus AI tutorials and books. It lists legitimate AI products for free after review, with a…
API List
apilist.fun
API List is a categorized collection of public and free APIs, run by the API company apilayer, with upvotes and a twice-monthly email digest. Anyone can recommend an API through a short form, and…
HuntScreens
huntscreens.com
A daily feed of new AI tools and startup launches with screenshot-led product pages. Free submissions wait in a queue, and paid add-ons buy a fast review, a permanent dofollow link or a guest post.
AITools.xyz
aitools.xyz
An AI tools directory that ranks thousands of tools using web-traffic data and publishes monthly usage reports and statistics. Submitted tools join its category rankings and 'latest tools' feed.
AI Agents List
aiagentslist.com
An independently run, editorially reviewed directory of 600+ AI agents and tools, with an AI agents map and category lists. After a free eligibility check, a one-time fee gets a permanent listing…
Launch01
launch01.com
A launch platform for tech products with launches going live at 8:00 AM UTC and a homepage ranking. It targets makers who want a listing page and a backlink. Free launches are slow and require the…
Startup Spotlight
startupspotlight.co
A showcase of small and micro startups with a newest-first feed, category pages and a 'best of' list. It is browsed by founders and people looking for small products. Listings are paid and go live…
startupmag.de
startupmag.de
startupmag.de is a German startup magazine with a startup database, founder interviews and product comparisons. Startups fill in a form to get a database entry, with paid tiers adding a long-form…
AItoolMall
aitoolmall.com
A multilingual AI tools site run by a small team, with a few hundred tools grouped into use-case pages and 'best of' guides. It accepts tool submissions and publishes anything that meets legal…
DR is Domain Rating by Ahrefs: a 0–100 score of a site’s backlinks, higher is stronger. It isn’t a Google metric. Tranco rank is a research top-sites ranking: lower means more popular. How we check each directory
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Each category page explains what that kind of directory is good for and what to prepare before you submit.
- AI tool directories100 directories
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- Plugin and template marketplaces42 directories
- Regional startup directories41 directories
- Developer tool directories32 directories
- Newsletters that feature tools29 directories
- Software review sites29 directories
- Startup directories29 directories
- Design directories25 directories
- SaaS directories24 directories
- Open-source directories12 directories
- General web directories10 directories
- Productivity app directories7 directories
- Browser extension directories5 directories
- Ecommerce directories5 directories
- Marketing tool directories5 directories
- Mobile app directories5 directories
- No-code directories4 directories so far
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How we check each directory
What “checked” means
We opened the directory’s own pages (homepage, submit page, pricing, FAQ or guidelines) on the date shown and recorded what they said. Each directory page lists the exact pages we opened. Summaries and tips are written in our own words. If we couldn’t confirm something, the page says so instead of guessing.
How link types are verified
Where we could, we opened a live listing and inspected the outbound link to the listed product: no rel attribute means followed (dofollow), rel="nofollow", "ugc" or "sponsored" means it passes little or no ranking value. When we couldn’t find a listing to inspect, the link type is marked “Unverified”. Directories can change this at any time, so check your own listing once it’s live.
What DR is
DR is Domain Rating by Ahrefs: Ahrefs’ 0–100, logarithmic score of how strong a site’s backlink profile is compared with every other site Ahrefs crawls. We fetch it from Ahrefs’ free API for each directory’s own domain and refresh it regularly; the directory page shows when. It measures links, not visitors or relevance, and it isn’t a Google ranking factor. Directories hosted on a shared platform (a GitHub list, a subreddit, a Medium or Notion page) show no DR, because the platform’s number says nothing about that one list.
What the Tranco rank is
Tranco is a top-sites ranking made for research. It combines several public top-sites lists over 30 days, which makes it harder to manipulate than any single list. Lower is more popular: #1,000 is far more visited than #500,000. It’s a rough popularity signal, not a backlink metric. “Unranked” means we have no rank for that site.
Pricing
Prices come only from the directory’s own site on the day we checked. We don’t take prices from other lists. Prices change, so confirm on the submit page before you pay.
Why some pages are thinner
Some directories publish very little about how they work. A directory page is only offered to search engines when it has a real summary (120+ characters) and at least 2 verified facts such as link type, pricing details, tips or a Tranco rank. The rest stay visible here but aren’t indexed.
We don’t sell placement
Directories don’t pay to be listed or ranked here. The default order is by Tranco rank, then name; you can also sort by highest DR.