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Best startup directories (2026): 490 places to submit your startup, checked one by one

A startup directory is a site that lists new products so people can find them. This list has 490 startup, SaaS and AI directories where you can submit yours. 385 are free to submit to, and 272 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.

To use it, filter by price, link type, review process or category, then open a row for its submit page and our notes. Not sure which ones fit? The startup directory finder scores your description against every directory here. Or we submit by hand: 30+ directories from $49, one-time.

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Directories
490
18 categories
Dofollow (verified)
272
of 421 with a checked link
Free to submit
385
free, or with a free plan
DR 50+
243
of 411 with a Domain Rating by Ahrefs

Method

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.

Read the full method
  1. 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.

  2. 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”.

  3. 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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All 490 directories

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  • WhatTheAI

    whattheai.tech

    An AI tools directory with category pages, alternatives lists and comparison articles. Makers can submit for a free listing or pay for featured placement, newsletter slots and founder interviews.

    AI toolsFree + paidDofollowChecked
    DR36Tranco#3,506,031

  • AI Tools Saver

    aitoolsaver.com

    An AI tools directory built around deals and discounts, with alternatives, comparisons, a Discord community and a newsletter. Tools can list free through a link exchange or buy fast-track and…

    AI toolsFree + paidDofollowChecked
    DR36Unranked

  • AllGPTs

    allgpts.co

    A directory of custom GPTs from the ChatGPT store, grouped into categories like analysis, coaching and audio, now operated alongside the Chipp.ai GPT marketplace. Creators submit their GPT link…

    AI toolsFree + paidNofollowChecked
    DR36Unranked

  • MacMenuBar.com

    macmenubar.com

    MacMenuBar.com is a directory devoted to macOS menu bar apps, with well over a thousand listings sorted into collections like clipboard managers, timers and window managers. It also sends a roughly…

    ProductivityFreeDofollowChecked
    DR36Unranked

  • 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…

    RegionalPaidDofollowChecked
    DR36Unranked

  • 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…

    AI toolsFreeNofollowChecked
    DR35Tranco#2,375,035

  • AI Valley

    aivalley.ai

    A directory of close to 1,800 AI tools and several hundred prompts, organised into a long list of categories. Makers submit through a simple free form with name, email, tool URL and category.

    AI toolsFreeDofollowChecked
    DR35Unranked

  • EMRSystems

    emrsystems.net

    A healthcare IT comparison site that helps medical practices choose EMR, EHR and practice management software by specialty, with reviews, pricing and demo requests. Physicians and practice managers…

    Review sitesFree + paidUnverifiedChecked
    DR35Unranked

  • Free Public APIs

    freepublicapis.com

    Free Public APIs is a list of several hundred no-cost APIs that are tested automatically every day and ranked by speed and reliability. It started as a resource for students at a Swiss university…

    Developer toolsFreeDofollowChecked
    DR35Unranked

  • OpenLaunch.ai

    openlaunch.ai

    A daily launch and upvote site for tech products, separate from open-launch.com despite the similar name. Makers and tech enthusiasts browse the daily ranking. Free launches wait in a queue and only…

    Product launch platformsFree + paidMixedChecked
    DR35Unranked

  • PoweredByAI

    poweredbyai.app

    A large AI tools directory with category, alternatives and leaderboard pages, plus a newsletter, prompts library and a founders' Slack community. Listings are sold as one-time plans, and an…

    AI toolsPaidDofollowChecked
    DR35Unranked

  • Web Store Extensions

    webstoreextensions.com

    A moderated directory and marketplace for browser extensions: listings in Chrome Web Store-style categories that link to the Chrome, Firefox or Edge store page, maker profiles, a community page with…

    Browser extensionsFree + paidDofollowChecked
    DR35Unranked

  • Powerusers AI

    powerusers.ai

    An AI tools directory grouped by capability, with toolkits and a prompt builder for business users. The paid listing is written for you, and you get a badge showing how many users saved your tool.

    AI toolsPaidMixedChecked
    DR34Tranco#1,938,673

  • The AI Surf

    theaisurf.com

    A category-based AI tools directory where tool pages can include FAQs, deals, social links and lead forms. Listings are paid one-time and include a mention in its newsletter.

    AI toolsPaidDofollowChecked
    DR34Tranco#2,646,376

  • Indie App Sales

    indieappsales.com

    A shop-window for independent apps that discount together during short events; the July 2026 edition ran July 28 to 30, and the site shows 823 listings in total. Developers register in a portal…

    Mobile appsFreeDofollowChecked
    DR34Unranked

  • 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…

    Product launch platformsPaidDofollowChecked
    DR34Unranked

  • AllAITools

    allaitool.ai

    An AI tools directory with categories, alternatives pages and a blog. Paid submissions get a reviewed listing with a do-follow link, plus a featured tier for more visibility.

    AI toolsPaidDofollowChecked
    DR33Unranked

  • DiscoverCloud

    discovercloud.com

    A B2B SaaS and services marketplace with categorised product pages, user feedback, special offers and an experts network. Freelancers, startups, SMB owners and managers use it to find cloud…

    SaaSFree + paidDofollowChecked
    DR33Unranked

  • EveryDev.ai

    everydev.ai

    A community and directory for AI builders covering coding assistants, agent frameworks, MCP servers, vibe-coding tools and LLM evaluation, with discussions, contests and a newsletter. Any signed-in…

    AI toolsFree + paidDofollowChecked
    DR33Unranked

  • Flutter Gems

    fluttergems.dev

    Flutter Gems is a curated, categorized index of Dart and Flutter packages, grouped by functional area such as authentication, maps, storage and UI. Getting a package added places it in the right…

    Developer toolsFreeNofollowChecked
    DR33Unranked

  • Indiemaker

    indiemaker.com

    A new marketplace for discovering, comparing and transferring small internet businesses and side projects, with comparable-sales data and guides on selling. Buyers looking for small acquisitions…

    StartupsFree + paidUnverifiedChecked
    DR33Unranked

  • MyFrenchStartup

    myfrenchstartup.com

    MyFrenchStartup is a large database of French startups used by investors, corporates and public bodies to scout companies and track funding. Founders create an account to add their startup or…

    RegionalFree + paidDofollowChecked
    DR33Unranked

  • Startups.fyi

    startups.fyi

    A showcase of profitable startups and side projects, each tagged with its revenue band, paired with a weekly newsletter for indie founders. Makers and would-be founders browse it for business ideas…

    StartupsPaidDofollowChecked
    DR33Unranked

  • 10words

    10words.io

    A discovery service that describes new apps and startups in ten words or fewer, delivered by email digest (daily or weekly) and through Chrome and Firefox new-tab extensions. Readers are people who…

    StartupsPrice not publishedUnverifiedChecked
    DR32Tranco#4,076,046

  • Haskell Weekly

    haskellweekly.news

    A weekly newsletter of Haskell articles, packages and community news that also runs the annual State of Haskell survey. It's read by Haskell developers. Anyone can suggest content by opening a…

    NewslettersFreeDofollowChecked
    DR32Unranked

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

DR leaderboard: the top 100 directories by Domain Rating

Browse by category

Each category page explains what that kind of directory is good for and what to prepare before you submit.

Where to submit, by niche

All niche lists

Shortlists for one kind of product, audience or country, each with advice on what matters when you submit there.

AI products

AI agents105GPTs and AI assistants101

Apps, extensions and plugins

Chrome extensions9Browser extensions11iOS apps10Android apps18Mac apps23Desktop software20WordPress plugins9Figma plugins9Templates and UI kits13SaaS integrations34

By kind of software

Open-source projects51Self-hosted software14Developer tools75APIs31No-code tools10B2B SaaS68Marketing tools34Design tools30Productivity tools11

By audience and stage

Indie hackers54Pre-launch startups31Newsletters that feature tools63Developer newsletters21B2B software review sites49Software alternatives sites24Startup databases43

By link, price and review

Free directories385Dofollow directories272Free dofollow directories217Directories with human review357

By country and region

Startups in Europe34Startups in Germany6Startups in Asia15

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.