Directory database · last checked Nov 7, 2026
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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- 272
- of 421 with a checked link
- Free to submit
- 385
- free, or with a free plan
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.
- 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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NextGenTools
nextgentools.me
A curated list of AI tools with guides and category pages. Submitting is free and every tool is reviewed by hand, with paid promotions such as newsletter articles and homepage features on offer.
Self-Hosted.Directory
self-hosted.directory
Self-Hosted.Directory is a curated catalog of self-hostable software organized by category, scenario and deployment style, with reviewed project pages. Makers can submit for free with a badge, or…
DevPages
devpages.io
A developer tools directory spanning AI, DevOps, databases, observability, frameworks and more, with comparison pages. Accepted tools get a profile linking to the website and repository.
AICentralResources
aicentralresources.com
An editorially reviewed AI tools directory with role-based solution pages, tool comparisons and a newsletter. Free listings get a public page with a plain domain mention, while a monthly featured…
Beyond AI Tools
beyondaitools.com
A paid AI product directory that publishes each listing in ten languages, with sponsored banners across the site. Listings are one-time purchases with a refund if the product fails verification.
The Next AI
thenextai.com
A curated AI tools directory for developers, creators and marketers with a few thousand tools, category pages and community upvotes. Basic listings are free and permanent; a one-time featured plan…
Intelligent Tools
intelligenttools.co
A hand-reviewed directory of several hundred AI tools that also tracks each tool's real pricing from vendor pages. Free listings get a basic profile; a monthly featured plan adds a verified badge…
Add AI Directory
addaidirectory.com
An editorially run catalogue of AI agents, grouped into categories like sales, SEO, audio and agent tooling, with filters for pricing model and open or closed source. Each accepted agent gets its…
AICashMaker
aicashmaker.com
A site about making money with AI that combines a tools directory with side-hustle guides, automations and a marketplace for prompt packs and courses. Tool makers can list free, bring their own…
FreshStart
freshstart.pk
FreshStart is a Pakistani online PR site for startups that keeps a simple startup directory listing each company with a one-line category and a link to its website. Founders apply with a short form…
StartupDatabase.ph
startupdatabase.ph
StartupDatabase.ph is a curated directory of Filipino startups, products and ecosystem organisations, with launches, jobs, events and ecosystem reports. Founders submit their startup for approval…
Usetools.Design
usetools.design
Usetools.Design is a curated collection of more than a thousand design tools and resources, from icon sets to UX tools and website builders, with a 'Tools of the Month' newsletter. Listings are paid…
Agents.NET
agents.net
A young, developer-oriented directory and registry of AI agents across platforms (GPTs, LangChain, AutoGen and commercial agents), with view counts and ratings on each profile. Listing is free with…
AI Tools Directory (aitools-directory.com)
aitools-directory.com
A WordPress-based directory of around 1,600 AI tools with comparisons, 'best of' roundups and reviews across content, coding, CRM and media categories. Tool owners can submit for free through a…
Mac Apps Library
macappslibrary.com
An independently run library of useful Mac apps, 282 when we checked, sorted into categories such as utilities, menu bar apps, developer tools and productivity, with collections, free, open-source…
Startup Indonesia
startupindonesia.id
Startup Indonesia is a data platform for Indonesia's startup and investor ecosystem, with searchable startup and investor profiles plus programs and insights. Companies register through an online…
AI Tool List (aitoollist.org)
aitoollist.org
A small awesome-list style AI tools site whose content is generated from a public GitHub repository, grouped into chat, image, audio, productivity, writing and finance. Tools are added by opening a…
ExtensionLaunch
extensionlaunch.com
A community directory for browser extensions and a few mobile apps, with launch pages, community votes, reviews and separate Chrome, Firefox and Edge sections. You paste a store link and the listing…
DezignHunt
dezignhunt.com
DezignHunt is a design tools directory and launch platform with close to two thousand resources across AI tools, icons, typography, UX tools and more. Every launch is paid and reviewed, and gets a…
devtools.directory
devtools.directory
devtools.directory is an open, wiki-style directory of developer tools, languages, libraries, stacks and learning resources, with all data stored as YAML in a public GitHub repo. Adding a tool…
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
Browse by category
Each category page explains what that kind of directory is good for and what to prepare before you submit.
- AI tool directories101 directories
- Plugin and template marketplaces52 directories
- Product launch platforms43 directories
- Regional startup directories41 directories
- Developer tool directories31 directories
- Software review sites30 directories
- Newsletters that feature tools29 directories
- Startup directories29 directories
- Design directories25 directories
- SaaS directories24 directories
- Mobile app directories21 directories
- General web directories17 directories
- Open-source directories14 directories
- Browser extension directories10 directories
- Ecommerce directories7 directories
- Productivity app directories7 directories
- Marketing tool 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.