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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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  • Startup Index

    startup-index.ch

    Startup Index (Startup Verzeichnis) is a Swiss directory of young companies searchable by canton and service, published in German, English, French and Italian. Companies up to five years old…

    RegionalPaidDofollowChecked
    DR2Unranked

  • All Mac Apps

    allmacapps.com

    All Mac Apps is a category-based directory of macOS software with short descriptions and links to each app's site and App Store page. Submitting only takes an email, app name and website.

    General directoriesFreeNofollowChecked
    DR1Unranked

  • AppStore-Discounts

    appstore-discounts.com

    A price tracker for the US and French App Stores that lists apps on sale and apps that are temporarily free, with price alerts for visitors. The site spots price cuts of 10% or more by itself, and…

    Mobile appsFree + paidDofollowChecked
    DR1Unranked

  • Creator Stack

    creatorstack.io

    Creator Stack lists the tools and services content creators use to grow an audience, run their business and get paid, grouped into categories and platform-specific collections such as YouTube or…

    MarketingFreeDofollowChecked
    DR1Unranked

  • Discover Indie Apps

    discoverindieapps.com

    A curated directory of iPhone apps from independent developers, with search, category filters and a random-pick button; 85 apps were listed when checked. Only apps already live on the App Store are…

    Mobile appsPaidDofollowChecked
    DR1Unranked

  • Entrepreneurs BD

    entrepreneurs.bd

    Entrepreneurs BD is a Bangladeshi platform for founders, startups and SMEs that combines a directory of founder and company profiles with guides and a knowledge hub. Founders apply with a bio…

    RegionalFreeNofollowChecked
    DR1Unranked

  • ExtensionFinder.io

    extensionfinder.io

    A ranking site for Chrome extensions that scores each one from Web Store data (user counts, ratings, review sentiment and update recency) and publishes best-of pages for 29 use cases, plus…

    Browser extensionsPrice not publishedDofollowChecked
    DR1Unranked

  • Les IA

    les-ia.fr

    A French-language AI directory and comparison site that sorts tools by category and says its team tests them. Makers can submit for free with a reciprocal link, pay a small one-off fee for a…

    AI toolsFree + paidNofollowChecked
    DR1Unranked

  • PakStartups

    pakstartups.org

    PakStartups is a Pakistani startup registry that pairs a curated national directory with co-founder matching, a knowledge vault and an active founder community. Signed-in founders submit their…

    RegionalFreeUnverifiedChecked
    DR1Unranked

  • SuperPublic

    superpublic.org

    An indie-only launch site that ranks the last 24 hours of launches and keeps big brands out. Only bootstrapped, pre-seed or angel-funded products can launch, and founders are verified through domain…

    Product launch platformsFreeDofollowChecked
    DR1Unranked

  • UK Startup Hub

    ukstartuphub.com

    UK Startup Hub is a free knowledge base for UK founders that keeps lists of startups, scaleups, funding options, jobs and events, with a sister Scottish Startup Hub. Founders submit their startup…

    RegionalFreeUnverifiedChecked
    DR1Unranked

  • AI Tools Map

    aitoolsmap.net

    A multilingual AI tools directory and comparison site (English, French, German, Korean, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish) grouped into categories like productivity, coding, image and video. Submissions…

    AI toolsFreeDofollowChecked
    DR0Unranked

  • AppPriceData

    apppricedata.com

    An independent tracker of App Store prices, rankings and promotions. Developers can submit an App Store link to its 'Free now' list of limited-time free apps and lifetime in-app deals, which it…

    Mobile appsFreeDofollowChecked
    DR0Unranked

  • Awesome Self-Hosted Apps

    awesomeselfhosted.app

    Awesome Self-Hosted Apps is an editor-reviewed directory of open-source, source-available and freeware apps you can run on your own server, showing license, repository health and install details…

    Open sourceFreeDofollowChecked
    DR0Unranked

  • Catálogo IA

    catalogo-ia.com

    A Spanish-first AI tools catalogue, also available in French, Italian and Portuguese, covering categories from chatbots and coding to agent skills. Tool makers can submit for free with a short form.

    AI toolsFreeDofollowChecked
    DR0Unranked

  • EdToolHub

    edtoolhub.com

    EdToolHub is an editorially reviewed directory of edtech tools for students, teachers and researchers, covering AI tools, LMSs, research and study apps. Each approved listing gets a factual summary…

    ProductivityPaidDofollowChecked
    DR0Unranked

  • KI Tools Übersicht

    ki-tools-uebersicht.de

    A German-language directory of 300+ AI tools across 22 categories, filterable by function and pricing model. Makers submit through a free form on the homepage that also accepts an affiliate…

    AI toolsFreeNofollowChecked
    DR0Unranked

  • LegalTech Atlas

    legaltechatlas.com

    A worldwide directory of legal technology products and companies, browsable by category, investor and an interactive map, run alongside Legal.io's legal tech newsletter network. Law firms, in-house…

    SaaSFree + paidDofollowChecked
    DR0Unranked

  • SelfHostIndex

    selfhostindex.com

    SelfHostIndex catalogs open-source, self-hostable apps with health scores, setup difficulty and the proprietary tools each one replaces. Its data is open, and each new app automatically gets its own…

    Open sourceFreeDofollowChecked
    DR0Unranked

  • SEO Tools Directory

    seotools.directory

    SEO Tools Directory publishes independent, scored reviews of SEO software in six categories, with current pricing and a source for every claim. Submitted tools go into an editorial queue, and…

    MarketingFreeNofollowChecked
    DR0Unranked

  • Supertools

    supertools.design

    Supertools is a curated directory of design tools, templates, asset libraries and services for creatives, published as short write-ups. Makers submit through a form, and resources that fit are…

    DesignFreeDofollowChecked
    DR0Unranked

  • GitHub Marketplace

    github.com

    GitHub's marketplace of Apps and Actions that extend developer workflows. Devtools with a GitHub integration can list free or paid plans and be found by developers browsing by category.

    Developer toolsFreeDofollowChecked
    Tranco#29

  • SourceForge

    sourceforge.net

    A veteran open source hosting and download platform that also runs a business software directory. Projects can be created or imported from GitHub with free mirror-based downloads and stats; each…

    Open sourceFreeNofollowChecked
    Tranco#250

  • Visual Studio Code Marketplace

    marketplace.visualstudio.com

    Microsoft's marketplace for VS Code extensions, searchable from inside the editor. Devtool makers can ship an extension to reach developers where they work; each extension gets a public page…

    Developer toolsFreeMixedChecked
    Tranco#547

  • Figma Community

    figma.com

    Figma's public hub for plugins, widgets, files and templates. Building a Figma plugin that connects to your product lets designers discover it where they work, via a Community page with installs and…

    DesignFreeUGC (nofollow)Checked
    Tranco#866

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.