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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- Directories
- 447
- 18 categories
- Dofollow (verified)
- 251
- of 387 with a checked link
- Free to submit
- 347
- 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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Indie Hackers Products
indiehackers.com
Indie Hackers' product database lists bootstrapped products and side projects, many with self-reported revenue, alongside a daily voting board for product updates. It is read by solo founders and…
Findly.tools
findly.tools
A curated directory of SaaS and tools for developers, creators and entrepreneurs, with human-reviewed submissions and optional long-form reviews. People browse it by category to find software…
Setapp
setapp.com
A curated subscription bundle of Mac and iOS apps where members get access to a catalogue for one fee. Accepted developers earn a usage-based revenue share and exposure to members browsing curated…
AlternativeTo
alternativeto.net
A large crowd-sourced site where people recommend software alternatives across desktop, web and mobile platforms. Adding your app puts it on the 'alternatives to' pages of the products you compete…
Startup India (BHASKAR)
startupindia.gov.in
Startup India is the Indian government's startup portal, covering DPIIT recognition, schemes and challenges, and the BHASKAR ecosystem registry. Founders register a startup profile to get a BHASKAR…
Jamstack.org
jamstack.org
Jamstack.org is the community site for the Jamstack approach and hosts two well-known lists: static site generators and headless CMSs, each filterable by language, template engine and license…
CSS Design Awards
cssdesignawards.com
CSS Design Awards is a juried web design awards site where submitted websites compete for daily and yearly awards in solo, studio and agency categories. It is a paid entry aimed at design-led sites…
Turbo0
turbo0.com
A curated product directory aimed at content creators, organised into categories such as video editing, audio, image editing, copywriting and website creation. It puts filtering and search first…
One Page Love
onepagelove.com
A long-running gallery of single-page websites, landing pages and templates, curated for designers and developers. Accepted sites get a showcase page with screenshots, tags and a link to the live…
GetVoIP
getvoip.com
A comparison and review site for business VoIP, unified communications, contact centre and AI voice software, with buyer guides and provider comparisons. Business owners and IT teams use it to…
Fonts In Use
fontsinuse.com
Fonts In Use is a public archive of real-world typography, indexed by typeface, format, industry and period, with examples contributed by the public and edited by staff. Designers and type foundries…
SoftwareSuggest
softwaresuggest.com
A business software review and recommendation site listing tens of thousands of products, with a strong presence in India. Buyers use it to compare options and request recommendations. Vendors get a…
Changelog News
changelog.com
A Monday newsletter and podcast about software development news, which features community submissions. It is written for developers. Submissions need a URL, a title and a note on why it's…
There's An AI For That
theresanaiforthat.com
One of the biggest AI tool databases, tracking new tools, models and AI news daily for a very large audience. An accepted submission gets a permanent entry in the database, and makers can buy extra…
MacUpdate
macupdate.com
A long-running Mac software download site with app pages, version history, reviews and deals. Developers can submit new apps or updates, which are checked by the site's content team before going live.
Peerlist Launchpad
peerlist.io
A weekly launchpad inside Peerlist, a professional network for developers and designers, where makers launch projects to get early users and feedback. The audience is Peerlist's community of…
Starter Story
starterstory.com
A publication (now part of HubSpot) that interviews founders about how they started, grew and run their businesses, as written case studies and videos. Readers are aspiring and current founders…
Uneed
uneed.best
A daily launch platform where makers schedule a launch day and compete on daily, weekly, monthly and yearly leaderboards. Its audience is largely indie founders and tool enthusiasts who check it…
ShowMeBest.ai
showmebest.ai
An AI tools directory with category pages, an AI-assisted search and a news section. Free listings get a basic page with limited visibility, while cheap paid plans add dofollow links, faster review…
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
- Product launch platforms43 directories
- 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.