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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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  • Django Packages

    djangopackages.org

    Django Packages is a community directory of reusable Django apps and tools, with comparison grids that line packages up by features, activity and maturity. Listing a package gives it a page and a…

    Developer toolsFreeDofollowChecked
    DR65Tranco#557,495

  • Landingfolio

    landingfolio.com

    A landing page inspiration gallery plus component and template library for designers. Approved pages appear as screenshots in the gallery with a link out to the live product.

    DesignPaidNofollowChecked
    DR65Tranco#657,768

  • IndieHunt

    indiehunt.io

    A weekly launch competition for indie makers, mostly shipping AI products, with projects live on the homepage for seven days from Monday. Its browsers are makers and early users looking at new…

    Product launch platformsFree + paidMixedChecked
    DR65Unranked

  • KittyLaunch

    kittylaunch.com

    A launch site for indie makers where products get a permanent listing and a week on the homepage, alongside deals, streaks and reputation levels. Its visitors are makers and people hunting for indie…

    Product launch platformsFree + paidDofollowChecked
    DR65Unranked

  • Up For Grabs

    up-for-grabs.net

    Up For Grabs is a long-running list of open-source projects that keep beginner-friendly tasks labeled for newcomers. It helps maintainers attract first-time contributors, and each listed project…

    Open sourceFreeDofollowChecked
    DR65Unranked

  • Microlaunch

    microlaunch.net

    A launch platform with a live leaderboard where makers can also publish deals and gather reviews. Browsed by founders and people looking for new tech products. Pro launches come with SEO-optimised…

    Product launch platformsPaidDofollowChecked
    DR64Tranco#1,314,371

  • AgentHunter

    agenthunter.io

    A directory of AI agents organised by industry and category, with news, a glossary and a weekly digest. The free plan gives a permanent agent profile, and paid plans add a followed link and higher…

    AI toolsFree + paidNofollowChecked
    DR64Tranco#2,059,325

  • selfh.st

    selfh.st

    selfh.st is a self-hosting publication with a weekly newsletter, blog and a large app directory of self-hosted software, companion apps and alternatives. Its directory refreshes every morning and…

    Open sourceFreeDofollowChecked
    DR63Tranco#153,928

  • Toolsfine

    toolsfine.com

    A directory for comparing AI tools by task, category, pricing and use case, with an AI news blog. Paid submissions are reviewed and published as a tool page under /best-ai-tools/.

    AI toolsPaidMixedChecked
    DR63Tranco#2,493,519

  • Aidirs

    aidirs.best

    A curated AI tools directory with a few thousand entries, collections and a backlinks page, built on an open-source directory template. Makers can list for free with badge verification or pay a…

    AI toolsFree + paidDofollowChecked
    DR63Unranked

  • LinuxLinks

    linuxlinks.com

    LinuxLinks is an editorial site that reviews and rounds up free and open-source Linux software, with 'best of' lists and individual program write-ups. Suggested programs can end up featured in an…

    Open sourceFreeDofollowChecked
    DR62Tranco#130,384

  • Startup Ranking

    startupranking.com

    A global startup database that ranks companies by its own SR Score, overall and per country. Founders, investors and researchers use it to spot new and trending startups. A free profile includes a…

    StartupsFree + paidMixedChecked
    DR62Tranco#224,599

  • MCP Market

    mcpmarket.com

    A large marketplace of Model Context Protocol servers and agent skills that developers use to connect AI agents to services. Anyone can submit a GitHub repo for free and wait in a queue, or pay once…

    AI toolsFree + paidDofollowChecked
    DR62Tranco#242,297

  • Barcelona & Catalonia Startup Hub

    startupshub.catalonia.com

    The Barcelona & Catalonia Startup Hub is the Catalan government's (Catalonia Trade & Investment) public directory of startups based in the region, with company profiles covering sector, funding and…

    RegionalFreeDofollowChecked
    DR62Tranco#726,676

  • Tool Finder

    toolfinder.com

    A productivity software directory with category rankings, 'best of' roundups and alternatives pages for note-taking, task, calendar, email and project tools. Listed tools get a profile page that…

    ProductivityPaidMixedChecked
    DR62Tranco#1,266,089

  • Console

    console.dev

    An editorially reviewed newsletter and site highlighting a handful of interesting developer tools and betas each week. Being selected gets a short independent review sent to a developer audience; it…

    Developer toolsFreeDofollowChecked
    DR62Tranco#2,071,787

  • AI Tool Trek

    aitooltrek.com

    A multilingual AI tools directory with category browsing and an AI news section. Free listings are approved in exchange for a homepage link back, while paid lanes skip the queue and add featured…

    AI toolsFree + paidDofollowChecked
    DR62Unranked

  • Legaltech Hub

    legaltechnologyhub.com

    A legal technology directory and market-intelligence site used by law firms, in-house legal teams, consultants and investors to research and shortlist legal software. Vendors can create a free basic…

    SaaSFree + paidDofollowChecked
    DR62Unranked

  • Node Weekly

    nodeweekly.com

    A weekly Node.js newsletter from Cooperpress, spun off from JavaScript Weekly, covering Node releases, articles, packages and tools. It is read by back-end JavaScript developers. Useful npm packages…

    NewslettersFreeDofollowChecked
    DR62Unranked

  • Startup Estonia Ecosystem Database

    startupestonia.ee

    Startup Estonia is the government programme promoting Estonia's startup scene, and it runs a Dealroom-powered database of Estonian startups, investors and support organisations. Startups can create…

    RegionalFreeDofollowChecked
    DR62Unranked

  • OpenAlternative

    openalternative.co

    A curated catalogue of open source projects organised as replacements for well-known proprietary apps. Developers and technical buyers browse it by alternative, category and tech stack, and each…

    Open sourcePaidMixedChecked
    DR61Tranco#388,407

  • Minimal Gallery

    minimal.gallery

    Minimal Gallery has curated minimal website designs since 2013 and also collects templates and tools for creatives. Accepted submissions are published in the gallery and shared on its social…

    DesignFreeDofollowChecked
    DR61Tranco#574,171

  • Web Design Clip

    webdesignclip.com

    Web Design Clip is a Japanese web design gallery that files sites by industry, layout, color and technology, with sections for Japanese, international, landing page and mobile designs. Recommended…

    DesignFreeDofollowChecked
    DR61Tranco#615,473

  • Startbase

    startbase.de

    Startbase is a German startup platform run from Stuttgart that combines a company database with ecosystem news and funding coverage. Startups register and maintain an organisation profile that…

    RegionalFreeUnverifiedChecked
    DR61Tranco#862,239

  • CSS Weekly

    css-weekly.com

    A weekly roundup of CSS articles, tutorials, demos and tools, with a companion YouTube channel. It's read by front-end developers and web designers. The contact page invites readers to send in links…

    NewslettersFreeDofollowChecked
    DR61Unranked

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.