All 126 startup directories
Every directory, launch platform and review site we track. 40 give a followed link and 18 are free. Domain Rating by Ahrefs; link type and cost read from each directory's own pages.
Huge B2B software review site; claiming a listing is free but Visit Website buttons are paid and nofollow.
Free profile on the G2-owned review site; only sponsored pay-per-click profiles get a Visit Website button.
Free company profile in the database investors and AI answer engines read; the website link is nofollow.
Free B2B software review profile, vetted in 3-5 business days, but the website button is a nofollow redirect.
Post a Show HN of something people can try; free, instant, and the link goes dofollow only once it earns points.
Daily vote-ranked launches for new tech products; free, but you need a crowd ready to comment on launch day.
Free dofollow listing once their badge is on your homepage; reviewed within 7 days, or pay $19/mo to skip it.
Daily Product Hunt style launches; free tier needs a badge on your site and can wait 30 days.
Large AI tools directory; free needs a backlink to them and waits up to 4 weeks, $49 skips both.
Twelve new tools a day; free dofollow listing needs a backlink to them, $36 Pro lists in 24 hours without it.
Curated tools catalog with dofollow listings; free needs their badge on your site, $29 one-time removes it.
Free founder community directory; profile link is nofollow, but links in your own update posts are followed.
Software alternatives directory where a verified listing earns a followed link and comparison pages.
Crowd-sourced software alternatives site where users rank 150k+ apps by likes and the review queue is months long.
Content-creator tool directory; free listing needs a backlink to them and waits two weeks, $16.90 skips both.
AI tools directory with a plain dofollow Visit Site link; free listing requires their badge on your site.
Paid-only listings for pre-launch and just-launched startups; refunded if not picked, dofollow link if featured.
Weekly project launches on a developer network; free, from a personal profile, link tagged ugc.
Largest AI tool directory; every listing costs a $49 review fee and goes live in a day or two with a dofollow link.
Daily launches with upvotes; free launches wait months and need a score of 20 for the dofollow link.
Free software-alternatives site with user comments; the homepage link on every listing is nofollow.
Weekly launches ranked by upvotes; a free launch needs their badge live on your site to get in and stay listed.
Permanent product pages with a dofollow link; free submissions queue behind the $39 instant launch.
AI-tools directory with followed profile links; the submit form is gated by a click check and prices are unpublished.
Weekly launches with upvotes; free tier needs their badge and only the top 3 get a dofollow link.
Weekly maker launches on a DR 74 domain; free listings need their badge verified for a backlink, Premium is $19.
Daily launches at 8 AM UTC; free links are nofollow unless you finish top 3 with their badge, $29 guarantees dofollow.
Curated tools directory; free listings go live at once and turn dofollow with their badge, or pay $19 once.
B2B software review site; a new vendor profile costs a one-time $99 and the Visit Website link is nofollow.
Daily launches; the free queue can wait 90 days, needs their badge, and only top 3 get dofollow. $19 skips all that.
Daily launches with a permanent listing; free needs their badge and a 4 to 5 week queue, $39 buys a dofollow link.
Daily launches; free entries get a dofollow link only in the top 3 with their badge embedded, or pay $39.
Founder social network with weekly launches; free listings are nofollow, $29 one-time buys instant publish and dofollow.
Free startup listing with upvotes, but the free queue takes about four weeks and visit links are nofollow.
Daily launch board; free slots are booked into 2027, so $12 Premium is the only way in, with a dofollow link.
Weekly Monday launches; the free queue is about 60 weeks unless you add their badge, and dofollow needs top 3 or $9.90.
Free marketplace to sell, showcase or find a co-founder for a side project; links are nofollow ugc.
Pay-what-you-want board from $69 for a DR-71 dofollow link; the free weekly launch profile is nofollow.
Verified-revenue startup database; free to list with a payment-provider key, dofollow link is a $19 add-on.
Weekly upvote launches with a queue of thousands; free links are nofollow, $19 Premium skips the queue with dofollow.
Matt Wolfe's hand-picked AI tool list; free to submit, over 75% rejected, links go through a redirect.
AI tools directory with category and alternatives pages; sign in with Google to submit, listings are reviewed.
Paid AI tool directory; the $15.90 basic listing is reviewed in 7 days and gives a dofollow link, no badge needed.
Daily product listings; free launches wait at least 30 days and the profile link is nofollow despite the pitch.
Build-in-public community with product launches; the free plan lists one product with a nofollow link.
Free listing waits 30 to 90 days with no guarantee; $129 Fast Lane places you within 48 hours.
General tool directory with instant automated approval; free needs their badge on your homepage, or pay $10.
Large startup-tool directory with dofollow profile links; listing goes through a Typeform with unpublished pricing.
Weekly dev-tool launches voted by developers; the free queue averages six months, $49 picks your week.
Founder software review site with a free startup directory; add their badge to make the homepage link dofollow.
Monthly launch board with idea and product ratings; free launches queue, $39-49 Pro launches skip it.
Weekly SaaS launches on a city map; the link is dofollow once their badge is on your homepage or you pay $19.99.
Weekly AI launch contest; free is nofollow and needs their badge, $19 guarantees dofollow.
Weekly launch competition for AI and indie SaaS; free launches need their badge and stay nofollow unless you pay $19.
Paid-only AI tool directory: $16 one-time, editorial review in 3 business days, dofollow link on the listing.
Deals and product directory for indie makers; $19 after approval with their badge, $49 to publish instantly.
Schedule a launch day and get 7 days on the front page; profile links are nofollow and no listing price is published.
Free SaaS and AI tool listing only if your DR is 20+ and you keep their badge; $18.99 skips both.
Weekly Friday launches with upvotes; six free slots a week or $10 one-time for a guaranteed dofollow link.
Curated open source alternatives to SaaS; free queue, or pay $97+ to skip it and $137 for a dofollow link.
Daily launches with upvotes; free needs their badge and DR 20+ and can wait 270 days, $9.90 skips the queue.
Build-in-public profiles with a followed link; free needs their badge verified, $9 one-time skips it.
Paid-only AI tool directory: $19.9 one-time gets an AI-written page with a dofollow link within 48 hours.
Instant listing with a dofollow link; free needs their badge on your homepage, $19 skips it.
Team and workflow software directory; submission sits behind a Google login and pricing is not published.
Badge-for-free startup database; $11 one-time buys instant listing and a dofollow link without the badge.
Daily launch feed with a permanent page; the free queue is about 180 days and $19.9 launches in 24h with dofollow.
Daily upvote launches for AI and SaaS; the free queue gets a dofollow link, $39 Pro picks your date.
Trending AI tools directory; sign in with Google to submit, entries are reviewed and link out with a followed link.
AI apps directory for work tools; plans sit behind a Google login and most listing links are followed.
Long-running startup showcase; free submissions reviewed daily, $99 for one-day consideration, links nofollow.
Weekly Monday launches; free listings are nofollow until you win top 3 or pay $19 for a DR-56 dofollow link.
Small general directory; free listing needs their badge kept up, $9.99 lists instantly with 3 dofollow links.
Software directory with dofollow links; the free tier needs their badge and waits in a queue, $9.99 skips both.
Weekly Monday launches for indie makers; links are nofollow unless you finish top 3, embed their badge or pay $18.
Build-in-public launch community with upvotes; free listings are nofollow until you add their badge or pay $19.
Curated software directory with a followed link on each tool page; submission and pricing sit behind a Google login.
Weekly launch waves for indie startups; free entry is nofollow, sponsored launches from $9.99 get dofollow.
Free listing needs a backlink to SumoDir and a two-week wait; $15 one-time skips both and adds three dofollow links.
Free startup list with dofollow links; log in to add yours, pay $0.99 a day to sit at the top.
Curated list of 500+ micro SaaS products; $3 listing with their badge, $69 featured tier gets the followed link.
Weekly 1v1 vote tournaments for SaaS; free entry needs a qualifying round, $29 skips the waitlist.
Paid startup directory: £49 one-off, human reviewed within 48 hours, with a followed link on every listing.
Weekly vote board with a permanent page; free launches queue and need the badge for dofollow, $11 skips both.
SaaS directory with dofollow listings; free queue runs hundreds deep, $15 Fast Track publishes today.
Weekly Monday launches with votes; free tiers are nofollow unless you win, $19 buys a dofollow link.
Curated Monday launches; free products get dofollow only in the top 3, $9.99 Premium guarantees it.
SaaS directory; free listing within 72 hours has a nofollow link, $9 a month Featured makes it followed.
Daily launches with 7 days on the homepage; free plan waits a week and needs their badge for a dofollow link.
AI tools list with 10,000+ entries; the only submission route shown is a $30 one-time Fast-Track form.
Curated micro-SaaS directory with a free form, 48-hour manual review and a weekly hand-picked Stack Spotlight.
Weekly Monday hunt for side projects; free links are nofollow unless you win top 3, $19 Premium is dofollow.
Software review lists with a free submit form, but only for sites with DR 30+ or 1,000 monthly visitors.
Free Monday launches with points-based ranking; the Visit Website button has no href, so no crawlable backlink.
Weekly launch board ranked by upvotes; free entry waits a week and the profile link stays nofollow until you pay.
Website directory with a free dofollow listing if you add their badge and have DR 5+, or $9 to skip it.
Paid-only indie maker directory: $4.90 publishes instantly with three dofollow links and no reciprocal badge.
Free startup directory with upvotes and a followed link; featured homepage spots sell from $3 a day.
Human-vetted list of 1000 tools; subscription only, $1 for the first month, billed once accepted.
Daily indie launches ranked by upvotes; free queue is about four months, $9.99 picks your own day.
Directory of European alternatives to US software; ordinary listings are nofollow, featured ones followed.
Free tool directory for small-business software; reviewed in 48 hours, dofollow only if you add their badge.
Weekly launch feed for SaaS with a plain dofollow Visit Website link; join for free, ads from $30 a month.
Paid AI tools directory: $29 one-time for a featured listing with a dofollow link, published within 48 hours.
Free launch board with analytics; outbound links go through a blocked redirect, so no backlink even on paid tiers.
Design and productivity tool directory; listing starts at $99 one-time and visit links go through a redirect.
Showcase for Lovable-built apps; free queue takes 6 to 8 weeks, $9 publishes in 3 days with a dofollow link.
Weekly indie launch cycles with upvotes, buildlogs and karma; product pages link out dofollow.
Newsletter-backed startup showcase; listings now start at $29 and not every profile carries an outbound link.
Daily launches at 08:00 UTC; free spots are nofollow unless top 3, $6.49 Basic guarantees the dofollow link.
Weekly community-ranked launches; 70 free slots a week, dofollow kept only by the top 20 or a badge or $16.90 launch.
Free curated list of tools for developers and designers; social login to submit, outbound links are rel=ugc.
Hand-reviewed directory for AI and MCP software only; free listing with a direct dofollow link in about a day.
Weekly chart of AI-built projects scored by an AI model plus one vote per user; project pages link out dofollow.
Weekly Monday leaderboard; free launches are nofollow unless top 3 or badge, $5 Premium guarantees dofollow.
Curated tools directory with dofollow links; free needs DR 25, 1k visits and their badge, or $19 skips all that.
Indie tech-stack showcase; one free lifetime listing with a followed link, $40 for unlimited plus featured.
Daily AI tool launches ranked by votes; every listing costs $29 one-time and is human-reviewed in 24 to 48 hours.
Paid product listing, $9 once or $29 lifetime; live within 24 hours, but the visit link is nofollow.
Business software directory; $3 basic listing has no dofollow link, $10 featured adds one within 48 hours.
Revenue leaderboard for SaaS founders; $10 once buys a permanent followed link and a shot at monthly cash prizes.
Free showcase for apps built with Bolt.new; hand-reviewed, and every profile carries a plain dofollow link.
Gamified upvote leaderboard; free to launch, links nofollow until a streak or the $29 sponsor slot unlocks dofollow.
Curated weekly launch batches; free listings are nofollow unless you finish top 3, $4.90 buys dofollow.
Hand-reviewed web directory with a dofollow link; free needs their badge and a 14-day wait, $5 skips both.
Free listing needs their badge kept on your site; $5 one-time gets three dofollow links live within a day.