Where to Submit Your Startup: 160+ Startup Directories
Short answer: everywhere that's real and maintained. Submitator submits your startup to 160+ genuine startup directories for dofollow backlinks, and you pick which ones, from $29 one-time. Below are the directories we cover, banded by Domain Rating, and where we've written a deep-dive, a step-by-step guide.
You can do these yourself, one form at a time, or have most of them submitted within 24 to 48 hours. Either way, here's the map. If you're after a launch day rather than a listing, that's a different list: the Product Hunt alternatives, checked one by one for whether their link to you is followed.
Building an AI tool or a SaaS? Start with the directories made for it: AI tool directories and SaaS directories, each with its link type and badge.
Top directories we cover
High authority · DR 80+
Quality traffic · DR 40-79
Quick approvals · DR under 40
+ the full catalog below, with link type and badge for every directory.
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The full catalog, with DR and link type
Every directory in our catalog, one by one: its Domain Rating, the link type it gives and whether it asks for a badge. You pick the ones you want in your dashboard, and Submitator submits your website to each directory, filling every form and placing every badge.
DR is each site's own Domain Rating, not a rating of your link.
30 directories for $29
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| Directory | DR | Link | Link type | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G2 | 91 | g2.com | Not needed | |
| Hacker News | 91 | news.ycombinator.com | Not needed | |
| Product Hunt | 91 | producthunt.com | Not needed | |
| Startup Fame | 84 | startupfa.me | Dofollow | Required, we handle it |
| Twelve Tools | 83 | twelve.tools | Dofollow | Required, we handle it |
| DangAI | 82 | dang.ai | Not needed | |
| Findly.tools | 82 | findly.tools | Dofollow | Required, we handle it |
| Indie Hackers | 82 | indiehackers.com | Nofollow | Not needed |
| AlternativeTo | 81 | alternativeto.net | Dofollow | Not needed |
| Index by Dodo Payments | 81 | index.dodopayments.com | Dofollow | Not needed |
| Turbo0 | 81 | turbo0.com | Dofollow | Required, we handle it |
| SaaSHub | 80 | saashub.com | Dofollow | Not needed |
| StackShare | 79 | stackshare.io | Dofollow | Not needed |
| PeerList | 77 | peerlist.io | Dofollow | Not needed |
| Alternative.me | 76 | alternative.me | Dofollow | Not needed |
| Nick Launches | 76 | nicklaunches.com | Dofollow | Required, we handle it |
| Uneed | 76 | uneed.best | Dofollow | Not needed |
| Active Search Results | 74 | activesearchresults.com | Not needed | |
| Neeed Directory | 74 | neeed.directory | Dofollow | Optional, we handle it |
| TinyLaunch | 74 | tinylaunch.com | Nofollow | Not needed |
| Aura++ | 73 | auraplusplus.com | Not needed | |
| Post Your Startup | 73 | postyourstartup.co | Nofollow | Optional, we handle it |
| DeepLaunch | 72 | deeplaunch.io | Dofollow | Not needed |
| OpenHunts | 72 | openhunts.com | Not needed | |
| PeerPush | 72 | peerpush.net | Dofollow | Not needed |
| Tiny Startups | 72 | tinystartups.com | Not needed | |
| Show My Sites | 71 | showmysites.com | Dofollow | Not needed |
| SideProjectors | 71 | sideprojectors.com | Dofollow | Not needed |
| What Launched Today | 71 | whatlaunched.today | Dofollow | Not needed |
| Future Tools | 70 | futuretools.io | Dofollow | Not needed |
| Similar Labs | 70 | similarlabs.com | Dofollow | Required, we handle it |
| Verified DR | 70 | verifieddr.com | Dofollow | Optional, we handle it |
| AI Toolz Dir | 69 | aitoolzdir.com | Dofollow | Required, we handle it |
| Huzzler | 69 | huzzler.so | Not needed | |
| Yo.directory | 69 | yo.directory | Nofollow | Required, we handle it |
| PitchWall | 68 | pitchwall.co | Nofollow | Not needed |
| AI Tools Inc | 67 | aitools.inc | Dofollow | Not needed |
| Partnero List | 66 | list.partnero.com | Not needed | |
| Startup Stash | 66 | startupstash.com | Dofollow | Not needed |
| MicroLaunch | 64 | microlaunch.net | Dofollow | Not needed |
| DailyPings | 63 | dailypings.com | Dofollow | Required, we handle it |
| SaaS Hunt Best | 63 | saashunt.best | Not needed | |
| Super Launch | 63 | superlaun.ch | Dofollow | Not needed |
| SaaSGrow | 62 | saasgrow.app | Dofollow | Required, we handle it |
| SiteLike | 62 | sitelike.org | Nofollow | Not needed |
| Startup Ranking | 62 | startupranking.com | Not needed | |
| EasyDoFollow | 61 | easydofollow.dev | Dofollow | Required, we handle it |
| EasyLaunch | 61 | easylaunch.dev | Dofollow | Required, we handle it |
| Launch Vault | 61 | launchvault.dev | Dofollow | Required, we handle it |
| Launchtory | 61 | launchtory.com | Nofollow | Not needed |
| NextBigWhat | 60 | submit.nextbigwhat.com | Not needed | |
| Startup Benchmarks | 60 | startupbenchmarks.com | Dofollow | Required, we handle it |
| WebCatalog | 60 | webcatalog.io | Nofollow | Not needed |
| DodoDirectory | 59 | dododirectory.com | Dofollow | Required, we handle it |
| Startup Inspire | 59 | startupinspire.com | Dofollow | Not needed |
| SubmitMySaas | 59 | submitmysaas.com | Dofollow | Optional, we handle it |
| Firsto | 57 | firsto.co | Not needed | |
| TryLaunch AI | 57 | trylaunch.ai | Dofollow | Not needed |
| LaunchZone | 56 | launchzone.co | Dofollow | Required, we handle it |
| Launch List | 55 | launch-list.org | Dofollow | Not needed |
| Launching Next | 55 | launchingnext.com | Nofollow | Not needed |
| SaaSpo | 55 | saaspo.com | Dofollow | Not needed |
| LemonLaunch | 53 | lemonlaunch.dev | Dofollow | Required, we handle it |
| LiftOff | 53 | lift-off.sh | Dofollow | Optional, we handle it |
| Startups Lab | 53 | startupslab.site | Not needed | |
| CtrlAlt.CC | 52 | ctrlalt.cc | Dofollow | Not needed |
| Rank In Public | 52 | rankinpublic.xyz | Dofollow | Not needed |
| TinyHunt | 52 | tinyhunt.dev | Not needed | |
| Viberank | 52 | viberank.dev | Dofollow | Not needed |
| Launchboard | 51 | launchboard.dev | Dofollow | Required, we handle it |
| ideakiln | 50 | ideakiln.com | Not needed | |
| PromoteProject | 50 | promoteproject.com | Dofollow | Not needed |
| ConfettiSaaS | 49 | confettisaas.com | Not needed | |
| CurlShip | 49 | curlship.com | Dofollow | Optional, we handle it |
| Micro Saas Examples | 49 | microsaasexamples.com | Nofollow | Not needed |
| Insidr.ai | 48 | insidr.ai | Dofollow | Not needed |
| Next Big Product | 48 | nextbigproduct.com | Dofollow | Optional, we handle it |
| Startups.fm | 48 | startups.fm | Not needed | |
| BAI.tools | 47 | bai.tools | Dofollow | Not needed |
| DealMyApp | 47 | dealmyapp.com | Dofollow | Not needed |
| Phygital+ Library | 47 | library.phygital.plus | Dofollow | Not needed |
| Startups.gallery | 47 | startups.gallery | Nofollow | Not needed |
| AlterBase | ours · 46 | alterbase.co | Dofollow | Not needed |
| Best-AI.org | 46 | best-ai.org | Dofollow | Not needed |
| FindYourSaaS | 45 | findyoursaas.com | Dofollow | Not needed |
| Forg | 45 | forg.to | Dofollow | Not needed |
| AIAI.Tools | 44 | aiai.tools | Nofollow | Not needed |
| Startup Buffer | 44 | startupbuffer.com | Not needed | |
| SaasPage | 43 | saaspa.ge | Nofollow | Not needed |
| Spot Startups | 43 | spotstartups.com | Dofollow | Required, we handle it |
| Startup Tracker | 43 | startuptracker.io | Not needed | |
| Productivity Directory | 41 | productivity.directory | Dofollow | Not needed |
| Tactic Links | 41 | tacticlinks.com | Dofollow | Not needed |
| AppRater | 40 | apprater.net | Dofollow | Not needed |
| FeaturedTool | 40 | featuredtool.com | Dofollow | Not needed |
| Make.rs | 40 | make.rs | Dofollow | Not needed |
| Onlines Tool | 40 | onlinestool.com | Nofollow | Not needed |
| Startup Listing | 40 | startuplist.ing | Dofollow | Not needed |
| AI Tools Capital | 39 | aitoolscapital.com | Dofollow | Not needed |
| Made with React.js | 39 | madewithreactjs.com | Dofollow | Not needed |
| Awesome Indie | 38 | awesomeindie.com | Not needed | |
| DirectoryHunt | 38 | directoryhunt.org | Dofollow | Required, we handle it |
| Brick Launch | 37 | bricklaun.ch | Dofollow | Required, we handle it |
| EuroAlternative | 37 | euroalternative.eu | Not needed | |
| OpenLaunch AI | 35 | openlaunch.ai | Dofollow | Not needed |
| Domain-Rating.com | 34 | domain-rating.com | Nofollow | Not needed |
| HuntScreens | 34 | huntscreens.com | Nofollow | Not needed |
| Wall of Tools | 34 | wallof.tools | Dofollow | Required, we handle it |
| amaze.directory | 33 | amaze.directory | Dofollow | Required, we handle it |
| FiveTaco | 33 | fivetaco.com | Dofollow | Not needed |
| Go Publicly | 33 | go-publicly.com | Not needed | |
| 10words | 32 | 10words.io | Not needed | |
| AnyFP | 32 | anyfp.com | Dofollow | Not needed |
| Dynamite AI | 32 | dynamite-ai.com | Dofollow | Not needed |
| HUNT0 | 32 | hunt0.com | Dofollow | Not needed |
| Resource.fyi | 32 | resource.fyi | Nofollow | Not needed |
| Startups.fyi | 32 | startups.fyi | Not needed | |
| AI NavHub | 31 | ainavhub.com | Nofollow | Not needed |
| Indie Dev Tools | 31 | indiedev.tools | Dofollow | Not needed |
| MOGE | 31 | moge.ai | Nofollow | Not needed |
| WebsiteHunt | 31 | websitehunt.co | Dofollow | Not needed |
| AffyList | ours · 30 | affylist.com | Not needed | |
| AI Agent Tools | 30 | agenttool.sh | Dofollow | Not needed |
| GPTBot | 30 | gptbot.io | Dofollow | Not needed |
| Bunny Directory | 29 | bunny.directory | Dofollow | Optional, we handle it |
| kis.tools | 29 | kis.tools | Dofollow | Not needed |
| SaaS.fyi | 29 | saas.fyi | Dofollow | Optional, we handle it |
| Best AI Tools | 28 | bestaitools.com | Not needed | |
| Infrabase.ai | 28 | infrabase.ai | Not needed | |
| Simplify AI Tools | 28 | simplifyaitools.com | Not needed | |
| AI Forme | 27 | aiforme.wiki | Dofollow | Not needed |
| AISO Tools | 27 | aisotools.com | Nofollow | Not needed |
| DesiFounder | 25 | desifounder.com | Nofollow | Not needed |
| Good Design Tools | 25 | gooddesign.tools | Dofollow | Not needed |
| Startup Alternatives | 25 | startupalternatives.com | Dofollow | Not needed |
| Owwly | 24 | owwly.com | Nofollow | Not needed |
| SaaSRow | 24 | saasrow.com | Dofollow | Not needed |
| AI Agents Live | 23 | aiagentslive.com | Dofollow | Not needed |
| Curate The Internet | 23 | curatetheinternet.com | Nofollow | Not needed |
| AI Tools Up | 22 | aitoolsup.com | Dofollow | Not needed |
| CanDevsDoSomething | 20 | candevsdosomething.com | Dofollow | Not needed |
| sideprojects.net | 20 | sideprojects.net | Dofollow | Not needed |
| AI Tool For | 19 | aitoolfor.org | Not needed | |
| DevElif | 19 | develif.com | Dofollow | Not needed |
| Tools AI Online | 19 | tools-ai.online | Dofollow | Not needed |
| FastPedia | 18 | fastpedia.io | Nofollow | Not needed |
| AZN8 | 17 | azn8.com | Dofollow | Not needed |
| The Hack Stack | 16 | thehackstack.com | Dofollow | Not needed |
| AI Marketing Directory | 15 | aimarketing.directory | Dofollow | Not needed |
| Apps and Websites | 15 | appsandwebsites.com | Dofollow | Not needed |
| BRO Directory | 15 | bro.directory | Not needed | |
| Canopy Stack | 15 | canopystack.dev | Nofollow | Not needed |
| DigitalCreatorAI | 15 | digitalcreatorai.com | Dofollow | Not needed |
| Spiff.store | 15 | spiff.store | Dofollow | Not needed |
| Dujoor | 14 | dujoor.com | Dofollow | Not needed |
| Human or Not | 14 | humanornot.co | Dofollow | Not needed |
| AI Tools List | 13 | aitoolslist.io | Dofollow | Not needed |
| IndieHustles | 13 | indiehustles.com | Dofollow | Not needed |
| Nextpedia | 13 | nextpedia.io | Nofollow | Not needed |
| AI To Grow | 12 | aitogrow.com | Dofollow | Not needed |
| AIDIRECTORY | 12 | aidirectory.com | Nofollow | Not needed |
| Best AI Agents | 12 | bestaiagents.org | Not needed | |
| Find SEO Tools | 12 | findseotools.com | Not needed | |
| NextGenTools | 12 | nextgentools.me | Dofollow | Not needed |
| once.tools | 12 | once.tools | Nofollow | Not needed |
| Powerful Websites | 12 | powerfulwebsites.io | Dofollow | Optional, we handle it |
| Waild World | 12 | waildworld.com | Dofollow | Not needed |
| AIER | 11 | aier.im | Dofollow | Not needed |
| ListedAI | 11 | listedai.co | Dofollow | Not needed |
| Daily Zaps | 10 | hub.dailyzaps.com | Dofollow | Not needed |
| SaaS Radius | 10 | saasradius.com | Nofollow | Not needed |
| ToolsNoCode | 10 | toolsnocode.com | Dofollow | Not needed |
| AITach | 8 | aitach.com | Nofollow | Not needed |
| All The AI Tools | 8 | alltheaitools.com | Not needed | |
| Awiser | 8 | awiser.co | Dofollow | Not needed |
| Business Tool Vault | 8 | businesstoolvault.com | Dofollow | Not needed |
| Toplistly | 7 | toplistly.com | Nofollow | Not needed |
| Freeboard | 6 | freeboard.lol | Nofollow | Optional, we handle it |
| Maker Launch Deals | 5 | makerlaunch.deals | Not needed | |
| Product Inspire | 5 | productinspire.com | Dofollow | Not needed |
| Tools & Agents | 5 | toolsandagents.com | Nofollow | Not needed |
| AI Compare Ninja | 4 | aicompare.ninja | Nofollow | Not needed |
| ComingUp | 2 | comingup.io | Nofollow | Not needed |
| Future AI Toolbox | 2 | futureaitoolbox.com | Dofollow | Not needed |
| LiteWorker | 2 | liteworker.ai | Dofollow | Not needed |
| SEO Listing | 2 | seolisting.io | Dofollow | Not needed |
| FindTools AI | 1 | findtools.ai | Dofollow | Not needed |
| Round32 | 0 | round32.fun | Dofollow | Not needed |
| ThisTool | 0 | thistool.com | Dofollow | Not needed |
| ToolHunter | 0 | toolhunter.io | Dofollow | Not needed |
Catalog updated 23 October 2026 · Domain Rating by Ahrefs
Step-by-step submission guides
DR 91 · Startups
DR 91 · Tech
no equity · DR 80 · Alternatives
DR 82 · Launch
DR 83 · Startups
DR 80 · AI
no equity · DR 72 · AI
DR 73 · AI
no equity · DR 81 · Indie
DR 75 · Startups
DR 77 · AI
DR 74 · Launch
DR 76 · Beta
DR 54 · Launch
DR 49 · Launch
DR 58 · Startups
DR 81 · AI
DR 24 · AI
DR 59 · Tech
DR 37 · Software
DR 34 · Startups
DR 55 · AI
DR 49 · Startups
DR 65 · AI
DR 57 · AI
DR 52 · AI
DR 33 · Startups
DR 23 · Reviews
DR 69 · AI
DR 42 · AI
DR 59 · Startups
DR 51 · Startups
DR 14 · Reviews
DR 53 · AI
DR 69 · AI
DR 56 · AI
DR 64 · AI
DR 72 · AI
DR 21 · SaaS
DR 33 · Reviews
DR 19 · AI
DR 36 · AI
DR 35 · AI
DR 5 · AI
DR 12 · AI
DR 66 · AI
DR 16 · Reviews
DR 12 · Reviews
DR 21 · Launch
DR 18 · Software
DR 16 · AI
DR 27 · Software
DR 42 · AI
DR 73 · Software
DR 40 · AI
DR 45 · AI
DR 12 · AI
DR 34 · AI
DR 9 · AI
DR 15 · AI
DR 20 · AI
DR 30 · AI
DR 19 · AI
DR 68 · AI
DR 11 · AI
ours · DR 48 · Alternatives
DR 75 · Alternatives
DR 19 · AI
DR 17 · Software
DR 13 · AI
DR 72 · Launch
DR 1 · Startups
DR 47 · AI
DR 11 · AI
DR 6 · SaaS
DR 30 · AI
DR 18 · Launch
DR 44 · AI
DR 0 · Launch
DR 37 · SaaS
DR 37 · AI
DR 8 · AI
DR 11 · AI
DR 54 · AI
DR 30 · AI
DR 33 · AI
DR 43 · AI
DR 37 · AI
DR 29 · AI
DR 36 · AI
DR 33 · Startups
DR 37 · Startups
DR 19 · AI
DR 26 · AI
DR 18 · AI
DR 15 · AI
DR 16 · AI
DR 50 · Launch
DR 50 · Launch
DR 8 · AI
DR 31 · Marketplace
DR 71 · AI
DR 20 · Launch
DR 14 · AI
DR 51 · Business
no equity · DR 79 · SaaS
no equity · DR 37 · SEO
DR 31 · AI
DR 54 · SEO
no equity · DR 16 · AI
DR 38 · Tools
no equity · DR 44 · SaaS
DR 81 · Tools
DR 34 · SaaS
DR 43 · Indie
DR 2 · AI
no equity · DR 69 · AI
DR 32 · Launch
DR 25 · Design
DR 13 · AI
DR 31 · Launch
no equity · DR 36 · Launch
DR 14 · Indie
DR 32 · Tools
DR 47 · AI
DR 26 · AI
DR 53 · Launch
DR 12 · AI
no equity · DR 59 · Tools
DR 27 · Tools
DR 78 · Dev Tools
DR 15 · AI
DR 28 · AI
DR 41 · SaaS
DR 24 · Launch
DR 18 · Launch
DR 16 · Launch
DR 50 · Launch
DR 58 · Launch
DR 43 · Startups
DR 19 · AI
no equity · DR 0 · Launch
no equity · DR 63 · Alternatives
DR 37 · Launch
DR 0 · AI
no equity · DR 0 · Launch
DR 8 · SaaS
DR 0 · Tools
DR 2 · AI
no equity · DR 12 · AI
DR 53 · Launch
no equity · DR 12 · Software
no equity · DR 10 · SaaS
no equity · DR 39 · Indie
DR 39 · Dev Tools
no equity · DR 31 · AI
no equity · DR 23 · Startups
DR 12 · AI
DR 11 · AI
DR 68 · AI
DR 41 · Tools
no equity · DR 7 · Launch
no equity · DR 62 · Launch
no equity · DR 32 · Tools
DR 21 · Launch
no equity · DR 68 · Launch
DR 50 · Startups
DR 28 · SaaS
DR 23 · SaaS
DR 25 · Alternatives
DR 55 · AI
DR 78 · Business
DR 62 · SaaS
DR 60 · Launch
DR 55 · Launch
DR 55 · SaaS
DR 71 · Marketplace
DR 71 · Launch
DR 74 · SaaS
DR 59 · SaaS
DR 71 · AI
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FAQ
How many directories can I submit my startup to?
There are well over 100 worthwhile directories. Submitator covers 160+ real, maintained ones and lets you pick how many: 30 on the Starter plan, 60 on Growth, 100 on Scale.
Do I get to choose the directories?
Yes. From your dashboard you browse the full catalog, filter by category or Domain Rating, exclude ones you're already listed on, and submit only where you want.
Are the backlinks dofollow?
For the great majority, yes, and where they are not we say so. We only submit to real, maintained directories, and each one whose listings do not pass dofollow link value is marked “no equity” on its card here, whether it withholds that value with a nofollow attribute, routes the link through a redirector its own robots.txt blocks, leaves the link out of a free listing altogether or puts it only in a pop-up that opens on a click and has no address of its own, because a Domain Rating next to a listing like that tells you nothing about what the listing passes to you. This page bands them by Domain Rating and prints the real number on every card, so you can see what each one is before you pick it. A few link dofollow only while their badge is on your site: the catalog marks those Dofollow with badge. No junk networks.
Should I submit to directories manually or automate it?
Submitting to one or two directories by hand is fine. Doing 30-100 by hand is dozens of hours of forms, CAPTCHAs and badges. Real automation submits to most of them within 24 to 48 hours and to every one within 21 days at most, from $29, with proof of every submission.
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