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190+ Startup Launch Directories to Submit Your Product

Quick answer: This is a list of 191 places to submit a startup: 47 launch platforms, 38 AI tool directories, 37 SaaS and software directories, plus review sites, startup databases and communities. Each shows its domain rating, price, whether its link is dofollow and what a free listing requires.

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Launch platforms, SaaS and AI tool directories, review sites and startup databases where you can submit a new product, with what each one is and what its free listing asks of you. Filter by kind, price and dofollow links.

Directory list, domain ratings, traffic, AI mentions, prices and link types from the Nick Launches catalog.

191

directories, launch platforms and review sites

162

free or with a free tier

184

give a dofollow link

79

have a domain rating of 70 or more

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Showing 1–25 of 191 directories · sorted by Score

  • SourceForge4.9

    SaaS & software directory

    Open-source downloads plus a business software marketplace with reviews

    93

    DR

    9.3M

    Traffic

    41k

    AI cited

    DofollowFree
    Open
  • Crunchbase4.8

    Startup database

    Private company data on funding, investors and growth signals

    91

    DR

    7.5M

    Traffic

    84k

    AI cited

    DofollowFree
    Open
  • G24.7

    Review site

    Business software marketplace built on verified user reviews

    Needs a business email or LinkedIn check

    91

    DR

    3.5M

    Traffic

    51k

    AI cited

    DofollowFree
    Open
  • Hacker News4.7

    Community

    Y Combinator's tech news and discussion forum, home of Show HN posts

    91

    DR

    4.6M

    Traffic

    42k

    AI cited

    DofollowFree
    Open
  • DevPost4.5

    Community

    Hackathon platform and showcase for hackathon projects

    Hackathon projects only

    88

    DR

    552k

    Traffic

    2k

    AI cited

    DofollowFree
    Open
  • F6S4.5

    Startup database

    Startup network with company profiles, accelerator programs and deals

    83

    DR

    1.5M

    Traffic

    9k

    AI cited

    DofollowFree
    Open
  • Good Firms4.5

    Review site

    B2B review platform for IT service companies and software

    Local businesses only (street address and phone)

    86

    DR

    607k

    Traffic

    6k

    AI cited

    DofollowFree
    Open
  • Proven Expert4.4

    Review site

    Gathers customer reviews from many platforms into one rating seal

    Local businesses only (street address and phone)

    91

    DR

    162k

    Traffic

    1k

    AI cited

    DofollowFree
    Open
  • Trustradius4.4

    Review site

    B2B software review site with detailed, verified user reviews

    Needs a LinkedIn company page with 10+ employees

    85

    DR

    291k

    Traffic

    11k

    AI cited

    DofollowFree
    Open
  • YourStory4.4

    Startup database

    Indian startup media outlet with a company database

    Indian startups only

    85

    DR

    461k

    Traffic

    3k

    AI cited

    DofollowFree
    Open
  • AlternativeTo4.3

    SaaS & software directory

    Crowdsourced software alternatives ranked by user votes

    80

    DR

    491k

    Traffic

    7k

    AI cited

    DofollowFree
    Open
  • SaaSHub4.3

    SaaS & software directory

    Software alternatives and startup directory

    81

    DR

    280k

    Traffic

    3k

    AI cited

    DofollowFree
    Open
  • Smartcustomer4.3

    Review site

    Business ratings and customer reviews site

    Local businesses only (street address and phone)

    81

    DR

    362k

    Traffic

    3k

    AI cited

    DofollowFree
    Open
  • SoftwareSuggest4.3

    Review site

    Business software reviews, comparisons and recommendations

    77

    DR

    773k

    Traffic

    4k

    AI cited

    DofollowFree
    Open
  • Owler4.2

    Startup database

    Company profiles with competitor and news insights

    72

    DR

    453k

    Traffic

    12k

    AI cited

    DofollowFree
    Open
  • SaaSworthy4.2

    Review site

    Software discovery site with reviews and comparisons

    Needs a business email and phone

    75

    DR

    604k

    Traffic

    3k

    AI cited

    DofollowFree
    Open
  • Alternative.Me4.1

    SaaS & software directory

    Software alternatives with reviews and comments

    75

    DR

    190k

    Traffic

    1k

    AI cited

    DofollowFree
    Open
  • StackShare4.1

    SaaS & software directory

    Shows the tech stacks that companies and developers use

    78

    DR

    59k

    Traffic

    3k

    AI cited

    DofollowFree
    Open
  • FutureTools4.0

    AI tools directory

    AI news, tools and interviews curated by Matt Wolfe

    69

    DR

    108k

    Traffic

    403

    AI cited

    DofollowFree
    Open
  • Peerlist4.0

    Community

    Professional network for tech people with weekly product launches

    Launches come from a personal Peerlist profile

    77

    DR

    271k

    Traffic

    457

    AI cited

    DofollowFree tier
    Open
  • Startupxplore4.0

    Startup database

    Startup investment platform with investor syndicates and startup profiles

    66

    DR

    429k

    Traffic

    22

    AI cited

    DofollowFree
    Open
  • What's the Big Data4.0

    AI tools directory

    AI tools directory with AI news and guides

    Free listing needs their badge and a request by email

    74

    DR

    57k

    Traffic

    198

    AI cited

    DofollowFree
    Open
  • Capterra3.9

    Review site

    Software review and comparison site for businesses, part of Gartner

    Paid listings only

    91

    DR

    2.6M

    Traffic

    35k

    AI cited

    DofollowPaid
    Open
  • Dang AI3.8

    AI tools directory

    AI tools directory with 5,000+ tools across categories

    Free listing needs their badge or a backlink on your site

    82

    DR

    12k

    Traffic

    97

    AI cited

    DofollowFree tier
    Open
  • Indiegogo3.8

    Other

    Crowdfunding platform for creative and tech product campaigns

    Crowdfunding campaigns only

    90

    DR

    180k

    Traffic

    3k

    AI cited

    DofollowFree
    Open

Score is LaunchPact’s 0–5 index of reach and openness: domain rating (up to 2), monthly traffic (up to 1.5), a dofollow link (0.75) and a free listing (0.75; free tier 0.5). Business directories count at 70% and other sites at 85%. Traffic is estimated monthly visits; AI cited is how often a directory was named in Google AI and ChatGPT answers. Orange notes show what a free listing asks for.

How to use this list

  • Start with the launch platforms and directories your buyers actually browse, then the review sites in your category.
  • Check the free route before you start: many want their badge or a link on your site, and a few want you to comment on or upvote other launches.
  • Book free launch weeks early. The good weeks on popular launch platforms go first.
  • Skip directories that are not built for software, however high their domain rating.

Write one submission kit and reuse it everywhere:

  • Product name and website
  • A 60-character and a 40-character tagline
  • A one-line description of about 150 characters, and a longer one
  • A square logo, a share image and three or four screenshots
  • Pricing in one line, plus your categories and tags
  • A contact email you check, and a short maker bio

Directory links are a small part of SEO; the free backlinks guide covers what a link is actually worth.

Where directories fit in a launch

Directories keep a product findable after launch day. The launch day itself usually happens somewhere else: see what Product Hunt is, the Product Hunt alternatives, and the top Product Hunt launches of each month.

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Frequently asked questions

A handful are. Directories with a real audience of buyers can send early visitors, and a few high-authority listings help a new site get found. Most of the rest send little traffic, so pick the ones where your buyers browse and treat the others as a single afternoon with a ready-made kit.

In this list, 84 are free, 78 have a free tier and 29 are paid only. Many free routes ask for something in return: 39 want their badge or a link back on your site, and some launch platforms ask you to comment on or upvote other launches first.

A dofollow link passes ranking signals to your site; a nofollow link asks search engines not to. 184 of the 191 directories here give a dofollow link. A link only helps if the page it sits on gets crawled and indexed.

From minutes to months. Some directories list you right away; others take 48 hours, 2 to 4 weeks, 30 to 90 days or up to 180 days on free plans, and free launch weeks on popular launch platforms book out weeks or months ahead.

It is a launch platform: products compete on one day’s leaderboard instead of sitting in a permanent list, and Product Hunt’s team picks which launches are featured. It sits in this list because founders use it the same way, as a place to get a new product seen.

One kit you reuse everywhere: name, a 60- and a 40-character tagline, a short and a long description, a square logo, screenshots, one-line pricing, categories and a contact email. Most forms ask for the same fields, so writing them once keeps every listing consistent.