270+ directories to submit your startup to
Getting listed in directories is one of the highest-leverage things you can do on launch week: real backlinks, referral traffic, and a foothold in AI search. This is a hand-checked list, sorted by category and marked free, paid, or free-if-you-add-a-backlink, with the real gotchas that waste your time. 219 of them are free.
AI tool directories
Listing sites that specifically catalogue AI tools and agents. Great fit if your product is AI-first.
badge must be live + verified before the form unlocks
$6
SaaS & startup directories
General software, SaaS, and indie-startup listing sites. The widest reach for most products.
$49.95 one-time
email-capture iframe, submit manually
$1 first month then $5.99/mo
DataDome bot wall, submit manually
vendor listing goes through a partner lead-gen funnel
new-app submissions pause on weekends (CET)
developer tools only
EU-based startups only
$39, free tier removed
paid membership community
$79 / $119 / $199
free listing needs a backlink; $36 without
free launch needs a badge; $9 without
badge required
$249 one-time
free tier needs a badge; $19+ removes it
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