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Startup listing sites: 91 places to list your startup for free
91 startup listing sites that list you free with no badge: startup databases, launch platforms and startup directories, ranked by traffic, plus what their forms ask for.
Startup listing sites (also called startup submission sites) are directories and databases where you add a profile for your company or product, so customers, investors and search engines can find it. We track 397 directories in the AgentLaunch catalog, and 91 startup databases, launch platforms and startup directories list you for free with no badge or backlink required. The biggest are Product Hunt, Crunchbase, F6S, Dealroom and Peerlist.
Below they're split by type and ranked by monthly traffic. Then: what the submission forms ask for (we parsed 108 of them), how long approval takes, and what gets a listing rejected.
Startup databases
Databases are where investors, journalists and partners look you up. They send little traffic to your site, but an empty or wrong profile looks bad. List here first, even before launch.
| Site | DR | Monthly visits | Cost | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crunchbase | 91 | 3.2M | Free | Nofollow |
| F6S | 83 | 1.3M | Free | Dofollow |
| Dealroom | 78 | 496K | Free | Not checked |
| StartupBlink | 72 | 212K | Free | Nofollow |
| Startup Ranking | 61 | 139K | Free, paid extras | Dofollow |
| Startup Stash | 65 | 139K | Free | Dofollow |
| Magnitt | 64 | 94K | Free | Nofollow |
| Startups Watch | 40 | 6K | Free, paid extras | Nofollow |
| Romanian Startups | 23 | 3K | Free | Dofollow |
The two that matter most have their own guides: how to list your startup on Crunchbase and how to create an F6S profile.
Launch platforms with a free option
Launch platforms give you a day or a week on a front page, ordered by upvotes. Product Hunt is in a league of its own. Most of the rest are small: of the 119 launch platforms we track, 87 get fewer than 10,000 visits a month. They're still worth a free submission for the link and the mention, and the small ones are where a new product can place in the top three.
| Site | DR | Monthly visits | Cost | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Hunt | 91 | 3.7M | Free | Dofollow |
| Peerlist | 77 | 486K | Free | Nofollow |
| Uneed | 76 | 173K | Free, paid extras | Dofollow |
| MicroLaunch | 64 | 93K | Free, paid extras | Dofollow |
| TinyLaunch | 73 | 77K | Free, paid extras | Dofollow |
| SimilarLabs | 69 | 63K | Free, paid extras | Not checked |
| PeerPush | 75 | 55K | Free, paid extras | Dofollow |
| What Launched Today | 71 | 40K | Free, paid extras | Not checked |
| Launching Next | 54 | 38K | Free, paid extras | Dofollow |
| Top Websites | 68 | 33K | Free | Not checked |
| Aura++ | 73 | 33K | Free, paid extras | Dofollow |
| SaaSCity | 64 | 25K | Free, paid extras | Not checked |
| AI-Hunter.io | 20 | 24K | Free, paid extras | Dofollow |
| Founder.best | 38 | 24K | Free, paid extras | Not checked |
| FoundrList | 72 | 20K | Free, paid extras | Dofollow |
| Launchpadly | 70 | 14K | Free, paid extras | Not checked |
| Awesome India | 38 | 12K | Free, paid extras | Nofollow |
| EarlyHunt | 63 | 11K | Free, paid extras | Mixed |
| Shipybara | 53 | 10K | Free, paid extras | Dofollow |
| ufind.best | 67 | 10K | Free, paid extras | Not checked |
| Launch Llama | 72 | 10K | Free, paid extras | Not checked |
| Launchtory | 56 | 8K | Free, paid extras | Not checked |
| Saaspa.ge | 41 | 7K | Free, paid extras | Dofollow |
| Index by Dodo Payments | 79 | 6K | Free | Dofollow |
| AppLauncher | 12 | 6K | Free, paid extras | Not checked |
| IndieHackerStacks | 26 | 6K | Free, paid extras | Nofollow |
| ShipBoost | 50 | 5K | Free, paid extras | Not checked |
| BufferApps | 26 | 5K | Free | Dofollow |
| LaunchPact | 48 | 5K | Free, paid extras | Not checked |
| LaunchBoosts | 40 | 4K | Free, paid extras | Mixed |
| AiSoftO.com | 34 | 4K | Free, paid extras | Not checked |
| SideHunt | 43 | 4K | Free | Not checked |
| Stellar Launch | 32 | 3K | Free, paid extras | Dofollow |
| rankinpublic | 49 | 3K | Free, paid extras | Nofollow |
| ProductFame | 37 | 3K | Free, paid extras | Not checked |
| AI Tools Hunt | 3 | 3K | Free, paid extras | Not checked |
| Startups Lab | 54 | 3K | Free, paid extras | Nofollow |
| NickLaunches | 75 | 3K | Free | Not checked |
| TinyLaunchpad | 45 | 3K | Free, paid extras | Dofollow |
| LaunchBuff | 72 | 3K | Free, paid extras | Not checked |
| Builtbyindies | 34 | 2K | Free | Not checked |
| MarketingDB | 57 | 2K | Free | Dofollow |
| Side Projects | 17 | 2K | Free, paid extras | Dofollow |
| SaaSHunt | 28 | 1K | Free, paid extras | Not checked |
| Super Launch | 62 | 1K | Free, paid extras | Dofollow |
| Product Launchify | 30 | 1K | Free, paid extras | Not checked |
| Tolodora | 11 | 1K | Free, paid extras | Not checked |
| ProLaunch | 41 | 735 | Free, paid extras | Not checked |
| StartupFound | 37 | 663 | Free, paid extras | Not checked |
| Super Launch | 33 | 537 | Free, paid extras | Not checked |
| Lifto | 34 | 387 | Free | Not checked |
| FastLaunch | 42 | 296 | Free, paid extras | Not checked |
| Product Tower | 35 | 282 | Free | Not checked |
| LaunchNest | 60 | 236 | Free, paid extras | Not checked |
| WonderLaunch | 36 | 103 | Free, paid extras | Not checked |
| Spot Startups | 30 | 53 | Free | Not checked |
| Buildrship | 39 | 0 | Free, paid extras | Not checked |
| LaunchKiwi | 53 | 0 | Free, paid extras | Not checked |
| LiftOff | 50 | 0 | Free, paid extras | Not checked |
| LaunchIt | 46 | 0 | Free, paid extras | Not checked |
| Roozna | 34 | 0 | Free | Not checked |
Guides for the main ones: Product Hunt, Peerlist, Uneed, MicroLaunch, TinyLaunch, PeerPush and Launch Llama.
Startup and SaaS directories
Plain listing directories: no launch day, no voting, just a page for your product in a category. Traffic is small, so pick them for the link and for categories that match yours.
| Site | DR | Monthly visits | Cost | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Design Tools | 26 | 77K | Free, paid extras | Not checked |
| SaaS Browser | 74 | 13K | Free | Not checked |
| App Rater | 21 | 7K | Free, paid extras | Dofollow |
| Startup Listing | 40 | 6K | Free, paid extras | Nofollow |
| FWFW | 45 | 5K | Free, paid extras | Not checked |
| Next Big Product | 43 | 5K | Free, paid extras | Not checked |
| The Popular Apps | 29 | 5K | Free, paid extras | Dofollow |
| Startup Collections | 19 | 4K | Free | Dofollow |
| ToolDirs | 67 | 3K | Free, paid extras | Not checked |
| BuildVoyage | 43 | 3K | Free, paid extras | Nofollow |
| Makerlist.io | 31 | 3K | Free | Not checked |
| CurateClick | 41 | 3K | Free, paid extras | Not checked |
| directree | 56 | 1K | Free, paid extras | Not checked |
| DealMyApp | 34 | 1K | Free | Not checked |
| ConfettiSaaS | 45 | 831 | Free | Dofollow |
| Sustainabilitysoftwares | 47 | 404 | Free, paid extras | Not checked |
| StartupTrusted | 57 | 207 | Free | Dofollow |
| SpacerrApps | 42 | 137 | Free, paid extras | Not checked |
| ToolVerified | 35 | 0 | Free, paid extras | Not checked |
| Mydentify | 47 | 0 | Free | Not checked |
| SaaSLineup | 31 | 0 | Free, paid extras | Not checked |
Free if you add a badge
Another 70 startup sites in our catalog (50 launch platforms and 20 directories) list you for free only if you put their badge or a link on your site. Fazier, StartupBase and Startup Fame are in this group. That trade can be fine for a directory your buyers use; check whether the listing disappears if the badge goes. Google's spam policies treat required links as a link scheme when they pass ranking credit, so put rel="nofollow" on the badge link.
What startup submission forms ask for
We parsed the signed-out submit forms of 108 directories in our catalog. How many ask for each field:
| Field | Forms that ask for it (of 108) |
|---|---|
| Website URL | 77 |
| 69 | |
| Product name | 65 |
| Description | 37 |
| Category or tags | 33 |
| Tagline | 30 |
| Pricing | 17 |
| Logo | 17 |
| Social links | 17 |
| Video | 14 |
| Screenshots | 9 |
| Discount or deal | 9 |
Many of the rest are asked after sign-in, so expect most of these on most sites.
Length limits vary a lot. Tagline limits in the forms we parsed run from 80 to 300 characters, and half of them are exactly 160. Product Hunt and TinyLaunch cap the tagline at 60. Description limits run from 90 characters to 5,000; Product Hunt allows 500.
So prepare these once, in one document:
- Product name, and a version under 30 characters (TinyLaunch's limit).
- Tagline under 60 characters. It fits every form we've seen. Say what it does and for whom: "AI note-taker for sales calls" beats "The future of conversations".
- Three descriptions: about 150 characters, about 500, and 150 to 300 words.
- Category, a few tags, pricing model and starting price.
- Logo (square, at least 256 px), a cover image and two or three screenshots.
- Founder names, social links and a company email you check.
Our SaaS directory description guide has examples at each length, and the SaaS directory submission checklist covers image sizes.
How long approval takes
Of the directories in our catalog that publish a review time, about two thirds say 48 hours or less: 19 say 24 hours, 18 say 48 hours and 4 say 24 to 48. About one in five say a week or more, up to 30 days. Many don't say at all.
Free queues are where waits get long. BetaList's free queue has taken us 3 to 9 weeks, and Uneed's free line can assign a launch date up to five months out unless you pay to skip it. If you need a listing live for a launch date, submit two to four weeks ahead.
How to get approved
- Use a company email on your own domain. Some sites won't approve a Gmail address, and Crunchbase uses it to verify you.
- Make your website look finished. Reviewers click through. A placeholder page gets rejected.
- Write copy for each site. The same paragraph pasted everywhere reads as spam to moderators.
- Fill the optional fields. Complete listings get approved more often and sit higher in categories.
- Answer review emails quickly. Plenty of listings stall on one unanswered question.
The full list of reasons is in why directory submissions get rejected.
Listing your startup everywhere with your AI agent
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Frequently asked questions
What are startup listing sites?
Directories and databases where you add a profile for your startup or product, such as Crunchbase, F6S, Product Hunt and SaaS directories. People also call them startup submission sites or startup listing websites.
Where can I list my startup for free?
91 sites in our catalog list a startup free with no badge required. The biggest are Product Hunt, Crunchbase, F6S, Dealroom, Peerlist, StartupBlink and Uneed.
Do I need a company email to list my startup?
Not always, but it helps. Some sites approve faster, or only, with an email on your own domain.
Should I list my startup before launch?
On databases like Crunchbase and F6S, yes. On launch platforms and directories, wait until people can sign up.
How long does it take to get listed?
Most directories that publish a review time say one to two days. Free queues on popular sites can take weeks.
Are startup listing sites worth it?
The big ones are. A few small ones in your category are worth the ten minutes each. Hundreds of tiny ones aren't: the median directory in our catalog gets about 5,200 visits a month. For the ones with real traffic, see best startup directories.
Related guides
- Best startup directories, ranked by real traffic
- SaaS listing websites: 92 places to list your SaaS
- Sites like Product Hunt
- Dofollow directories for startups
- How to track directory submissions
Browse all 300+ directories in the AgentLaunch catalog.