Features
Directory submissions, done by hand
What you get for $99 per website, and what happens between your payment and your report.
The network
200+ directories and launch platforms, kept current
Directories come and go. Some stop accepting submissions, some start charging, some quietly die. We keep the list current so every submission goes somewhere that still works.
- directories and launch platforms
- 200+
- average domain rating
- DR 44
- rated DR 70+
- 111
- monthly visitors
- 100M+
Directories by domain rating
How many directories sit in each domain rating band. The average across the network is DR 44.
| DR | # |
|---|---|
| 0–9 | 39 directories |
| 10–19 | 69 directories |
| 20–29 | 60 directories |
| 30–39 | 80 directories |
| 40–49 | 75 directories |
| 50–59 | 66 directories |
| 60–69 | 63 directories |
| 70–79 | 74 directories |
| 80–89 | 25 directories |
| 90+ | 12 directories |
What's in the network
Launch platforms
Sites where new products are announced and voted on.
Software review sites
Where buyers compare tools before they pay for one.
AI tool directories
Catalogues of AI products, sorted by use case.
SaaS directories
Lists of software products and their alternatives.
Startup databases
Company profiles that investors and journalists read.
Developer communities
Places where builders share and discuss what they made.
What's included
Everything a good submission needs
Every submission by hand
A person fills in each form. No bots, no spinning, nothing a directory's spam filter would flag.
The right category
Each directory sorts products differently. We pick the category where your buyers would look.
Descriptions that fit
Directories have different fields and character limits. Your copy is fitted to each one, not truncated mid-sentence.
Logo and screenshots
Uploaded in the sizes each directory asks for, so your listing looks finished.
A report you can verify
Every directory, its rating, the submission date and the listing status, with a link to each live listing.
A private list
We never publish the list, so it isn't flooded with low-effort copies of the same submission.
Timeline
From payment to report in 7 days
Day 0
You pay
Stripe confirms the payment and you get a receipt and an invoice by email.
Day 0
You send your details
About five minutes: name, URL, descriptions, logo, screenshots and category.
Days 1 to 6
We submit
Directory by directory, by hand, logging each submission as we go.
Day 7
You get the report
The full list, with the status of every listing at the time of the report.
The report
What each row tells you
| Directory | DR | Submitted | Status | Listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91 | Sep 14 | Live | View | |
| 88 | Sep 14 | Live | View | |
| 80 | Sep 15 | In review | · | |
| 76 | Sep 15 | Live | View | |
| 72 | Sep 16 | Submitted | · | |
| 64 | Sep 16 | Live | View | |
| 58 | Sep 17 | Live | View |
- Directory
- The name of the directory and a link to its home page.
- Domain rating
- Its Ahrefs domain rating when we submitted, from 0 to 100.
- Submitted
- The date your submission went in.
- Status
- Live, in review, or rejected, with the reason when a directory gives one.
- Listing
- The URL of your live listing, so you can check it yourself.
Do you submit by hand or with software?
By hand. Software keeps the list and the report organised, but a person fills in every form. Automated submissions are easy for directories to spot, and many reject them.
What details do you need from me?
Your product name, URL, a one-line and a longer description, a logo, a few screenshots, a category and a contact email. It takes about five minutes, right after payment.
Are the backlinks dofollow?
Most are. A few directories mark every outbound link nofollow, and a handful change their policy over time. The report tells you what each listing actually is.
What if a directory rejects my listing?
The report says so, with the reason when the directory gives one. Rejections are usually about fit (a developer community turning down a non-technical product, for example), and they're rare for products that match the directory.
What does domain rating (DR) mean?
Domain rating is Ahrefs' score from 0 to 100 for the strength of a site's backlink profile. It isn't a Google metric, but it's the most common shorthand for how much weight a link from that site carries. Across our network the average is DR 44, and the strongest directories reach DR 95.
Do I need to verify anything myself?
Occasionally a directory sends a confirmation link to the contact email on the listing. If one reaches you, clicking it is all that's needed.
Your product, on 200+ directories by next week
Pay once, send us your details, and read the report in 7 days.