High DR directories (Domain Rating 50+)

315 in our catalog, average Domain Rating 63: 248 free to list on, 174 that want their badge on your site. The strongest directories in the catalog: Ahrefs Domain Rating 50 and above. Below, the 30 strongest by Domain Rating, each with what listing there involves. Last checked October 2026.

Domain Rating is Ahrefs' 0 to 100 score for the strength of a site's backlink profile. A directory with DR 50 or more is an established site with many referring domains of its own, which makes a link from it worth more than a link from a DR 10 directory. This list is every directory in the catalog at DR 50 or above.

High-DR directories are where a campaign's measurable effect comes from. They are also the most selective: human review, strict categories, badges, sometimes a fee. Every order starts with these; the badge component unlocks the ones that want a badge.

What to watch: DR is a third-party metric that moves, and a high DR does not guarantee a listing that gets crawled or a particular kind of link: directories set and change that themselves. The table shows DR and the badge rule together.

The 30 strongest high DR directories

Sorted by Ahrefs Domain Rating as of October 2026. The other 285 in this list are reserved for customers.

Directory	Rating	Listing	Badge	Account
Chamber of Commercechamberofcommerce.com	DR 84	Free and paid plans	No	Needed
Startup Famestartupfa.me	DR 84	Free and paid plans	Needed	Needed
Fazierfazier.com	DR 83	Free and paid plans	Needed	Needed
Twelve Toolstwelve.tools	DR 83	Free and paid plans	Needed	Not needed
AI Tools Directorydang.ai	DR 82	Free and paid plans	Needed	Needed
Findly.toolsfindly.tools	DR 81	Free and paid plans	Needed	Needed
Tradify (FreeIndex)freeindex.co.uk	DR 81	Free and paid plans	Unknown	Needed
Turbo0turbo0.com	DR 81	Free and paid plans	Needed	Needed
Uksmallbusinessdirectory.Couksmallbusinessdirectory.co.uk	DR 81	Paid only	No	Not needed
EZLocalezlocal.com	DR 80	Free and paid plans	No	Needed
Index.dodopayments.comindex.dodopayments.com	DR 80	Free	No	Not needed
Maharashtradirectorymaharashtradirectory.com	DR 80	Free	Unknown	Not needed
SaaSHubsaashub.com	DR 80	Free and paid plans	No	Not needed
ToolPilot AItoolpilot.ai	DR 79	Free and paid plans	Needed	Not needed
Show Me Localshowmelocal.com	DR 78	Paid only	No	Needed
Wired Businesswired.business	DR 78	Free and paid plans	Needed	Not needed
BetaListbetalist.com	DR 77	Paid only	No	Needed
There's An AI For Thattheresanaiforthat.com	DR 77	Paid only	Unknown	Not needed
2FindLocal2findlocal.com	DR 76	Paid only	No	Not needed
Enrollbusinessenrollbusiness.com	DR 76	Free and paid plans	No	Needed
Find Us Herefind-us-here.com	DR 76	Free and paid plans	No	Needed
Mossaimossai.org	DR 76	Free	Needed	Needed
PeerPushpeerpush.com	DR 76	Free and paid plans	No	Needed
ShowMeBestAIshowmebest.ai	DR 76	Free and paid plans	Needed	Not needed
Storeboardstoreboard.com	DR 76	Free	Unknown	Needed
Submit AI Toolssubmitaitools.org	DR 76	Free and paid plans	Unknown	Not needed
ToolFametoolfame.com	DR 76	Free and paid plans	Needed	Needed
Uneeduneed.best	DR 76	Free and paid plans	No	Needed
AI Agents Directoryaiagentsdirectory.com	DR 75	Free and paid plans	Needed	Not needed
Alternative.mealternative.me	DR 75	Free	No	Needed

We submit you to these 30 directories and the rest of the catalog, by hand.

One brief, one payment from $99. Every listing comes with a proof screenshot in your final report, and the badge component unlocks the badge-only directories.

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Questions

What counts as a high DR directory?

We use Domain Rating 50 and above. 315 directories in our catalog qualify; 174 of them ask for a badge.

Will listings on high DR directories raise my own Domain Rating?

They are the kind of links Ahrefs counts, and on a new domain a batch of them usually moves DR within a few weeks of going live. How far depends on your site and on which directories approve you, so we do not promise a number.

Are high DR directories free?

248 of the 315 high DR directories have a free listing. Many of those also sell a paid upgrade (a featured spot or a faster review); we submit the free listing and never buy an upgrade on your behalf.